Mexico's Fairmont Mayakoba: Take an Eco-Friendly Vacation

Should you be wanting to spend your next vacation at an eco-friendly retreat that is surrounded by canals, shoreline and mangrove forests my suggestion would be to consider the five-diamond Fairmont Mayakoba situated on Mexico's Riviera Maya.

The Fairmont Mayakoba was opened two years ago and rather than all the rooms and suites being on top of each other they are situated along a series of winding man-made canals and ensconced among 45 acres of native mangrove forest.

Whilst constructing the Fairmont Mayakoba over 1500 trees were removed from the grounds and planted offsite. On completion these trees were then returned and replanted close to where they had originally been.

The onsite ecology manager is very proud of the fact that there are now fish, turtles, crabs and migratory birds on the property that were not there previously and they are making babies and therefore proving that they have created a brand new ecosystem.

The emotional wellspring of the Fairmont Mayakoba are the canals. The three pools, restaurants and rooms all come off of their circuitous paths.

Reaching the beach from your room is easy and there are many complimentary mountain bikes that can be used to get round the property. Getting to the beach from the lobby is a 10- minute ride or you can jump off your bike and hop onto a golf cart shuttle.

Another fun way to get around the property is to get aboard the thatch-roof lanches. These are small boats that sail between the lobby and the sea every half hour.

It is also recommended that guests take a one-hour lancha tour. This is a great way to have a guide take you out on a lancha and describe to you all the flora and fauna. The best tour to take is the 7am one as at this time in the morning you will get the best wildlife view.

There is a Greg Norman 18-hole golf course which is pretty challenging thanks to more canals and cenotes. But to make up for this is the magnificent layout among the sea and mangroves. Your golf cart comes equipped with a GPS that tells you the distance to the tee and also shuts off the cart's motor when a person drives to close to a protected wildlife habitat.

A one night accommodation, daily breakfast for two, picnic lunches for offsite excursions to Sian ka'an Biosphere Reserve and one green cooking class with a hotel chef starts at $459dbl.

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