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Cancun weather forecast and travel guide by Cheaperholidays.com.
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 A holiday to Cancun Mexico gives you superb beaches sunshine and all inclusive holiday deals, plus the chance to drink alcohol with a worm in the bottle... Where else in the world can you have all that. Cancun Mexico deals
This idyllic sub-tropical location, originally occupied by an old Mayan settlement, is now a tailor made tourist haven - Cancun is the biggest holiday resort on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
 On the Carbbean side of Cancun there is a beautiful sandy beach and on the other side a fantastic lagoon. Holidays to Cancun offer a wide range of US style luxury hotels, restaurants, shops and watersports or just lounge on the beach, a holiday to Cancun caters for everone.
 The best time to visit Cancun is between November and April. The dreaded Rainy hurricane season is June-October, best to avoid that.
For divers a dozen reefs and caves offshore make Cancun a fantastic holiday choice. For the non diver there are plenty of things to see and do, to keep everyone happy.
Currency and money: New Mexican Pesos. US$ travellers cheques/cash and most credit cards accepted (Visa/MasterCard).
1 GBP = 18.7221 Mexican Pesos
 Cost of living: Eat out on a budget 55 pesos, mid range 150 pesos, top end 150 pesos upwards, half a bottle of wine is 100 pesos, coffee 15 pesos, beer 25 pesos, ice-cream 15 pesos, petrol 6 pesos per litre. Prices are approximate and subject to change.
Tipping: 10-15% of full bill total in restaurants and bars. Tipping everywhere ensures excellent service.
Mexico resort guides
Cancun
This holiday playground is a tourist's dream, with modern hotels & facilities, breathtaking beaches and plenty of things to do when you don't want to bask on the powdery white sands. With supreme nightlife, shopping and restaurant options, it's easy to see why Cancun is Mexico's most popular holiday resort.
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An eco-park resort with so much to see and do, you'll invariably wish you could stay longer. For the adventurous, it's a dream come true with opportunities to swim with dolphins, snorkel in the (floodlit) underground river, explore the archaeological remains of a Mayan village, visit 'Jaguar Island', view the splendours of the coral reef aquarium and, believe it or not, much much more!
Playacar
A purpose-built resort featuring a selection of all-inclusive hotels, Playacar boasts the gently shelving white sands and blue Caribbean waters that line the Mayan Riviera. An ideal choice if you're looking for a restful holiday among beautiful lush surroundings.
Playa Del Carmen
Once a sleepy beachside village, Playa Del Carmen is a growing resort with a small but lively selection of restaurants and bars that has helped create this attractive resort's atmosphere - an intoxicating combination of 'traditional Mexico' and 'lively American'.
Puerto Morelos
Unlike many Mexican tourist resorts, Puerto Morelos offers complete rest and relaxation with its glorious tropical white sandy beach and a level of laid-backness among the locals that you might previously only have encountered in the Caribbean islands. The town's status of "National Marine Park" is proudly maintained and totally justifiable thanks to its clear-blue waters, multi-coloured tropical fish, schools of dolphins and the huge coral reef that lies about 500 metres from shore. On top of that, Puerto is an ideal base if you want to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. If you need a final reason, then consider Puerto Morelos' local nickname, "La Joya del Caribe", which translates as "The Jewel of the Caribbean."
Vaccinations are recommended for protection against hepatitis A, polio and typhoid.
Food: Mexican cuisine combines Indian and Spanish influences to produce an original and often spicy variety of food. There are plenty of international and national resaurants to choose from.Try the popular ubiquitous tortilla, and wash it down with the local mexican beer.
Nightlife: Nightlife is extremely lively and varied. The bars and clubs play everything from rock to disco to house. Clubs open at 10pm and get going after 11.30pm. For a more romantic time, take a paddle-steamer dinner cruise on the Cancun Queen.
Shopping: There are several large American style shopping centres with a good selection of the latests spost and designer labels to handicrafts and well stocked gift shops. For more unusual purchases visit the flea markets at the northern end of the resort. Best buys being leather, marble, pewter, textilesand Mayan art.
Days out: Take a hydrofoil across the bay to either Isla Mujeres or Cozumel both being excellent locations for scuba diving and snorkelling. Also with in two hours drive are the impressive Mayan ruins at Coba, Chichen Itza and Tulum. Or the currently developing resort if Puerto aventuras which is only 980 acres with its own golf course and dive centre. |
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