Tourist Attractions Nearby:
Adventure Tourism (all activities must be booked ahead of time):
Colima City is found nearby a series of natural places where you may find a great deal of entertainment; From mountains to beaches, there are plenty of resources within the city to make your visit just unforgettable.
Mountaineering
The National Park of Nevado de Colima it’s located heading to the north of this destination, though its access is through Ciudad Guzman (Jalisco state). The Cerro Grande hill of Manantlan Sierra features impressive views all the way from the top of it; you can admire the Colima Valley along with the majestic volcanoes. Both sites feature alpine excursions and mountaineering activities.
Recreational Activities
Nearby Colima City you find resorts and natural parks perfect for family tours; in fact, many of these places are adapted for tourism with lodging and restaurant services. Enjoy the El Remate reservoirs, Carrizalillo and Maria lagoons. You can spend a pick nick day, horseback rides, swimming and even catching black bass in the lagoons.
Surf
Cuyutlan is a little over half an hour away from Colima City; between the months of April and May the famous Green Wave occurs, a natural phenomenon that calls out surfers from all over the world to take advantage of a size of over 6 meters high. Here, the waves tend to vary according to the season: the smallest waves go from 2 meters and are given during December and January, a surfer may stay on the wave for about 5 to 10 seconds; from April to July (raining season) you may witness the largest waves that reach up to 7 meters high, with about 10 to 15 waves every five minutes; the wave speed goes from 20 to 50 km an hour.
Ecotourism
Ecological awareness can grow on you so you can embrace it for the rest of your life. Also in Cuyutlan, you may visit the Ecological Center Turtle House, this place is where visitors can release baby turtles (gulf, black and laud) from their own hands so they find the ocean, also, this place homes other species in danger of extinction such as iguanas and crocodiles. The Palo Verde Tideland is another place to appreciate the majesty of nature. This green place is toured on boat, where you can sight its biological richness all over islands and swamps, which are accessed by local and migrating birds among a huge variety of other species.
Manzanillo Tour
Manzanillo, called the “Marlin’s world capital”, it is located 90 km away to the south of Colima. Going through all the activities and sites it’s a hard task. If you are willing to discover this tourist destination, which is the most important one in the state, it won’t take you more than 2 hours to travel to this piece of land and heaven. The activities you can perform in Manzanillo include fishing sport, navigation, scuba diving, snorkeling and a great variety of aquatic activities. Furthermore, you can find a wide range of restaurants, bars, shops and services to get the best out of your stay.