Quintana Roo is consistently Mexico’s most-visited state. Travelers flock here for blue waters rich in snorkeling and dive ...

Set the scene. A whitewashed, thatch-roofed boutique hotel trying its hardest to keep a low profile despite the fact that it’s beautifully designed, on a peaceful corner just a block from the beach.

Holbox has been the backpacker’s alternative to Cancun for decades – an artsy little island that time forgot. Now discerning travelers are coming to this little slice of paradise looking for upscale ...

The island of Holbox is part of the protected nature reserve of Yum Balam, whose lagoons, mangroves and dunes are home to threatened species such as manatees, whale sharks, turtles and horseshoe crabs ...

Jam-packed resorts, shoulder-to-shoulder crowds in public beaches, and a growing sense of insecurity that wasn't there 3 to 4 ...

Reporting from Isla Holbox, Mexico — Several weeks before I found myself uncomfortably close to the world’s largest shark, I told a few folks I would be going to Holbox. “Whole what?” asked more than ...

I have touched heaven, and it is a vacation in Holbox, an island off the north coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula flanked on one side by a lagoon. I’d been hearing about it for a while, usually in ...

Book a stay in a tree house at Nomade Holbox for breathtaking views over the sand and sea. As whale sharks migrate past Isla Holbox in the summer, the island becomes an ideal destination for swimming ...

Isla Holbox is a small, slender island just north of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico. Mexicans have long been in the know about this laid-back, go-everywhere-in-flip-flops getaway, ...

When I recently visited Isla Holbox in Mexico I was very excited for the beautiful beaches, abundant wildlife and serene pace of this destination. What I did not know was how blown away I was going to ...