Nautilus Diving & Training Center
The Nautilus Diving & Training Center is one of the most popular scuba centers in Cancun, offering beginning scuba classes and intimate diving expeditions. Prices are very reasonable, with the beginning scuba course costing $85 for lessons, equipment rental and two shallow reef dives. For between $60 - $70, more experienced divers can go with a dive on adventurous night dive or a wreck dive, where divers will be able to explore sunken vessels.
Nautilus Diving & Training Center
Hotel Best Western Cancun Clipper Club
Kilometer 9.5 Hotel Zone
Cancun, Mexico 77500
52 998 884 0791
http://www.cancunscuba.com.
Jeep Adventures
If the ocean doesn't appeal to you, there's always the jungle. The all-day jeep tour starts at 8:30 am and travels to a jungle reserve, Mayan ruins, a small Mexican town and several other Cancun attractions. Lunch is included in the ticket price. Tickets cost $119.99 per adult and children four to twelve are $ 79.00. Children under the age of four ride for free.
Jeep Adventures
Av. Xel-Há No.67 Int. C
Cancun Q. Roo, Mexico
(998) 898-3999
http://www.jeepadventures.com.mx/index.cfm
Mayan Ruins
Right on the outskirts of Cancun are the breathtaking ancient Mayan ruins. Visitors can tour the city of Chichen Itza, which was the majestic Mayan capital and is now one of the seven wonders of the world. Chichen Itza is home to the Pyramid of Kukulcan, infamous for its exhausting expanse of steps leading up to the pinnacle of the pyramid. Tours start at $55, and transportation is available.
http://www.docancun.com/mayan-ruins.htm
Article Written By Michelle Wishhart
Michelle Wishhart is a writer based out of Astoria, Ore. She has been writing professionally for five years, starting with her position as a staff arts writer for an alternative weekly paper in Santa Cruz. She has a B.A. in fine arts from the University of California in Santa Cruz and a minor in English literature.
