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Good snorkeling at the Camino - Cancún
Good snorkeling at the Camino
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Water Sports: Hang On!
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  • jag17
  • By jag17 on June 27, 2004
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    Many companies in town offer jungle tours. They are all basically the same. They provide all equipment needed for a 3-4hr jungle tour and snorkel trip. You will ride a 2-person Aquaray (jet ski type vehicle) through the natural mangroves along the Nichupte Lagoon. You will arrive at the natural reef park after about a 45 minute ride. You will then have time to swim and snorkel in the area before returning.

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    Water Sports: Subsee Explorer
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  • GinGinCoo
  • By GinGinCoo on February 19, 2004
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  • Coral Reef and Tropical Fish from the subsee view - Cancún
    Coral Reef and Tropical Fish
    from the subsee view
    by GinGinCoo
    After we went jetskiing we took this short tour to the 2nd largest reef in the world (they said the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the only one thats bigger). We go on a short boat ride to this huge glass bottom boat where the tour guide shows you all different kinds of corals and tropical fish. If you're not a scuba diver or a swimmer, this might be your only chance to see a coral reef this close. The tour is about 2 hours. we combined this tour with our jungle jetskiing tour. Great combo with Aquaworld.

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  • Address: Aquaworld
  • Website: http://www.aquaworld.com.mx
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    Water Sports: Swimming underground !!!
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  • JanPeter74
  • By JanPeter74 on March 10, 2004
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  • Water Sports - Cancún
    by JanPeter74
    Most rivers (if not all) on the Yucatan peninsula flow underground. At some places you will find openings in the ground from where you see the water below you. These openings are called Cenotes and were used by the Mayas for drinking water and sometimes (e.g. in Chichen Itza) even to sacrifice people in them.

    If you have the chance, go swim in one of these cenotes. It is quite an experience if you go on a trip in one of the caves and all of a sudden you see jungle and blue sky above you.

    If you look at the picture, you can see small black catfish in the blue water. An hour or so after this picture was taken, we actually swam down there.

    TIP: Bring a single use underwatercamera if you go down there, but remember that your pictures will most likely end up rather dark.

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  • Address: Near Akumal
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    Water Sports: Wet & Wild in Cancun
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  • Heavens-Mirror
  • By Heavens-Mirror on September 26, 2005
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  • Wet 'n Wild has a lot of things for families to do together. You can relax and drift away on the Lazy River or the Wave Pool, while thrill-seeking teens can experience the Kamikaze. Kids will love additions to the children's playground, which features a sand bucket.

    And if the family wants to spend time together, they can enjoy the multi-passenger ride in the Bubba Tub!

    Surrounded by wild tropical vegetation, Parque Nizuc is the only water park located within Cancun’s Hotel Zone you are only a short distance from a refreshing experience.

    It covers over 18 acres of land and 800 feet of white sand beach areas. I really enjoyed wet & wild, it was a great day out for all ages. Make sure if you go that you wear a decent & secure bikini or swimming costume because you will need it. Hehe

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    Water Sports: Swimming with Sea Turtles
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  • kazander
  • By kazander on May 8, 2004
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  • Water Sports - Cancún
    by kazander
    I couldn't really decide where to put this tip, it has pros and cons...

    We went to a place that advertised swimming with the magnificent sea turtles. I couldn't wait. When we got there it turned out to be a fenced off area off of a dock where they kept these poor guys. I loved being so close and swimming with them, but I couldn't help but feel bad for them. All these kids jumping all over them and they can't get away:(

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    Water Sports: Hobie Catting in the Cancun area
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  • TheTravelSlut
  • Updated By TheTravelSlut on January 15, 2007
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  • The Travel Slut's room has this view - Cancún
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    From scuba to snorkeling and sunning to sunfishing, the waters around the Yucatan Peninsula offer a wide variety of options and all of them are good and fun.

  • Address: Any beaches between Cancun & Playa del Carmen
  • Directions: There is many miles of beach and most resorts have watersport items.
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    Water Sports: Jungle Tour
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  • By jlandgl on December 27, 2006
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  • We took the jungle tour from the Sunrise Marina in Cancun. My husband, son and I hopped in a small speed boat and toured with a group across the Nichupte Lagoon. We went to the National Park and snorkeled which was truly amazing. The guide went down with us and showed us particular coral and fish. This was probably the best snorkeling I have done because they did get involved and took the time to explain to you what you are seeing. The ride back across the lagoon was amazing, we took the last tour of the day so the sun was setting across the water on our ride back. The most beautiful sight I have ever seen!

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    Water Sports: Jet Skiing
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  • malianrob
  • Updated By malianrob on February 11, 2007
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    We rented sea dos from the front of our hotel. You can rent them for 1/2 hour or more. It was alittle pricey and we rented them for about one hour. I think a 1/2 hour would have been enough. The water was great and seadoing was fun. There is no one watching you so be careful and drive responsibly.

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    Water Sports: Scuba Diving
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  • Updated By tcc_dc on August 26, 2002
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  • I have been scuba diving in a couple of different places and this was a seven on a scale of 10. The Scuba Cancun people were very professional and took care of one of our newbies. The prices were reasonable for a resort area location.

    Saw a lot of sea turtles, but I do not know if that is common in Cancun.

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  • Directions: Scuba Cancun PADI 5 Star Dive Center Kukulcán blvd. Km 5 Hotel Zone, Cancún, México
  • Other Contact: Phone: +52+(998)+849-7508 / 849-
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    Water Sports: SUB SEA EXPLORER
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  • jill_archer
  • Updated By jill_archer on August 26, 2002
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  • Water Sports - Cancún
    by jill_archer
    SUB SEA EXPLORER
    An underwater adventure in a sub sea explorer visiting the paradise reef with its marine life and coral reef.
    We had a great day out.

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