Spring Break takes place before the start of spring, mostly during March. The dates vary from year to year with different schools taking their spring break at different times.

Mexico is one of the most popular destinations for Spring Breakers who flock to Cancun where the party never stops. Cancun boasts bargain holidays with state-of-the-art hotel facilities, cool clubs and bars, some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and offers non-stop

Spring Break 2013

entertainment from daytime parties to night events. During the daytime Spring Breakers can enjoy yard parties, Spring Break contests and beach activities or just spend some time relaxing on the beach before heading off to the Cancun nightspots to dance the night away. Read more »

The warm Caribbean Sea off Mexico’s Yucatan coastline is a favourite spot for whale sharks to congregate. These fascinating creatures can measure up to a massive 42ft long and have a jaw measuring up to 5ft wide with more than 300 teeth. Although the term ‘shark’, together with their size, may put some people off the whale shark, these gentle giants are filter feeders, feeding on nothing larger than plankton and love to interact with humans. These docile creatures have even been known to allow divers to ‘hitch a ride’.

Whale Shark

Divers and snorkellers are treated to a magical experience when they come eye-to-eye with these mesmerising creatures known as ‘pez dama’ or domino by the Mexican people due to their very distinctive spotted skin.

Apart from whale sharks there is lots more to discover in the Mexican seas. The whole family will love a snorkelling cruise or a catamaran trip to the peninsulas reefs where they will discover a wealth of

Underwater World

marine life.  The Yucatan also has several eco-waterparks where you can snorkel in an underground river, snuba (surface supplied diving) and sea trek (experiencing the ocean floor without learning how to scuba dive), see a turtle conservation area and swim with dolphins and manatees.

Swimming amongst these intriguing creatures is something not to miss when visiting Cancun on you holidays. The resort of Cancun on Mexico’s Riviera Maya is a lively place with restaurants, bars, clubs and shops and is the ideal choice for families and couples. Check out this great holiday offer we found for adult-only Luxury Secrets Resorts from holidays4mexico.co.uk.

Xcaret is an idyllic location just south of the resort of Playa del Carmen on Mexico’s Riviera Maya and less than an hour from Cancun International Airport. All along the Riviera Maya around Xcaret there are luxury resorts, traditional Mexican villages and amazing white sandy beaches. The area offers luxury all-inclusive family accommodation with on-site restaurants, swimming pools, health spas, tennis courts, mini-

Xcaret

golf, archery, shuffleboard and children’s clubs to name just a few amenities to make your travel deals to Mexico perfect. There are several golf courses in the area for golfers to enjoy. Read more »

Seven of Cancun’s hotels and restaurants have been awarded a prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award for 2012. The AAA Five Diamond award is similar to a five star rating on a hotel.

The AAA (formally known as the American Automobile Association) Diamond Award is one of the most thorough and trusted rating systems for restaurants and accommodation in the US. The AAA began in 1902 as an independent motor club, appointing it’s first hotel and restaurant

Cancun Hotel Zone

inspectors in 1937. In 1963 the association started to award properties with ratings from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’, these ratings for lodgings became known as the AAA Diamond Ratings System in 1977 (the associations diamond anniversary) and started to include restaurants in 1989. Read more »

The beach holiday resort of Cancun lies on the north coast of Mexico’s beautiful Riviera Maya. With amazing beaches, crystal clear warm waters and a vast array of tourist facilities, Cancun is an excellent choice for your holidays to Mexico. When looking for my last holiday to Cancun I found this website really helpful. Cancun was developed in the 1970′s and has since evolved into Mexico’s most popular resort with something for everyone; from the young to the old, for budget holidays or more upmarket holidays.

Cancun consists of two distinct areas; the residential area of Cancun City and Cancun Island (Tourist Zone).

Cancun

Connected to the mainland by two bridges, the island of Cancun is home to the main tourist district which is located on the 8 mile Yucatan Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea. All along the coastline of the peninsula you will find beautiful soft sandy beaches with the best located in the north. Although Cancun is a very busy resort you will always be able to find a peaceful stretch of beach due to the resorts extensive coastline. Facilities at the beaches of Cancun are second to none with a wide choice of hotels, many of which are along the seafront, all offering a variety of different accommodation and board choices. Read more »

The Cancun Palace and Vallarta Palace hotels will be re-branded as the Hard Rock Hotel Cancun and the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta on August 1st 2012. This will mark the arrival of the first Hard Rock Hotels to Mexico.

The hotels will blend Hard Rock’s spirit of rock ‘n roll with luxurious style and surroundings. These two hotels together with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic will be the only all inclusive Hard Rock Hotels in the world. In 2013 the Aventura Palace Hotel will be re-branded to the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera to increase the total of the All Inclusive Collection to four hotels. Read more »

Located about 10 miles from the mainland, the tropical paradise island of Cozumel is Mexico’s largest island. The island lies off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula in south-east Mexico and can be reached by an hour long ferry ride or by a short plane transfer from Cancun Airport.

Cozumel

Cozumel is the place to go if you are looking for modern facilities mixed together with a rich Mayan heritage. Offering top-class cosmopolitan hotels and restaurants visitors can enjoy the old traditions which blend nicely with the new. Holidays in Cozumel are available for all budgets and are usually centred on the islands numerous beaches. The Cozumel town of San Miguel has an excellent choice of international restaurants and shops which line its busy streets. Read more »

There is no other place on earth that offers such a high concentration and variety of marine mammals throughout the whole year as do the waters of the Baja Peninsula. The area has many lagoons and sanctuaries where from December right through to April a variety of different species of whale come to mate and give birth to their offspring. More than 20 species of whales are known to visit the peninsula throughout the year.

Gray Whale

Every year thousands of gray whales make the 5,000 mile journey from the cold Arctic waters of Alaska’s Bering Sea to the warm water lagoons of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula where they mate and then give birth to their calves. Whale watching is becoming very popular in the Sea of Cortez (also known as the Gulf of California) where visitors can see blue whales, humpback whales, sperm whales, orcas, finback whales, minke whales, pilot whales, schools of dolphins and many more marine creatures. Marvel as the whales return to the ocean surface after deep dives to expel air from their blowholes, watch the humpbacks repeatedly jumping out of the water and be amazed by the fin whales performing barrel rolls on the surface. Read more »

Karen Bussen is one of America’s most renowned wedding planners. Karen has recently teamed up with the Fiesta Hotel Group and has introduced her successful ‘Simple Stunning Packages’ in Punta Cana and the Riviera Maya. These new wedding and honeymoon packages are

Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa

available at the Palladium Hotels & Resorts and The Royal Suites of Palladium. Due to a high demand for religious ceremonies, the new developments will also include a colonial style chapel which is to be inaugurated at the Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa in Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.

The wedding and honeymoon packages are based on the mood and natural surroundings of each of the unique wedding venues. Read more »

The idyllic Mayan Riviera lies on the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, bordering the Caribbean Sea. This dream holiday location has everything for the perfect holiday, including beautiful powder-white sandy beaches, crystal-clear blue waters, amazing coral reefs, not to be

Beach

missed Mayan archaeological and geological sites, tiny villages and holiday resorts. Named after the ancient Mayan civilisation, the Mayan Riviera is 100 miles of beautiful coastline stretching from Playa del Secreto to Punta Allen. All along the Mayan Riviera there are luxury hotels and smaller cheaper properties which all offer great hospitality and entertainment for the whole family on their holiday packages to Mexico. Cancun is a popular resort with hotels to suit all budgets, with the resorts of Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Puerto Morelos and Felipe Carrillo Puerto to the south also being popular with tourists. Read more »