The flamingoes are amazingly beautiful and exciting to watch. Our guide seemed knowledgeable but spoke no English. We got the gist but I'm sure missed interesting details. Here's the trick: The boat launches for 1800 pesos (about $88). What they don't make clear is that you can join up with others and fill the boat (which seats 10) for the same price, or about $9 per person. In our case, they offered a "tour privado," and we didn't realize until later that we could have saved some money. In any case, for the price, the tour was very brief. It's a little over an hour in all, but maybe 20 minutes with actual flamingoes. If you drive through the port, you'll come to a fork in the road. If you go to the right -- and it's a bad road, so be advised, especially if you're in a rental car -- and drive down the side of the lagoon, you'll come to several points where you can see flamingoes for free. This will only work in the morning, especially if the tide is low. When the sun gets really hot in the early afternoon, the birds go elsewhere. read more