Cancun Mexico Eco Tour Vacations - Visit Cancun Mexico

You don't have to travel long or arduously to arrive at an eco-attraction. Side excursions usually are day trips, with pick-ups and drop-offs at your hotel in time for dinner. Adventures include outings varying from relaxing 45-minute tours in a semi-submarine to view astounding marine life � to challenging excursions, including overnights on sparsely inhabited islands to spy on nocturnal creatures or scuba dive wrecked ships. You can even participate alongside biologists counting crocodiles or bats in out of the way lagoons and jungles or take a day trip to snorkel beside unexcavated ruins!

Eco-tourism can be just one facet of your Cancun vacation experience. Tour the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, visit the Mayan ruins at Tul�m or simply relax on the beach!

Cob�	Located 180 km outside Cancun and regarded as one of the most important archaeological sites because of the remains found there. Cob� has one of the highest pyramids in the peninsula, the Nohoch Mul.
Tulum	Archaeological zone, 132 km from Cancun, whose location on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Caribbean Sea makes it one of the most spectacular in the Mayan World.
Xel-H�	The park 115 km outside Cancun features underwater rivers, lagoons, limestone sinkholes, virtually unspoiled forest and archaeological remains. Ideal for swimming and snorkeling.
El Caracol	Inside there is a spiral staircase, also known as the Observatory, since it was built for astronomical purposes. It has small windows in the walls facing the points of the compass.
El Castillo or Pyramid of Kukulk�n	Largest structure on the site. During the equinoxes, the shadow reflected on one of its sides creates the illusion of a serpent gliding down the pyramid. The spectacular Jaguar Chamber is inside the structure.
The Ball Game	Once the largest in Mesoamerica, this ball court has two walls with rings for scoring, and panels with scenes of decapitation associated with the game.
The Sacred Cenote	This represented access to the gods, such as Chaac, the god of rain, in which the Mayans performed ceremonies and sacrificed jaguars.
The Temple of the Warriors	Decorated with panels sculpted with animal figures and deities. The upper temple contains a Chac Mool with columns of plumed serpents.