“Day-Tripping” listings
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COBA
This Mayan city probably once boasted more than 50,000 residents. Even reduced to ruins, several magnificent structures have been very well preserved. Being away from the main tourist sites of Chichen Itza and Tulum, it is often fairly uncrowded. (07/2010)
105 miles southwest of Cancun
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MAYA ENCOUNTER BY ALLTOURNATIVE
Experience Mexico’s Mayan culture on this tour, in which you’ll visit the archeological site at Cobá, climb the Nohoch Muul temple and visit a modern-day Mayan village. (05/2010)
80 miles southwest of Cancun Cobá, MX
+52 984-803-999
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AKTUN CHEN
At this eco adventure park, you can explore ancient caves with a spelunking specialist, fly through a jungle canopy on a series of zip lines, snorkel in a crystal clear cenote (a waterfi lled sinkhole) and interact with local fauna. (03/2010)
66 miles south of Cancun
+52 984-806-496
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DELPHINUS TREK AT XEL-HA
At eco-amusement park Xel-ha (a cross between Disney World and a botanical garden), visitors don’t need to have diving experience to see dolphins up close. The breathing equipment allows you to visit them just by walking underwater. (12/2009)
Federal Rt Cancun-Chetumal km 240
+52 998-884-716
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CROCOCUN ZOO
You're sure to see a lot of animals on your trip to Cancun, but if you want to be able to touch them, you would do well to stop at this crocodile farm and zoo. It allows visitors to hold and even feed native guacamayas, spider monkeys, snakes, deer and crocodiles. (12/2009)
Fed Rt Cancun-Tulum km 31
+52 998-850-371
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CHICHÉN ITZÁ AT EQUINOX
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Chichén Itzá is an ancient Mayan temple city. For an amazing look at early engineering and technology, visit on the day of spring equinox, March 21, when you'll see a "snake" (actually an effect of light and shadow) descending the Kukulkán Pyramid. (03/2009)
110 miles west of Cancun
800-446-3942
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ADVENTURE GETAWAY BY KANCHÉ
Not far from the Yum Balam nature preserve, this daylong ecological adventure includes kayaking and zip-lining through the jungle, as well as a trip to a local greenhouse and butterfly garden. (02/2009)
43 miles east of Cancun, Solferino, MX
+52 998-884-048
www.kanche.org
