Xel Ha Park
Basic Info
The summer break is the perfect occasion to spend some enjoyable family time, but sometimes, it is difficult to please everybody, especially when traveling with children. These are some simple tips to make your visit to Xel-Há, as fun as it gets for the young ones: • Snorkeling for everyone – Xel-Ha’s Inlet and river are fantastic places for snorkeling due to their fish diversity. Children will love to watch all those colorful fish swimming right in front of their eyes. The park has all-sized life jackets, even for babies!
About Xel Ha
Xel Ha is an eco-archaeological site that arouse with the Maya Civilization settled on the eastern coastline of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located south of Playa del Carmen in the called Riviera Maya. The name is the combination of the roots xel that means "spring" and ha' that means "water". Xel Ha is the largest natural open sea aquarium in the world, which offers a myriad of land and water activities, ecological attractions, world-class restaurants, and countless more unimaginable experiences, a place to enjoy the biological parade of the Riviera Maya.
Map of Xel Ha
Visit us! It doesn´t matter where you are located in the Riviera Maya or even the Yucatan Peninsula. Find out the distance to Xel Ha from the most common destinations in the area:
Xel-Ha Water Activities
Xel-Ha Eco-Park presents two dolphin swim programs: Interax, where you know these wonderful creatures through contact and games, and Primax, a longer program that features several additional activities including "foot-foot push. Trainers at Xel-Ha provide a safe environment for dolphins and visitors.
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Xel Ha is an eco-archaeological site that arouse with the Maya Civilization settled on the eastern coastline of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located south of Playa del Carmen in the called Riviera Maya. The name is the combination of the roots xel that means ”spring” and ha’ that means ”water”. Xel Ha is the largest natural open sea aquarium in the world, which offers a myriad of land and water activities, ecological attractions, world-class restaurants, and countless more unimaginable experiences, a place to enjoy the biological parade of the Riviera Maya. |
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FLOATING BRIDGE
At the mouth of Xel-Ha Inlet lies a combined feat of Nature and engineering –the “Floating Bridge” uniting the main service area to the jungle paths that lead to the river. The Bridge consists of interconnected buoyant sections resting upon the water, thus separating the inlet from the open Caribbean Sea.
TREPACHANGA
Adventurous visitors will be [...]
