Quintana Roo, Mexico

The XFlats

SaltwaterXcalak — Tierra Maya, about 2 km north of the village

Details from booking agents: this page is built from the agencies and other pages listed under Sources, not from the lodge's own website.

The XFlats is a beach lodge at Tierra Maya, about 2 km north of Xcalak and close to the Belize border. Guides, usually with an assistant aboard, pole 23-foot pangas over the reef-side flats, Chetumal Bay and the lagoons behind the village for permit, bonefish and tarpon, and guests get out to wade as well.

Published price
US$6,295 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
Year-round
Main fish
Permit
and 7 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
16 guests at a time

Season

Year-round

Open all year, with higher rates from February to June. April, May and October are the busiest months, summer is often the steadiest time for permit, and migratory tarpon move along the ocean side in spring and summer.

The fishing

Water
Saltwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Flats skiff, Wading the flats, Panga
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Not published
Gear
Bring your own tackle

Price and what it covers

US$6,295 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for 7 nights and 6 fishing days in spring 2027 (February to June), two to a room and a boat. From July 2027 to January 2028 the rate is US$5,295; a single room is US$8,600 in spring and US$7,600 the rest of the year. The 2026 rates were US$5,995 in spring and US$4,995 otherwise.

Included

  • Round-trip transfer from Cancún or Tulum on Saturday-to-Saturday weeks
  • Lodging
  • Guided fishing
  • All meals
  • Bottled water, juice and coffee
  • A happy-hour drink each day
  • Wi-Fi
  • Taxes

Not included

  • Airfare
  • Tips
  • Alcohol and soda
  • Rod and reel rental, US$20 per rod a day
  • Flies and tackle
  • Mexican fishing licence
  • Transfer surcharge for arriving on a day other than Saturday
  • Laundry

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
16
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Cancún (CUN), Cancún International Airport
From there
Fly to Cancún, about 5 hours away by road, or Tulum, about 2.5-3 hours. The van ride is included on Saturday-to-Saturday 7-night stays and costs extra on other days, and a charter flight from Cancún to Mahahual can be arranged. The boats leave from the lodge's own dock.
Loading map

The pin marks the nearest village or settlement, not the lodge building. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages: booking agencies and reference pages.

Lodge website: thexflats.com

Booking agency

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