To be honest, I’ve always wondered what everyone finds so special about mangroves. I mean, sure, they’re trees, or thin branches from which tree-like plants grow that don’t protrude from the ground on land, but from swamp-like soil. I can see why that’s cool from a nature perspective. But I didn’t expect to find it so cool. Until I travelled through mangroves myself.

My journey through the mangroves of Chacahua was actually pure coincidence. If you want to go to Chacahua, you have to drive through the mangroves. There’s no other way to get there. And as I was lucky enough to be completely alone in the boat with my driver and my driver happened to be really nice, we travelled very slowly through the mangroves and even stopped in between. I basically got something like a free tour through the mangroves of Chacahua. He showed me the Tunnel of Lovers – they discovered two of them making out 😀 Well, that’s what it’s been called ever since. Of course, he also explained other places to me, but the story is somehow stuck in my head.

The reason why I found the mangroves so cool wasn’t actually the tour or the stories, but the structure of the trees. The branching of the roots is really fascinating and the dense canopy of leaves…. You really feel like you’re in a kind of cocoon made of water and a canopy of leaves above you. It’s crazy. And the silence and tranquillity of the place. That was actually what made it so magical for me. The fact that you just sat there and heard and felt nothing but peace and nature. It’s really impressive what something like that can do to you. Of course, my absolute highlight was that he let me drive the boat and basically showed me how to steer it. That means I also drove through mangroves a bit myself. And I don’t think everyone can say that about themselves. 😀

There or not? Definitely. Of course there are other places in Mexico with mangroves, but in Chacahua you also get a fantastic beach, two great viewpoints and a real gem of a place. Seriously Chacahua is worth the effort – the road to Chacahua is a bit more complicated.