Cancún — Sights
A sandbar shaped like a 7, sea on one side, lagoon on the other.
- Playa Delfines & the Cancún Sign — Bright CANCÚN letters with nothing but mint-green sea behind them
- Playa Tortugas & Gaviota Azul — Calm, shallow north-facing water, and a ferry to Isla Mujeres
- MUSA Underwater Museum Snorkel — Hundreds of human sculptures standing on the seabed, seen from above
- Isla Mujeres — Loop the island by golf cart, then wade into knee-deep Playa Norte
- Chichén Itzá — A New Seven Wonder: Kukulcán's nine-tiered pyramid
- Tulum Ruins — A Maya temple on a cliff above an emerald beach
- Cenotes (Gran Cenote, Dos Ojos, Ik Kil) — Snorkel with turtles in clear fresh water under cave ceilings
- Xcaret Park — Underground river swims to a night show: a full-day park
- Xel-Há Park — Snorkel, eat and drink all day where river meets sea
- Isla Holbox — A car-free island of sand streets, shallow sea and big sunsets
- Cobá Ruins — Bike through jungle to a 42 m pyramid you can climb again
- El Rey Archaeological Zone — A Maya site in the Hotel Zone, with an iguana on every stone
- Mercado 28 — A maze of souvenir stalls and an inner food court; haggle
- Parque de las Palapas — An evening street-food square: marquesitas and 30-peso tacos
- Quinta Avenida, Playa del Carmen — A pedestrian street beside the sea: walk, eat, hit the beach
- Museo Maya de Cancún & San Miguelito Site — Jade mask inside, ruins out the back door
- Isla Contoy National Park — Bird and turtle island with a daily visitor cap
- Punta Nizuc Reef Snorkelling — Reef snorkelling by boat at the end of the strip
- Playa Marlín — Calm white sand in the middle of the Hotel Zone
- Nichupté Lagoon Mangrove Tour — Kayak through mangroves into the sunset
- Torre Escénica Rotating Tower — A slow spin up for 360 degrees of lagoon and sea
- Cancún Interactive Aquarium — The rainy-day fix where you can touch the rays
- Playa Gaviota Azul — A free dip right in the middle of the party strip
- Puerto Juárez Ferry Dock and Waterfront — The plain-spoken dock where island boats leave
- Puerto Morelos Reef and Town — A sleepy fishing town with a reef right off the pier