There are countless adventure and ecotourism tours in Cancun and the surrounding areas suitable for all the family. You can enjoy some of the longest zip lines in Latin America, go mountain biking, drive through the jungle in open top jeeps and swim in cenotes. You can choose to take a 1 day tour or take a trip over several days travelling through the Yucatan peninsula encountering as much adventure as you can take.
Xplor
Xplor is a unique underground world, with four activities that invite you to Xplor and rediscover your emotions and senses immersed in nature.
65 million years ago a massive asteroid struck the Yucatan peninsula, bringing to an end an era. Dinosaurs were extinguished and gave rise to new forms of life on our planet. Nonetheless, beneath the surface, even more amazing changes were taking place. Rain filled the basin formed by the crater, which eroded the stone and formed caverns which, over millions of years, nature sculpted a miraculous underground landscape.
As the water level goes down, these caverns continue to form stalagmites and stalactites by the constant filter of rain water that dissolves the calcium carbonate and deposits a miniscule amount of mineral at the tip of every formation. Nature has sculpted these caverns since before the first man was born and will continue to change this miraculous underground landscape with every beat of its heart.
This unique place is found in the heart of the Riviera Maya on the highway to one side of Xcaret.
Xplor offers you the chance to dive deep into the entrails of the Earth in way that would previously have been unimaginable, submerging yourself in a sea of stalactites and stalagmites, navigating on an underground raft, after a fantastic flight through the jungle, or like a modern Xplorer, driving an amphibious vehicle that can travel equally on water and underground and also through the intricate paths filled with thick foliage
Xplor is the most exclusive park in the Rivera Maya and the only space in Mexico that offers all the best activities in one place. The cutting edge equipment used is the best and safest in the world.
Contact Information
www.xplor.travel
Federal Highway 307 km. 282 Riviera Maya
Quintana Roo, México.
Cancún: 998-251-6560 / Playa del Carmen: 984-147-6560
México: 01-800-212-8951 / USA-CAN: 1-888-XCARET1
Alltournative® is a tour operator and provider of products, services, and ecotourism recreation activities. They are mostly lands of ejido communities, managed and maintained by members of the community under an independent micro-business structure.
Rio Secreto by Alltournative
The region’s most unique natural treasure.
Dare to live a fantastic experience in one of the most incredible locations in the State of Quintana Roo.
Enter this natural museum filled with a kaleidoscope of speleothems and walk an easy 600m route amidst the thousands of stalactites and stalagmites found in this protected natural reserve. Learn and marvel in this ancient, magical subterranean world that until now has remained unexplored for millions of years.
Green Company:
Alltournative® is an ecotourism project designed to create social and ecological conditions interacting in harmony to promote tangible and sustainable development outcomes with the following objectives in mind:
To preserve and protect the flora and fauna of the region
To preserve and protect regional ecosystem diversity
To contribute to the creation of a worthy way of life for the inhabitants of local communities encouraging regional social and economic development
To protect cultural traditions of the community
Awards and Recognitions
EcoColors We are an environmental aware tour operator stationed in Cancun, Mexico. We offer ecotours to the amazing Maya World on the Yucatan Peninsula and beyond. Tours include a variety of different activities such as biking, bird watching, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, visiting archaeological sites and much more.
Camarón 32, SM 27, Cancun, Q.Roo, México. C.P. 77509
Phone (98) 84 36 67, phone/fax (98) 98 95 80
Green Company:
EcoColors, has established a partnership with Amigos de Sian Ka’an donating money from each customer to conservation and research projects in Mexico. EcoColors offers workshops to local Mayan community people to encourage them to promote conservation and start working in ecotourism initiatives. Additionally, after 3 years of collaboration with ICRAN MAR, the Coral Reef Alliance, UNEP and WWF, EcoColors decided to be a model on the adoption of standards and good environmental practices in all the trips they offer by protecting natural resources.
Where does the water go that we use?
The waste water in the office is filtered through a series of underground basins, and then forced through a mix of rocks and sand before reaching a small pool where plants from the area consume the organic matter. The excess water is then evaporated and returned to its natural cycle.
What happens with the organic trash?
We have a special bin for our organic trash. We empty the bins every 2 days and we burry the food behind the office. The animals that live under the ground can eat this, so the circle of life is completed.
Selvatica the adventure kingdom is strategically located in between Cancun and Playa del Carmen (only 30 minutes away from either town).
With over 330 acres of jungle, our 3 high-rope circuits including our multi-prized “Aventura” zipline circuit (11 cables), plus it’s brand new “Extremo” course (12 ziplines), and the America’s first A.C.C.T. fully certified Aerial Trek (high ropes course with over 20 elements), Selvatica offers adventures for everyone, from 6 to 96 year olds.
Green Company:
Yaaj-ximbal jeans difficult journey in Mayan words is most likely what our ancestors had to go through when exploring the jungle. Difficult becomes easy in our full equipped Land Rover Suv’s that will take you to several natural sanctuaries and more than five underground rivers.
Fly inside an amazing cave in an unique zipline that will take you into a cavern with spectacular geologic formations.
5 hrs route
Open daily,tour leaves at 7:30 am / 9:30 am
Plaza Mexico Av. Tulum #200 int. 312, Cancun, Q.Roo Mexico CP 77500
Telephone: 52(998) 892 780, 2824724
www.yaajximbal.com.mx
Puerta Verde is an ecotourism route through jungle and the sea, managed by 14 cooperatives in 7 Mayan communities. The circuit offers various experiences such as cave exploration, kayak excursions in lagoons, contemplating the colors of the butterfly sanctuary, sleep overnight in the jungle, enjoy the traditional gastronomy or swim with the harmless whale sharks. 23 activities allow for a wide range of combinations: from getaways of one day to a four day and three night tour of the whole circuit.
When you travel to Puerta Verde with Civil Association Kanché, the rural cooperatives receive direct payment for the services they offer while a percentage of the profits and reinvested in cultural and environment projects in the area.
Recommended Clothing: (Depends on the tour)
(Light) mountain clothes for the jungle
Hiking shoes
Swimwear
Hat or cap
Rain jacket
Awards and Recognitions:
Quality certifícate: ‘Moderniza’ (‘Updated’, ‘Modernized’)
Contact:
Address: Avenida Yaxchilán 94. SM 22. 77500. Cancún. Quintana Roo. México.
Phone: (998) 892 7767; (998) 204 3275
E-mail: info@kanche.org ; puertaverde@puertaverde.com.mx
Web: www.puertaverde.com.mx ; www.kanche.org
The most exciting TOURS exploring and tasting MEXICO AND THE MAYAN WORLD, discovering Real Nature Treasures and Live Culture, visiting known and hidden places, enjoying them in a very different way. Leadered by a MEXICAN FAMILY that will take you into a deep and wonderful MEXICO, you will experience a lifetime adventure… enjoy our tours or design your own!
Contact
Address. Venado Lote 25, Mza 18, N° 34-B, SM: 20 Cancún Q. Roo CP: 77500
Toll Free from US and Canadá: 1800 959 8053
Website: www.wegomexico.com
Email: info@wegomexico.com
YAAKUN EXPERIENCIAS
We show you all of the places worth visiting in the region, and in such a way that you feel like you’re with friends who are taking you to their favorite places.
Contact
Ricardo Corona
www.yaakunexperiencias.com
Tel:998. 251 50 19
