An Enterprising Axe Throwing Experience In The Mexican Rainforest

Review of Hacha Vikinga The Axe Throwing Club, Puerto Moreles, Mexico

Apart from a small chain of axe throwing bars in Mexico City, there is no other axe throwing in the whole of Mexico – except that is for this enterprising venture in the Quintana Roo rainforest. Hacha Vikinga is a small outdoor activity centre, which added axe throwing to their repertoire a couple of years ago. They have made a good job of it, although it is still a work in progress.

It wasn’t straightforward to book an axe throwing session, in the first place. They don’t have a website or booking system, so booking is via the Facebook page. However, it wasn’t hard to message the owner and arrange a session. On the positive side, it was a very laidback, personalised service, and it was great to be able to agree a time and date that worked best for me.

The location is a clearing around a fairly large open-sided dwelling in the rainforest. It is quite remote, but easy to get there by car. The nearest town, Puerto Moreles, is about 10 miles away (about halfway between Cancun and Playa Del Carmen). It took me about an hour to drive from Cancun. The roads are good all the way, except that the last 200yds is a dirt track off the main road. I did miss the turn off to the track the first time past, but apparently there will be signs from the road soon.

The axe throwing boards were a typical outdoor throwing range. There were 4 freestanding targets in a row, on a grassed area. There were no divisions between the lanes, so everyone would need to throw and retrieve their axes at the same time (and any misses just ended up in the undergrowth). Each target was constructed of vertical planks attached to a frame on wooden posts. It was all very sturdy and the planks were good quality.

The owner welcomed me as I arrived, showed my me lane and gave me 3 Smith & Wesson metal throwers to start with. Once he could see I was sticking those ok, he bought out a couple of hatchets too. He then left me to it. He did pop back later to see if I wanted a cold drink from the fridge, and was very happy to chat after the session finished. But, otherwise, I was left to myself to throw. This free and easy approach suited me, but I could imagine some people would prefer greater support/instruction.

I had a pleasant afternoon mastering the axes (the hatchets were just old kindling handaxes and took a bit of time to get the balance right) and generally improving my throw. There was a bespoke 9 ring target painted on the boards, but no place to record scores or anything, so it was just a case of making up your own games. There were no restrictions on only throwing one axe at a time, so I spent much of the time focusing on how close I could stick each of the 5 axes to each other.

I enjoyed my solitary session, but I can see that it would be a great place for group events. There was a medieval event planned for the following weekend, with axe throwing, archery and a bbq, amongst other things. There was plenty of space for large groups, both around the target areas and also under the palm-roofed deck area. I got the impression that these kinds of events are more core business than individual bookings (but I was still made very welcome nonetheless).

It’s great to see axe throwing being tried out in different forms around the world and this mix of hatchet throwing and rustic activity centre is very enterprising. The axe throwing setup is quite basic, but the price reflects that, and it is perfectly sufficient for good throwing. There was a friendly, laidback atmosphere, which I’m sure more throwers will appreciate too.

Disclaimer: “The Axe Inspector” receives no payment or benefit of any kind from either TheAxeThrower.com or from the venue, for this review. The review is the subjective opinion of one person (albeit as objective as possible) and we encourage throwers to try out the venue to make their own mind up.