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Flying Cloud Xcalak

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The Flying Cloud Hotel is a small, 5-room hotel located just north of the town of Xcalak, the oldest and southernmost town on the Mexican-Caribbean Coast. Situated only a few miles north of the border with Belize and a world away from the urban hustle and bustle. Xcalak is located within a strictly protected National Marine Park that was established in 2000 after its inhabitants lobbied for its creation to stave off mass-tourism development that had changed nearby towns by bringing in cruise ships, large hotel developments, and the ecological impacts that result from them. Its early and comprehensive protection as a Marine Protected Area, along with its rich and unique ecosystem have made Xcalak a privileged location for those seeking to get away to a pristine, unspoiled Paradise far away from the crowds in Cancún and the Riviera Maya.

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The Flying Cloud is a re-purposed 25-year-old house named by the original owner, Dr. Ted Dake of Texas who who fought with the US Air Force in the Korean War, and was later a test pilot with the Air Force. Built originally as a vacation home it was not hard to convert the building into a hotel. The Flying Cloud is a three-story building that features a top-floor suite, a two-bedroom apartment on the middle floor, and two rooms on the ground floor. When you stay at the Flying Cloud you can enjoy made-to-order meals, and drinks (including beach service), as well as movies, barbeques, and special events at our on-site restaurant The Coral Bar & Grill.

Dive services are provided by the sister company XTC Dive Center. XTC Dive Center is at the center of the Great Maya Reef, the second largest barrier reef in the world. Scuba diving around Xcalak offers incredible diversity. There are deep and shallow walls, unique geographical formations, vast canyons between spur and groove reef systems, swim-throughs, caverns, and an exotic array of Caribbean marine reef creatures. There is a large population of manatees inhabiting the lagoons and inner reef and are often seen on the local dive sites. In addition, divers have great encounters with schools of dolphins, a large school of huge tarpon resides on one of our sites, and we often see a variety of turtles, rays, sharks, schooling jacks, and more. Xcalak is truly a destination for big animal encounters. XTC runs day trips to Banco Chinchorro which offers some of the most pristine reefs and diving anywhere in the northern hemisphere. And the 3-day croc encounters are thrilling and unique in the industry.

XTC offers a full range of dive services and PADI courses and offers Dive Master and Tec Diving training. XTC is a PADI 5-Star Center.

Narrative text and photographs courtesy of Flying Cloud Hotel and XTC Dive Center.

Dive Conditions

Cozumel is a year-round diving destination. Water temperatures range from 75°F to 85°F seasonally. Topside temps average 80°F year-round. Underwater visibility is generally excellent, ranging from 75 to 125 feet at most dive sites.

The Marine Park of Cozumel has protected the southern area of the island for almost two decades, which boasts a variety of corals, sponges and fish species. The scuba diving in Cozumel will entertain beginner divers with shallow colorful sites and the mor

Divers will often see eagle rays in the distance during winter months while the summer brings more blacktip and reef sharks. The southernmost deeper reefs feature massive coral heads covered with a vase, tube, rope, elephant ear, and many other vibrantly

Water temperature around Cozumel averages 25°C/77°F in the winter and 29°C/85°F in summer and underwater visibility is consistently 80-100 feet (24-30 meters).