At TRS Yucatan, Nature is Included
The visual appeal of TRS Yucatan begins at its unspoiled Caribbean shoreline and continues throughout its mangroves, jungly woodland and landscaped gardens.
TRS and its Palladium sister resorts share an enlightened policy of social responsibility and protection of their natural surroundings and ecosystem. This policy leaves 87% of their 300 acres in a natural state.
The resort’s all-inclusive promise extends to guests that swim, crawl and fly. The saltwater pool is designed to allow wave action to deliver small creatures inside for an encounter with snorkelers.
Algae on a coral rock provides an all-inclusive fish buffet.
Atop a flagpole beside the saltwater pool, an Osprey is alert for movement of fish in the sea.
Nearby, hermit crabs try to stay out of sight of sea birds
At TRS La Terraza Pool & Bar, Iguanas consider themselves as entitled to lounging poolside as other guests.
A female Common Basilisk can run on top of water when startled.
Resort trees are filled with Yucatan jays, Great Kiskadees, Golden-fronted Woodpeckers and several kinds of Orioles.
A Bare-Throated Tiger Heron waits at a room pool for an unlucky lizard or crab to come within reach.
When I was a Midwestern kid I would squander 50 cents at the county fair to see the World’s Largest Rat! It was, in fact, a Capybara, which is what a guinea pig would grow into as the result of an atomic experiment gone wrong. Peaceful and in perpetual motion, they roam free and unmolested across the resort. Their fur begs to be petted, but they won’t stay put to permit it.
Flamingos do live wild in Mexico. They enjoy resort life here. Ask for a ride to the flamingos at sister resorts Kantenah and Colonial.
Also at Kantenah divers suit up for a visit to animals of a different sort in the underwater world steps away.
Boats await to transport them to a portion of The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef— the world’s second-largest coral reef system hidden beneath the turquoise Caribbean less than 20 miles offshore from the beach as the pelican flies.
Boardwalks provide TRS guests the opportunity to hike through the thick mangroves.
A green heron hunts beside the boardwalk.
The flora is as showy as the fauna. Bougainvillea frames views across TRS.
The Flamboyán tree (aka Royal Poinciana) is in full flower in Spring.
The lush landscaping conceals some scenic surprises.
And an important element of the resort’s commitment to stewardship of the environment is its program to protect sea turtles. The sandy beach that lines TRS sister resorts is an important nesting site for endangered green and loggerhead turtles.
When a nest is discovered by ever-alert staff and hotel guests, the eggs are reburied inside this protected “turtle camp” on the beach at the Kantenah resort a short ride from TRS. The nests are marked with the date of their creation and the number of eggs. Turtle releases happen periodically.
For more about what TRS offers human guests, see "TRS Yucatan sets the bar higher for beyond-all-inclusive adults-only red-carpet perks."