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Things to Do in Cancún — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Cancún
Cancún sits at the northern tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, where the Caribbean turns turquoise and the white sand is so fine it stays cool in the sun. The Hotel Zone is a 14-mile barrier island of resorts; downtown Cancún (El Centro) is a real Mexican city of about 900,000 people. Most of the Yucatán’s biggest draws — the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, the cenotes of the Riviera Maya, the reefs of Cozumel — are within an easy day trip.
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Things to Do in Cozumel — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Cozumel
Cozumel is a 30-by-10-mile island off the Riviera Maya coast, reachable by a 45-minute ferry from Playa del Carmen. The west side faces the Mesoamerican Reef and is calm, sheltered, perfect for snorkeling and diving — the east side faces the open Caribbean and is wild, surfable, dotted with empty beaches. San Miguel is the only real town, a small grid right at the ferry pier. Cruise ships dock here too, but the island is big enough that even on a five-ship day, twenty minutes from town you’re alone.
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Things to Do in Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco) — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco)
Huatulco is on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the state of Oaxaca, about 280 miles south of Acapulco. It’s a planned resort zone — built by FONATUR starting in the 1980s — but with one massive difference from Cancún or Ixtapa: the master plan capped development. 70% of the surrounding land is protected as Huatulco National Park. The result is nine separate bays carved into a 22-mile rocky coastline, almost all reachable only by boat, plus a small purpose-built town (La Crucecita) that handles tourism services without dominating the landscape.
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Things to Do in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo — Top 11 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo are two adjacent cities on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the state of Guerrero, about 4 miles apart. Zihuatanejo (locals just say ‘Zihua’) is the older fishing village — small, warm, walkable around its bay. Ixtapa is the planned resort zone built in the 1970s by FONATUR (the same agency that built Cancún) — high-rise resorts on a long stretch of beach. Together they offer two distinct vibes. The famous ‘Zihuatanejo’ from ‘Shawshank Redemption’ is the same place — and in many ways still feels like it.
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Things to Do in Loreto — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Loreto
Loreto is a small town on the Sea of Cortez side of Baja California Sur, about 220 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. It was the first Spanish settlement in California (1697) — the original mission church still stands. Today it’s about 19,000 people, no cruise terminal, and one of Mexico’s quietest tourism zones. The big draw is the Bay of Loreto National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of five offshore islands and the marine ecosystem Jacques Cousteau called the world’s aquarium. The Sierra de la Giganta rises sharply right behind town.
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Things to Do in Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas + San José del Cabo) — Top 11 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Los Cabos (Cabo San Lucas + San José del Cabo)
Los Cabos is the municipality at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula — really two cities, Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, plus the 20-mile resort corridor between them. Cabo San Lucas is the louder, sport-fishing, party-leaning side; San José del Cabo is older, calmer, with a proper colonial-era plaza and an art district. The Sea of Cortez (called the ‘aquarium of the world’ by Jacques Cousteau) is on the east side; the Pacific on the west. They literally meet at El Arco, the iconic rock arch at Land’s End.
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Things to Do in Mazatlán — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Mazatlán
Mazatlán sits on the Pacific coast of Sinaloa, about 730 miles south of the US border. It’s a working port city of about 500,000 — the historic Centro is one of Mexico’s best-preserved 19th-century colonial neighborhoods, the Malecón is the longest seafront boardwalk in the country (13 miles), and the offshore underwater canyon makes it one of the world’s best year-round sportfishing destinations. The Zona Dorada (Golden Zone) is the resort district; Old Mazatlán has experienced a quiet renaissance over the past 15 years and is now where most of the interesting food and culture lives.
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Things to Do in Playa del Carmen — Top 11 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen — locals just call it ‘Playa’ — is the pedestrian heart of the Riviera Maya, about 40 miles south of Cancún. The town is built around 5th Avenue (Quinta Avenida), a 1.5-mile walking boulevard one block in from the beach. The ferry to Cozumel runs every hour from the central pier. Compared to Cancún’s Hotel Zone, Playa is denser, more walkable, with a real downtown culture mixed in with the resort presence. Playacar (the gated section just south) and Caracol (just north) are part of the same town.
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Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta — Top 11 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta sits on Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific coast, in the state of Jalisco. It’s an old fishing port turned resort city of about 280,000 — the cobblestone Zona Romántica (Old Town) is genuinely old, the Malecón boardwalk along the bay is lined with bronze sculptures and street performers, and the surrounding Sierra Madre mountains drop into the ocean within minutes of downtown. North of the city, the bay rolls into Riviera Nayarit (Sayulita, Punta Mita, San Pancho); south, it gets wilder and quieter (Yelapa, Mismaloya).
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Things to Do in Riviera Maya — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya is the stretch of Yucatán Caribbean coast running roughly 80 miles south of Cancún, ending around Tulum. It’s not a single town — it’s a region of small coastal communities (Puerto Morelos, Akumal, Puerto Aventuras), the major hub of Playa del Carmen at the midpoint, and dozens of resorts and eco-parks tucked into former jungle. The Mesoamerican Reef runs offshore (second-longest barrier reef in the world); inland, the largest cenote network on Earth runs underneath your feet.
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Things to Do in Riviera Nayarit — Top 10 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Riviera Nayarit
Riviera Nayarit is the stretch of Pacific coast in the state of Nayarit, running roughly from the airport at Puerto Vallarta north for about 180 miles. It’s the alter-ego of Vallarta — quieter, surfier, with a string of small beach towns each with their own character: Sayulita (surf, hippie), San Pancho (artists, slower), Punta Mita (luxury), Bucerías (older expat), Lo de Marcos (nearly nothing). The mountains drop into the Pacific; the rainy-season jungle is lush enough to feel tropical.
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Things to Do in Tulum — Top 11 Activities for 2026
Things to Do in Tulum
Tulum sits about 80 miles south of Cancún at the southern end of the Riviera Maya. It’s two places: the small town of Tulum Pueblo (cheap eats, taco joints, bus station) and the Hotel Zone — a 6-mile beach road of boutique cabañas, beach clubs, and yoga studios. The cliff-top Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean are the iconic image. Inland, the Yucatán’s cenote network runs underground for hundreds of miles, with dozens of swimming entries within 30 minutes of town.