EL CUYO: most BEAUTIFUL beachtown in Mexico & an offroad trip to RIO LAGARTOS & LAS COLORADAS

A small charming town off the beaten track, with endless white beaches, the best kitesurf scene in Mexico, right on the edge of an amazing nature reserve. Join an adventures roadtrip along the coast off the beaten track and travel with me to El Cuyo on the Yucatan Peninsula.
I visited El Cuyo for the first time in 2017 when I was on my world trip, and I had fallen in love with this tranquil little village. El Cuyo is still small, charming and a little off the beaten track - there are no atms and only cash is accepted. But over the past few years the tiny fishing village became more and more popular among locals and tourists alike, that wanted to escape from the touristy and overpriced Riviera Maya.
The best things to do in and around El Cuyo:
1:51 Explore the cute little town El Cuyo
3:05 Enjoy the white, empty, endless beach of El Cuyo
3:44 Learn how to Kitesurf or watch all the colorful kites on the sea
4:57 Do an adventurous roadtrip to the remote Ria Lagartos Nature Reserve
6:52 Visit the biggest flamingo nesting colony in the world!
7:51 Pink Lagunas? Don't miss out on Las Coloradas and Laguna Rosa
9:17 Have a stroll at the Laguna of the cute little fishing town Rio Lagartos
10:17 Spoil yourself in the best restaurants of El Cuyo: Naia Cafe, La Negrita, and the food truck La Casa Palma
// Time of travel: March - June 2021
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// Welcome to the journey! I am Lea Rieck, a journalist and author and I want to take you with me on a motorcycle overlanding adventure to all the wild and beautiful places in the world!
// I circumnavigated the world solo from 2016-2017 and now I am going to all other places I have not seen yet. Now on the channel: the first stage of the journey through westafrica, my motorcycle ride from Germany to North Cape "Expedition North" and the best places to do a roadtrip to in Europe and the rest of the World.
// Riding a Triumph Tiger 800 XCA
//Filmed with:
Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII
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Tripod: Manfrotto BeFree
Tripod Iphone: Joby GorillaPod
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[@gloglo3819]

Just got back from visiting El Cuyo and I can tell you it is the most beautiful beach 🏖 I have ever seen. Way better than Cancun and any other beach.

[@luissolis232]

It's beautiful

[@christophmensch3945]

Wow, lean back and enjoy El Cuyo and Lea presenting it! A wonderful video about an exotic paradise, thanks a lot!!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you Christoph! Soon you can as well enjoy some more bike content again!

[@daveydoo3173]

Thumbs up.. Another great video.. Thank you again for bringing it to my home..

[@MarkEve]

Travelled and escaped following the crowds for a magical 15 minutes

[@GSrijder]

I think that Mexico finds a place on my bucket list.

[@Got2Go]

It’s pretty! But for motorcycling I can highly recommend to leave the Yucatán peninsula and explore other places in Mexico like copper canyon!

[@georgew1751]

I can feel the sun and smell the ocean breeze! Makes me want to become an expat.

[@Got2Go]

Yeah, not a bad place to live…

[@Wupperbandit369]

One more time that you make me smile again. Thank you Lea 🙏

[@Got2Go]

Thanks for watching again!

[@rajiv4972]

Many thanks! Loved watching!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@Michele-W.]

The remote nature reserve is apparently accessible for all of us. Cool we can go and visit it too.

[@Got2Go]

Yes, and it’s accessible to everyone who tolerates their car gets a bit beaten up by the bumps. 🤯

[@carlosayub1621]

Hi from Mexico!! Pretty nice video. I love Mexican Caribe!!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@gustavoenriqueaguilarcifue3186]

Estuvo tan ameno y entretenido, que se me hizo corto el vídeo, felicitaciones por tan buen video.🇬🇹💞

[@garryshirreffs9517]

Wow stunning place

[@Got2Go]

Thanks!

[@GitaJanai]

How relaxing to watch this video after a busy day. The beaches and the food --- you always find the best.

[@Got2Go]

Thank you Gita!

[@Azzurro650]

I've Got2Go there. 😉 Awesome place and a well made, entertaining video! 👍🏻

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much. Great that you as well joined this motorcycle free excursion!

[@johnburgess5534]

Great vid. Colourful villages with a laid back atmosphere..thanks for sharing.JB

[@mariomagana130]

Beautiful places. Great video, congratulations.

[@fredygalindo2682]

Beautiful place. Thanks for share...!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you for watching!

[@deanmaguire7795]

What a fantastic place..and a kite surfing action girl ...stunning views from your drone..food looked very enticing yummy..thanks for posting a superb vid ..nice one Lea and travel partner ..see you next Thursday 🙂👍

[@Got2Go]

See you next Thursday! Last episode of Mexico and then I am back on the motorcycle!

[@edudelatorre]

beautifull, Thank you very much ;)

[@the_bit]

That was a lovely video. I would not go for kite surfing like you did but definitely I would go for the food 😀

[@Got2Go]

Food, beach and nature reserve are not a bad combination either!

[@danmcneil7181]

Lea, you have become an expert documentary filmmaker. And welcome back. This is a wonderful video. Always more interesting when you go, ' off the beaten track', to place I have never heard of. Looking forward to your next installment. Hope you are well, wherever you are. Stay safe. Cheers, Dan. 🏍😃🇨🇦

[@Got2Go]

Thank you Dan! Yes for me it’s much more interesting too - as well when editing the video. I have to admit that Tulum didn’t give me too much joy while I loved to work on this video!

[@edvanandel]

Danke für das unterhaltsame Video, Lea. Das Wetter ist dort viel schöner als hier, genauso wie die Landschaft.

[@Got2Go]

Ja, das Wetter ist in der Tat besser. Nächste folge gibt es allerdings auch in Mexico Regen 😅

[@abechicagonew]

Beautiful place, just got back to Tulum from El Cuyo. Spent two nights and we were regulars to Naia Cafe, the golden Latte was the best. We made it to Las Coloradas following the long way and it was nice to experience once. Thank you for your nice video.

[@gavinfraser7784]

Wow what a informative video Awesome 🤩🏍🏍🏍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@alfonsocrespo4945]

What beautiful places. Lea, it is seen that Kite is the sport out there, as well as food. Thanks Lea from Argentina.

[@sonorangreenman4472]

love it

[@motambay9414]

This is YT channel I always wanted to watch... I love your english

[@hossainurrahman6700]

Thanks for this video lea

[@Got2Go]

You are welcome! ☺️

[@JuanSanchez-ro4xi]

El cuyo OMG it still my relaxation paradise when I visit Yucatan

[@andrewewan624]

Lady in red goes travelling !!

[@Got2Go]

Always 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@andrewewan624]

@@Got2Go YOU bring happiness ..stay safe x

[@marionchanson5479]

We are planning to go to El Cuyo this autumn. Thanks for all the tips. I cannot wait!

[@johnroberts2290]

Absolutely beautiful 🌹

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@lvictorvictor2753]

Hola, gracias por hacernos conocer semejantes lugares. Hermoso video. Ganas de viajar en moto. Saludos.

[@Porsche996driver]

Charming. God bless Mexico and their undeveloped coastlines and preserves. 🇲🇽🌊

[@seemee19]

Much more remote. Great video. I always think the best things about a place are, the people (in moderation), the food and the solitude!

[@ranchoarreguin]

Awesome video I'm ready 2 go 🏝✌

[@patyrivas9904]

😮beautiful

[@mcmurugan4239]

Enjoy the beauty of the place! Congratulations🌹

[@boxerridersgsa]

Love Mexican food!!😋specially 🌶 spicy 🌮 tacos!!😋😋😋

[@Got2Go]

Me too. It’s all sooooo good.

[@nancymactravels]

Gorgeous place

[@hewer1953]

We are headed there in a few hours . Driving over from our home in Puerto Morelos for a few days of rest and relaxation. We are pleased to find your travel video. Excellent work ! Thank you 🙏

[@hewer1953]

We spent 4 days in El Cuyo last week . The air BnB was on the east side of the central, on the beach . We found excellent food options everywhere and never cooked a meal once . I plan on heading back in a few weeks , it was so beautiful and no taxis like we have in the Rivera Maya

[@mauriciogonzalez8997]

BEAUTIFUL

[@jordansernik]

My fiancé and I were in El Cuyo for a week, at the beginning of March 2020 right before Covid. I have such strong memories from that time. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@franciscoocampo4323]

I was in the el cuyo this weekend , and is amazing!!!!

[@nickyingtavorn5491]

nice video always love mexico very beautiful country and good foods

[@pristinepersians]

Of all the beautiful things in this video, the one thing that made me tear up was how it was described getting to ElCuyo. No google map, no gps. That's how we gave directions as a kid, look for the gate, the chicken lady, pass the hardware store and keep going lol.

[@620EDA]

What a wonderful video! Thank you so much! I want to learn more about El Cuyo since we plan to go next month for the first time. I hope you have others!

[@melissafrench6137]

Hi Lea👋 I just recently found your videos and I love watching them thank you for your journey's keep safe 😊😊😊😊😊

[@Got2Go]

Welcome to the channel then! 💃🏻

[@melissafrench6137]

@@Got2Go hi Lea I just love listening to your voice it is so soothing 💖 thank you again for your videos 🦋🦋🦋

[@nasirbasra]

Really ❤️.. editing 👍 slow and easy English 👍 complete information 👍special yourself ❤️ ... Now you deserve millions subscribers 🙋

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much!

[@Grateful4Today]

You're one super lucky girl Lea but I imagine you already knew that ;-) Thank you so much for showing us this part of Mexico, I so much wish I was there !

[@PrathameshBhat7288]

HI5 buddy, fantastic motovlog!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you!

[@brianrundle9219]

Simply stunning I never knew this place existed and brilliant film making to boot. This has just confirmed I need to exercise my wanderlust after seeing this. Thank you Lea. x

[@Got2Go]

Thank you! I hope you find your own little paradise to satisfy the wanderlust!

[@popeye77ish]

Beautiful episode. Looks like a really cool place. Cheers

[@redsorgum]

Lots of delicious food. My family and I used to go to Mexico about every year when I was growing up.

[@OK-qg9tm]

Awesome places!!

[@Got2Go]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@BlackThor15]

What a video intro Lea, wow, simply wow!! I just traveled to Mexico in 15 minutes and came back! 👍👍

[@Got2Go]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@VenkatTeluguRider]

Awsome Views 👌👌👌

[@Got2Go]

Thanks!

[@josebelezaquinta]

Muito bonito!

[@Got2Go]

🙏🏻

[@hamoodalburaiki732]

رائع 👍🌹

[@Alejandro-lh8er]

Nice video! as you saw, Mexico is an incredible country! greetings from Mexico City!

[@activity1]

Evening view 👌

[@elchaposexcitingadventures1674]

I just bought land here and I am really looking forward to calling this place my home. 😀

[@yorkchris10]

J'ai rencontré un mexicain qui a voulu me vendre un terrain dans la jongle. J'ai trouvé la Belize bon pour les tours de jongle. Les français aiment la «Riviera mexicain».

[@rodholmes57]

Glad you didn't skip this wonderful trip in your video series due to a lack of a motorcycle! I really enjoyed it, even though it was on 4 wheels!

[@Got2Go]

Me too! Sometimes it’s as well very relaxing to just go in a car - an ac has definitely it’s advantages 😂

[@derekholme6922]

Hello Lea, been a while and good to see you travelling again, what a super place to visit, kite surfing and fabulous food, your book is still not started, saving it for later as we head towards winter, stay safe, D

[@Got2Go]

Winter is coming! Let me know when you read it!

[@tamilpicnic2486]

Nice 👍👍👍

[@Gullafrah]

Good job....👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@Got2Go]

🙏🏻

[@nizzen1234]

Love ur fotos, but i like to se ur on the bike again. Anyway like ur style.

[@Got2Go]

Will be back on the bike next week! 🤗

[@phildivalerio]

Fantastic video work, Lea. I did wonder though about restrictions on use of drones in nature reserves like Ria Lagartos - especially where nesting birds are found. I think it's common in such places that they're not permitted without permission.

[@Got2Go]

I always follow drone laws strictly, read up about the different laws for each country and try to take care about the surroundings - different from the USA in Mexico it’s not forbidden to fly in nature reserves, it’s only forbidden to fly at historical sites like all the maya ruins (getting a drone registered in Mexico is more difficult though but that’s another story). As you can see in the video I flew the drone pretty high (plus my drone has as well a zoom, so it’s even higher than you might think) to not disturb the birds on the ground. You can see that they are not bothered at all, they don’t even look up or find anything strange because I kept so much distance to them (to be honest I as well don’t want to get too close to birds anyways - don’t want to lose the drone because a bird attacks it 😅). You can always be sure that I respect the drone laws of each country - sometimes I use the grey zones to my advantage though. 😅

[@phildivalerio]

@@Got2Go I have total confidence in your judgement 🥰

[@phildivalerio]

The quality of your aerial shots is first class. Your results definitely show the care you take with each scene

[@paulcosgrove6160]

Your editing and framing is 1st Class, the content genuinely more entertaining and informative than for example BBC Travelogues that are at least an hour long. Beautiful scenes and so well presented I am not joking when I say that you need an Agent to allow them to be enjoyed by a far greater audience. As always an excellent video, many thanks.

[@AfzaalWardag]

Beautiful ❤ From #Afzaalwardag

[@fokaspetrogiannis4403]

👍 👌👏😊

[@dcbaxter]

Mexican food is the best 😋🌱

[@wandazaman1217]

💚👍👍👍👍👍

[@carlos16enero1975]

Greetings, you were in the state of Yucatan, and you did not go to the Mayan Route, the famous Pooc route, we hope it is not the only one you see that you are in our lands, a great greeting and good routes

[@Got2Go]

I already did that when I was on my woldtrip - that's why I didn't do it again now that I was there. :)

[@johnhardiman5412]

Everything looks so good I am torn between this trip ending and the next start. Is flying a dron in wind not difficult. Got me with the food again. I have a 4.9m power kit (not for water). I wish kit surfing was around a long time ago, to bad. Good show.

[@Got2Go]

The drone can’t be flown if the wind gets too strong - that’s why I for example couldn’t make drone shots of the Kitesurfing. But a little wind is ok, you just have to fly very careful.

[@deanmaguire7795]

Thanks for replying..Lea and travel partner..going to be a awesome vid ...l will be waiting same place same channel same time 🙂👍🏍

[@BRYQMX]

Realmente si es espectacular, para el que quiera o le interese vivir o invertir en el Cuyo, yo tengo terrenos en venta justo ahí y muy cerca de ahí, saludos y a sus ordenes.

[@chema1546]

Hallo, guten Morgen, es ist toll, was für eine Wendung zu deinen Videos, aber auf einem Motorrad gefällt es mir besser und ich hoffe, du bekommst Grüße aus Valencia 🙏Lea ok 👌👍

[@Got2Go]

Das Motorrad ist bald wieder dabei!

[@chema1546]

Ok 👍👌 Lea

[@user-iu5pp2st4c]

🙏🌷🌷🌷

[@DannyPorsche]

👍🏼

[@Got2Go]

🙏🏻

[@Kuppes]

Laugh, there is no pothole, pont, lake, river, creek etc. you don´t enter, litte "waterrat". This area is really nice and it reminds me a little bit to the carmargue in France, including the flamingos. Thank you, to take me, with you, to share this pretty place. Greets to "TP" too. CU next week. BTW. thanks to met you live. ;-))

[@Got2Go]

That’s very funny, I just told my travel Partner That we call people who always swim Wasserratte in German. The next (and last episode of Mexico before being back on the motorcycle…) will as well involve a lot of swimming 😅

[@miszced]

Well done video! Happy USA Independence Day, July 4th, 1776!

[@rjq2512]

Like y vemos el video!

[@user-ll9zs4nc1t]

متابع من العراق السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته كل التوفيق أن شاء الله 🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶🇮🇶👍😘❤👍😘❤👍😘❤👍😘❤👍😘❤👍😘❤👍😘❤

[@user-hy2xm9qb5j]

Grüße an dich, ich folge dir aus dem Irak

[@Got2Go]

Hello to irak!

[@denisemaloney5671]

Beautiful! Will be going there soon! On the small driving path between El Cuyo & Las Coloradas, is there any time of day you need to avoid due to high tide??

[@Got2Go]

No but ask the locals about the conditions - in rainy season it can get Impassable!

[@denisemaloney5671]

@@Got2Go Will do! THanks!

[@victormagana2908]

beautiful video Lea,im from ticul :),by chance wich drone are you use it for that videos?

[@Got2Go]

It’s the mavic 2 zoom - please look at description of my videos, you find all my gear there! ☺️

[@lukepiotr]

Waves look pretty big. How did you manage that? Recommended for a beginner?

[@ChrisBible]

How long was the drive from El Cuyo to the pink lagoons?

[@porfirioaguinaga7763]

we need your help in El Cuyo Now! plis!

[@BRYQMX]

Really if it is spectacular, for those who want or are interested in living or investing in the Cuyo, I have land for sale right there and very close to there, greetings and your orders

[@kzhong]

i thought flying drones in las coloradas was prohibited, how did you get htose shots?

[@bettysteger]

Is it possible to drive with a very small rental car?

[@Got2Go]

I wouldn’t go the coastal dirt road with a car with no high clearance, the road is really bumpy and can be wet. All other roads are fine. Just ask the locals they know the current condition of the roads best

[@monchis777]

let me Ask you a question; why not on a motorcycle instead of the car?

[@Got2Go]

Please watch my live chat „what’s next“ if you want to know everything. There I explain why I came to Mexico and that it’s only a Short stop before going to the USA (where I went to live for a few months and not only to travel). Simple answer: because it would have been way too complicated with all our luggage for work and riding gear. Other answer: I have been to the yucatan peninsula on my world trip - and the roads are very boring. For me it would have been not worth it to rent a bike only for yucatan.

[@zweispurmopped]

#InducedFernweh

[@Got2Go]

Got2go ! 😂🙏🏻

[@Ilnatica]

Can I use your video on my webpage please?

[@Got2Go]

You are welcome to embed it with the KZbin player and link. ☺️

[@Ilnatica]

@@Got2Go Absolutely!. Thank you.

[@mathiasmoranes464]

you are a fantastic woman, ideal for a wedding. kisses

[@robertmacdonald2735]

Cool...but would have rather seen you on a bike.