Location

Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya are Mexico’s Latest Vacation Attraction. Riviera Maya is the most exiting and satisfying beach and Ecological Destination. Playa del Carmen, as the mid point of the Riviera Maya is 70 Kilometers from Cancun, as well as 70 Kilometers from the Mayan Sacred City of Tulum. Transfer from Cancun International Airport to your Hotel will be about an hour. Riviera Maya receives hundreds of thousands of satisfied visitors all year around, staying at very special resorts. Riviera Maya is a rather different vacation setting. While Cancun extends on a 20 Mile Long Island with High Building Resorts and the concentration of many entertainment and shopping areas, Riviera Maya is 9o Miles long, full of open spaces, edged by the exuberant foliage of Nature in its most pure expression. Even though the majority of Riviera Maya resorts are in secluded vicinities, there are village and urban concentrations in a 10 to 15 minute taxi ride from those resorts.

Punta Maroma and Playa Paraiso

On the way down to Playa del Carmen, south of Cancun Airport, you pass through Puerto Morelos and 20 Kilometers before Playa del Carmen a series of secluded Resort areas will pop along the highway. The first concentration is at Punta Maroma with very nice all inclusive and Spa resorts. As you drift along you get to the Playa Paraiso with the Mayan Palace, as well as the Big Iberostar Complex and the Golf Course and shortly, 5 Kilometers before playa del Carmen the Maya Coba Golf course, The Secrets and many other fine isolated resorts.

Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya Hotels & Resorts

When planning a Break or Vacation Abroad, Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya have the most complete all inclusive resorts, operated by World wide experienced hotel chains. Riviera Maya hotels offer broadly varied choice of food and a well assorted supply of cocktails. Meals during your vacations to Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya offer profuse and splendid Buffet settings. Additionally, guests have several options of specialty restaurants for a Gourmet dinner serviced by friendly and hospitable waiters. Furthermore, visitors are served for the hours of leisure, coffee and Tea, snack bars are available and cocktails are also served in areas according to the time of the day. Pool and beach bars pamper the vacation or Weekend Break Abroad sun bathers while they mingle with the crowed and make new friends. Mexico vacation things to do are more than you can imagine. Beginning at your chosen resort, activities, sports, health centers and entertainment are superb and plentiful. You will be in contact with another Country, another Nationality, with its history, culture, ethnicity, cuisine and folklore. Resorts surrounding areas, additionally provide the gifts to your senses that Nature has to offer. The green vegetation, the flowers, the trees of the Tropical Forest will relax your mind and motivate your spirit while on a very special vacation abroad. The tenderness of the jungle inhabitants on your Romantic Weekend Break Abroad will touch your heart when you see monkeys, turtles, dears, raccoons and more…

Playa del Carmen What kind of a Vacation spot is it.

For short, people call it “Playa”. Although a quite complete city, Playa has the charm of a Mexican Village. Constructions are low rise, with an architectural touch of Mexico’s traditional countryside buildings. The Tourist Zone runs in parallel to Playa’s Central Beach with all sorts of outlets and boutiques offering beach wear, other clothing, accessories, jewelry, perfumes, hand crafts, galleries and more. La Quinta Avenida is the place where everybody meets after Sundown. It has Coffee Shops, Bars, all sorts of Restaurants and Night Clubs. Outside this area, Playa also has big shopping centers and malls.

Playa del Carmen’s Attractions

Playa del Carmen has Caribbean White sand beaches, miles and miles long. Sun bathing and swimming are excellent with the low tide and soft waves. The light blue color of the Ocean and the transparency of the water, increase your sensation of relax. The Island of Cozumel is just across the Channel, only 30 minutes cruise. Cozumel is part of The Reef Barrier that runs all along the Mexican Caribbean Coast. It supplies wonderful snorkeling and extraordinary cave and wall diving. Additionally, Cozumel offers a Submarine Dive close to the Reef, a visit to Chancanab National Park Reef or an Ecological tour of the Island.

Playa del Carmen’s contact with Nature and Ecology

Playa del Carmen is surrounded by untouched Nature. There are excursions in to the Jungle and the Rain Forest where you will discover huge natural ponds with crystal clear water which are fed by an underground web of rivers. Close to the Coast rivers start popping up with a smooth stream. Some are fit for swimming and Snorkeling. Only 5 minutes South of Playa there is an all day Eco Park Xcaret which in number one attraction with Dolphin show, underground river, an all around botanic garden, a huge aquarium and a evening Folkloric Show with more than 120 performers on stage. Another Eco Park almost a must is Xel Ha water, Flora, rivers, snorkeling and many activities.

Playa del Carmen and the Ancient Maya Civilization

All along the Riviera Maya and all over the Yucatan Peninsula, you find the vestige of the Ancient Maya Culture that lived in Mid America before the European Discovery of the Continent. Only 70 Kilometers from Playa del Carmen the Sacred walled City of Tulum nestled on a cliff overlooking the Azure Caribbean. A bit further away inland, is Coba nestled inside the Jungle and considered the most extended City in its time. And only 2 and and half hours away, the ceremonial center of Chichen Itza (One of the 7 Modern Wonders of the World).

Playa del Carmen and nearby Riviera Maya, offers over 200 most modern hotels & resorts for all types of budgets. Hotels supply Mexican and International cuisine, entertainment and an illustration of Mexico’s genuine music; as well as Mexico’s costumes and ceremonial traditions. Area has very different shopping, with Duty Free stores, very well reputed night life, dinning and endless things to do. Don’t forget Quinta Avenida the place where everybody hangs out in the evenings.