Here you can find adventures from extreme to gentle.
There
are plenty of tour companies and local travel agencies that
offer excellent guided excursions. Along
with your camera remember to bring your comfortable walking
shoes, hat, biodegradable sunscreen, water bottle, and in most
cases a towel and swimsuit. The
Riviera Maya offers adventure seekers jungle treks and ATV tours,
snorkeling in a diversity of natural aquariums, swimming
with dolphins, and a vast system of limestone caves, pools and
rivers to explore (see: DIVE
SHOPS for diving information). Sport enthusiasts will find
ample opportunity for golf, tennis, fishing, sailing, kayaking,
windsurfing, jet skiing, horseback riding, cycling, and skydiving.
Those looking for a cultural experience
can visit both Mayan archeological sites and small villages
where life goes on much as it did in antiquity. Our eco-archeological
parks offer a unique blend of flora, fauna, and culture easily
accessible to visitors of all ages. Shoppers will
find a bounty of jewelry stores, boutiques, and art galleries.
And our nightlife is as varied as our daytime choices.
Tour
Companies Alltournative
Aqua Ventures
Best Day Tours
Camelot Tours
Funky Tours
HOLA !
Los Locos Tours
Mayaluum Tours
Olympus Tours
Planeta Maya Tours
Riviera Tours
Adventure
& Water Sports
ATV
Explorers Jungle Tours - All-terrain motorcyle tours w/ snorkeling
and cave experience. Dolphin Experience - Puerto Aventuras, Xel-Ha and Xcaret. Explora Dive Shop Windsurfing - Top of the line equipment
& courses. Isla
Sailing Club - Hobie Cat 16's and 18's sailing with Captain
or solo for experienced sailors, sailing/snorkeling
reef tours and sailing lessons. Kayaks and boogie boards are available. Jaime´s Marina - Deep Sea Fishing, Hobie Cat Sailing. Sky Dive Playa - Safe tandem skydiving, Ram Air Canopies,
beach landing, student programs. Tropical Water Sports -Snorkeling, fishing, parasailing,
jet skis.
Archeological
Sites
Chichen-Itza
(550-900AD and 1100-1240AD) best known site, but furthest away
(about 3 hrs. from Playa del Carmen).
Coba (250-900AD) site w/highest pyramid in the peninsula,
jungle setting, hiking
Involved.
Muyil (1-1550AD) one of the longest occupied sites of
the Mayan empire, jungle setting.
Tulum (400-900AD) easily accessible ruins built on sea
cliff w/beach.
Aktun
Chen Caves - Large caverns with cenotes, wildlife zoo, and botanical
garden. Aviario Xaman-Ha (Playacar) - Open air aviary
within a jungle setting. Sian Kaán Biosphere Reserve - 9 eco-systems
covering 1,700 sq. miles w/ boating, fishing, kayaking, snorkeling,
birding, swimming in cenotes and archeology. Tres Rios - rivers, jungle trails, and beach w/ horseback
riding, biking, kayaking, snorkeling. Xel-Ha - rivers above and below ground, lagoon, beach,
and archeological sites w/ inner tubes, snorkeling, hammocks,
and restaurants. Swimming with dolphins available. Xcaret - rivers above and below ground, lagoon, beach,
and archeological sites w/ extensive flora and fauna
exhibits restaurants. Cultural shows, including Mayan ballgame.
Swimming with dolphins available.
Movie
Theaters
Cines
Hollywood (Playa del Carmen) -3 screens with current features
English Audio with Spanish
subtitles.
Night
Life - Playa del Carmen
Apasionado
Jazz Bar & Restaurant
Bar Fly
Blue Parrot
Brasil 500
Calypso
Capitan Tutix
House Entertainment Bar
Las Piñatas
La Taberna Cyberbar & Games
Kuba
Playa 69
Rumba Café
Soma
Tequila!
Up & Down Sports Bar
Shopping
Boutiques
Handcrafts
Jewelry
Tobacco
Shopping
Plazas
Plaza
Marina (Playa del Carmen) Plaza
Pelicanos(Playa del Carmen)
Plaza Papagallo (Playa del Carmen)
