Top Playa del Carmen Adventure Tours - page 2

Enjoy a unique adventure on your Riviera Maya vacation: a camel-back ride through jungle, beach and sand dunes. Get up close and personal with these adorable animals that can reach over 6 feet (2 meters) tall: feed them, take pictures, and learn a bunch of fun facts, too. For ease, your package includes a guide, a safety helmet, snacks, bottled water and round-trip transfers, with pickup direct from select hotels.

Venturing beyond Cancun's resort strip can feel like a significant undertaking—particularly for sites as far afield as Las Coloradas and Ría Lagartos, which sit roughly three hours from the city and require a boat tour to access the mangroves properly. This tour covers both in one booking, with a mangrove boat ride, crocodile and flamingo sightings, and the pink salt lake included.

Drive an all-terrain vehicle through the Maya jungle on a half-day adventure tour of Akumal. Select a single or double ATV and ride off the beaten path to lush jungles and go swimming in a crystal-clear cenote. Then, visit the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary to witness the program that helps rehabilitate and care for monkeys.

Customize this private Cancun sailing tour just for you and your group. Set sail around the bay for a relaxing day on the water, choose to go out fishing (the boat has two rods), or anchor on Isla Mujeres where time permits. If you opt for a longer tour or depart in the afternoon, you can even catch the sunset. Your package includes snacks and drinks, but excludes marina fees.

Isla Mujeres boasts Cancun’s best beaches—and even in this high company, Playa Norte’s powder-soft white sands stand out. Enjoy the perfect taster of this paradise isle on a catamaran cruise with open bar and included hotel pickup. Savor a buffet lunch at an exclusive beach club; try spinnaker flying or snorkel one of the island’s best reefs; and soak up the sun on the white sands of Playa Norte.

Kick up mud as you roar through the jungle and spray as you soar over the ocean on this combo tour that's perfect for adrenaline junkies. After a quick lesson from your guide, challenge your driving skills as you gun an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) over jungle tracks and trails, then race a Waverunner watercraft across the Caribbean. Your package includes transfers but lockers and dock fees are at your expense.

Experience the Mayan jungle in peace and tranquility on this gentle horseback riding excursion from the El Dorado Maroma ranch. Ride through jungle and mangroves, and along the beach, on a horse specifically chosen for your level of experience and control, with a guide to help with the horses and take photos too. Besides soft drinks and a helmet, your package includes hotel transfers for added convenience.

Take a break from Cancun and discover Quintana Roo in just one day with this comprehensive tour. Cover more ground than you could on your own, checking off visits to a cenote, Holbox Island, and Passion Island. A mix of exploration on land and by boat takes you further without the hassle of planning out transportation logistics yourself.

Embark on an unforgettable adventure with round-trip transfers from your hotel! Ride ATVs through Akumal’s rugged jungle, then cool off in a breathtaking cenote. At the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary, experience a heartwarming monkey bonding session and witness incredible rescue efforts for primates and other animals. This tour isn’t just about adventure—it’s about making a difference! End the journey with a delicious buffet lunch, reflecting on an experience that blends adrenaline, education, and conservation. Perfect for those who crave adventure with purpose!

Discover the white sand beaches and turquoise waters of Holbox Island on a day trip from the Riviera Maya. Take a boat ride on a lagoon, explore the Yum Balam Nature Reserve, and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Explore the Yucatan, without the pressure of planning and organizing how to get there, with this group trip to the region's highlights. Enjoy a comprehensive itinerary that includes the Tulum archaeological site, a cenote, and a snorkeling session around a coral reef in the Caribbean Sea. Relax knowing the whole day is taken care of, with pickup and drop-off from your hotel, transportation between activities, lunch, and more.

Spend a relaxing day at a luxurious Caribbean beach club with this all-inclusive experience that caters to the sun-seekers and the adrenaline junkies. Lounge in the sun, swim in turquoise waters, and enjoy food and drinks, with round-trip transport from your hotel, perfect for unwinding without the logistics. For the adventurous, this experience includes the chance to skim across the sea in a WaveRunner, feeling the breeze and snapping photos to savor the memory long after you're back home.

Head out for a day of adventure with this small-group adventure experience. Explore several different ecosystems as you ride through the jungle to the beach on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) then choose either a speed boat or WaveRunner adventure on the Caribbean Sea.

Enter a surreal world on this trip to the Las Coloradas pink lake and Ría Lagartos biosphere reserve, where you’ll watch clouds of flamingos flocking to feed. Capture gorgeous photos by the lake and learn how salt is made, then enjoy a boat ride through the nature reserve, mud bath, and a lunch with dish choice at Los Negritos restaurant.

Most excursions to the cenotes of the Riviera Maya entail the crowds of the big tour buses. This private tour offers an intimate and personalized experience for you and your companions. You will visit three cenotes in one day, where you will have the opportunity to swim and snorkel. Afterward, you'll enjoy a delicious included Mexican lunch at a local restaurant.

Check off multiple top Riviera Maya attractions in a single day on this combination tour. Explore the World Heritage-listed archaeological zone of Chichén Itzá before heading for a cenote where you'll enjoy a swim in crystal clear waters. After a delicious buffet of traditional food, enjoy free time in the 'Pueblo Mágico' town of Valladolid. Hotel pickup is included for added convenience.

Explore the subterranean Rio Secreto with this tour. Your driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to Rio Secreto, where you'll take a guided tour of underground chambers filled with stalactites and stalagmites. All safety equipment will be provided and there will be lockers and changing rooms available for you to use.

Escape the bustle of Playa del Carmen—and discover one of the Yucatan Peninsula's most extraordinary natural attractions—on this small-group, half-day tour of the Rio Secreto. An underground river and cave system believed by the Maya people to be the underworld, Rio Secreto is known for its extraordinary sights and stories. Lunch and all necessary equipment are included; you can also upgrade to add round-trip transit.

Combine an adrenaline-fueled ride on a 4x4 dune buggy with cenote snorkeling with this tour. You'll head out into the jungle, where you'll pilot your own dune buggy over around 25 miles of jungle trail. You'll stop along the way to visit a cenote, where you'll have time to swim and snorkel before hopping back on your buggy.

Add a bit of fun to your Isla Mujeres day trip when you visit by catamaran. Party on board a catamaran and chill out at an exclusive beach club on this lively day trip from Cancun that's perfect for high-energy travelers. Get the chance to snorkel alongside a tropical reef (ages 9 to 60), fly from a spinnaker sail, and explore Isla Mujeres.

Unleash your adventurous spirit with this exhilarating tour in Puerto Morelos! Start by accelerating an ATV along a natural track, pumping your adrenaline. Then, soar through the Mayan jungle on 6 exciting zip lines, experiencing a bird’s-eye view of the lush landscape. Finally, cool off with a refreshing swim in a sacred Mayan cenote, where you can also enjoy a small aquatic zip line. This unique adventure is complete with a light lunch, professional guide, and all necessary equipment.

This full-day luxury catamaran excursion includes hotel pickup and takes travelers to a beach club on Isla Mujeres for a buffet lunch. Cruise out from Cancún towards the island, stopping for a snorkeling session before reaching the beach club. After lunch, explore the streets and shops in the town of Isla Mujeres. Before heading back to Cancun, try Spinnaker wind sailing if the weather permits.

Discover some of the Caribbean's bluest waters and whitest sands on this classic adventure to Isla Mujeres, tailored to value-conscious travelers. It includes hotel pickup, snorkeling, spinnaker flying, beach club access, alcoholic beverages, catamaran cruise, and Mexican buffet lunch. You'll have free time to explore the island, with dock fees excluded.

Embark on the ultimate eco-tourism experience: visit Río Secreto Nature Reserve, an incredible semi-sunken cave system a few miles from Playa del Carmen. Don a wetsuit, helmet, and headlamp to explore this underground river's vast wonders, marveling at its impressive rock formations and splashing through the waters of its limestone tunnels as your guide identifies unique vegetation and tiny creatures along the way. Visit just the cave system or add visits to Tulum, Coba, or Puerto Morelos.