With only around 30 days of the year when the temperature doesn’t reach 27C, Puerto Juarez is the perfect destination for your winter sun holidays. Located just outside Cancun on the Bahia de Mujeres, this quiet laid-back resort is close enough to enjoy all the hustle and bustle of

Puerto Juarez

Cancun but far enough away to just relax and enjoy the peace and quiet of the resorts beautiful soft white sandy beaches which are lapped by the crystal clear Caribbean Sea. The port itself is the departure point for trips to the Isla Mujeres which is situated a couple of miles off the eastern tip of Mexico.

The beautiful beaches around Puerto Juarez are perfect for snorkelling, scuba diving or just lazing under the clear blue sunny sky. Scuba divers can check out the shallow reefs, wrecks, underground caves, caverns and amazing marine life, maybe even coming face-to-face with the local whale sharks. The Great Mesoamerican Reef (Gran Acerife Maya) is one of the largest on the planet and will not fail to impress.

There is so much to do and see away from the amazing beaches that you will be spoilt for choice on your cheap holidays to Mexico. Take a drive through the Mexican jungle where you can explore ancient Mayan ruins, visit an interactive zoo where you can hold and feed many different

Chichen Itza

animals such as spider monkeys, spiders and even crocodiles, take lunch with the iguanas and take a cooling swim in the jungle cenotes. There are lots of Mayan archaeological sites to explore including Chichen Itza, Tulum and Coba. Isla Mujeres (the Island of Women) is located just offshore of Puerto Juarez and makes a great day out for the whole family to relax and recharge their batteries. Here on the island you will find beautiful beaches, underwater reefs and an amazing Mayan temple featuring carved female figures from which the island gets its name. The beautiful Caribbean Sea plays a big part in holidays to Puerto Juarez. Apart from offering perfect swimming and water sports, there are party cruises, pirate-ship dinner cruises and romantic sunset dinner cruises all on the Caribbean Sea here in Mexico.

Isla Mujeres

Eating out in Puerto Juarez is a sea-food and shellfish lovers heaven with everything on the menu caught locally, including the excellent lobster and shrimps. There are hundreds of restaurants and bistros in and around Puerto Juarez serving everything from fish and sea-food dishes to traditional Mayan cuisine. Try the cochinita pibil (suckling pig in banana leaves) or panuchos (tortillas with fried black beans, pickled onions and chicken) for a taste of Yucatan cuisine which combines Mayan and European ingredients.

The whole family will love a night out at Coco Bongo in Cancun which is a cross between the Cirque de Soleil, a concert and a stand-up gig. A mix of dancing, singing, acting, comedians and impersonators, this is an evening that will keep everyone entertained.

Puerto Juarez enjoys temperatures over 32C for more than four months of the year, with just 30 days of the year seeing temperatures below 27C. Last minute holiday deals to Puerto Juarez are great for beach holidays and plenty of water sports including snorkelling, scuba diving, windsurfing, surfing, kite boarding, jet-skiing, paragliding and sailing.

For those of you considering a holiday in Mexico, have you considered staying in Cancun?
If you are thinking about visiting Mexico, there are loads of bargain holidays to be had on the internet. Before booking why not have a look at a great destination guide for Cancun that i have just stumbled upon.

Cancun is a picturesque beach resort built on a series of islands linked by bridges.

Cancun offers relaxing holidays where you can completely unwind on the sandy beaches and visit some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in the world. There are also lots of watersports available at the beaches.

Due to its position, the weather in Cancun is generally sunny, but as the resort is built verging on the Gulf of Mexico the heat is not overbearing.

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Review supplied by our reader Martha Long

“The Royal Cancun really lived up to our expectations. There wasn’t anything we could moan about, except having to come home!
The hotel was worthy of its 5 stars, it was always spotless, including the pool area, loved the swimup pool bar. Staff made us feel important, nothing was too much for them and the room maids did an excellent job cleaning our room everyday.
Don’t know what to say about the food apart from it was absolutely delicious, responsible for me and my hubby putting on several pounds, just couldn’t resist it.
There was plenty of activities to take part in all day, we particularly enjoyed the beach games, there was even a waiter service on the beach!
The icing on the cake for us was that there were no children as the hotel is adults only, our first holiday, which we booked as our last minute holidays, on our own since the kids have grown up…..loved it…..can’t wait to do it again.”

 
The Royal Cancun

The Royal Cancun is an adults-only resort, located in the heart of Cancun’s hotel zone. On a stunning beachfront location, the hotel is in easy reach of all the best restaurants and nightlife.

Accommodation
285 rooms, all with full bathroom, air conditioning, satellite tv, CD/DVD player, telephone, minibar and terrace. 

Features
7 gourmet restaurants, 2 swimming pools, each with whirlpool, sun terrace with free sunloungers and parasols, sauna, spa, fitness centre, 24hr room service, online check-in, flag system around the beach for waiter service, beach butlers, frequent daytime activities and evening entertainment including live music, professional shows and wine tasting .

Sports & Leisure
Tennis, table tennis, volleyball,Activities usually include aquaerobics, bicycles, body boards, darts, french bowls, pool table, scuba diving (introductory in pool), snorkelling, table tennis, tennis, volleyball.

Set on a quiet peninsula on the Caribbean Coast, Playa Mujeres is Mexico’s newest luxury resort. This  quiet resort is situated 25 minutes from Cancun hotel zone and 10 minutes from Cancun downtown.

Playa Mujeres

On one side of the resort there is the Chacmochuc Lagoon, a national wildlife preserve offering striking scenery and lots of peace and quiet. On the other side is the Caribbean Sea, with the Isla Mujeres just a few kilometres west off-shore.

Chichen Itza

The area surrounding Playa Mujeres includes many of Mexico’s top tourist destinations such as the extensive ruins at Chichen Itza, including The Temple of the Warriors and El Castillo, the famous Mayan pyramid that has become a national symbol of Mexico.

About an hours drive south of Playa Mujeres is the tranquil Riviera Maya.

CLIMATE
With an average annual temperature of 26C, more than 200 sunny days a year, and less rainfall than either the Virgin Islands or the Bahamas, Playa Mujeres is the ideal resort destination.

Isla Mujeres

Average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for Playa Mujeres:
January-March, 20-30C
April-June, 22-32C
July-September, 24-33C
October-December, 20-31C.

Direct holidays to Playa Mujeres are always available throughout the internet.