VILLAGES & TOWNS
Experience the Best of Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula on a Private Tour with Us
VILLAGES & TOWNS
Cancun
A city of 900,000 people, the 5th-most visited tourist destination in the world famed for its bars and beaches. However, it has many lesser known attractions, historical and cultural spots.
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Valladolid
One of Mexico’s ‘pueblos mágicos’ (magic towns), the nearest colonial town to Cancun and the Riviera Maya. In neighbouring Yucatan state it’s great place to try some of Mexico’s finest foods and local artesanales crafts and clothing.
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Playa del Carmen
Second only to Cancun for size, Playa del Carmen is famed for its ‘Fifth Avenue’, a walkable main street with many shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. It has an excellent public beach, and is the access point for the island of Cozumel.
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Tulum
A once sleepy beach town, Tulum is now a buzzing Bohemian chic town with its own new emerging architectural and fashion styles made with local materials and always considerate of environmental impacts.
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Kaua
A tiny village between Chichen Itza and Valladolid, Kaua has become a centre for local Yucatecan dishes. Enjoy lunch in a restaurant, seeing how tortillas are made in a Mayan kitchen with fingertips in Yucatan state.
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Uayma
A village boasting a striking church decorated quite unlike any other in the region, and see the local crafts, including those made using a uniquely local black ceramic.
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Bacalar
One of Mexico’s pueblos mágicos (magic towns), Bacalar is famed for the seven colours of its lake, connected to the Caribbean sea and many water-based activities. It also has a Spanish colonial fort and many restaurant options
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Merida
The capital of Yucatan state is rich in history, with gorgeous Spanish colonial architecture, amazing restaurants and an excellent base from which to discover the West of the Yucatan peninsula.
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Izamal
Our favourite of Mexico’s pueblos magicos (magic towns), in Yucatan state. The whole town was painted a single shade of yellow for the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1993. The town was built on and around several Mayan pyramids, and its monastery boasts the largest Christian courtyard outside Europe.
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Holbox
An island paradise with no asphalt roads or private cars, and where taxis are golf carts, and locals walk and cycle everywhere. It has a pure 5km (3-mile) white sand beach, often has flamingoes, pelicans and osprey, boutique hotels, amazing restaurants and in season the chance to see whale sharks.
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Isla Mujeres
This island is a 30-minute ferry ride from Cancun, whose main attraction are its beaches. Rent a golf cart and see the whole island in two hours, including seeing a tiny Mayan ruin on the clifftops where the sun first touches Mexican soil each day.
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Cozumel
The main cruise terminal near Cancun and the Riviera Maya, Cozumel is a destination in its own right. The island has Mayan ruins, great beaches including celebrated Playa Cielito, magnificent snorkelling and diving and good restaurant options.
