Sea to Sierra Outdoor Adventure Tours Mexico, Bikin to the Balneario (Water Park) Mountain Bike Tour from Barra de Navidad, approximately 1 hour from Manzanillo, Colima, 10 minutes from Melaque in the Costa Alegre of Jalisco, Mexico.

Connie and Bobbie from Iowa at Musica del Mar on Playa de Cocos near Manzanillo airport, Barra de Navidad and Melaque.

mountain bike riders with horseman and cattle on farm at back of laguna Navidad on Playa de Cocos near Manzanillo airport, Barra de Navidad and Melaque.

mountain bike riders arrive at Coco Cabanas on Playa de Cocos near Manzanillo airport, Barra de Navidad and Melaque.

mountain bike riders at Colimilla on the shore of Laguna Navidad near near Manzanillo airport, Barra de Navidad and Melaque.

mountain bikes and riders on the water taxi crossing from Colimilla to Barrra de Navidad.

Bikin' la Isla and Playa de Cocos

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Suitable for those who want a fairly easy bike ride around Isla Navidad including Colimilla, the Golf Course and Playa de Cocos for three to four hours. The trip includes a panga ride across the laguna Navidad coming and going. There is one short steep climb going and three short less steep climbs on the return, the rest is flat, flat, flat.

Mountain Bike tours depart from Barra de Navidad, 1 hour north of Manzanillo and 10 minutes from Melaque by bus. The Manzanillo and Melaque buses stop in Barra de Navidad 1 block from our office. Get off the bus and walk towards the centre of Barra on Avenida Veracruz, the main street the bus stations are on. We are located one block down, at 204 Veracruz, next to the Cristal ice factory, directly across from the town square (Jardin) and catty corner from the ATM.

The Bikín' la Isla and Playa de Cocos bike tour starts about 8:30 am but please arrive about 1/2 an hour early so we can set you up with a bike and helmet.

For details on what's included and answers to frequently asked questions please click on f.a.q. below.

Difficulty: low

Starting from Barra de Navidad we bike ride down to the water taxi dock in Barra de Navidad where we board the panga for the trip across the lagoon. Arriving in Colimilla we mount the bikes and make the short steep climb up the hill, it is about 2 blocks and you can walk it if you want to. Then the route is down hill through the golf course and over to Playa de Cocos.

Once we arrive at Playa de Cocos we can ride on the flat straight secondary highway or the sometimes intact sand track that runs closer to the beach. The ocean at Playa de Cocos is too rough for swimming but we can stop off at Coco Cabanas for a refreshment if you want to. The flat straight road provides a great opportunity to generate some wind by riding fast. The trip offers opportunity to see birds, sand dunes and lot's of new construction.

The tour ends back at Barra de Navidad but you are welcome to end the tour in the quaint village of Colimilla on the edge of the lagoon or at the luxurious, very picturesque and air conditioned Isla Navidad Golf Course Club House and we will get the bikes back to Barra de Navidad for you. There is also an optional bush whacking return through a trail around the back of Laguna de Navidad.

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