Cancun, Mexico – Visitor Guide

Learn all that Cancun has to offer you and your family

On the tip of the Yucatan peninsula, Cancun sizzles with exciting attractions. A tropical atmosphere with blue-green waters and cool white sand, you’ll find plenty of outdoor water activities, including swimming, diving, fishing, golfing, snorkeling and more.

Discover the Mayan ruins or explore Aktun Chen, one of the region’s magnificent caves with underground rivers. Known for its exciting nightlife with plenty of places to dine or dance, Cancun knows how to entertain visitors, and Omni Cancun Hotel & Villas is a utopia to experience it all.

For more information, visit the Mexican Tourism Board or the Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Arts & Culture

Mayan Ruins of “Ruinas del Rey” museum and tour – 1 mile (1.6 km)
Museum of Mexican Folklore – 8 miles (12.9 km)
Mayan Ruins of Tulum – 86 miles (138.5 km)
Mayan Museum of Cancun - .10 miles

Nearby Dining

Captain’s Cove (seafood) – across from hotel
La Dolce Vita (Italian fine dining) – 0.5 mile (.80 km)
Las Casa De Las Margaritas (Mexican fine dining) – 2 miles (3.2 km)
Outback Steakhouse (family casual) – 3 miles (4.8 km)
Plantation House (seafood fine dining) – 3 miles (4.8 km)
Carlos 'n Charlies (family casual) – 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Senor Frogs (casual dining/entertainment) – 4 miles (6.4 km

Attractions

Interactive Aquarium – 2 miles (3.2 km)
Parque Nizu featuring Wet ‘n Wild, Atlantida and Bavalha – 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Cancun Convention Center – 4 miles (6.4 km)
Central entertainment and dining zone – 4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Isla Mujeres ferry – 5.25 miles (8.5 km)
Downtown Cancun – 10.5 miles (16.9 km)
Playa del Carmen – 41 miles (66 km)
Cozumel Island – 63 miles (101.3 km)

Shopping

Plaza Kukulcan – 1.75 miles (2.8 km)
Coral Negro – 5 miles (8.2 km)
La Isla Mall, large open-air mall – 2.5 miles (4 km)
Plaza Flamingo – 2.75 miles (4.5 km)
Plaza Forum – 4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Plaza La Fiesta – 11.5 miles (18.6 km)
Plaza Las Americas modern mall – 15 miles (24 km)
La Gran Plaza – 16.6 miles (26.7 km)
Paseo Cancun – 12.7 miles (20.4 km)
Market 28 – 11.8 miles (19 km)
Plaza Bonita – 11.6 miles (18.7 km)

Recreation

AquaWorld water sports – 1 mile (1.6 km)
Beginning of the second largest barrier reef in the world – 3 miles (4.8 km)
Pok Ta Pok 18-hole golf course – 6 miles (9.7 km)
Xcaret, famous eco-archeological park – 45 miles (72.4 km)
Xel Ha eco-park – 72 miles (115.9 km)

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