Riviera Maya is a hundred-kilometer coastal strip of the Caribbean Sea stretching from Cancun to Tulum. The main resorts here are Playa del Carmen and Cozumel Island.
This coast began to develop relatively recently, when in Cancun the free territories ended. The main contingent of the resort is the Europeans. Riviera Maya is well suited for families, with children - including. The beach here is snow-white sand. In addition, tourists are attracted by excellent conditions for diving, professional golf courses and quality spa centers.
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How to get to the Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya is a 45-minute drive from Cancun International Airport. From November 3, Transaero Airlines will organize an additional direct flight from Moscow; the journey time is 12 hours 45 minutes.
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Climate
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 27 | + 27 | + 28 | + 29 | + 31 | + 31 | + 32 | + 32 | + 31 | + 30 | + 28 | + 27 |
| night | + 19 | + 20 | + 21 | + 22 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 25 | + 24 | + 23 | + 22 | + 20 |
| of water | + 24 | + 25 | + 27 | + 27 | + 29 | + 29 | + 30 | + 30 | + 29 | + 27 | + 26 | + 26 |
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Beaches of the Riviera Maya
The city of Playa del Carmen is located in the center of the Riviera Maya, 70 km south of Cancun. This is a youth resort center, which is very popular. On the pedestrian zone along the coast, life boils 24 hours a day.
Cozumel, Mexico's largest island (14 km wide and 53 km long), is located 19 km east of the Yucatán. It is famous for its underwater world and the second largest coral reef in the world with a length of more than 700 km. The sandy strip of the beach occupies only 3% of the entire territory of the island, the rest is the national park.
Hotels in Riviera Maya - $
To its guests Riviera Maya offers 368 hotels with 37 000 rooms in total. The hotels basically do not exceed the height of the palm trees. Over the past few years, the Riviera is actively developing, new hotels are being built here: from modern European to exotic Caribbean bungalows. As a rule, the local hotels have large areas and food on the system «all inclusive». In Riviera-Maya they are more affordable than in Cancun.
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| Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa from 20 375 rubles Puerto Morelos Calle 55 Supermanzana 11 Manzana 4 Lote 1-01 | Secrets Silversands Riviera Cancun All Inclusive-Adults Only from 31 701 rubles Puerto Morelos Bahia de Petempich SM 12 MZ31 Lote 14-02 | Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun-All Inclusive from 24 376 rubles Puerto Morelos Zona Federal Maritima Supermanzana 11 Manzana 9 Lote 10 Benito Juarez Puerto Morelos |
| Desire Resort Spa Riviera Maya - All Inclusive from 39 641 rubles Puerto Morelos Carretera Pto. Morelos, Km. 27.5 S.M. 12 Mza. 41 SM 12 | Catalonia Privileged Maroma - All Inclusive from 21 113 rubles Puerto Morelos Fed Rd 307 Chetumal Puerto Juarez Km 306 | Righetto Vacation Rentals from 6 587 rubles Puerto Morelos Niños Heroes 802 |
| Hotel Hacienda Morelos from 7,079 rubles Puerto Morelos Av. Rafael Melgar lote 5 MZA 2 SMZA 1 | Casa Caribe from 8 310 rubles Puerto Morelos Avenida Rojo Gomez Lote 8 | Acamaya Reef Cabañas from 2 955 rubles Puerto Morelos Supermanzana 11 Manzana 5 Lote 5 |
| Hotel Eden from 4 863 rubles Puerto Morelos Av Andres Quintana Roo, 788 MZ 21 SMZA 2, Fraccionamiento Ojo de Agua | Posada Amor from 3,263 rubles Puerto Morelos Avenida Javier Rojo Gomez | Casa el Patio from 4 925 rub. Puerto Morelos Javier Rojo Gomez, Numero 9 |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of the Riviera Maya
How to relax at the resorts of Cancun and the Riviera Maya, you can even without leaving the territory of the hotel - but few people deprive themselves of the opportunity to view the ruins of Mayan and Toltec cities.
Chichen Itza - the largest ancient Mayan and Aztec city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .Tulum is the only seaport-fortress of Maya .It is also worth visiting the protected park Shel-Ha, the favorite resting place of the Mayan emperors, famous for its stalactite caves and karstic lakes, to make an excursion to Ek Balam, where an acropolis with a secret room is excavated .In the most famous ecological park of the Riviera Maya, you can swim across the underground river, visit the aquarium museum, tortoise farm, butterfly park, orchid park, jaguar island, play with dolphins, swim with snorkel and mask, and in the small fishing village of Rio Lagartos admire the huge flocks of defiantly pink flamingos .
In 2009 in the Riviera-Maya eco-park Xplor-reserve, located on the territory of 50 hectares .This unique underworld offers tourists to swim on rafts or travel on underground rivers surrounded by stalactites and stalagmites..The water temperature in rivers is +24 ° C .Underground travel ends in cenotes - natural wells, which the Maya Indians used as water sources .Age-old rock formations, walks through the jungle and the suspension bridges will make the rest truly unforgettable .
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