Things to Do

Things To Do Many of our guest have enjoyed the following sightseeing side trips: Since these can be very popular it is a good idea to purchase tickets before hand.

ECO Parks

 

The largest Eco Park is Xcaret, a "whole day & evening" Eco Zoo - Bat Cave, Sea Turtles, Mushroom Farm, Butterfly Pavilion, Reptiles, Sharks, a Coral Reef Exhibit, Jaguars and Local Animals, Parrots and lots of trails with tropical flowers and plants.

Water Activities - Underground River, Lagoon for Snorkeling, Beach, Wading and Tide Pools and Swim with the Dolphins

Mayan Culture - Mayan Village and the Night Show is a recreation of a Mayan festival including dance and an ancient Mayan game called Ulama, a very entertaining show educating you on the history of the Mayans and their Culture. 

Xel-Ha - The Snorkeling Heaven (ishel-ha) is a great pick for 1st time snorkeling, or people whom do not want to open water snorkeling on windy days when the ocean is rough. The park is a large natural inlet that has a small opening to the ocean making it a natural aquarium for all kinds of fish and sea life. There is a fresh spring water river that flows threw a mangrove, down to the inlet - you can inter tube down. You can see cenotes and they have a small Mayan cave, or just find one of the hidden areas with hammocks.

Mayan Ruins

Tulum is about an hour drive south from the Puerto Morelos / Playa del Secreto. It is small but very spiritual, located on top the 50 foot-high cliffs with the blue waters of the Caribbean as a backdrop.

A morning trip to Tulum makes a nice day trip is combined with a trip to Xel-Ha in the afternoon. If you have never seen a Mayan Ruin before and are not sure you want to spend a whole day going to one of the large sites in the Yucatan, this is a good choice for you.

 

Chichen Itza was the most important ancient city of the Mayan Culture, a center for religion, trade and politics. It is the largest and most impressive of the Mayan Ruins that lay within a day's trip distance from the Mayan Riviera area.

I suggest that if you have a group going contact www.cancunvalet.com for a trip - they will pick you up from the villa and drive you both ways, the driver can stop on the way for lunch or dinner and they provide a cooler and car seats - runs $350 for up to 12 people.

When you go you should pay for Private Guide - you really get the most of out the trip and learn a lot about the Mayan Culture that you will miss on your own. There is also a night light show that you don't want to miss. It's open 8am to 9pm. It's located 149 miles from Cancun towards Merida, and takes approximately 2.5 hours to get there.

Aquatic Sports

 We encourage all of our renters to spend a day on the beautiful reef that runs along the coast (the 2nd largest coral reef in the world) - the portion of this reef that runs in front of Puerto Morelos is a national park - weather you are a diver, fisherman or you like to snorkel it will make your trip to the area very special.

  We suggest Diving Dog Tours out of Puerto Morelos for Fishing and Snorkeling. Longtime citizen of Puerto Morelos Kathy Loretta runs this operation. In the last 3 years since I have used Diving Dog Tours as our Fishing/Snorkeling Service, my guest have had nothing but great reviews, they are reliable, return emails promptly and are very informative. Kathy has a the best antidotes and "fish" tales to tell. I have had other services forget appointments, get too drunk to fish, cheat customers on hours out fishing, change prices etc; this service will take good care of you. Paco dose the snorkeling and is really good with kids, takes them by the hand and teaches them how to snorkeling and points out all the fish and sea life, and explains what each is called. Kathy goes with the fishing trips if there's room (and she can skip out from work.)

Kathy Loretta
Puerto Morelos Mx.

(52)(998) 848-8819 (Daytime)
(52)(998) 206-9206 (Nighttime)
(52)045(998) 201-9805 (Mobile)
info@Puertomorelosfishing.com

 

A great deal is the Trip by Catamaran to Isla Mujeres since in includes pick-up at the villa, Snorkeling, Food and Open Bar!

 Trip Includes:

• R/T Transportation from Villa to Marina in Cancun.
   
• Snorkeling from Catamaran – equipment provided.
   
• Visit area with Sand Sharks for Photos and to interact with sharks.
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• Lunch at Isla Mujeres.
   
• Free time in Isla Mujeres to do some sight seeing and shopping.
   
• On return Trip to Cancun you will have an opportunity to use the spinnaker (weather permitting.)
   
• Open bar is included.
   
• Check-in at Marina in Cancun 9:30am- Return 5:30PM (Pick-up from Villas will be approx and hour earlier – we will confirm pick-up time after booking.)
   
• Cost: Adults $85, Children 5-11 years $60 Reservations
  
               Reservations

We suggest Dive Puerto Morelos for Scuba is right in town. They offer a full set of courses from Beginners to Advanced courses for PADI rescue and recover certification, as well as 1 or 2 tanks reef, cenote/cave and ship reek dives.  www.divepuertomorelos.com

Brett@divepuertomorelos.com
(52) (998) 206-9084 (office)
 

Swim with the Dolphins

Swim with the Dolphins In Puerto Aventuras (about 15 minutes pass Playa del Carmen) is the most covenant location when staying in one of the villas. There are 5 different programs offered, here is the most popular.

 

Royal Swim Includes:            

• R/T transportation is free from any hotel in the Puerto Morelos/Riviera Maya
   

• 15 minute orientation
   

• 30 minute in the water with the dolphins
   

• 15 minute video session
   

• Each group from 8 to 10 people swim with 2 dolphins
   

• Foot Push
      

• Dorsal Tow, a ride in the water holding the dorsal fins of the dolphins
   

• Hug
   

• Dolphin Song
   

• Dolphin Kiss
   

• Free time with the dolphins while they make diverse behaviors.

Program Duration: 1 hour (including orientation)

           Reservations
 

Have a Massage at the villa!
Request by a FREE 10 minute Massage on Sundays!!

The professionals at White Health Spa will come directly to the villa to give you a massage or beauty treatment. Chose from: Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, a Simply Back Message, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi Massage or a Combination of any of the above. If your body's out of "balance" they have a Hot Stone Message or Message with Aromatherapy to center you. Or they also offer beauty treatments such as Salt Exfoliation, Manicure or Pedicure and Facials.

If you are in a romantic mood... how about a massage on the beach in the moonlight. We suggest a day of relaxation for the gals while the guys go for a day of fishing!!

Norberto Hernandez
011-52-045-984-113-0531
whiteheathspa@hotmail.com

Golf

The villas are surrounded by the best golf Cancun has to offer. Below are a list of the Golf Courses that are located minutes from the villas.

 I suggest that you book your Golf Tee times online before you arrive in Mexico. Waiting till your here in Mexico to book your golf tee times can be confusing with Spanish/ English, dialing in Mexico, and the good times book up quick. www.Mexicoteetimes.com have good rates and lots of detail on each of the cources.

• The new Mayakoba Golf Club 18 holes, par 72, 6977 yards is Greg Norman's first Mexican golf course design.
• Iberostar - Playa Paraiso Golf Club 18 holes, par 72, 6641 yards P. B. Dye design.
• Mayan Resorts Golf Riviera Maya 18 holes, par 54, 2923 yards.the Mayan Resorts Golf Riviera Maya is a par 3 by Jack Nicklaus.
• The Golf Club at Playacar 18 holes, par 72, 7144 yards. This is one of our renters favorites..
• The Golf Club at Moon Palace 27 holes, par 72, 7201 yards is also a Jack Nicklaus design.

 Shopping...

Puerto Morelos Mayan Craft Center - open daily.

 

 

 

Shopping Cancun - Plaza Caracol, Plaza Kukulcan and La Isla.   COZUMEL - "shopping", "shopping" and more "shopping" all duty free. Playa del Carmen - Cozumel Ferry Schedule.
 

Ferry Schedule

Playa to Cozumel Cozumel to Playa

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