For Rates and Availability, contact Laura drlauraleli@gmail.com

Wheew! Where do we start?

We do have an onsite concierge who can arrange golf, trips to Tulum, Coba, Xcaret, etc., a chef for your unit, groceries delivered and waiting when you arrive and more!

There are those who are looking for some serious R&R, and there’s lots of places you can rest and relax. Grab a chair at any one of the number of places on the beach – you can have it for the day. Take a nap, have some lunch, walk the beach, come back and have some drinks. That’s a day for many!

For those who are looking for more excitement, you might be interested in any of the following:

Discovery Jungle

Activities: Built with total respect for nature, a network of platforms and cables allows you to go from tree to tree at an average height of 6 meters. Beginning with the easy balance bridge, and ending with the famous zip-line, “The Eiffel Tower”, the activities are varied and numerous. Splash down in the Grand Cenote, swing on Tarzan’s vine, experience rock climbing, descend into our underground cenote to a depth of 15 metes, refresh in its pure water, and admire the stalactites and stalagmites. Or simply enjoy what this virgin jungle has to offer in its wealth of nature and wildlife.

Includes: Transportation, equipment, professional guides, all activities within the park, visit and swim in cenote, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Schedule: Morning and afternoon departures from different points in Playa del Carmen. Open Monday to Sunday. (Every days). 2 tours per day 9h00 and 14h00.

Distance: This park is located 15 kms from Playa del Carmen. You can take their buggies or ATV (four-wheeled motorcycle) which take between 20 to 40 min to the park from the city.

Security: In all of the activities you will be attached with a harness to a secure cable, and under constant supervision from our specialized and multi-lingual guides. Discovery Jungle Park has comprehensive insurance.

Altournative Travel

Av 38 Norte, Lote 3, between Calle 1 and Av 5, Playa Del Carmen 77710
52-984-873-2036

This eco-tour company has been offering excursions since 1999. Their specialty is Mayan adventures that combine outdoorsy activities such as kayaking and biking, with cultural tours of the local ruins or exploring the jungle or caves around Playa. Half-day and full day trips are available, as is a weeklong bird watching tour,
sure to appeal to avid amateur ornithologists. Popular excursions include the Mayan Encounter that takes you on a tour of the Coba Ruins, lets you ride a zip-line over the jungle and has you rappel into a cenote. The Jungle Crossing tour involves snorkeling and kayaking through caverns and underground rivers, as well as 4×4 trekking through the jungle. ”

Cobá

Location: 2 hour drive from Playa del Carmen, Playa Del Carmen

Unlike Chichen-Itza, you can still climb the ruins of Coba

The name of these Mayan ruins means “water stirred by wind,” probably because the site is located between several lakes. At one point Cobá was a city covering 27 square miles with a population estimated at 55,000. Fewer tourists visit these ruins since they are farther away from Playa than the more popular Tulum site. This affords visitors a wonderful opportunity to explore the giant pyramids in quiet. Allow two hours to explore the ruins at leisure. Multi-lingual guides are available for a small fee, and you can rent a bicycle if you’d rather not walk. Visitors are urged to wear comfortable shoes and to bring water and insect repellant. There are several daily buses between Playa del Carmen and Cobá, or you can park at the site for $2

The Gran Cenote in Coba is quite large and there are several points on the property where you can jump in (water is cold!)  Cenotes, underground rivers, were created years ago, some say from a meteor that crashed in Mexico.  There will be large openings for a while and then the river is underground, but you can swim it or tube through the underground portions.  The water is clear and in many of the cave areas you will see bats flying around.

Hidden Worlds Cenotes Park

Location: Carretera 307, 4.5 miles S of Xel-Há, Xel-Há 

Hidden World's Ceynotes Park

You might recognize Hidden Worlds from the IMAX movie “Journey into Amazing Caves” which was filmed here. Cenotes are large sinkholes filled with fresh water. Snorkeling or diving allows a visitor to explore the beautiful underwater stalagmites and rock formations. Hidden Worlds offers professionally guided snorkeling and diving tours, and beginners are welcome. An all-terrain jeep drops you and your gear – provided by Hidden Worlds – in the jungle a short walk from the cenotes. (Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and to bring water and bug repellent.) Your guide will help you suit up and slip into the 75-degree waters.

 http://www.hiddenworlds.com.mx/

Itza Spa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Av 5 between Calle 12 and Calle 14, Calle Corazón, Playa Del Carmen

Downtown Playa del Carmen is the location of a world-class spa, specializing in beauty treatments inspired by ancient Mayan practices. The Mayan Healing baths are infused with native plants, which help relieve the pain and itch of sunburn and insect bites. Itza Spa also offers a variety of massage therapies, facials, manicures and pedicures using only natural ingredients. The spa is home to Playa’s only oxygen bar. Open most days until 9pm.

Muyil / Chanyaxche

 Location: 15 min drive S of Tulum ruins, Tulum

Muyil Ruins

This small ruin is known by two names: Muyil or Chanyaxche. It is just down the road from the Tulum ruins but is much more quiet, so you can tour at your leisure. Muyil was a trading post for the ancient Mayan people and the structures at the site date from 1100-1200 AD. One interesting feature here is the unique round tower on top of “El Castillo.” Admission is free on Sundays, so make your plans accordingly. http://muyil.smv.org/

Dive CenterTank-Ha

Location: Av 5 between Calle 8 and Calle 10, Playa Del Carmen

Tank-Ha is one of Playa’s oldest and most respected dive centers. All of the dive leaders and instructors are SSI or PADI certified, so your safety is assured. The shop offers daily 3-hour snorkeling tours (complete with snacks, equipment and instruction), as well as dive tours and diving lessons. If you plan to dive more than once during your visit, ask them about the package deals that can save you money. Snorkeling is $30 and a 2-tank dive is $60. Equipment rentals are available. http://www.tankha.com/

Tulum Mayan Ruins

Location: 50 min S of Playa del Carmen, Tulum

Tulum is famous for the expansive ruins that sit on a bluff overlooking the Gulf waters as well as beautiful beaches

More than 2 million people visit this site annually, making it the most popular Mayan ruins on the Yucatan Peninsula. Many Mayan ruins are located deep in the jungle, but Tulum is situated next to the sea, making the site especially beautiful. There are about 60 structures including the Temple of the Frescoes and El Castillo (the Castle), two of the most interesting buildings. Guides are available at the entrance to Tulum, but the most important buildings have placards with information in English, Spanish and Mayan. It takes about two hours to tour the ruins, but visitors might want to bring a picnic lunch and swimsuit and make a day of it. Additional fee to use video camera. Children under 13 are free.

Tulum Beaches

About an hour south of Playa del Carmen is Tulum.  It’s known for the ruins on a cliff overlooking the gulf, but a bit past the ruins is Tulum beach.

The Tulum Beach is quaint and rustic.  Electricity is spotty so there’s no air conditioning, no large hotels, internet etc.  If you are looking to really get away from it all, this is the spot.  It’s very beautiful

Xcaret

Location: Km 282 Chetumal – Puerto Juarez Hwy, 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen, Playa Del Carmen 77710

Amazing Cultural Water Park where you can snorkel, swim with dolphins, watch cultural ceremonies, tube in an underground river (ceynote)

This unique eco theme park is great for a full day of entertainment for every member of the family. Xcaret means “small inlet” in Mayan, and the park is located on 200 acres next to the water. Watch tropical fish in the coral reef aquarium, learn about the birds in the aviary or visit the butterfly pavilion. You can float or snorkel along underground river that features beautiful rock formations and fossils. Many visitors come here just to swim with the dolphins; a one-hour frolic costs $150. In the evenings there are live shows with traditional Mayan dancing and games. The park has several restaurants serving Caribbean and Mexican food, as well as a more casual cafeteria. There is a locker room with showers, and towels and lockers are available for a slight fee. A souvenir shop sells hand-made items as well as the usual t-shirts. Free parking

Xel-Ha

Location: Carretera Cancún-Tulum, Km 122, Puerto Aventuras 77500

Xel-Ha, Mexico's Natural Wonder and the largest Natural Aquarium in the world

Xel Ha was once a sacred place where Mayans worshiped many of their nature gods. Today, visitors will still experience transcendence as the landscape, lagoons, and coves mix to form a natural masterpiece for your senses. The lagoon forms Mexico’s largest natural aquarium, and snorkeling is a main activity due to the lagoon’s warm waters and multihued fish. The ruins of the temples are also noteworthy, especially since they seem to blend into the forest as if they arose from the forest floor at the beginning of time. Xel Ha is great for the entire family and there are several shops and restaurants nearby that enable you to make a day of your adventure.  Swim in the natural cenotes and snorkel in crystal clear waters lagoons

Whether you want to go to a Private Beach and do nothing, Horseback Ride on the beach, ATV thru the jungle, visit a Mayan Village in the jungle to experience the customs of the Mayans our Concierge  can assist you.

JEEP SAFARI SIAN KAAN

Check off of your life list some 350 terrestrial and aquatic species that exist in Sian Ka'an

A whole day tour (9:00-7:00 pm) A jeep safari adventure, in Sian Kaan, Mexico’s famous Wild Nature Reserve. Drive 80 km of dirt road, then take a boat ride in search for native wild animals. Includes snorkel tour in the Sian Kaan Reserve reef, professional guide, food and beverages.

COZUMEL JEEP ADVENTURE
A full day tour (9:00 am to 6:00 pm) Hop on the Playa del Carmen ferry to Cozumel with a group of fun seeking people and get to know the island, driving around it and visiting isolated beaches. Snorkel in Cozumel on one of the best reef’s in the world. Includes ferry transportation, snorkel tour, free time to shop. You can choose either a jeep or a buggy.

QUAD (ATV) JUNGLE TOUR
Half day tour (9:00 am to 2:00 pm) Grab a quad and have a blazing adventure through the jungles and secluded beaches of the Mayan Rivera. Includes a stop in a cenote cave, professional guide is included.

JUNGLE CROSSING
(9:00 to 7:00 pm) Enjoy and exciting exploration through the Mayan jungle aboard of a 4X4 mercedes Benz Truck, snorkel in a sacred cenote cave and navigate on a kayak to a reef to snorkel. Professional guide, entrances, food and berverages included.
Email Us for more info or to make a reservation NOW.

ZIP LINES THRU A MAYAN JUNGLE
Then you are off on the longest set of Zip Lines in all of Mexico which is divided into 24 platforms and 12 Zip Lines all above the beautiful Yucatan Mayan Jungle. The entire Zip Line tour will take you approximately 2 hours. Trained instructors will insure that your equipment is properly fitted and adjusted as your safety and security are number one.

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Now it is down from the tops of the trees and onto a mountain bike for a 1 mile ride through the Mayan Jungle enjoying the vegetation and wildlife from a different perspective than a Zip Line

MOUNTAIN BIKE CENOTE TOUR
You will ride your mountain bike to the sacred Cenote “Verde Lucero”, one of the many in Yucatan which supplied water and a religious place for the Mayan over 1000 years ago.

MAYAN VILLAGE ADVENTURE
Visit a Mayan Village, zip line, kayak, have a wonderful mayan meal and see the beautiful Mayan Jungles Cenotes – Custom Tours
We can design a custom tour to a Cenote, go to the Tulum Ruins and have a nice lunch on the beach or choose from our exclusive Tours below:

CHACTUN
(9:00 am to 2:00 pm) Snorkel tour in a complex of caves cenotes, where you will admire and explore stalactites and lime stone millions of years old. You will also see fresh water fish and an assortment of native plants from the region. Refreshment and transportation in included.

CHACTUN Bike Expedition
(9:00 am to 2:00 pm) In this tour you will ride an all terrain bike to get to Chactun for a cave and snorkel expedition to admire lime stone millions of years old.

Diving
If you are going to scuba dive or snorkel in the Riviera Maya in the beautiful Caribbean reefs you must come diving in Playa Del Carmen, Riviera Maya. Its only a 35 minute ferry ride from Cozumel to Playa Del Carmen and we are within 40 minutes from Cancun, Tulum, Puero Aventuras and Akumal. You will not forget this experience in your lifetime !

Diving and Snorkeling in Playa Del Carmen to see all the beautiful ocean reefs and caverns / cenotes Playa del Carmen has to offer.

Scuba Diving in the open water of the Caribbean is an experience hard to forget. Some of the dives are drift dive. Others you can see hundreds of turtles or maybe you want to go through some beautiful arches in the bottom of the sea. It is all possible in Playa Del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.

DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING (PADI)
For the first timer we offer a one-day experience with a specialized instructor. Discover dives include orientation, pool or confined water practice and 1 tank dive. The fee can be applied to our PADI certification course if, like most, you find that once is not enough. 12.30-4pm 1 tank $75usd | 2 tanks $85 usd | For Certified Divers.

COZUMEL
Includes : dive equipment and guide. Does not include ferry transportation. 8am – 4pm. | 2 tanks $65 usd

CAVERN (CENOTE) DIVE

Includes transportation, guide, gear, entrance fee, lunch and refreshments. 9am – 2pm

For Rates and Availability, contact Laura drlauraleli@gmail.com