Rain is bound to happen whenever you’re in the tropics...especially during “Wet Season, “ which for the Riviera Maya tends to be the summer. But don’t let a little (or a lot) of rain put a damper on your vacation...instead, let it exhilarate you to SLOW DOWN and discover new experiences. Enjoy some downtime with a good book and a glass of wine (or cerveza, or margarita). And savor a little break from the heat! Spa Day-enjoy a relaxing massage, a mani/pedi, or a facial Shop ti

When Vickie McNair decided to escape the cold of the UK in 1996, she backpacked her way to warmer climates, which led her to Xpu-ha Beach in the Riviera Maya. “It was heaven to me! I found a little place to stay and I started working as a dive instructor for the little shack of a dive shop less than 50 meters away. A year or two later that shack of a Dive shop became Aquanauts Dive Center when the dream of starting my own dive shop became a reality. We expanded Aquanauts and

The moment passengers step on the ship for their cruise vacation getaway, they tend to head straight for lunch. If you are one of them, you will most likely find yourself migrating toward the buffet restaurant. Instantaneously, you have become ravenous. It all looks so good, from the savory pizzas, to the scrumptious sandwiches, juicy burgers and that buffet of endless delights — and that’s not even taking into account the desserts. You want it all, and you want it now. Jamie

One the many beautiful and fun adventures you can choose to explore while in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, is a day trip to a cenote. Cenotes offer a variety of breathtaking views with a thrill of deep cave snorkeling. A natural pit, or sinkhole, cenotes are formed when the limestone underneath the ground collapses exposing groundwater underneath. For our cenote adventure recommendations, we’ll begin with Dos Ojos. This specific cenote is one of the largest underwater cave system