All along its busy promenades lined with handcrafted stores a mere sampling of Mexican and International creativity and on the city's famous Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue, meeting place of extravagant characters, visitors can taste the delicious local dishes at any of numerous sidewalks cafes, where a marimba, trio from Veracruz or heavy rock band entice diners inside. Playa del Carmen, once a sleepy fishing suitege, ensconced in the very heart of the Riviera Maya, Mexico is now one the fastest growing communities in the world. Playa del Carmen has a first-class hotel infrastructure and all the services of a cosmopolitan tourism destination.
On the horizon, the hazy outline of the legendary island of Cozumel beckons. Regularly scheduled ferries take visitors from Playa del Carmen to the Mexico's largest island and world renowned diving site, where turquoise blue waters entice divers to discover the coral wonders hidden beneath the surface.
Playa del Carmen, magic, eclectic and yet steeped in tradition is the doorway to those who want to enjoy the natural beauty and culture of the Mayan World, explore the region, mingle with its people and discover the parks of the Riviera Maya. Today, the new alternative to traditional tourism is eco-adventure travel that offers everything from walks through exuberant jungles to millenary cenotes (sinkholes) and Mayan suiteges, cave diving in the underground river system to solitary lagoons, refuge of monkeys and other marvelous wildlife.
Playa del Carmen is strategically located for visitors since it is in a geographically privileged situation.
From Playa del Carmen, you can visit other interesting tourist areas:
From Playa del Carmen, you can visit other interesting tourist areas:
- to Xcaret 7 kms/4 miles/5 minutes
- to Tulum 62 kms/39 miles/40 minutes
- to Puerto Aventuras 19 kms/11 miles/12 minutes
- to Akumal 32 kms/20 miles/25 minutes
- to Puerto Morelos 32 kms/20 miles/25 minutes
- to Xel Ha 49 kms/30 miles/35 minutes
- to Valladolid 160 kms
- (Playa-Tulum-Coba-Chemax)/99 miles /1.5 hours
- to Cancan 67 kms/42 miles/45 minutes

