Peninsula de Yucatan

Cancun

The touristic center of the Riviera Maya, here you will find great beaches and excellent infrastructure. From the best hotels to the biggest night clubs in the area.

Here is a link to a list of attraction in the city of Cancun

https://www.viator.com/Cancun/d631

Puerto Morelos

If you are looking for a more calm vibe with out the big hotels and clubs at just 30 min from Cancun Puerto Morelos would be a good choice. Puerto Morelos is a Mexican port town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It’s between the Riviera Maya resorts of Cancun and Playa del Carmen, but retains some of its original fishing village character. The Puerto Morelos Reef National Park has many offshore dive sites. Turtles breed on coastal beaches but are not easily accessible. Inland are freshwater sinkholes called cenotes including Las Mojarras Cenote and Verde Lucero Cenote.

Playa del Carmen

Another developed town in the riviera Maya is Playa del Carmen, a coastal resort town in Mexico, along the Yucatán Peninsula's Riviera Maya strip of Caribbean shoreline. In the state of Quintana Roo, it’s known for its palm-lined beaches and coral reefs. Its Quinta Avenida pedestrian thoroughfare runs parallel to the beach, with blocks of shops, restaurants and nightspots ranging from laid-back bars to dance clubs. it has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. This is the perfect port to take a ferries to Cozumel and explore the island as a day trip or stay there several days.

Akumal

South of PLaya del Carmen, Akumal is a coastal resort on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Akumal Beach has white sands, a coral reef and warm waters rich in marine life, including turtles.But be aware that you can not swim freely to see the turtles, a special pass is required in order to see the turtles and it is around $15 dollars .To the north, Half Moon Bay has a curved beach, while Yal-ku Lagoon teems with colorful tropical fish, plus stingrays and barracudas. Inland, Aktun Chen Parque Natural is known for its caves, cenotes (freshwater pools) and underground river.

Tulum

Tulum is a town on the Caribbean coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.Altough smaller than Playa del Carmen it is quicly been developed (and its truly a shame) It’s known for its beaches and well-preserved ruins of an ancient Mayan port city. The main building is a large stone structure called El Castillo (castle), perched on a rocky cliff above the white sand beach and turquoise sea ( see video of Tulum under the section videos for a reference). Near the ruins is the Parque Nacional Tulum, a coastal area with mangroves and cenotes (natural limestone sinkholes).

Coba

Is an ancient Mayan city, the site is the nexus of the largest network of stone causeways of the ancient Mayan world. I like that it is still in the middle of the jungle, and it contains many engraved and sculpted stelae that document ceremonial life and important events of the Late Classic Period. It is a great day trip from Tulum or a great attraction to see on your way to

Valladolid

Valladolid is a city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Its colonial buildings include 16th-century Convent of San Bernardino of Siena, with an ornate wooden altarpiece, and baroque-style San Gervasio Cathedral. Casa de los Venados has Mexican folk art and furnishings. Cenote Zací is a sinkhole pool with stalactites. The underground cenotes of Samulá and X'Kekén lie southwest. Farther west is the Mayan site Chichén Itzá. It is a great place to stop if you drove from Tulum and after seen the ruins of Coba.

Chichen Itza

Chichén Itzá is a complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. A massive step pyramid, known as El Castillo or Temple of Kukulcan, dominates the ancient city, which thrived from around 600 A.D. to the 1200s. Graphic stone carvings survive at structures like the ball court, Temple of the Warriors and the Wall of the Skulls. Nightly sound-and-light shows illuminate the buildings' sophisticated geometry. Arrive early if you want to beat the crowds, it is about an hour away from Valladolid.

Merida

Mérida, the vibrant capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, has a rich Mayan and colonial heritage. The city’s focal point is Plaza de la Independencia, bordered by the fortresslike Mérida Cathedral and white limestone Iglesia de la Tercera Orden, both colonial-era churches built using relics from ancient Mayan temples. The Casa de Montejo, a 16th-century mansion, is a landmark of colonial plateresque architecture. Great day trips from Merida are Uxmal and ancient Mayan city and Celestun a biospehre where you can observe flamingos (see Merida video in the video tab from more details).