![]() Do it all at Xcaret, a marvellous eco-park/museum/theme-park mash-up where you can learn about Mayan life, swim (safely!) with sharks, walk through butterfly-flittered jungle, whizz down water shoots and more.Head for Xel-Ha park to snorkel on some of these surreal spots. The limestone Yucatan peninsula is riddled with these water-filled sinkholes and a network of caves and passageways. ![]() Slip into a cenote – an essential element of all great holidays to Riviera Maya.Uxmal in particular is a magical mix of carvings, temples, toucans and forest – climb the great pyramid for sweeping views. Delve into the Riviera Maya hinterland for a cultural wallop: massive Mayan sites such as Chichen Itza are doable on day-trips from the coast.Every December, the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival soothes and sways Playa del Carmen – three nights of world-class jazz performed on the beach, under starry skies, all for free.This vast, jungle-encroached complex is best seen by bike – pedal between the different areas via the ceremonial sacbé (‘white roads’) laid by the Maya centuries ago. Cycle around Cobá, one of the Riviera Maya’s most important sites.Visit on a Thursday night if you can, when the Caminarte art fair fills the streets. Stroll down Playa del Carmen’s Fifth Avenue to shop for arts and crafts made in the Riviera Maya and Mexico, from bright embroidered shawls to traditional pottery.Arrive to see dawn break on the azure waters then explore the site, climbing up the towering Castilo for the best views. ![]()
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