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Waterpark:

Parque Nizuc - Wet 'N Wild Water Park
Cancun's only waterpark, located in the hotel zone in Punta Nizuc. The expansive 18-acre waterpark has 9 awesome attractions that are great for guests of all ages. Parque Nizuc is a great place for families to spend a fun-filled day together enjoying the cooling waters, the waterslides, dolphin swims, wave pool, more than 800 feet of white-sand beaches, and so much more. The waterpark also features a Kids' Park for small children. The Kids' Park features an interactive play area with a variety of water playground toys that will keep your children safely entertained for hours. Trained lifeguards supervise the play area.

 

Eco-tourism sites:

 

Interactive Aquarium
Located in Plaza La Isla 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.

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.

Xcaret
Xcaret is a great eco-park on the coast. Make it an all day affair to get the best value. The park is loaded with amusements: snorkel the underground river, an aquarium, butterfly exhibit, sea turtles, ruins, Mayan village, beach, dolphin swim & more. Then experience Xcaret at Night. A firelight Mayan ceremonial dance, Indiana Jones style dry cave, and fantastic amphitheater for regional music & dancing from around Mexico. Located just south of Playa Del Carmen.

Xel-Ha
Xel-Ha Explore a Natural Wonder. The waters of Xel-Ha are a combination of salt water from the seas and freshwater from the underground rivers. There is also a collection of Mayan ruins in the Xel-ha archaeological park This provides a habitat for a variety of fish, birds and other wild life. You can enjoy snorkeling, tubing, biking and just walking around this beautiful area.

Aktun Chen
Aktun Chen Dry Cave and Jungle Tour- you won't want to miss this cave, the sign is just south of Akumal along the highway. A walk through Aktun Chen is as close to "dry cave diving" as you'll get. A great example of the extensive caves in the area. The variety and number of stalactites is staggering! Great monkeys too. Located just south of Akumal.

Cenotes
Cenotes One of the most unique features of the Riviera Maya are its "cenotes" which are literally the liquid life of Quintana Roo. Cenotes are natural oasis pools in the jungle fed freshwater by the submerged caves which honeycomb the underground. Many of these cenotes can be visited on organized snorkel-swim tours while others with signs along the road simply require a fee to enter.

Tres Rios Ecological Park
Tres Rios Ecological Park- open daily from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Enjoy unlimited use of bicycles on jungle paths, canoe trips on the jungle rivers, Kayaks on the beach, snorkeling, diving and swimming in the cenotes (springs), rivers and beach. Beach chairs, hammocks and palapas available at the beach. Located just North of Playa del Carmen.

Selvatura Aventure
Selvatura Aventure jungle tour 19K west of Puerto Morelos on the road to Central Vallarta (west side of highway 307). Enjoy a combination zip line (tyrolean traverse) jungle canopy tour, biking and cenote swim. Prices $40-60 usd depending on package purchased. Food and beverage, souveniers are available at the main lodge/outfitting center. Certified guides.

 

Yaax Che Jardin Botanico
Yaax Che Jardin Botanico - This is a great 1/2 day trip to see tropical plants and trees native to the Yucatan peninsula, identified with tags in a natural setting. The gardens have paths which lead to varied environmental zones, a senic overlook, small Mayan ruins and an example of a traditional Maya "palapa home" and "chiclero" camp. Monkeys and birds are not uncommon to see. Located on hwy 307 just south of the entrance to Puerto Morelos.

Xaman Ha Aviary
Xaman Ha Aviary - Xaman Ha Aviary is a wonderful natural habitat for some 60 species of tropical birds who populate the jungles of the Yucatan peninsula. Here you can see roughly 200 individual birds living in harmony with one another, all within an open-air sanctuary that has paths and trails leading to the birds' preferred nesting areas. Xaman Ha Aviary is located in the heart of the Riviera Maya in Playacar, Playa del Carmen.

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