North Beach                                         East Beach

Cancun’s beaches are formed by sand of calcareous origin, accounting for its white color, its fine texture and temperature, always cool regardless of the sun’s strong rays.

In Cancun, two beach zones can be distinguished: the first one located at north of the hotel zone, facing Isla Mujeres, protected by its location within the Bahia Mujeres bay. Due to this it has calm waves ideal for children and for to practice a lot of aquatic activities like jet skiing, water skiing, sailing and surfing, plus safe swimmig.

The other beach zone is located on the eastern side of the hotel zone, facing the Caribbean open sea. This is a spectacular beach with tiny white sands and waves which intensity varies according to the season. For your safety, hotel beaches and the marinas use colored warning flags. Before swimming, we suggest consider them. But the aea is ideal for relax, to socialize and to get a tan.

By other hand, bordered on one side by the vast Caribbean Sea and by extensive lagoons on the other, Cancun’s hotel zone is a paradise for aquatic activities. The numerous marinas offer from an entire day of fishing in the high seas to diving classes and deep-sea diving, including a visit to sharks’ caves or the zones inhabited by whale sharks and sting rays.

At western side of the Cancun hotel zone there is the Nichupte lagoon sourranded by a mangrove jungle that oferrs the unique experienc of the Joungle tour, Severals marines in the area give you to a water trip on jet ski or small boats inner the tunnels of vegetation where you can see the wild life of the area like birds, jellyfish or crocodiles and the “cenotes” characteristics of the Yucatan Peninsula.

From CancunTravel.com 2008

Cancun is home to a vast array of eco-tours. According to the Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau, ecotourists are “travelers who have an inherent appreciation for the natural world and combine it with their love for travel.” Cancun’s prime location and host of wildlife make it an ideal spot for ecotourists to pursue their interests.

Eco-tourism sites in and around Cancun include:
Mangroves and Forest Jungle Tours, Coral reefs area form Isla Mujeres, Isla Contoy and Cozumel Island, the Bigest American Coral Reef Barrier with a lot of diferent areas for to dive or to snorkeling throught the Riviera Maya, Rio Lagartos, Croco Cun, all the “Cenotes” and Caverns, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, Chancanaab National Park in Cozumel Island, jungle zip lines at serveal locations in Riviera Maya, Xcaret, Xel-ha, etc.

Jungle tours are conducted through the dense mangrove forests just outside Cancun. From Cancun the snorkels can enjoy the wildlife native in the reef of Punta Nizuc, there are other options available for snorkeling and diving at Isla Mujeres, Cancun or Puerto Morelos, Akumal and Cozumel. Sian Ka’an serves as home for over 345 species of birds, all of the endangered cat species (jaguar, puma, ocelot, and margay), spider monkeys, crocodiles, manatees, and various types of sea turtles. Isla Contoy is an island just a short boat ride from Isla Mujeres and is an undisturbed natural habitat for birds such as the pelican and egret. Croco Cun is a large crocodile farm that is open to the public, In Yucatan Penisnula there is a wonderfull subterranean world of a complex net of underground rivers and caverns to invite you to have a real ecological not comun experiece….

Have you been in Cancun or Riviera Maya for some of this adventure activities?

From:  Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau