Attractions in Playa del Carmen

Quinta Avenida

Enjoy Playa del Carmen.The main street is Quinta Avenida, or 5th Avenue.It is a pedestrian walkway and a common point of reference.Here you find most hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops.The northern area is beautiful and features great open-air restaurants, most reasonably priced with delicious food and a wide choice of settings. There is also a wide selection of bars and stalls selling authentic Mexican food. Shopping choices range from chic European-style boutiques to funky Mexican handicraft stalls.The street goes on for blocks and blocks, and there are hundreds of stores selling anything you can think of.

Xel-Ha

Come enjoy the world's most spectacular aquarium: Xel-Ha, a nature lover's paradise. Embark on an aquatic adventure: explore creeks, lagoons, natural wells, and ancient caves fed by subterranean rivers flowing to Mexico's beautiful Caribbean Sea. A reef barrier that keeps predators out protects this ecological preserve.It is a chance to see cenotes, a freshwater river, and a saltwater lagoon all in one stop.You can also swim with dolphins and have an experience you will never forget.

Xcaret

Xcaret is a great eco-park on the coast. The park is loaded with amusements: snorkeling in the underground river, an aquarium, a butterfly exhibit, sea turtles, ruins, a Mayan village, the beach, swimming with dolphins, and more.To end your visit, experience Xcaret's wonderful night show.

The Aviary

In Playacar, you have the chance to visit The Aviary.The setting takes visitors into a tamed jungle to wander through a botanical garden.Flamingos and other long-legged birds amble about a pond; adventurous birds occasionally hop onto the pedestrian paths; overhead parrots of many colors squawk in the trees. In the main enclosure visitors can get within ten feet of a toucan.

Scuba Diving

Playa del Carmen's underwater world maintains its magic of being a young scuba diving destination in an almost virginal environment.The almost continuous presence of seawater streams, due to the tunnel-like effect between Playa del Carmen and Cozumel Island, together with the large reef extension, makes it a suitable place for drift diving, yet another option highly praised by scuba divers for its comfort and safety as well as for the enormous seabed that can be explored.