Mexico Vacations
Cancun
Great beach, Mayan ruins, newly upgraded resorts
Cancun is all about the beach! Enjoy Cancun for its accessible shoreline and
clear Caribbean Sea
. Here, the white-sand remains cool to bare feet even on the hottest days along Cancun's Hotel Zone. Staying in the zone offers your group a base for snorkeling coral reefs, renting jet skis, day trips, or enjoying dancing, dining, and beach strolls.Following Hurricane Wilma in October, 2005, Cancun took the opportunity to widen its beaches and make them even more clean and white to attract returning travelers. The government funded the entire $20 million project. All of Mexico's beaches are public property, so use the beach outside any of Cancun's hotels. Be especially careful on beaches fronting the open Caribbean, where undertow can be strong. By contrast, the waters of
Mujeres Bay
, at the north end of the island, are usually calm and ideal for swimming. At almost every beach, you can rent a sailboard and take lessons, ride a parasail, try a variety of other fun water activities, or get an oceanfront massage.For further adventure while visiting Cancun, visit ecological park Xcaret (about 30 miles south) and float in an