{"id":64482,"date":"2022-06-13T22:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/?p=64482"},"modified":"2022-06-15T18:57:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T18:57:43","slug":"summertime-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/june-2022\/summertime-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Summertime Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4d1vsbz-f31e125c84f682f6810ca1ae8349333b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l4d1vsbz-f31e125c84f682f6810ca1ae8349333b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#00467f;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l4d1vsbz-f31e125c84f682f6810ca1ae8349333b .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#00467f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l4d1vsbz-f31e125c84f682f6810ca1ae8349333b av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Summertime Adventures<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you traveling to the Mexican Caribbean this summer? After a few days basking in the sun on the beach or beside the pool, you may want to plan some exploring. Here are four adventures in the Riviera Maya and beyond to get you started.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/caribbean-sailing.png\" alt=\"Caribbean sailing\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/caribbean-sailing.png 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/caribbean-sailing-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/caribbean-sailing-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/caribbean-sailing-705x473.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Caribbean sailing<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cast off and set sail through our impossibly blue and turquoise waters for an unforgettable day out on the waves. All aboard for snorkeling and island fun as you explore the bay between Cancun and Isla Mujeres and you\u2019ll want to stay on for the sunset as Playa Norte on Isla is one of the best spots to enjoy it. A trip to the desert island and bird sanctuary of Contoy or a catamaran cruise along the Riviera Maya coast are other unmissable options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever your choice, there will be time for swimming and snorkeling and lunch; some even include ceviche or tikinxic, Maya-style marinated, grilled fish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/whale-shark.png\" alt=\"Whale shark\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/whale-shark.png 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/whale-shark-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/whale-shark-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/whale-shark-705x473.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Face to face with ocean wanderers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summertime brings you the opportunity to witness the whale sharks, the enigmatic gentle giants of the deep that gather in the northern Mexican Caribbean to feed on plankton and fish roe from May to September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An eco-trip out to whale shark feeding grounds beyond Isla Mujeres, Contoy and Holbox is an amazing experience, not to be missed by nature lovers, divers or seafarers. The whale sharks are often joined by graceful manta rays who seem to share their preference for the rich \u201csoup\u201d of plankton and fish roe that floats of the surface of the sea and sometimes burst from the water in spectacular flight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/coba.png\" alt=\"Coba\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/coba.png 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/coba-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/coba-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/coba-705x473.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Maya mystery<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combine a day of Maya discovery with jungle adventures at Coba, the massive archaeological site in the forest inland from Tulum. As you wander along paths through the forest, you\u2019ll see ancient temples still lying under creepers and tree roots, giving the site an air of mystery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coba is still yielding its secrets and you\u2019ll learn about the dynasty of long-lost rulers whose identity has now been revealed through the painstaking study of hieroglyphic inscriptions carved on stone panels, facades, staircases and stelae or standing stones.\u00a0 The city is known to have had links with Chichen Itza, Ek Balam, ports along the coast such as Tulum and Muyil and the Maya metropolis of Tikal far to the south in Guatemala.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cenote.png\" alt=\"Cenote\" width=\"845\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cenote.png 845w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cenote-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cenote-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/www.royalresorts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cenote-705x473.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Splash time<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a morning at Coba or Tulum you\u2019ll be ready to leap into the water and cool off. Take your pick from one of the many crystal-clear cenotes in the Tulum area or enjoy a dip in Akumal Bay, one of the Riviera Maya\u2019s most popular beaches for families. Alternatively, head straight to Xel-Ha Park for hours of swimming and snorkeling in the huge <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">caleta<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or inlet, a natural aquarium of turquoise waters rimmed by emerald-green jungle and mangrove forest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasmoretravel.com\/\">Thomas More Travel<\/a> will help you arrange a wealth of summertime adventures and activities with something for everyone in the family. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you traveling to the Mexican Caribbean this summer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":64431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[669],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-june-2022"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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