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Overview

The Riviera Maya, a tourist corridor of white-sand beaches, scenic ruins and fun-filled cenotes, was made for road-tripping. Yes, it's growing fast, too fast some will say, but despite all the development, you can still find that small fishing town or head inland to catch a glimpse of the Mexico that tourism forgot.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Tulum Ruins

Tulum

Tulum is one of the most visited archaeological zones in Mexico and for good reason: it鈥檚 sublime. The ruins sit on聽seaside cliffs, high above turquoise鈥�

SFER IK

Tulum

Wandering barefoot through the contemporary art museum at Azulik hotel, you feel like you鈥檙e in a giant cocoon. Nature surrounds you, inside and out:鈥�

Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an

Tulum

While floating聽down a canal that Mayans聽dug by hand聽centuries ago, you聽see tall grasses on either side and聽colorful birds flying overhead.聽You hear the鈥�

Beautiful Cenote Manatee, ( a.k.a. Casa Cenote, and Cenote Manat铆 ), in Tankah Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Tankah Tres

Tulum

At the end of a sand road is the hamlet of Tankah Tres (aka Tankah Bay), a seaside community of vacation homes and small hotels in Mexico, all facing a鈥�

The Mayan ruins of the Coba pyramid in the Yucatan Peninsula.

颁辞产谩 Ruins

颁辞产谩

颁辞产谩's ruins include the tallest pyramid in Quintana Roo (the second tallest in all the Yucat谩n) and the thick jungle setting makes you feel like you鈥檙e鈥�

Templo del Dios Descendente

Tulum

Templo del Dios Descendente is named after the relief figure of a descending god, aka the Diving God.

Templo de las Pinturas

Tulum

This two-story temple has some of Tulum's most intricate decorations, including relief masks, carvings, columns and partially restored color murals on an鈥�

Small PYramid at Mayan ruins of Coba, Caribe. Quintana Roo state. Mayan Riviera. Yucatan Peninsula. Mexico

Grupo 颁辞产谩

颁辞产谩

The most prominent structure in the Grupo 颁辞产谩 is La Iglesia (the Church). It's an enormous pyramid; if you were allowed to climb it, you could see the鈥�

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Best Things to Do

Riviera Maya has so many spectacular experiences that it can be hard to know where to start. Here's our guide to the best things to do while you're there.

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