Riviera Maya: beaches, an island paradise and a Mayan city. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Cancún; Chichén Itzá & Cenotes; Isla Mujeres; On to Playa del Carmen.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Cancún
11:00 — Arrival at Cancún CUN
14:00 — Resort in the Hotel Zone — Cancún
16:00 — Playa Delfines beach — Cancún
20:00 — Seafood dinner in the Hotel Zone — Cancún
Day 2 — Chichén Itzá & Cenotes
07:00 — Chichén Itzá excursion (group departure)
10:00 — Chichén Itzá — El Castillo — Yucatán
Drive to Valladolid — Yucatán → Valladolid
13:00 — Lunch in Valladolid — Valladolid
Drive to Ik Kil — Valladolid → Near Chichén Itzá
15:00 — Swim in the Ik Kil cenote — Near Chichén Itzá
18:30 — Back to Cancún
Day 3 — Isla Mujeres
08:30 — Ferry to Isla Mujeres — Puerto Juárez
09:30 — Island tour by golf cart — Isla Mujeres
11:30 — Playa Norte beach — Isla Mujeres
13:30 — Grilled fish lunch by the sea — Isla Mujeres
15:30 — Snorkelling on the coral reefs — Isla Mujeres
18:00 — Ferry back to Cancún
Day 4 — On to Playa del Carmen
10:00 — Bus Cancún → Playa del Carmen
11:30 — Hotel near the centre — Playa del Carmen
14:00 — Stroll along Fifth Avenue — Playa del Carmen
16:00 — Afternoon at the beach & a beach club — Playa del Carmen
20:00 — Yucatecan dinner on a terrace — Playa del Carmen
Day 5 — Cenotes & Akumal
09:00 — Trip to Akumal & the cenotes
10:00 — Swim with sea turtles — Akumal
13:00 — Lunch facing Akumal Bay — Akumal
Drive to Dos Ojos — Akumal → Tulum road
15:00 — Swim in the Dos Ojos cenote — Tulum road
18:00 — Back to Playa del Carmen
Day 6 — Return
09:00 — Last free morning at the beach — Playa del Carmen