Beaches
PUERTO MORELOS BEACH
A beautiful white sand beach with calm, turquoise water, and close to the Mesoamerican Reef. The beach is ideal for swimming and snorkeling with a relaxed and low-key atmosphere.
Location: 77580 Puerto Morelos, Q.R.
Distance from hotel: 20 min
PLAYA DELFINES
Playa Delfines is known for its wide sandy shores and views of the Caribbean Sea. With the strong waves, the beach is ideal for relaxing on the sand and enjoying the ocean views.
Location: Punta Nixuc, Blvd. Kukulcan 17, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Q.R.
Distance from hotel: 34 min
PLAYA MAROMA
A renowned beach destination, it's famous for it's soft white sand and calm turquoise waters. The nearby beach club offers watersports, loung chairs, and horseback riding.
Location: 77740 Quintana Roo, Mexico
Distance from hotel: 34 min
PLAYA CHACMOOL
Located in Cancun's Hotel Zone, the beach is known for its soft white sand, clear turquoise waters, and family friendly atmosphere. While it's a popular spot to relax, swim, and surf, it's often less crowded than other Cancun beaches.
Location: Playa Chacmool, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Distance from hotel: 45 min
Museums
MAYAN MUSEUM OF CANCUN
inah.gob.mx/museos/museo-maya-de-cancun 52 (998) 885-3844
The Mayan Museum is an archaeolgical musuem featuring Mayan artifacts, including those from famous sites. After exploring the indoors exhibits, take a walk to the adjacent Mayan ruins.
Location: Blvd. Kukulcan KM 16.5, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancun
Distance from hotel: 34 min
CANCUN WAX MUSEUM
skywheelcancun.com • 52 (998) 176-8249
Enjoy the recreation of the most famous characters in history, together in one place and have fun taking a photo shoot with your favourite character.
Location: Blvd. Kukulcan, La Isla, Zona Hotelera, 777500 Cancun
Distance from hotel: 46 min
KA'YOK PLANETARIUM OF CANCUN
52 (998) 883-9557
The Ka'Yok Planetarium is a science centre that offers a variety of activities, a digital dome, an observatory, a water museum, and exhibits on Mayan culture. There are many interactive exhibits and shows to keep adults and children entertained.
Location: Palenque s/n MZ 5 21, 77505 Cancun
Distance from hotel: 48 min
INTERACTIVE AQUARIUM
interactiveaquariumcancun.com/es/ 52 (998) 883-1773
Located inside the La Isla Shopping Village, the aquarium offers interactive experiences with marine animals. The main attractions are the dolphin and sea lion encounters, along with various shows about the creatures.
Location: Blvd. Kukulcan 12.5, La Isla, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancun
Distance from hotel: 44 min
Parks
RIO SECRETO
riosecreto.com • 1(888) 257-6087
Come with us on a magical journey through the crystal museum that is Rio Secreto. Experience this stunning underground river with thousands dramatic stalacites and stalagmites.
Location: Carretera Federal Libre Chetumal
Puerto Juarez KM 283.5, Ejido Sur, 77712 Playa del Carmen
Distance from hotel: 49 min
XCARET PARK
xcaret.com • (855) 326-0682
Xcaret is among the best theme parks in Cancun and Riviera Maya. Swim in its underground rivers, observe an immense variety of species in the Aviary, the Butterfly Pavilion, and the Coral Reef Aquarium.
Location: Carretera Chetumal, Puerto Juarez KM 282 - INT B, Colonia Rancho Xcaret, Juárez, 77580 Playa del Carmen
Distance from hotel: 53 min
XENSES BY XCARET
xensespark.com/en/ • (855) 326-0682
Set free your sensations at Xenses and go through two paths of unique activities in more than 50 fantastic scenarios. Hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste and many others senses you are about to discover will show you that at Xenses, nothing is what it seems!
Location: Carretera Chetumal, Puerto Juárez KM 282
Colonia Xcaret, 77710 Playa del Carmen
Distance from hotel: 49 min
XPLOR BY XCARET
xplor.travel/en/ • (855) 326-0682
Fly on the highest zip lines, drive through flooded caverns and the jungle in amphibious vehicles. Swim through a stalacite river and into a centote, and paddle through underground caverns.
Location: Carretera Chetumal, Puerto Juarez Km 282, 77710 Playa del Carmen
Distance from hotel: 51 min
Water Activities
Located in the Heart of the Cancun Hotel zone, 360 Surf School will give you professional surf lessons, or if you rather, a tour on a paddle board or kayak.
Location: Blvd. Kukulcan Km. 9.5, Punta Cancun, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún
Distance from hotel: 50 min
Discover beautiful reefs filled with diverse marine life while scuba diving in the clear, turquoise waters. Take a trip to Cozumel and explore one of the top dive destinations in the world.
Location: Boulevard Kukulcan Km 15+656, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún
Distance from hotel: 33 min
JETPACK ADVENTURES
• +52 (998) 294-4566
Choose a unique and unimaginable experience in the water with a flyboard, jetpack, waverunner, jet twister, or more.
Location: Blvd Kukulcan KM 13.5, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancun Distance from hotel: 42 min
+52 (987) 857-0800
Enjoy a day out in the water with one of the top deep sea fishing places in Cancun, Puerto Morelos, and Riviera Maya. Choose a shared fishing trip, or have a private fishing charter for just you and your family.
Location: KM 14, Blvd. Kukulcan Km. 14.1, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún
Distance from hotel: 35 min
Nearby Cities
CHICHEN ITZA chichenitza.com
Visit Chichen Itza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is the most visited archaeological site in Mexico and shows the advance civilization of the Mayan People.
Distance from hotel: 2 h 30 min
TULUM tulum.com
A coastal town in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Tulum is known for it's ancient Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea, white sand beaches, and vibrant hotel and restaurant scene.
Distance from hotel: 1 h 30 min
COBA
Soak up the many different activities available in Coba, an ascentral city hidden amongst the tropical jungle. Climb the tallest pyramid in the Yukatan Peninsula, or take a bike ride along the Coba streets while surrounded by nature.
Distance from hotel: 2 h 12 min
COZUMEL
The largest island in the Mexican Caribbean, Cozumel is known for it's beautiful coral reefs, gorgeous sunsets and clear sea. Because of the clear water, it is one of the best places to go scuba diving and snorkeling. Enjoy a day full of water activites in Cozumel.
Distance from hotel: 2 hours 10 min
