カンクンのツアー・チケット・観光アクティビティ

Ranked by traveller reviews: 1) the Chichén Itzá, cenote and Valladolid day trip, 2) a catamaran to Isla Mujeres with snorkelling and open bar, 3) swimming with whale sharks off Isla Mujeres (June–September), 4) a hands-on Yucatecan cooking class, 5) a taco and tequila food tour in downtown Cancún, 6) the Xoximilco floating fiesta with mariachis, 7) the Tulum ruins with a cenote swim, 8) snorkelling the MUSA underwater museum, 9) Xcaret or Xel-Há eco-park and 10) a beach day at Playa Delfines.

Plan five to seven days. Day one: Playa Delfines and the Hotel Zone. Day two: Chichén Itzá, a cenote swim and Valladolid — leave early to beat the heat. Day three: Isla Mujeres by catamaran, or the whale sharks in summer. Day four: Tulum’s clifftop ruins and the cenotes of the Riviera Maya. Day five: Xcaret or Xel-Há. Day six: a cooking class or food tour, then Xoximilco or Coco Bongo. Day seven: beach and shopping at La Isla or Mercado 28.

Playa Delfines and the Mirador viewpoint, Playa Chac Mool, Playa Langosta and Playa Tortugas (all public), Parque Las Palapas for evening food stalls and dancing, Mercado 28 and Mercado 23, sunset on the lagoon side of the Hotel Zone, the Malecón Tajamar, the Cancún sign photo, snorkelling from shore at Playa Caracol and Punta Nizuc (reef entry fee at Nizuc), and the Sunday evening street events in downtown. Isla Mujeres’ Playa Norte is free once you pay the public ferry.

Chichén Itzá with a cenote and Valladolid (2.5 hours; tours from about $30–49), Tulum’s ruins and the cenotes Dos Ojos and Gran Cenote (two hours), Isla Mujeres by catamaran or public ferry (30 minutes), Xcaret, Xel-Há and Xplor parks (one hour), Playa del Carmen and Cozumel by ferry (one hour plus 45 minutes), Isla Contoy’s bird sanctuary (boat, full day), Holbox for whale sharks and flamingos (three hours) and Ek Balam and Río Lagartos with a cenote (three hours).

Coco Bongo’s acrobatic show, Mandala and The City in the Party Center at Punta Cancún, the Xoximilco trajinera boats with mariachi and tequila, a Captain Hook pirate dinner cruise on the lagoon, the free music and marquesita stalls of Parque Las Palapas downtown, sunset at a lagoon-side restaurant, the Lorenzillo’s lobster house, mezcal bars in the Centro and the Xcaret México Espectacular show. Nightlife runs late — clubs open at 10pm and peak after midnight.

Winter is peak season: dry, 80°F days, calm seas and almost no sargassum seaweed on the beaches. Every tour, park and boat runs; the whale sharks are away (June–September only) but sailfish season is on for anglers, and the cenotes are blissfully cool. Christmas and New Year and the American spring-break weeks in March are the most expensive and crowded — book flights, Chichén Itzá tours and Coco Bongo well ahead.

Xcaret’s underground rivers and shows, Xel-Há’s all-inclusive snorkelling lagoon, the Isla Mujeres catamaran, Ventura Park and the Interactive Aquarium in the Hotel Zone, turtle snorkelling at Akumal, a cenote swim with life jackets, the Crococun Zoo, the pirate dinner cruise, Playa Delfines’ gentle sand (watch the waves) and, for older children, Chichén Itzá, the Xoximilco boats and the Tulum ruins with a beach stop.

December to April — dry, sunny, calm seas and clear beaches, with the lowest sargassum. Late April to June is hot but cheaper, with whale sharks from June. July to October is the humid, rainy hurricane season with the heaviest seaweed, offset by the lowest prices; November is a good shoulder month.

Yes — the Kukulcán pyramid, the ball court and the Sacred Cenote form the most visited archaeological site in Mexico and one of the New Seven Wonders, and the standard day tour adds a swim in a cenote and the colonial town of Valladolid for about $30–49 including transport and a guide. It is a long day (12–13 hours); take the earliest departure or a sunrise tour to arrive before the heat and the coaches.