Cancun

CANCUN

Cancun is the touristic destiny most important of Mexico and one of the most grateful in the world. It is located in the Quintana Roo’s state, its weather is tropical and it has an average temperature of 27º C, whit sun days during main part of the year.
It is surrounded by the turquoise water of Caribbean sea, Cancun offer the beauty of its beaches whit white sands in which you can practice all type of activities and water sports like diving and promenade in waverunner or parachute. you can enjoy the days whit a crystalline sky or enjoy the services and comforts that offer its five stars amazing hotels, to exclusive Spas, modern shopping centers and more of 500 restaurants that offer the best national and international cooking, also numerous taprooms in there places the parties prolong to the early morning.


In the outskirts of Cancun, you can realize a trip by ways the Riviera Maya for discover Playa del Carmen, Xcaret and Xel-Ha, ancient Mayas ports that are converted in real eco-friendly paradises and the interesting ancient Tulum zone, it’s located in front of sea, the unique Maya culture’s walled city. Near of Cancun you can visit Women Island and Cozumel; these are ideal destinies for the practice of the diving in reefs inhabited by hundreds of multicolor fishes, an unforgettable experience.




OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
In Cancun, one of the most romantic activities that you can realize is the horse run if you want in the beach while look up to the amazing landscape o well through to the jungle. This are surrounded whit a numerous vegetation.


Holbox Island. Holbox town is very little and though it hasn’t paved streets, you can enjoy a bike stroll while you admire the stupendous landscape and you breathe the fresh air of the sea. In Yalahan lagoon, you can take a launch stroll which you permit know Pajaros Island and Catoche Cape; during your trip securely you encounter dolphins and pink Flemish.

Garrafon Natural Park. In this park you can practice the flight in “tirolesa”, an of the most exciting activities of Women Island, which consist in that you slide, seized to a pulley and an armor, for an steel cables to complete a trip of more 350 m, to more of 50 km/h while you fell the adrenalin to run for your body. The trip finishes in the Silence Cave, in the south part of Women Island, very near of the ancient Maya temple dedicated to Ix.Chel goddess.


Playa del Carmen. It is localized to 68 Km in the south of Cancun in the Riviera Maya. In this marvelous place you can realize tours in the jungle in jeep, motor bike, horse or cycle


Stroll bound for Coba. If the caves have conquered your pioneer spirit, there exist grateful trip of Cancun to Coba, where you can visit Cenote Del Jaguar and El Caiman and you can see the Lagunas Mojarras. The trip complement whit an explication about the flowers and the fauna of the place, an instruction of rappel and degustation of typical food.

DIVING

Cancun is one of the best destinations in Mexico for diving and snorkeling. Its privileged location on the Yucatan Peninsula, lapped by the clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and its abundant marine life make it a paradise for lovers of these sports. Under its turquoise waters you will find hundreds of colorful fish, sponges, crustaceans, anemones, tunicates, mollusks and incredible reefs inhabited by various types of coral, take good care not to hurt them, as many coral stripes take over 500 years to regenerate.

Contoy Island. Near of Contoy there are several reefs ideal for diving, the shallowness of these (3 to 5 m), improve the visibility of hundreds of underwater species. You can’t leave to do a snorkeling tour Islache National Park, one of the many ecological reserves that exist in the area.
Holbox Island. It is an ideal island for diving. Under its waters, transparent and warm, you can see a wide variety of marine species. For security,


Puerto Morelos. For its clear and shallow waters, Puerto Morelos is an ideal place to practice snorkeling, even for who just begin in this sport.

Other Places like Cruz Submarina, Arrecife Manchones, El Farito and Tres rios Ecopark have amazing zones for diving and snorkeling there you could live many things that you will remind for ever.

CAMPING

Cancun and its environs have as main characteristic, beautiful and living spaces, places designed to provide direct contact with the nature and with the vestiges of the Mayan culture.
Punta Bete. It has beautiful beaches, calm surf. It has restaurant, rental cabins and camping area also you can visit the small archaeological site hosted on this beach.

EXTREME SPORTS

Cancun was one of the first places in Mexico to have a Bungee. Currently there are 3 of these platforms, though the most traditional is the one located on the dock of Fat Tuesday, on Playa Tortugas, with more than 20 m. high and a freefall that allows the more adventurous with his head touching the sea. Aquaworld. You can rely on a walk in Skyride, parachute for two person pulled by a boat, which allows you to admire, from sky, the best view of Cancun's Hotel Zone, gaps in the distance, Women Island.

ECOTOURISM

Cancun is a paradise surrounded by forests, parks and nature reserves. They may know different types of exotic birds, endangered animals, abundant and spectacular marine life. You can also explore connotes, underground rivers, caves and caverns inhabited by bats and other species, while you enjoy direct contact with nature. On farms dedicated the care of crocodiles and turtles known breeding and life cycles of these species can even participate in the liberation of hawksbill turtles, famous in the Mexican Caribbean.


FISHING
Cancun is the best destinations for sport fishing. You will live one day filled whit much emotions. You can rent private boats or in groups, the most common fishing includes kingfish, barracuda, shark, grouper and blue Marlin. From September to February: barracuda, grouper, mackerel and crowned. From April to August, Marlin. These are caught and released annually left in tournament prizes and the costs of the entire region.




KAYAK
Cancun is a perfect place for kayaking. In its gentle surf beaches can make excellent runs during you made exercise and admire the incredible scenery that make up the Caribbean Sea and the Hotel Zone, or the sunset at Laguna Nichupte with its mangroves inhabited by birds, turtles and some crocodiles.

ARCHEOLOGY

In Cancun and its environs have discovered that the Maya ceremonial centers built for trade and worship their gods.
Also you could visit different ruins that were inhabited for Mayas ancestors.

ARTS AND CRAFTS

In the squares and malls of Cancun's hotel zone and in the Market 28 and many of the shops located on avenue Tulum in downtown Cancun, you'll find all types of Mexican handicrafts: cowboy hats, blankets, silver jewelry, necklaces and earrings made of shells and clay figurines with the image of the Mayan gods.

FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS

The region has held several events with cockfighting and presentations of different artists in a carnival with indefinite date, the religious festivals of Easter, has been instituted on April 20 to commemorate the anniversary of the Founding of Cancun. Just as the Feast of All Saints and All Souls' Day, December 12, day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Christmas .

GASTRONOMY

Cancun has more than 500 restaurants offering the best of national and international cuisine, the specialty is seafood, but you will find many establishments offering vegetarian dishes and the exquisite flavors of the Mayan cuisine, rich in spices, grains and meats (chicken, pork and rabbit), beans, corn and “chiles serrano” are used as filler.



The rice is flavored in desserts. The catch of the day including lobster, conch, grouper, sea bass or red snapper, the Tikinxic (fish cooked barbecue-style Maya), the Bread of Dogfish and Shrimp Curry, are an example of some of the typical dishes that you could enjoy his visit to the region.

NIGHTLIFE

Cancun is the best place to have fun at night. If you are looking to dance to Latin music I recommend you Cocobongo, located in Plaza Forum, to hear the best beats and the newest dance music and electronic pop, the options are: The City, Basic, and Bulldog Café. But if you just want to hear live music you don’t miss the Daddy Rock, the Bulldog or the Hard Rock Café. You could visit kukulcan Boulevard; you will hear the sound of the Caribbean and Latin party that prevails in Mango Tango.
Also you can enjoy the night in the Galeon crew where you will be attend to pirates, you will enjoy the dinner and dancing. Cancun also has ships that will make of your night promenade a romantic evening party.

One of the most attractive tings in Cancun is its two “submarines”.
There are two "submarine" type experiences you can take while in Cancun. One ship stays afloat, but has an underwater subversive galley that lowers all passengers well below the saline. The galley has a glass bottom that will allow you to see the spectacular Caribbean flora and fauna. You'll also have the opportunity of admiring an array of tropical fish, marine turtles, rays and dolphins.