Riviera Maya, Mexico
Our honeymoon was amazing! We went to Riviera Maya, Mexico for a week and stayed at the beautiful Grand Princess Riviera Resort. We booked a laguna villa suite with a jacuzzi which included concierge service. Our package threw in a free spa day for a 30 min. massage, manicure, and pedicure. We enjoyed the spa and were pampered like royals. We saw the invoice for our free spa service, the total cost was over $3,000 USD. Other than food, everything else is expensive away from the Cancun area.
We did get to tour the Chichen Itza and ruins. Although the weather was very humid and sticky, it was worth it to be able to view one of the ancient seven world wonders. Our next activity was the Cancun jungle tour and snorkling in the Nichupte lagoon. It was a two hour trip on a boat that you have to drive on your own. It definitely scared the hell out of me (non-swimmer) but it was fun. We also tour around Carmen Del Playa, mostly bargain vendors and tourist attraction sites. On our last day, we saved our energy for the Xcaret park. It's pretty much like Six Flags except it's huge with everything mixed up in one: wildlife, water activities, exhibitions, performances, butterfly conservatory, and floral garden. It took us the whole day to do everything! We snorkel in the underground caves, tour around the whole park for the wildlife animals, rode on the water raft, explore the archeological sites in the Mayan villages and chapels, and stayed for the night performance which featured Mexico's cultural dances and an ancient ball game. Players have to bounce a heavy rubber ball (8.5 pd) to pass through a stone ring using only their hips. It was a really fun and exciting week for both of us! We would definitely go back again.
We did get to tour the Chichen Itza and ruins. Although the weather was very humid and sticky, it was worth it to be able to view one of the ancient seven world wonders. Our next activity was the Cancun jungle tour and snorkling in the Nichupte lagoon. It was a two hour trip on a boat that you have to drive on your own. It definitely scared the hell out of me (non-swimmer) but it was fun. We also tour around Carmen Del Playa, mostly bargain vendors and tourist attraction sites. On our last day, we saved our energy for the Xcaret park. It's pretty much like Six Flags except it's huge with everything mixed up in one: wildlife, water activities, exhibitions, performances, butterfly conservatory, and floral garden. It took us the whole day to do everything! We snorkel in the underground caves, tour around the whole park for the wildlife animals, rode on the water raft, explore the archeological sites in the Mayan villages and chapels, and stayed for the night performance which featured Mexico's cultural dances and an ancient ball game. Players have to bounce a heavy rubber ball (8.5 pd) to pass through a stone ring using only their hips. It was a really fun and exciting week for both of us! We would definitely go back again.
