Top 4 Spots In and Around Tulum

Does your next vacation include Tulum, Mexico? Along the route to other hot destinations, such as Cancun and Playa del Carmen, you’ll find Tulum has much to offer. Here are our top 4 spots in and around Tulum.

1. Fifth Avenue

Heading to Tulum from Cancun? Along the way, you’ll stumble across the eclectic beach town of Playa del Carmen. It’s the perfect spot for a few hours’ adventure or a whole day of exploring. Playa has a few of the world’s most beautiful beaches, quaint souvenirs, hip restaurants and clubs. Fifth Avenue is one of Playa’s most famous streets.

2. Xel-Ha

If you’re more into fun water activities, head to Xel-Ha, an aquatic theme park. This near-natural aquarium has activities such as tubing, cenote swinging, and dolphin swimming tours. The park is all-inclusive, so your park admission covers park access, all the food and drink you want, snorkeling equipment, access to lockers, and a complimentary towel. You can buy tickets at the park or online.

3. Xcaret

Xcaret follows in Xel-Ha’s aquatic footsteps with several water-based activities, as well as an archaeological dig site, a Mayan village replica, and several trails through the jungle. There are underground rivers for swimming and snorkeling, and you can even see ancient ruins. Like Xel-Ha, Xcaret is an all-inclusive park, with your access fee getting you a meal at their buffet, unlimited non-alcoholic beverages, snorkel equipment, and locker access. With so much to do, most visitors plan for an entire day of fun at Xcaret. You can buy tickets at the park or online.

4. Playa Akumal

Finally, Playa Akumal is the perfect spot for kayakers and snorkelers, and you’ll find rich, abundant sea life and coral. Be forewarned, however – in addition to various sea life, like turtles and small fish, these waters are also home to barracudas. Make sure you’ve got proper swimming attire! The majority of visitors to Akumal enjoy swimming with the turtles, so be sure you’ve got snorkeling equipment.

Check out these top 4 spots in and around Tulum and tell us what you think. What’s your favorite Tulum spot?