Tulum

Tulum's greatest attraction is its location. It stands on a bluff facing the rising sun looking out on views of the Caribbean that are nothing less than spectacular. In Maya, Tulum means "Wall", and the city was christened thus because it is a walled city; one of the very few the ancients ever built. Research suggests it was formerly called Zama or "to dawn" in its day, which is appropriate given the location. It seems "Tulum" is the name given the site following a visit by the explorers Stephens and Catherwood in 1841, just before the beginning of the Caste War in 1847, long after the city was abandon and fell to ruins. They ordered trees cleared and Catherwood made illustrations of temples, later to be published in their famous book "Incidents of Travel in Yucatan". Juan José Gálvez is actually credited with Tulum's rediscovery in 1840.

Xel-Ha

Xel-Ha—Mayan for "the place where water is born"—is a unique world and one of the Riviera Maya's crowning jewels. Located only a few minutes north of Tulum's Mayan ruins and 63 miles south of Cancun, Xel-Ha is an aquatic paradise where crystal clear freshwater, flowing from underground rivers, meets and mixes with the turquoise Caribbean.

Riviera Maya Golf Club

This Robert Trent Jones golf course has 27 holes cut on the deepest part of a limestone quarry and fairways spreading out over the dense jungle, playing at the Riviera Maya Golf Club will be remembered as a great environmental experience by any golfer. Riviera Maya Golf Club is one of the best executive golf courses in the Riviera Maya.

To make sure that this development could offer an unparalleled experience for golfers, Grupo Piñero decided to select, for the design of Riviera Maya Golf Club, Robert Trent Jones II worldwide recognized designer firm. Due to their environmental sensibility and use of the latest technology, these architects managed efficiently to integrate the Peninsula natural wonders into the Robert Trent Jones golf course design.

Riviera Maya Golf Club has an 18 hole Championship Par 72 round plus an executive 9 hole Par 3 golf course. With more than 90 acres of construction right at the heart of a tropical forest of more than 290 acres, this course has quickly turned into one of the most prestigious developments in the Mayan Riviera.

Ya Kul Lagoon

Yal-Ku Lagoon is a stone's throw from Akumal Beach and is a good spot for beginning snorkelers early in the day (before the daytrippers from cruise ships or other resorts get there) or late in the day (after the daytrippers have left).

Coba

The Coba Archaeological Park is a Mayan site located in the wild eastern half of the Yucatán Peninsula Mexico, about an hour's drive or bus ride from Tulum.

Coba is not a single site but a large group of sites connected to a central temple complex by a series of Mayan ceremonial "white roads" (sacbéob).

Coba is in a poor state of preservation and much of it is still unexcavated, but it is notable for its extensive system of ceremonial roads, remote jungle landscape and several interesting pyramids - including the tallest pyramid on the Yucatán Peninsula.