It’s possible that James Cameron found inspiration in the tree that lends its name to these botanical gardens to create the Tree of Souls for his film, Avatar. According to Mayan legend, the ceiba tree, which the Mayans called “Ya’ax Che”, grows from the very center of the world. Its roots reach down to the…
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I don’t recall Indiana Jones ever finding an ancient temple with water slides coming out of it. His loss, we have the Mayá Lost Mayan Kingdom, inspired by the jungle explorations of the 1940s. And its water slides are not the only way to explore these ancient Mayan ruins sitting in the middle of the…
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A lot of tourist sites boast about being the best, but Selvatica park actually has the evidence to back it up. TripAdvisor considers it the best adventure park in Cancun and one of the top five in the world. It’s also certified by the Association for Challenge Course Technology, so you can bet you’ll have…
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Feeling adventurous? Pay a visit to the recently opened Xplor park, just south of Playa del Carmen. Explore the caves, drive through the jungle, and ride one of the longest zip line circuits in the world. Then, do it all over again—in the dark. The activities at Xplor park At three stories high and 2…
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If you’re planning to visit the Riviera Maya, it’s no secret you’ll be doing mostly aquatic activities—some of which, under the surface. If that’s the case, Xel-Ha Eco Park is a great place to start. Besides being fun, many of the park activities can be a great first try at going below the surface in…
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Out of all the many eco parks in the Yucatan Peninsula, Aktun Chen, 10 miles north of Tulum and only 4 south of Akumal, is on the smaller side—and cheaper side, too. As it features many of the same activities—zip lines, cave-exploring, cenote-swimming—, Aktun Chen is a great place to try out the eco park…
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Here—you quickly learn—time slows down. Only discovered in 2007, the Rio Secreto underground river has been carving out this 8-mile-long cave system for centuries—or even millennia. Though most cave systems in the world are underwater, Rio Secreto is only partially flooded, making it possible to enter and visit the Mayan underworld. The Gods at Rio…
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While some would describe their experience at some of the sites in the Riviera Maya as “mind-blowing”, that should be taken literally here. Just a few miles south of Playa del Carmen, Xenses park is something of a hybrid between an aquatic park and a science museum. And, as the name implies, it will mess…
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