We offer this destination as one of our favorite spots in the world.  It is not for everyone as the cabanas are charming but some would find this charm too rustic.  Solar electricity means no air-conditioning or TV's but it also means peace, quiet and some great friendships. You can imagine Ernest Hemingway setting up shop for a year or two here. The Sian Kaan Biosphere Preserve in Mexico is the perfect wilderness for fly fishing fanatics and their intrepid mates!  Bonefish, permit and tarpon abound on the sandy bottom, wadeable flats of Ascension Bay.   

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Your trip begins with your arrival at the airport in Cancun. Depending on your travel plans we will meet you up at the airport and head south along the Caribbean coast on Highway 307.  Perhaps we will stop to get some lunch or dinner along the way in Playa Del Carmen. Remember, the last place to buy anything or pick up extra cash is in Playa Del Carmen, a cute seaside town.

After an hour and a half on 307 we pass The famous Tulum Archeological site and turn down a dirt road that leads to the Sian Kaan Biosphere along the Punta Allen peninsula. Before long the road deteriorates to the point that we virtually stop to crawl over some huge pot holes! There is jungle vegetation either side of us with an occasional glimpse of the Caribbean on our left or the lagoon on our right. We enter the Biosphere and the road gets worse (the good news is this is what keeps most people away).

The next landmark is The Boca Paila Fishing Lodge and the Boca Paila cut that divides the peninsula and creates an island for the rest of our journey. Finally after bouncing around in the van while passing several views of long deserted beaches we enter Punta Allen the small lobstering village of 400 which is our base of operations.

The fisherman will meet right after breakfast at the dining room and head out for a long day of bonefishing. Sometimes the weather dictates where we go other times a calm day means we can go anywhere! There are flats just a few minutes from the lodge and some of the most spectacular flats near the Tres Marias islands are about 45 minutes away. The flats are perfect hard bottom shallow flats that are perfect for wading. They are very light in color and stretch out for miles. Wading allows both anglers in the boat to fish and gets us closer to the fish.  The flies we use tend to be lighter versions of the typical bonefish flies. These fish hang out in very thin water so sometimes no weight at all is best.  Brown or pink seen to be the hot colors with tan and white a close second!

Some recent comments:

"We love this place! We do not fish, however be like non touristy places that are remote.
Sonja is a great host as are all of the employees of Cuzan, we first went when my 15 y/o was 7 and he made friends with the local boys, they are still friends!
We have lots of great memories here in Punta Allen!"

"I knew almost nothing about this place but I was indeed positively surprised. Fished for 4 days (with José) and had a great time. Top-notch guide! The food is very good, but you better like fish and seafood since almost every meal is based on it. The road from Tulum is not as bad as some (older) pages on the web claims it to be so you definitely don't need a 4WD or SUV to get there.

To sum it up... great fishing/guiding, awesome hospitality, good food, cozy lodging at the beach and a very nice scenery."