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.

Trevor Butler set up his first ‘travel’ related business in 2004 and has written many other destination articles with tips and information. I have found these articles both interesting and helpful, hope you do too.

Monterrey is Mexico’s third largest city, surrounded by mountains and desert, making it an excellent destination for cave exploring, hiking, mountain biking. The city also has top restaurants, modern shopping malls, museums and many cultural attractions.

Monterrey

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

Barrio Antiguo (old town)

Monterrey’s old town where you can get a feel of the ‘old times’. Here you will find colonial architecture, restaurants, cafes and nightlife.

Bosque Magico, The Magic Forest

This theme park is for all the family, with over 35 rides, Go Karts, rides and much more.

La Pastora Zoo

This zoo has over 300 animals, lake and wooded area.

Plaza Sesamo

Here you will find the Sesame Street Amusement Park, complete with rides, waterpark with slides and pools, rides and indoor attractions for all the family.

Serengeti Safari Animal Park

Located about an hours drive from Monterrey, the animal park is set over 750 acres and has more than a 1,000 animals roaming free, botanical gardens, fishing lake and rides.

San Pedro Garza Garcia

Although a separate city, Garza Garcia, the gateway to Chipinque National Park, is an important part of Monterrey and is home to many businesses, residential neighbourhoods, hotels, restaurants and shopping malls.
Planetario Alfa is located in Garza Garcia. This is a high tech complex, complete with an observatory, science garden, prehispanic garden, open aviary and an IMAX dome theatre. Here you can experience interactive displays and temporary exhibitions of art, science and technology.

Chipinque National Park

Chipinque National Park

Located next to Garcia Garza, the park offers hiking, mountain biking or just relaxation, with a hotel situated up in the mountains.

There are also bullfights and rodeos happening all through the year, live concerts, golf, ice skating, horse riding, and parks for relaxation.

WEATHER

Monterrey has a very changeable climate. Summers are very hot with the winter evenings being very cold. During June to September there is often rain which can last for a few hours, but when it stops the sun reappears and the air is much purer. From November to June the weather is much drier.

If you are looking for bargain holidays to Mexico, there are always great offers available throughout the internet.

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.