All booked, just chasing anyone who has ventured to Holbox and could offer some personal experience information.

Thanks for your time

Simon

Hi I'm from Mexico, and lived in that area.

Holbox is beautiful and has a lot it has of places to stay. The boat trip is usually good with good weather conditions, if not its crap! The good thing is there are amazing places to kite. Check the forecast before doing the trip. Depending in the time of year that you are planning to go you can snorkel with whale sharks and it is an excellent fishing spot too.

Other spots you should check for kiting are: Telchak (30 min from Merida), Isla blanca (1hr from Cancun), Cozumel and Tulum.

Cozumel is my favorite spot and probably will be there in a few weeks. When are you planning your trip?

Now there are kiteshops at Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Cozumel

Check this websites:
extremecontrol.net/
www.kiteboardmexico.com/
www.kitecozumel.com/
www.mexkites.com/
www.akcm.com.mx/

Holbox is a great li'l place. I was there June '06 and enjoyed a few days of kiting. One of the local beach-front hotels had a European co-owner who kited regularly.

Getting there: Easy. Jump on a bus from Cancun (<$10) for a few hours, then catch a water taxi (~$5) to the island, and sit on a golf cart-taxi (~$1) hooning along the sandy streets. Great fun :)

Orientation. The beach is nice 'n wide. Just walk N along the beach to get past the fishing boats. The locals hanging out on the beach will tell ya where it's ok to launch from. Rebuilding from the hurricane a few years ago should be all done by now.

The island had a weird sea breeze because it was NNE (completely messing up my West Oz sense of what's proper). The wind was marginal when I was there, so I did the packaged tour thing to snorkle with the whale sharks. It was EXCELLENT! Profoundly beautiful to see a series of enormous, graceful living giants, gliding along at ~3 knots just below the waves.

Lonely Fleece (planet) lists the cheap places to stay in Holbox. I'd suggest a few days in Cancun/Isla Mujeres/Cozumel in Americana kitsch (yes, it's comfortable) and then bugger off to Holbox for better winds and kiting.

I will be there from December to March. You are welcomed in Cozumel.

Cheers

Is this place near Cancun?