Yucat谩n Peninsula travel

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Overview

Few Mexican destinations can dazzle you with ancient Maya ruins, azure Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico waters and colonial cities all in one fell swoop. Actually, there's only one 鈥� the Yucat谩n Peninsula. The peninsula comprises parts of Belize and Guatemala, as well as three separate Mexican states: Yucat谩n, Quintana Roo and Campeche. Quintana Roo is probably the best known thanks to the tourism mega-destinations of 颁补苍肠煤苍, Tulum and Playa del Carmen, where millions flock annually to get their share of vitamin D on brochure-perfect beaches or resort infinity pools. But head just a couple of hours west and you hit 惭茅谤颈诲补, the capital of Yucat谩n state, whose colonial architecture and contemporary restaurants are a satisfying change of pace, not to mention the many cenotes (freshwater springs) nearby. Neighboring Campeche state is home to mind-blowing Maya ruins galore. This entire compact peninsula holds wonderful, varied and accessible travel surprises.

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�

Aerial of a path between palm trees on Isla Contoy.

Parque Nacional Isla Contoy

颁补苍肠煤苍

A white sand beach with manta rays gliding through the shimmering turquoise waters.聽No hotels. No nightclubs. No roads or cars of any kind. It鈥檚 hard to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�

Museo Maya de 颁补苍肠煤苍

颁补苍肠煤苍

Surrounded by dense tropical forest, the contemporary Museo Maya de 颁补苍肠煤苍 is a welcome respite from the beach and buffet lines of the neighboring high鈥�

San Miguelito

颁补苍肠煤苍

You don't have to leave the Zona Hotelera to find Mayan culture in 颁补苍肠煤苍. Before the beach umbrellas, resorts, banana boats and聽 Spanish conquistadors鈥�

Isla Blanca

颁补苍肠煤苍

Driving down a narrow sand road, the turquoise Caribbean on one side, the glimmering Laguna Chacmuchuch on the other, you feel like you鈥檙e a thousand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�

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