Popular Areas Of Cancun
Cancun is recognized throughout the world for its spectacular white sand beaches and its fascinating sea in turquoise blue tones. With unique natural places, Mayan culture, water activities and adventure. International cuisine, spectacular golf courses, sophisticated spa facilities; exclusive shopping centers, typical handicraft markets as well as shows, bars and nightclubs that give fame to its incomparable nightlife.
Akumal, Mexico
Akumal is a coastal resort on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Akumal Beach has white sands, a coral reef and warm waters rich in marine life, including turtles. To the north, Half Moon Bay has a curved beach, while Yal-ku Lagoon teems with colorful tropical fish, plus stingrays and barracudas. Inland, Aktun Chen Parque Natural is known for its caves, cenotes (freshwater pools) and underground river.
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel Mexico is a popular Island and gets a large amount of cruise ship traffic and more than any other cruise port in the Caribbean. The Cozumel Port gets Millions of cruise ship passengers each year. The Port of Cozumel was rated #3 for the Best cruise ports in the World. The Island was also rated as one of the most safest places in the world to travel to with your family and friends.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Once a sleepy fishing village, Playa del Carmen is now a Riviera Maya destination in its own right. Here, lively bars and cool boutiques sit next to local taquerias and chic luxury hotels—all with a bit more authentic Mexican style than you’ll find up the coast in Cancun. By day, hit the beach or hop the ferry to Cozumel, and at night, stroll La Quinta for some people watching and the perfect margarita.
Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Puerto Morelos is a Mexican port town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It’s between the Riviera Maya resorts of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, but retains some of its original fishing village character. The Puerto Morelos Reef National Park has many offshore dive sites. Turtles breed on coastal beaches. Inland are freshwater sinkholes including Las Mojarras Cenote and Verde Lucero Cenote.
Puerto Juarez, Mexico
Puerto Juarez is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, just 2 miles north of Cancun, on the road to Punta Sam. Puerto Juarez is across the Caribbean Sea and offers an alternative to the crowded beaches. Moreover, from this point depart the ferry to Isla Mujeres. Puerto Juarez offers cheap hotels and rustic restaurants to visitors who enjoy quiet beaches and extremely relaxed atmosphere, away from the hotel zone.
Tulum, Mexico
Tulum is a town on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. It’s known for its beaches and well-preserved ruins of an ancient Mayan port city. The main building is a large stone structure called El Castillo (castle), perched on a rocky cliff above the white sand beach and turquoise sea. Near the ruins is the Parque Nacional Tulum, a coastal area with mangroves and cenotes.
Xcaret
Enjoy the wealth of Mexico in the most emblematic park of Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya. Xcaret is the nature park in Playa del Carmen where you and your family will live Mexico in more than 50 natural and cultural attractions. Swim in underground rivers that come from the heart of the earth. Look closely at the inhabitants of the Aviary, the Coral Reef Aquarium, and the Butterfly Pavilion.
Xel-Ha
Near Tulum you’ll find Xel-Há, a natural water park where you can do unlimited snorkeling in an inlet that flows into the Caribbean Sea. You can ride a bike through the jungle paths, jump into the water from the Stone of Courage, dive from a zip-line and feel the thrill of the highest of all Tulum, Riviera Maya and Cancun waterslides, The Scenic Lighthouse; these and many other fun family filled activities.
Holbox, Mexico
Holbox is a cozy and small island in the north of the Mexican Caribbean, nestled within the Yum Balam ecological reserve, declared a Protection Area of Flora and Fauna. With beautiful beaches and a crystalline sea of very shallow depth, of colorful wooden houses and sandy streets. A true paradise of tranquility, ideal for a pleasant rest in an ecological environment in total contact with nature.
