Mexico’s Riviera Maya on the East Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula has become one of the hottest vacation destinations in the world. Its location on the Caribbean coast puts it in the perfect spot to experience azure seas and warm tropical breezes.
Vacations in Riviera Maya offer the kinds of adventures that will stay with visitors for the rest of their lives.
A Riviera Maya Cancun vacation not only offers easy access to the city’s vibrant nightlife, but it’s a good jumping off point for exciting eco tours that will take you into the heart of one of the world’s largest rainforests or to the many adventures offered by the sea.
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Scuba Caribbean waters and explores the teeming and exotic marine life that calls the majestic and otherworldly coral formations of the Mesoamerican barrier reef system. If you’re not a scuba diver, there is no need to fret. There are dive shops aplenty between Cancun and Playa del Carmen to the south and all of them willing and more than able to teach visitors to scuba dive.
If you do find yourself visiting Playa del Carmen, there’s plenty to do in and around that city as well.
Besides scuba diving, a Riviera Maya Playa del Carmen vacation also offers opportunities to enjoy some of the region’s most impressive beaches. Also within a short drive of the city you can visit the Aventuras Mayas ecological theme park that, among other adventures, offer chances to swim with the dolphins, snorkel, rappel, zip line and experience many of the region's natural wonders.
Playa del Carmen is also a short drive to some of North America’s oldest archaeological sites. Just to the south of the city is Tulum, a major port city for the Mayan civilization, now lies silent — save for throngs of tourists — as the country’s best-preserved coastal Mayan site.
Visitors only need to head inland to arrive at one of the largest and most magnificent of the Mayan archaeological sites. The step pyramids and temples that dot the site still inspire awe and wonder in visitors even thousands of years after they were last used for their original purpose.
Also inland is the lush rainforest that offers its own adventures. Many tour companies, such as Aventuras Mayas, offer excursions that let visitors experience the thrill of zip lining over the forest canopy or rappelling into the heart of a cenote — a naturally occurring freshwater sinkhole — to wonder at the incredible underground rivers and caves.
And when all of that is done, you can take a relaxing stroll along Playa del Carmen’s Quinta Avenida, or 5th Avenue, and explore its shops and restaurants.
