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PUERTO AVENTURAS 600 acres of jungle HIDDEN WORLDS CENOTES PARK Excellence Riviera Cancún All-inclusive
& beaches surrounds a golf course and Home to some of the most stunningly adults-only luxury resort featuring 6 pools, 8
marina, with restaurants, a dive shop (for beautiful cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula. restaurants, 10 bars, and a world-class spa.
cenotes or open water), and boutiques. Big Attractions include the SkyCycle, zip lines Hacienda Morelos Hotel Small 30-room
game fishing adventures also depart from and rapelling, and incredible snorkeling and hotel with pool, restaurant, bar, and a great
this marina. cave diving. location on a white sandy beach.
XPU-HA CENOTES Adjacent to Xpu-Ha Freedom Paradise Resort 3-star all-inclusive El Dorado Royale Elegant beachfront
beaches and resorts area are five cenotes: on a long beach. adults-only resort featuring 9 restaurants, 12
Chikin Ha Cenote is a tour-only scuba CENOTE DIVING The world’s best cave bars, and a world-class spa.
dive, Kantun Chi Cenote Park has a cave diving is concentrated in the area between Hotel Grand Mayan Beautiful beach with
for snorkeling or kayaking, Jardin del Eden Akumal and Tulum. Fresh water slowly family snorkeling and a dive shop, plus an
Cenote is superb for cavern divers, Cristalino drains through porous limestone to the sea immense pool, and the Brio Spa.
Maya Cenote is a swimming hole, as is Azul through the largest cave systems on earth. Iberostar Paraiso Lindo Hotel Five hotels,
Cenote. Descriptions of the favorite 10 cenote dives a shopping center, spa, 2 discotheques, con-
Akumal (“Place of The Turtle”) was part of appears in the upper right corner of this vention center, and a golf course.
a huge coconut grove when discovered by a map, and a general description of the cenote Maroma Beach Resort Quaint hotel with the
New York Times expedition in 1925. Diving and cave system make-up is to the left. famous Kinan Spa.
began here in 1958. TULUM RUINS Mayan ruins at this seaside Catalonia Playa Maroma Hotel All-inclusive
XEL-HA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE Ma- defensive site date from 564AD to 1450AD. hotel complete with restaurants, spa, disco-
yan ruins here date beyond 1400 years ago. See Tulum Archaeological Site details to the theque, pools, and fitness center.
This is a key extension of the Maya city of right. Secrets Maroma Beach Adults-only luxury
Coba, and was not fully abandoned until the Azul Blue Hotel All-inclusive resort featur- with gourmet cuisine, spa, and many ameni-
19th century. ing private beach, spa, as well as numerous ties and entertainment options.
XEL-HA LAGUNA & NATURE PARK This activities and facilities.
natural lagoon is one of the Riviera Maya’s Paradisus Riviera Cancún Five-star all-
best attractions. See details in the Xel-Ha inclusive resort with three pools, clubhouse,
map to the right. spa, fitness center, children’s clubs, and more.
