We did a tour of rio lagartos & las coloradas.. we were a little upset because once we got there from Tulum (where we stayed) it was a 3hr drive and the guide told us the lake was not pink during this time. We insisted to go because we looked it up and this lake is supposed to be pink every day out of the year. Once we got there we only saw a orange tint somewhat pink but not really lake. Not sure if it’s bc of the area he took us too.. but very disappointed. Not worth the $2,000 MXN boat ride and the $320 USD taxi ride.

We visited the pink lakes as part of a tour and this was our first stop from Playa del Carmen. Having seen the pictures and read the reviews, I knew it was hit and miss with the water, colour, salad extraction etc but I was very disappointed. It was merely an empty area of land with very little water and a slight pink hue. It was riddled with vehicles and machinery extracting the salt which totally ruins the natural scenery. It's ruining it full stop. Now, we knew about the additional tax for entry but we decided not to pay it given the disappointment when we arrived. Therefore, we took pictures from walking around it ourselves and took a stroll through the small town to also find some lovely graffiti. We also saved £30! 🥳 Haha! Either way, the entire day trip wise was great. All that followed really made up for it but the pink lakes in Las Coloradas were a huge disappointment and us humans are wrecking it I am afraid. Goodness knows where the 300pesos per person is actually going... 🤔

This is $300 pesos ( $17) to take a few photos. I did not find it worth it, though my photos were cool, I found out this is all owned by the salt company and this is a man - made construct. All the money you pay goes straight to the salt company and they keep it for themselves. The locals wish they would donate some to the town and the bio reserve but they do not. the salt from this company also affects the bio reserve and destroys some of the habitats. Don't waste your time

The entrance fee is 300 pesos, which we found highly overpriced. The area you can can to is quite small with one lookout tower. You can see it quite enough from the parking lot and the water is not such pink as in the photos. Nice to look if you are in the area but not worth the entrance fee in my opinion.

Not much for your time and money. Sure it’s cool to see pink water but it’s man made and a tourist trap. The boat ride was nice but nothing extraordinary. I wouldn’t put the Mayan mud on my body knowing there’s chemically treated ponds beside it. And be careful which your company you use. In our case sunwing have us false information, citing a 2 hour trip one way, a breakfast and chance to shop. None of which were true. There was a total of 9 hours on the bus, a juice box, snack bar, bag of chips and small water offered. Lunch wasn’t until 2. No chances for shopping. Not worth the long, hungry, tiring bus ride at all. We saw a few crocs and flamingos from a great distance.

The official tourism desk charges USD 20 per foreigner adult to walk one km by the saline pool -- it is even more expensive to go up the mirador. It didnt look worth it, and we simplh looked at the pink warnter from the parking lot. You are better off driving and stopping further along the narrow sand road between the saline pools and the Gulf of Mexico, towards las coloradas beach and public parking. We could see flamingos quite close.