AMUSEMENT
PARKS AND RECREATION
Cancun is one of the best places in Mexico to relax
and enjoy your free time. It offers a wide variety of entertainment options,
amusement parks, nature outings, ecological reserves, bathing resorts and zoos.
We recommend that you visit the following places:
Torre Escenica ? Located at Km 4 in the hotel zone, this structure towers 110 meters (363 feet) high and offers
a panoramic view of the city and the Caribbean Sea.
Interactive
Aquarium
? Located in Plaza La Isla
at Km 12.5 in
the hotel zone, this aquarium, the first of its kind in Latin America, features
a wide variety of fish that live in the Caribbean Sea.
Its main attraction is a shark tank that allows you to have an interactive
experience with various types of sharks.
Wet ?n Wild ? Located in the hotel
zone at Km 25 in
Punta Nizuc. This aquatic park offers fun for the
whole family with its waterslides, wave pool, more than 800 feet of white-sand
beaches, and so much more.
Xcaret ? Located 72 kilometers (44 miles) from Cancun off the Cancun-Tulum Highway.This park has a beach
area, underground rivers, an aquarium, a butterfly pavillion,
a so-called dolphinarium, an orchid greenhouse and a
bee farm. What?s more, it offers an archaeological zone and a recreation of a Mayan
village. Open daily from 8:30 am to 10:00 pm.
Xel-Ha ? Located 115 kilometers (72 miles) south of Cancun off the Cancún-Tulum Highway. An ecological park where you can enjoy the experience of swimming
with dolphins and snorkeling in the main lagoon or in underground rivers.
Open daily from 8:30 to 6:00.
Reserva Ecologica de Sian Ka?an ? Located 157 kilometers south
of Cancun off the Cancun-Tulum Highway.
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the reserve has 23 archaeological
sites. Has five different entrances; most people use the Santa Teresita and Chac-mool entrances.
A perfect place for a family vacation, as it offers the opportunity to see a
wide variety of marine and terrestrial plant and animal life.
Isla Contoy ? Located northeast of Cancun,
it is a nearly uninhabited island. The only way to arrive there is by taking a
tour boat from Cancun. It is the most
important bird reserve in the Mexican Caribbean, with more than 115 aquatic,
migratory and indigenous species. Sandy
dunes and bushes predominate the landscape. It also
has various shallow lagoons, which attract many of the animal species.
Declared a national park in 1998, it
has 5,126 hectares
(12,660 acres)
of terrain. Boats to Isla Contoy depart from Isla Mujeres. This pristine island offers all the necessary
services to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
Crococun ? Located south of Cancun
at Km 30 on the Cancun-Tulum Highway. At this place,
you can see more than 300 crocodiles in captivity.
