Riviera Maya Map
Summary of approximate driving/ferry distances
Summary of approximate driving/ferry distances
- From Cancun airport to Playa del Carmen: About 1 hr by car
- From Playa del Carmen to Tulum : About 1 hr by car
- From Playa del carmen to Cozumel : About 1 hr ferryride 1 way
- From Cancun hotel Zone to Isla Mujeres: About 30 mins by ferry 1 way
- From Cancun or Playa to Chichen Itzna: About 3 hrs drive 1 way.
- From Playa to Xcaret: About 10-15 mins by car
- From Playa to Xel-ha: About 40 mins
Cenotes/Caves/Zip Lining/ATVs/Biking/Eco Parks/etc
Click on this link to get a Map Location for each of the below activities.
Click on this link to get a Map Location for each of the below activities.
- Hidden Worlds Cenotes Park. About 45 drive from Playa down south. Dos Ojos cenote is located in this Par.
- Rio Secreto. About 10 mins drive from Playa down south. Only a cenote/cave tour.I don't have the name of the cenote
- Boca del Puma Eco Park, This boca del Puma cenote is located here and tours include a zip line, bicycle riding, and a swim in a cenote.
- Selvatica Eco Park, offers zip lines, horseback riding, cenotes, and snorkeling. Cenote Verde Lucero cenote is located here.
- Xplor: Here you'll have the chance to drive amphibious vehicles, go zip-lining, and raft through caves filled with stalactites.
- Xcaret: Has more activities: various animals (avairy, butterfly pavilion, and giant sea turtles), water-based (beach and fun underground river), and an amazing cultural show at night.Swim with dolphins, snuba, etc is extra and not included in the ticket price. The cenote here is Sistema Xcaret
- Xelha : Is more water-based, go here for snorkeling. There's a lazy river you can float down, cenotes, and cliffs to jump from. Swim with dolphins, snuba, etc is extra.Cenote Paraiso and Cenote Aventura are located here.
- Canopy Aktun Chen offers a cenote, cave tour, as well as zip lines. Name of cenote is Aktun Chen
Cenotes are sinkholes and there are four different types.
- The first are the underground cenotes which are completely underground, like small lakes inside a cave. Examples: Hidden worlds Cenote, Xplor, Rio Secreto, Aktun Chen
- The other are underground cenotes which have a hole in their roof, where sunlight can come inside.
- Third there are the ones that doesn't have a roof at all Just side walks. Examples: Dzitnup ceneto near Valladolid, ikil near chichen itza.
- And the last are completely open, almost as lakes. Example: Cenotes in Xelha, Xcaret
Mayan Ruins
2 of them that are worth seeing: Tulum and Chichen Itza. Tulum is near the water while chichen is about a 2-3 hr drive 1 way.
Chichen Itza by Car
- Chichén Itzá opens at 8:00 am, try to be there before 9:00 at least. Going early allows you to see most of the area before it gets too hot (there is very little shade) and also lets you beat the majority of the huge tour buses from Cancun that spill out hundreds of noisy tourists out on the site by around noon.
- Take water if you can and wear a big silly hat to protect your head from the sun.
- Fill your tank in Cancun and again in Valladolid if necessary. There is only one gas station along the toll road and it’s a long way away. In an emergency gas can be purchased at the toll booths, but there are only two of those along the whole road to Chichén Itzá. In 2010 the tolls for a car were $214.00 pesos(toll1) and $53(toll2) pesos each way. You will not have to pay the $53 pesos on the way back if you take the free road to Valladolid.
- Wear good shoes. You will be doing plenty of walking and the steps on the pyramid are smooth, slippery and irregular.
- Admission to the Chichén Itzá is around 111 pesos for adults and 10 pesos to park.
- After you have finished at Chichén Itzá (usually 3-4 hours) take the libre (free) road to Valladolid. It’s a right turn as you exit the ruins.
- Guides usually wait at the entrance and charge around 450 pesos for one to six people.
Swim with Dolphins
- Wet 'n' Wild near airport.http://dolphinaris.
com/ in wet n wild - Delphinus in Xcaret,
- Delphinus in Xel-Ha
- Delphinus Riviera Maya
- Dolphin discovery in cancun downtown
- Dolphin discovery in Isle Mujeres
- La Isla Mall in cancun hotel zone: Interactive Aquarium (tel. 998/883-0411, -0436, -0413; www.aquariumcancun.com.mx). Can bring your own water proof camera
- Coco Bongo: In Cancun hotel zone and Playa del carmen
- Señor Frogs: In Cancun hotel zone and Playa del carmen
- Many massage places on 5th Avenue that are not as expensive as compared to the spas in the hotels.
If staying in hotel zone, public transportation is awesome, so car is not really needed. But could be needed to go down south for activities. Best to book in advance as rates are less then 1/2 of what is offered in store. If staying in Riviera Maya and plan on doing activities, then I would highly suggest renting one. Ask your hotel for overnight parking cost.
- www.kayak.com
- http://www.cancunmexicocarrental.com/
- www.CarRentals.com
I always check tripadvisor.com for ratings before I book any hotel
Cancun Hotel Zone Map
Riverra Maya Hotel Map (Does not include hotels in Playa)
Map of Playa Hotels
| Numerical 1 The Reef Coco Beach 2 Shangri La Caribe 3 Real Playa Carmen 4 Las Palapas 5 Fiesta Banana 6 Riviera Caribe Maya 7 Quinto Sol 8 Riviera del Sol 9 El Patio 10 Coco Rio 11 Posada Mariposa 12 Villa Amanecer 13 Tierra Maya 14 Aventura Mexicana 15 Carmen Inn 16 Caribbean Paradise 17 Royal Porto Real 18 Las Golondrinas 19 Gran Porto Real 20 El Tukan Condotel 21 Acanto Suites Lounge 22 Blue Beach 23 La Tortuga Hotel and Spa 24 Mosquito Blue Hotel Spa 25 Cohiba 26 Blue Parrot 27 Deseo 28 Costa del Mar 29 El Campanario 30 Hacienda Maria Bonita 31 Colibri 32 Kinbe Hotel 33 Posada Freud 34 Alhambra Hotel 35 Illusions 36 Treetops 37 Albatros 38 Lunata 39 Los Itzaes Hotel 40 Pelicano Inn 41 Fusion 42 All Riviera 43 Mimi del Mar 44 Hacienda del Caribe 45 Don Emilione 46 Molcas 47 Plaza Marina |
