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.

When you decide to spend your family vacation in Cancun you will, of course, be looking to enjoy the sun, sea and sand that it is so famous for, but we know that you’ll also be looking for great activities and fun cruises to enjoy with your family. Many who stay in Cancun will tell you that a visit to the Isla Mujeres is a must one way or another, and that there are many companies who offer great tours and day trips to the island.

For a large number of tourists a visit to Cancun, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, entails days spent on sun-drenched, white sandy beaches with a drink in hand and nothing to worry about. For others it means snorkelling within the great Mesoamerican reef, or huge parties and extravagant restaurants before visiting the the various night clubs. For the more adventurous, however, there are archaeological ruins to explore, and the chance to discover something that is rarely found elsewhere: Cancun’s cenotes.