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With nearly thirty acres of beach, mangrove and lagoons, and a location at the far end of the hotel zone in Punta Nizuc, this is as close as it gets to seclusion in Cancun. The busy hotel zone with its skyscraper resorts feels a world away, even though it’s easy to get to the nightlife (and the airport) in under twenty minutes.
Rooms and villas are dotted around the grounds and include lovely Ocean View Junior Suites which open onto infinity plunge pools, and more secluded villas with high walls for privacy, the plushest of which – the Villa Nizuc – comes with its own garden and rooftop sundeck.
The spa is sumptuous and the large infinity pool, surrounded by lush woodland feels intimate and back-to-nature for Cancun.
The hotel sits in mangrove forest, woodland and lagoons at the far southern end of Cancun’s famous hotel strip.
The lagoon – where there are wild manatees and turtles, sits immediately behind the resort (with gorgeous sunsets over the water), a white sand beach out front.
Yet despite the low-key immersed-in-nature feel, Cancun’s throbbing nightlife, shops and restaurants are within a fifteen-minute cab ride.
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Bucket list experiences our writer says you must do in this destination, closest first
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
A stunning cenote with spectacular cave formations and glassy water, passing through caverns encrusted with stalactites. Mind-bogglingly beautiful for both snorkellers and PADI divers.
Best for ages: 8+ | £12
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
An adrenaline-pumping close encounter with this top of the food chain predator, in glassy-clear water.
Best for ages: 16+ | £150 | 6-8 hours
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Lily-covered, glassy-clear and filled with terrapins and tropical fish, this cenote near Tulum is easy to reach and fabulous to swim in. Big caverns make for spectacular cave diving.
Best for ages: 6+ | £7
Quintana Roo, Mexico
An authentic, atmospheric and less-visited Mayan site, set in lush, wildlife-rich forest. Climb to the summit of the 126ft-high Nohoc Mul pyramid – the tallest on the Mayan Riviera.
Best for ages: 13+ | £5
Other worthwhile experiences in this destination if you have the time or the interest, closest first
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico[8 miles]
British artist Jason Decaires Taylor’s underwater art gallery feels like a latter-day Atlantis – with statues covered with wispy sea weeds and baby coral, fish swimming all around sitting on the sand in vodka-clear water off Isla Mujeres.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Designed by Greg Norman, the course weaves its way through dense jungle, beautiful stretches of white sand and mangrove forests, with cenotes – natural sink holes – providing natural hazards.
Best for ages: 13+ | £125
Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
A simple nature-based theme park with a safari-park zoo, a cenote for swimming, a spectacular cave and a rainforest canopy zip-line adventure.
Best for ages: 4+ | £30
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Small, touristy and mediocre aquatic theme park offering swims with dolphins, sea lions and manatees. Fun for kids.
Best for ages: 4+ | £21
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Mexico
Talc-white beaches, reefs teeming with life, ruined temples in misty rainforests – the Riviera Maya offers a family or romantic beach holiday with a dash of Indian Jones adventure.
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