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Things to Do in Cancun, Mexico
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Garrafon Park Isla Mujeres
Cancun, Mexico
Located on Isla Mujeres (which is 4.5 miles by boat from Cancun) and run by Dolphin Discovery, Garrafon Park is a nature park where you can snorkel among sting rays and exotic fish, kayak, and try a zip line....
Historical Landmark
Beach
Hiking
Bicycling
Boating
Mayan Ruins at Chichen Itza
Cancun, Mexico
Although there's so much to do and explore in Cancun (without even leaving your hotel!) that the idea of traveling two hours outside the city might not be immediately appealing, you do not want to miss going to the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza....
Historical Landmark
Neighborhood
Roadside Landmark
Playa Caracol
Cancun, Mexico
While the beach outside your hotel may be all you need, Playa Caracol (Snail Beach) is close to restaurants and its sapphire blue waters remain calm even when the waves pick up at other beaches....
Boating
Fishing
Sailing
Snorkeling
Swimming
Selvática Extreme Adventure Family Tour
Cancun, Mexico
Experience the jungle in the Yucatan firsthand without the danger of running into angry howler monkeys or hungry felines. You'll zip line through trees, mountain bike to a "cenote," (sinkhole) and rope swing into water....
Aerial Ride
Wet N Wild
Cancun, Mexico
This 18-acre water park is a great place to splash and cool off in its maze of thrilling water slides, enormous wave pool and an underwater jungles gym. The admission price also includes all the food you can eat, including drinks....
Water Park
Rafting
Swimming
Live Music Venue
Dolphin Discovery at Isla Mujeres
Cancun, Mexico
There's something magical about these always-smiling highly intelligent marine mammals and Dolphin Discovery (which has four locations throughout Mexico) that lets you and your children get up close and personal to a dolphin....
Beach
Wildlife Sanctuary
Swimming
Horseback Riding at Rancho Loma Bonita
Cancun, Mexico
A horse-eye-view of the jungle and the beach is a great way for kids to learn about the landscape. Of the many horseback riding tours and ranches in Cancun, Rancho Loma Bonita is one of the best....
Swimming
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Pony Rides
Xcaret Attraction Park and Zoo
Cancun, Mexico
Tucked into the rainforest, Xcaret (which means "small inlet" in Mayan) welcomes nearly one million visitors per year to its 200-acre nature park that has a museum, butterfly pavilion, underground rivers, and dozens of other family-friendly attractions....
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Aquarium
Capitan Hook Pirates of the Caribbean Dinner Show and Cruise
Cancun, Mexico
When you come to the pier, you'll board either the red boat or the green boat, both reproductions of 17th-century Spanish galleons. A crew of eye-patch-wearing pirates ply you with unlimited drinks, jokes, and pirate lore....
Boat Tour
Theater
Live Music Venue
Interactive Cancun Aquarium
Cancun, Mexico
With a two-story shark tank filled with bull sharks, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, brown sharks, and black tip sharks (that makes you a little nervous to stand in front of); and exotic fish running in tubes throughout the place; this interactive aquarium is...
Science & Nature Museum
Petting Zoo
Swimming
Live Music Venue
Theater
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