Destinations

Sightseeing is a fun thing that you can do while on your vacation, and Sightseeing in Cancun is no different than any other destination.

You will find that Mexico has a lot of history and that you will be able to find some tours that will show you places that happen to be near your hotel. You won’t regret seeing any of these beautiful sites, but it is also historical places that will make the trip educational for the whole family.

Sightseeing in Cancun – Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres is a quick twenty-minute ferry ride (which can itself be enjoyable) from Cancun, and this beautiful island is rich in history and folklore. [Read more…] about Sightseeing in Cancun

Offering seclusion, beauty, and elegance, the Moon Palace Cancun Resort is considered to be one of the most luxurious and exclusive resorts in Cancun. The Moon Palace resort is located just south of Cancun, and is situated between the breathtaking white sand beach of the Caribbean Sea and 55 acres of tropical foliage. Combined, this scenery offers guests a virtual tropical paradise.

Most of the 1300 guest rooms within the Moon Palace Cancun Resort include a private terrace, which overlooks the Caribbean Sea. All rooms have been designed for comfort, usability, and convenience of the guests, offering many amenities. There are 48 luxury suites available, which include two bedrooms, a living room, and a dining room. All rooms include a minibar and a whirlpool tub for two.

The Moon Palace has several pools, including indoor and outdoor pools. There are even pools in the restaurants that include swim-up bars. The Moon Palace Cancun resort even provides a pool that is designed for the safety of children. The resort also has a fitness center and offers rental cars, a full service beauty salon, therapeutic massages, a boutique, and 24-hour medical services. [Read more…] about Moon Palace Cancun

The island of Cozumel is only twelve miles off the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula’s east coast and 44 miles south of Cancun. For a long while Cozumel was a quite knackered island that did not get many visitors till Jacques Cousteau did a documentary on it after discovering the first class underwater diving at the Palancar Reefs close by.

Since 1961, Cozumel has been known as one of the very finest underwater diving destinations internationally. Actually for many years since that point, the sole holiday makers visiting the island have been essentially scuba divers. Nonetheless Cozumel changed into a regular ship port of departure in recent times and today it happens to be one of the most hectic with 2 separate terminals. It isn’t uncommon to have 5 or perhaps 6 different cruise ships at port on any specific day. I have been to Cozumel twice, the 1st time staying a couple of days on a underwater diving holiday and the second time for a day thru liner ( also scuba dived during my 2nd visit ). Due to the ship boom, there was a lot of retail development along the key waterfront road of Avenida Rafael Melgar in the island’s only city of San Miguel de Cozumel. There are numerous jewellery and t-shirt shops most with staff standing in the entrances captivating visitors to enter their stores. There also are some nice Mexican crafts shops too. The one problem that we found was that after around four jewellery shops, all of them started to look the same.

It was nearly a retail overload. For those that came for a wilder time, there are some bars like Carlos ‘n ‘ Charlie.

The town’s main out of doors square, Piazza del Sol, is just opposite the key ferry dock to the mainland. There are customarily street sellers and artists in the Square as well local entertainment during some evenings. The artists do some fantastic design with spray paints and their costs are reasonable. San Miguel’s main holiday maker area can be busy in the daytime when the ship passengers are in the town but since most ships depart at dinnertime, the evenings are essentially extraordinarily quiet. The sole holiday makers left at night have a tendency to be the scuba divers staying in Cozumel. The majority of the hostels and resorts are south of San Miguel and aren’t inside walking distance. But there are many white taxis that are freely available.

The bigger and more magnificent resorts are farther south of the town along the southwestern shores.

This is essentially not surprising since most of the finest scuba swimming sites are southwest of the island. I once leased a scooter and zigzagged along the majority of San Miguel’s streets to see the areas. Then I went on the primary road leaving city and went south. After passing by the bigger resorts and going round the southern end of the island, I found the beaches along the southeastern shores. The shores near San Miguel along the crowded west coast aren’t famous for beaches but the southeast part here have some truly impressive ones. There are one or two stops with refreshments and more mementos at costs even better than in San Miguel. After going north again, there’s a road about halfway up the island that goes across and takes you back to San Miguel entering the town’s east side. My scooter tour of the island took just over two hours and cost $25 US for the rental. Cozumel has 1 or 2 traditional Mayan ruins but they don’t seem to be just about as gigantic or impressive as the ones on the mainland.

After having seen some pictures of them ahead of my trip, I did not even trouble to see the ruins. Cozumel is a pleasant port of landing for cruise ships as there are several shopping possibilities. For liner visitors who don’t propose to do any watersports and have a little time after shopping, it is strongly recommended to hire a scooter or 4×4 to tour the island. This is also a pleasant way to spend the final day of a scuba dive holiday in Cozumel.

If a view of the Caribbean Sea is important to you, the Melia Turquesa Cancun will not be a disappointment. A magnificent view of the ocean is available from every point in the hotel. The Hotel is designed like an ancient Mayan Temple, which gives it a sense of authenticity; however the high rise beachfront resort gives your all of the modern conveniences as well.

All 450 rooms have private balconies, where you can relax and enjoy your personal view of the Caribbean Ocean. All rooms include a mini bar, and the junior suites offer added amenities, such as a jacuzzi. There are also two master suites and two presidential suites available. [Read more…] about The Melia Turquesa Cancun Resort

Cancun is back, better than ever! Over 100 Mexico resorts have re-opened and the state tourism minister foresees Cancun will draw as many visitors in 2006 as it probably did 2 years back. And the travel deals are good! If you have not been, now might be the most suitable time to take a holiday to Cancun. Since Hurricane Wilma hit in late October, the clean up has been moving fast.

In reality commercial and charter flights are back on regular schedules and lots of the Cancun hostels, cafes, bars, shops, golfing courses and clubs have re-opened. Even the traditional Mayan sites of Tulum and Coba are open and looking much better than before. To try to patch up the beaches, engineers have been working full time building equivalent to 2 American soccer fields of beach a day by collecting the displaced sand, from twenty-two miles off shore, onto 2 ships and re-depositing it back in it’s original location.

The hostels and shops in Cancun continue to supply phenomenal, extremely customized and alert service. It is a Divers Nirvana : Divers are enjoying less crowds, great conditions and individualized service now that those areas have re-opened. Expedia.com Helping Spread the Word : Expedia is working with travel industry partners in Cancun to make more awareness about the area as well as setting up smart business practices for local merchants that may keep extra cash in the local communities. New roles : Cancun has added ten thousand new roles since the Hurricane Now’s the time to go to Cancun Hence when you make travel plans this year, do not forget about Mexico’s number one vacation spot.

Cancun has received a genuine facelift with reworked shopping arcades, new hostels and revived beaches.