Isla de Mezcala — Local services in Jalisco

This is an amazing trip! It is well worth the drive and the cost for hiring a guide and boat. I live in Chapala, and my family came to visit for Christmas. We drove to Mezcala (about 45 minutes) and just hired the first guy that came up to us. He was young, but was born and raised in Mezcala, so knew the history of the island very well - and spoke quite good English. There were 6 of us total, and the cost for him and the boat was $1200 pesos. We tipped him extra, because he was so helpful and made sure my mom (who has had knee surgery and doesn't do well with hills or uneven ground) went slow and rested. He took us pretty much everywhere, explained all the important things, and answered all the questions we had. Note: there is a steep hill from the dock to where the ruins are, and the ground is uneven most of the way through. I highly recommend hiking boots. This was a lot of fun, very interesting, and is a reasonably short trip - we were only there for about 90 minutes, and the boat ride is about 15 min each way. I'm sure we had wanted to explore more, our guide would have been happy to accommodate us. If you like history, make sure you add this trip...

Un lugar interesante y bonito para visitar. Para llegar aquí, debes hacerlo en una lancha o con un guía. Al llegar a la isla, puedes conocer el fuerte y hacer caminata ya sea por sendero o campo traviesa. Sea cual sea la manera, ten cuidado ya que dependiendo de la época, puedes encontrar muchos alacranes.

Hay posibilidad de acampar pero tienes que comunicarte con un guía del pueblo de mezcala ya que la isla está protegida.

Si tienes suerte, encontrarás un pequeño puesto de bebidas y botana, no se pone siempre.

Si llevas carro, hay que estacionarlo en el pueblo de mezcala y mencionar que vas a la isla

Un gran lugar para visitar, el atardecer y el...

Si cuentas con coche visitar la isla de Mezcala es bastante sencillo, a unas pocas cuadras de la plaza central del pueblo se encuentra el botadero del las lanchas que van a la isla, ahí mismo hay algunos estacionamientos con precios razonables, al igual que el paseo en lancha (quizá estos precios se modifiquen en temporada alta).

Te dejan en la isla por un tiempo de 30 minutos a una hora, no hace falta más tiempo para conocerla.

Si te interesa la historia en torno a la.isla te recomiendo realizar una breve investigación antes de visitarla, así podrás...