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 All the places that form the Mayan Riviera have their own charm and each one is different from the other, creating an endless list of activities in land and sea. The jungle hides archaeological Mayan treasures and culture is everywhere, while the contact with nature makes the ecological and adventure activities the preferred by visitors.
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Archaeology
The Riviera Maya was an important place for the Mayas and they leave many vestiges of their amazing culture. At Cobá is located the highest pyramid in the Yucatan Peninsula: the Nohoch-Mul and Tulum was the only city built facing the Caribbean Sea. You will find also small communities that still preserve their customs and culture until our days. |
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Watersports
Of course, the dolphin swimming programs are one of the most popular water activities at the Mexican Riviera Maya. Waters invite visitors to join scuba diving and snorkel to explore the undersea and the cenotes (natural wells). Kayak and boats in the lagoons, surf and parasailing along the shore. Fishing and regatta tournaments are held here each year.
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Ecotourism
Along the Mexican Caribbean’s Mayan Riviera you will find nature at its best. The jungle excursions will take you to flight the biggest Latin America zip-line circuit, maybe to visit a crocodile farm or even to meet lagoons and “cenotes” (sinkholes) to refresh yourself in their clear waters. Caverns will bewitch you with magic spectacles of light and shadow through millenary formations. |
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Sightseeing
Sightseeing options are as varied as to visit small towns with the air of the Mexican province, to bird sanctuary islands. The many ecoparks located here are world-wide famous because they mix nature, Mexican history and culture in the same place. Going south you will find Bacalar and the Blue Cenote, two magic places at the Grand Costa Maya. |
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Golf
The Mexican Caribbean Mayan Riviera is a place full of beautiful land and seascapes with clear beaches, lush jungles, abundant wildlife, endemic birds and luxury vacation resorts. Modern and beautiful golf courses are built very close to Maya vestiges and this is the personal and unique seal of golf courses all along the Riviera Maya, from Puerto Morelos to Tulum.
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Spa
As eclectic as the Mexican Riviera Maya is, the spas all along its territory bewitch visitors for the luxury of modern installations with hi-tech therapies and taylor-made fruit treatments… to simple towels on the sand facing the beach, or beds made of wood near a cenote of clear waters. The special treatments refresh the body and the soul making you feel like a king. |
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Shopping
In Cancun and Playa del Carmen, duty free shops, boutiques, perfumeries and jewelries offer the best brands and articles. All along the Riviera Maya, handicrafts can be found at affordable prices as well as rare gemstones, such as tanzanite and Larimar, and jewelry made of snails and conchs. And Chetumal (south from Tulum) is located besides Belize, having a duty free zone between them. |
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Dinning
A high gastronomic level characterizes the restaurants at the Mayan Riviera to delight all tastes and palates. The places, décor and food are varied and delicious. Haute International cuisine, fusion or regional snacks called “antojitos”. Seafood, Italian, Chinese, fine cuts, a fine restaurant with a luxury ambiance inside a vacation resort, or a restaurant placed inside a millenary cove. |
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Nightlife
Puerto Morelos town offers bohemian nights while Playa del Carmen has many options along the Fifth Avenue, the party place at night. Vacation resorts have their own options, from a Mexican party animated by Mariachi to a beach party under the starlight. Or the parties at Tulum to dance till dawn to the rhythm of drums, electronic or pre Hispanic sounds. |
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Usually, a group of adult females form a pod along with their young, while juveniles live in a mixed pod. Many of these pods can join together forming larger groups of one hundred dolphins or more. |
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Banking hours
Banks work from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the Mayan Riviera there are banks at Playa del Carmen. |
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