DK Travel : Cancún and the Yucatán : Outdoor

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Sian Ka’an

Biggest by far of the Yucatán’s nature reserves, this vast expanse of empty forest, mangroves, and lagoons gives an extraordinary glimpse of nature almost untouched by human habitation, and in all its complexity. Tulum is the starting point for trips into the reserve (see Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve).
Skydiving

Sky Dive Playa will give you the long-distance view of the Riviera as you plummet as a “tandem,” on the back of an experienced instructor, or on your own if you have skydiving experience.
Snappers

Among the commonest fish here, yellowtail, blackfin, and other snappers move in huge, gleaming shoals.
South Beach, Tulum

The place for people who want to find some seclusion in Tulum, with longer, broader, whiter beaches, acres of space, and quite luxurious comforts in some cabañas .
Tankah

A less well-known beach with just a few hotels (see Tankah Dive Inn) that’s great for relaxed snorkeling and diving away from the crowds. As at Akumal, the reef comes quite close to the shore.
Tennis

Many Riviera resort hotels have tennis courts. In Cancún, the hotels Krystal and Omni have courts open to non-residents, and the Club de Golf Cancún has two courts.
The Cozumel Reefs

Cozumel’s greatest glory is its 20-plus coral reefs, an awe-inspiring undersea world of caves, canyons, and coral “forests” teeming with life – from sea cucumbers and brilliantly luminous angelfish to graceful rays and the occasional shark. The water boasts almost perfect clarity, and Chankanaab and Paraíso reefs are close inshore, so can be appreciated even by inexperienced divers and snorkelers (see Cozumel).
Tres Ríos

A huge area around a natural inlet and cenote rock pools on the coast has been made into an eco-park, with dense jungle, mangrove lagoons, reefs, and a delicious white beach all within it. Visitors can explore on foot, bicycle, horseback, or by kayak along well-marked paths and jungle streams. Other activities include snorkeling, diving, a Kids’ Club for small children, and “sensorama”, a guided walk using blindfolds, so as to experience the forest by touch and smell alone.
Tulum

The favored place in the Yucatán for anyone wanting to settle into a palm-roofed cabin by a beach for a while. Head to the north end for cheap cabins where you get to know your neighbors, or turn south for more seclusion and seductive comforts in some cabins (see also Tulum, Tulum).
Tulum

A ruined temple of a Mayan city, the Castillo, rises up on a crag above a long, long palm-fringed beach, interrupted by rocks and curving headlands as it stretches 11 km (7 miles) down to Sian Ka’an. All along it are clusters of palm-roofed cabins. There’s good diving and fishing offshore, and around it is one of the best areas in the world for cave diving (see Cenotes and Caves).

Tulum