- Best Family Resorts
- For active and sports
- In harmony with nature
- TOP 3 best resorts in Mexico
Hot, passionate, fascinating, bewitching, colorful, musical, historical, aromatic, noisy - all this is Mexico, a country where absolutely everyone likes to relax, regardless of age, gender and social status.
Despite the rather long road to the cherished Caribbean beaches and Indian pyramids, the country remains a favorite with many compatriots. They still choose the best resorts in Mexico for an unforgettable vacation.
Russians prefer to sunbathe and swim on the Caribbean coast, although there are beaches in the Pacific Ocean where you can forget about everything in the world. Especially if you see at least one of the beautiful Mexican sunsets there.
Best Family Resorts
Traditionally, with children in Mexico, they rest on the east coast. The arrival airport is Cancun, and then tourists settle in hotels located along the beach area from Cancun itself to the Riviera Maya inclusive. To make a vacation with children a success for five plus, you should carefully consider the choice of the hotel, and the resort itself.
- Cancun and its beach area are located on a peninsula that resembles the number "7" in its outlines. For families with children, the short part of the "seven" is better suited. In this part of the hotel zone, waves are much less frequent: their formation is hampered by the Island of Women located just north of the coast. Isla Mujeres is a natural breakwater and dampens the waves even in the windy season. The entrance to the sea on this stretch of the Cancun Riviera is shallow, the depth starts far from the coast, and the territory of the beaches is equipped in full accordance with the needs of young guests. Hotels at the beginning of Boulevard Kukulkana, along which the entire hotel area of one of the best resorts in Mexico is located, have a large green area with playgrounds. An interactive aquarium and Ventura Park water park are offered for tourists with children to have fun in Cancun. The aquarium attracts with the opportunity not only to contemplate sea inhabitants, but also to swim with them, and in the water park, guests are not even paid special attention to water slides, but to a dolphinarium and a show with the participation of its inhabitants.
- Ideal for a vacation with toddlers and preschoolers and Playa del Carmen is a resort located on the Riviera Maya about 70 km south of Cancun on the east coast of the country. The beaches throughout the Riviera Maya are covered in gorgeous white sand, and in Playa they are great for playing with the little ones and sunbathing in comfort. The entrance to the Caribbean Sea at the resort is very shallow, the coastal waters are always warm, and strong waves are extremely rare. Rescuers are monitoring the safety of vacationers on the shore, putting up red flags in a timely manner if the sea looks dangerous. Playa hotels offer relaxation for every taste and budget. The resort has a wide range of all-inclusive hotels, which is very convenient when traveling with the whole family. A sea of entertainment awaits the guests of the resort in the Shkaret Park, where various attractions and opportunities for active sports are collected. In the eco-archaeological park, children and adults are invited to ride a horse and get acquainted with the national Mayan dances, master diving and snorkeling and descend into a cave where bats live. The park has underground rivers and a dolphinarium, a butterfly park and a rope town with distances of varying degrees of difficulty.
- If the west coast of Mexico is closer to you, go to Acapulco - a resort that thundered before the advent of Cancun in the middle of the last century, but for true connoisseurs it has not lost its former charm today. It is quite noisy in Acapulco, and you will need to be especially careful when choosing a hotel in which it will be convenient to relax with children. But the beaches suitable for little bathers are concentrated in the center of the historical part of the city. There is the cleanest and softest sand and a gentle entrance to the sea. Waves in the area of Caleta and Caletilla beaches are extremely rare, and the infrastructure will satisfy even the most discerning parent: you will find a great variety of restaurants, cafes and playgrounds in Old Acapulco. An excursion to the historical museum located in the port will help you diversify your beach vacation in the Pacific resort of Mexico. The exposition presents hundreds of rarities found by archaeologists and as if descended from the pages of school textbooks. The younger generation enjoys visiting the Acapulco Zoo on Roqueta Island, an aquarium with thousands of marine life and a water park, where dozens of attractions are presented both for the little ones and for teenagers.
Admission to all beaches in the resorts of Mexico is free, but you will have to pay for the rental of beach equipment. If you prefer your own towel to the sun lounger, you can sunbathe calmly - no one will chase you away.
For active and sports
Every year, millions of tourists arrive in Mexico who cannot imagine their vacation without sports and other active entertainment. Diving, snorkeling, golf, tennis are flourishing in the country's resorts, and it is not easy, but very simple to find a hotel suitable for yourself in the immediate vicinity of the desired entertainment facility.
Cozumel Island is an ideal diver destination. Luxurious opportunities for diving here are provided by the second largest coral reef on our planet and numerous dive centers, whose instructors can teach you how to go to the bottom, even a float. The reef in the coastal waters of the island is fraught with beauty: colorful schools of fish, thickets of corals of all shapes and colors, sea turtles and even giant rays. For the pros, the coral reef has prepared a unique feature - the tunnels laid by nature itself through the underwater petrified forests. For those who did not dare to find themselves at a depth of tens of meters, there is a wonderful attraction on the island - boat trips, the bottom of which is absolutely transparent and allows you to observe the bizarre world of the Caribbean Sea without getting your feet wet. Another category of active tourists who prefer Cozumel to all the other best resorts in Mexico are surfers. The impressive size of the waves on the east coast of the island impresses even the seasoned conquerors of the turbulent sea.
It is a pleasure to have some fun and some fun in every sense of the word in Cabo San Lucas, the Mexican resort in the Pacific Ocean preferred by party people of all stripes. During the day, it is customary to play golf on excellent quality emerald fields, ride boats and jet skis and go out into the ocean on a yacht to fish. And absolutely everything bites off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, but depending on the season: from dorado to blue marlin. On the beaches of the resort, you can curb the waves by getting on the surf, swim with dolphins in the open dolphinarium and see in detail the underwater world of the Pacific Ocean by renting snorkeling equipment. As dusk falls, Cabo San Lucas turns into one big nightclub with some of the best DJs in the Western Hemisphere.
Combining water activities with land is ideal in Los Cabos - a small Pacific resort on the west coast of Mexico. The top entertainment in Los Cabos is represented by a pretty decent list. Tourists can dive to the bottom of the ocean and view the inhabitants of the coral reef, which formed near the coastline of the city. In winter and early spring, whales frolic in the waters of Los Cabos, having come here from the north in search of food. Boat and helicopter rides to watch the giants of the sea are a good reason why the resort is chosen by its regulars. Onshore entertainment includes jeep safaris to the neighboring desert and exploring its flora and fauna. Finally, the city has several ideal golf courses, making the resort popular with wealthy status game aficionados from both hemispheres.
You can find active entertainment in almost any resort in Mexico, and therefore, when choosing a destination, focus more on other aspects of organizing your upcoming vacation.
In harmony with nature
Do you prefer solitude and are looking for an opportunity to be alone with nature and your own thoughts at any resort? Perhaps you need silence and a blue sea shore with perfect white sand to generate creative ideas? Rest assured, by purchasing a Mexico tour, you will be in the right place. Moreover, absolutely any time suitable for you and your vacation can become the right time at its resorts.
For many decades, Mahahual was just a tiny fishing village away from the busy roads of the central part of the Yucatan Peninsula. But one day a pier for cruise ships was built nearby, and Mahahual, as they say, woke up famous. Now ships of various calibers dock near the village, and their passengers go ashore in search of Mexican beach exotic. To the south of the center of the village, there are sections of the beach, which are still beyond the reach of cruise tourists. There are bungalows with roofs of palm leaves and some of the most beautiful sunrises in Mexico. In any case, this is what the patrons of the quiet little resort say. Mahahuala beaches are preferred by yogis who salute the sun every morning. Food and lodging at the resort are offered not only by bungalow hotels, but also by quite civilized hotels, but hermits prefer to them well-worn huts with hammocks.
The eco-friendly hotels at Xalac Resort, located in the very south of the Mexican East Coast, provide their electricity needs with their own solar panels. Fans of beach holidays away from big civilization prefer to stay in a small village almost on the border with Belize. Guests of Ksalak enjoy fishing and diving, snorkelling and fins and boat trips on Chetumal Bay. There are several dive centers in Ksalak, where diving equipment is available for fans of walking on the seabed.
On the Caribbean coast, washing the Yucatan Peninsula, there are many wild beaches located 4-6 hours from Cancun. To get there, rent a car.
TOP 3 best resorts in Mexico
In fairness, it should be noted that choosing the best among Mexican resorts is absolutely pointless. Each of them has every right to be on the top line of such a rating absolutely deservedly. Therefore, we will present you a top, compiled according to a geographical principle, which includes resorts that we almost did not mention above:
- On the mainland Caribbean coast, Tulum deserves special attention. There are several reasons why it is often chosen as a vacation destination. For starters, Tulum beaches, which are considered the most beautiful in the country. Especially the one at the foot of the city where the Maya once lived. And these picturesque ruins are the second reason to choose Tulum. You will hardly be able to sunbathe on the white sand against the backdrop of the Indian pyramids anywhere else in the world. And finally, the relative calmness on the beaches of the resort compared to Cancun, where the bulk of tourists is concentrated. In Tulum, you can find a rather secluded area of the beach and an inexpensive hotel, where the amenities will fully correspond to the notions of civilization, and the price is pleasant to please those who are not ready to overpay for the stars on the facade of the hotel. There is also plenty of entertainment at the resort. The beaches offer the opportunity to practice all kinds of sports - from volleyball to diving. Bicycles, which are offered to their guests free of charge by many hotels, allow you to explore all the resort surroundings. And finally, in Tulum you can find a great company of like-minded people, no matter what personal beliefs make up your life credo.
- The Island of Women, or Isla Mujeres, was also deservedly included in our rating. Tourists are captivated by its location and easy transfer: the island lies a few kilometers from the coast of Cancun and you can get there in a few minutes using a ferry. Despite the proximity of civilization, on Isla Mujeres you will feel quite secluded and calm. It has preserved parts of the primeval jungle and the ruins of Mayan buildings, but at the same time its hotels are quite modern, the nightlife in the center of the resort is present in full, and the excursion and entertainment program surprises with its diversity no less than in the resorts of the "mainland". Visits to the dolphinarium, diving to underwater beauty, rides on airplanes and yachts, tasting Mexican dishes and searching for treasures in the bowels of the Mayan pyramids will help diversify your beach vacation. However, we do not recommend doing the latter: the police of the island, despite the tropical bliss hanging in the air, vigilantly monitors the safety of national attractions.
- One of the best resorts on the west coast of Puerto Vallarta offers to fully experience the charm of old Mexico and enjoy a vacation on chic Pacific beaches. The city has retained the unique charm of its colonial past - an architectural ensemble typical of the middle of the 19th century, consisting of residential mansions and churches. Despite the old look of the city center, the resort area of Puerto Vallarta consists of modern hotels and tourist centers. There are more than a dozen beaches in the resort, and each of them boasts an excellent infrastructure, which includes everything you need for both family and outdoor activities. The main entertainment of Puerta Vallarta guests is presented on all its beaches. Tourists can go diving and windsurfing, go to the ocean on a cruising yacht, go fishing or take part in water sports competitions.
You can rest in the resorts of Mexico all year round, but the best season for a vacation on the Pacific Riviera and the Caribbean is from November to April. At this time, the least amount of precipitation falls and hurricanes, which occur in the first half of autumn on the east coast, are excluded.
