Guide

Day trips from Cancún

The Riviera Maya is the great day-trip coast: Tulum, Chichén Itzá, the cenotes, the islands. All real, all reachable.

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The Maya world

Chichén Itzá

~200 km / 2.5 hrs

The Wonder of the World: El Castillo, the equinox serpent (Mar/Sep). Go early - the tour buses arrive at 10.

Tulum

~130 km / 2 hrs

The clifftop ruins and the beach below: the postcard. Combine with a cenote swim.

Water

Cenotes

Various · ~200-500 MXN

The sinkhole swims: Gran Cenote, Dos Ojos, the underground rivers. The Yucatán's magic.

Cozumel

Ferry from Playa del Carmen

The island: Palancar Reef diving, the east-side wild beaches. The ferry is the key.

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