Cancun is one of the biggest and best party destinations in the world, and it has made Mexico famous in many senses… but there’s so much more to do and see in and around Cancun than just bars and the party scene. There are, for example, many gorgeous Mayan ruins such as those found at Tulum. The peace and tranquillity of Tulum is only 80 miles from the vibrant hustle and bustle of Cancun, but it feels like a whole new world.
If you are looking for a day trip to enjoy while you’re on vacation in Cancun you won’t have to look very far; there are literally dozens of great places to go and things to do in and around Cancun. Here are our top 5 day trips for your vacation in Cancun.
Day trips exploring the huge fresh water cenotes that the Riviera Maya is so well known for are very popular while on vacation in Cancun.
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is peppered with a number of Mayan archeological sites that are located within relatively easy reach from Cancun. It you are staying in a hotel in Cancun or Riviera Maya, you can book many comfortable organized tours with your concierge or private tour agencies.
The pre-Columbian Mayan Civilization populated what are now the southern states of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula in addition to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and northern San Salvador and has left a mystical legacy of temples and pyramids in the form of Mayan ruins.
For top things to do in Cancun, everyone that plans a vacation to Cancun and the Riviera Maya are most probably familiar with the idea that the whole of the Yucatan Peninsula is full of wonderful vestiges of the Mayan empire. The most famous archeological sites are the pyramids at Chichen Itza or the oceanfront temples at Tulum, both of which are a good day trip from Cancun, between 1.5 and 2 hours away.
