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Cancún, Mexico
Easy first stop for beaches and a small Mayan site.
Eat: La Habichuela
Stay: Hotel NYX Cancún
Do: Playa Delfines, El Rey Ruins, Mercado 28
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Isla Holbox, Mexico
Car-free island known for glowing night waters and murals.
Eat: Luuma, Raíces Beach Club and Marina
Stay: Casa Las Tortugas
Do: bioluminescence tour, Punta Cocos, street art
- Holbox: Yalahau, Passion Island and Punta Mosquito Boat Tour
- Holbox: Stars and Bioluminescent Marine Life Kayaking Tour
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Las Coloradas, Mexico
Optional day trip (about 3 hours from Holbox) to pink salt lakes and flamingos.
Do: Pink Lakes, bird watching
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Valladolid, Mexico
Colonial town with a cenote in the middle of the city.
Eat: El Atrio del Mayab
Stay: Hotel Mesón del Marqués
Do: Cenote Zací, Convent of San Bernardino, Calzada de los Frailes
- Valladolid: Chichen Itza and 3 Cenotes Tour
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Chichén-Itzá, Mexico
Day trip for the great pyramid; go early and pair it with a cenote swim.
Do: El Castillo, Great Ball Court, Cenote Ik Kil
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Tulum, Mexico
Cliffside ruins above the Caribbean, with cenotes and a biosphere reserve.
Eat: Hartwood
Stay: Hotel Tiki Tiki Tulum
Do: Tulum Ruins, Gran Cenote, Sian Ka'an
- Riviera Maya: Tulum Ruins and 2 Cenotes Half-Day Tour
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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Lively beach town with turtle snorkelling nearby at Akumal.
Eat: Alux Restaurant
Stay: Mahekal Beach Resort
Do: Quinta Avenida, Playa Mamitas, Akumal Bay, Yal-Ku Lagoon
- Isla Mujeres: Catamaran with Open Bar, Snorkeling and Lunch