There are various tourist attractions in and around Cancun and these should be included in your list when you visit Mexico. These tourist attractions in and around Cancun include the following.
Cozumel Island in Cancun is situated in the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula opposite Playa del Carmen Island. It is12 miles from the mainland coast of Yucatan Peninsula. This island is famous for the various adventure activities that it offers. You can go for snorkeling, sea fishing, scuba diving, deep sea fishing and kayaking. Most of the residents of Cozumel Island live in San Miguel.
Situated at the coast of the northeast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea, Isla Mujeres is a small island. The Island of Isla Mujer features as one of the eight municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The location of the island is about 13 km north east of Cancún at 21.20° north, 86.72° west. The Island of Isla Mujer is nearly 7 km long and it has a width of 650 meters. Tourism has developed in Isla Mujer since the late 1970s. There are ferry boats that run every half hour. The island is popular with day trippers, but activity quiets down in the evening after the tour groups leave.
Playa del Carmen was once a sleepy village. But now it is one of the bustling tourist destinations of Mexico and a much visited tourist attractions in and around Cancun. The population doubled in the last few years. This is primarily because this place has all that in offer that other beach side destinations have and that too for much lesser cost. The scintillating alabaster-white beaches, gentle surf, coral reefs and slow lifestyle are there to be enjoyed in Playa del Carmen. Playa's dock serves as the pier for the ferrying people to Cozumel. So, it is just a short trip to Cozumel's incredible coral reefs.
If you love water, then come to the kingdom of Xel-Ha which is an ecological water theme park, a most sought after tourist attractions in and around Cancun. The Riviera Maya host this exhilarating and breathtaking water theme park. Xel-Ha was created by the Mayan gods: Xel-Ha. This is one of the most sought after Tourist Attractions in and around Cancun. Tourists who are Sightseeing in Cancun are generally given the longest halt in Xel-Ha.
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