A list of Things To Do
Many of our guest have enjoyed the following
sightseeing side trips: Since these can be very popular it is a
good idea to purchase tickets before hand.
ECO Parks
The largest Eco Park is Xcaret,
a "whole day & evening" Eco Zoo - Bat Cave, Sea Turtles,
Mushroom Farm, Butterfly Pavilion, Reptiles, Sharks, a Coral
Reef Exhibit, Jaguars and Local Animals, Parrots and lots of
trails with tropical flowers and plants.
Water Activities - Underground River, Lagoon for Snorkeling,
Beach, Wading and Tide Pools and Swim with the Dolphins
Mayan Culture - Mayan Village and the Night Show is a
recreation of a Mayan festival including dance and an ancient
Mayan game called Ulama, a very entertaining show educating you
on the history of the Mayans and their Culture.
Xel-Ha - The
Snorkeling Heaven (ishel-ha) is a great pick for 1st time
snorkeling, or people whom do not want to open water snorkeling
on windy days when the ocean is rough. The park is a large
natural inlet that has a small opening to the ocean making it a
natural aquarium for all kinds of fish and sea life. There is a
fresh spring water river that flows threw a mangrove, down to
the inlet - you can inter tube down. You can see cenotes and
they have a small Mayan cave, or just find one of the hidden
areas with hammocks.
Mayan Ruins
Tulum is about an
hour drive south from the Puerto Morelos / Playa del Secreto. It
is small but very spiritual, located on top the 50 foot-high
cliffs with the blue waters of the Caribbean as a backdrop.
A morning trip to Tulum makes a nice day
trip is combined with a trip to Xel-Ha in the afternoon.
If you
have never seen a Mayan Ruin before and are not sure you want to
spend a whole day going to one of the large sites in the
Yucatan, this is a good choice for you.
 Chichen
Itza was the most important ancient city of the
Mayan Culture, a center for religion, trade and politics. It is
the largest and most impressive of the Mayan Ruins that lay
within a day's trip distance from the Mayan Riviera area.
I suggest that if you have a group going
contact
www.cancunvalet.com
for a trip - they will pick you up from the villa and drive you
both ways, the driver can stop on the way for lunch or dinner
and they provide a cooler and car seats - runs $350 for up to 12
people.
When you go you should pay for Private Guide - you really get
the most of out the trip and learn a lot about the Mayan Culture
that you will miss on your own. There is also a night light show
that you don't want to miss. It's open 8am to 9pm. It's located
149 miles from Cancun towards Merida, and takes approximately
2.5 hours to get there.
Fishing and
Snorkeling
We encourage all of our renters
to spend a day on the beautiful reef that runs along the coast
(the 2nd largest coral reef in the world) - the portion of this
reef that runs in front of Puerto Morelos is a national park -
weather you are a diver, fisherman or you like to snorkel it
will make your trip to the area very special.
We suggest Diving Dog
Tours out of Puerto Morelos for
Fishing
and
Snorkeling.
Longtime citizen of Puerto Morelos Kathy Loretta runs this
operation. In the last 3 years
since I have used Diving Dog Tours as our Fishing/Snorkeling Service, my
guest have had nothing but great reviews, they are reliable,
return emails promptly and are very informative. Kathy has a the best antidotes and "fish"
tales to tell. I have had other services forget appointments,
get too drunk to fish, cheat customers on hours out fishing,
change prices etc; this service will take good care of you.
Paco dose the snorkeling and is really good with kids, takes
them by the hand and teaches them how to snorkeling and points
out all the fish and sea life, and explains what each is called.
Kathy goes with the fishing trips if there's room (and she can
skip out from work.)
Kathy Loretta
Puerto Morelos Mx.
(52)(998) 848-8819 (Daytime)
(52)(998) 206-9206 (Nighttime)
(52)045(998) 201-9805 (Mobile)
info@Puertomorelosfishing.com
A great deal is the
Trip
by Catamaran to Isla Mujeres
since in includes pick-up at the villa, Snorkeling,
Food and Open Bar!
 Trip
Includes:
- R/T Transportation from Villa
to Marina in Cancun.
- Snorkeling from Catamaran –
equipment provided.
- Visit area with Sand Sharks for Photos and to interact
with sharks.
- Lunch at Isla Mujeres.
- Free time in Isla Mujeres to do some sight seeing and
shopping.
- On return Trip to Cancun you will have an opportunity to
use the spinnaker (weather permitting.)
- Open bar is included.
- Check-in at Marina in Cancun 9:30am- Return 5:30PM
(Pick-up from Villas will be approx and hour earlier – we
will confirm pick-up time after booking.)
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Cost: Adults $85,
Children 5-11 years $60
Reservations
We suggest Dive Puerto Morelos for
Scuba is right in town. They offer a full set of
courses from Beginners to Advanced courses for PADI rescue and
recover certification, as well as 1 or 2 tanks reef, cenote/cave
and ship reek dives.
www.divepuertomorelos.com
Brett@divepuertomorelos.com
(52)
(998) 206-9084 (office)
 Swim with the Dolphins
In Puerto Aventuras (about 15 minutes
pass Playa del Carmen) is the most covenant location when
staying in one of the villas. There are 5 different programs
offered, here is the most popular.
Royal Swim Includes:
Reservations
Program Duration: 1 hour (including orientation)
Have a Massage at the
Villa!
Request by
a FREE 10 minute Massage on Sundays!!
 The
professionals at White Health Spa will come directly to the
villa to give you a massage or
beauty treatment. Chose from: Swedish Massage,
Deep Tissue Massage, a Simply Back Message, Shiatsu,
Reflexology, Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi Massage or a Combination of any
of the above. If your body's out of "balance" they have a Hot
Stone Message or Message with Aromatherapy to center you. Or
they also offer beauty treatments such as Salt Exfoliation,
Manicure or Pedicure and Facials.
If you are in a romantic mood... how about a massage on the
beach in the moonlight. We suggest a day of relaxation for the
gals while the guys go for a day of fishing!!
Norberto Hernandez
011-52-045-984-113-0531
info@WhiteHealthSpa.com
Golf
The villas are surrounded by the best golf Cancun has
to offer. Below are a list of the Golf Courses that are located
minutes from the villas.
I suggest
that you book your Golf Tee times online before you arrive in
Mexico. Waiting till your here in Mexico to book your golf tee
times can be confusing with Spanish/ English, dialing in Mexico,
and the good times book up quick. www.Mexicoteetimes.com have good rates and lots of detail on
each of the cources.
- The new Mayakoba Golf Club 18 holes, par 72, 6977 yards
is Greg Norman's first Mexican golf course design.
- Iberostar - Playa Paraiso Golf Club 18 holes, par 72,
6641 yards P. B. Dye design.
- Mayan Resorts Golf Riviera Maya 18 holes, par 54, 2923
yards.the Mayan Resorts Golf Riviera Maya is a par 3 by Jack
Nicklaus.
- The Golf Club at Playacar 18 holes, par 72, 7144 yards.
This is one of our renters favorites..
- The Golf Club at Moon Palace 27 holes, par 72, 7201
yards is also a Jack Nicklaus design.
Shopping...
Puerto Morelos Mayan Craft Center - open daily.
Shopping Cancun - Plaza Caracol, Plaza Kukulcan and La Isla.
COZUMEL - "shopping", "shopping" and more "shopping" all duty
free. Playa del Carmen - Cozumel Ferry Schedule.
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