Puerto Morelos, the best destination for your next vacations
Why choose Puerto Morelos for your next vacation in the Mexican Caribbean?
Puerto Morelos is the hidden gem of the Mexican Southeast; located between Cancun and Playa del Carmen with 30 kilometers away from each one; this port is the best place to relax and forget about the chaos of the big cities, lie down in its beautiful beaches and enjoy the delicious Mexican cuisine; the surface temperature is fairly constant all year and remains around 20°C (68°F) and 30°C (86°F), with warm and beautiful crystal-clear waters around 28°C (82°F), perfect for swimming, snorkeling and diving.
The great variety of food makes it an excellent culinary option, from regional local dishes to excellent author cuisine. If it’s about partying, at night you will find bars where you can have cocktails or beers while enjoying live music played by local artists. If you prefer something more peaceful, you can walk through the main streets of the port while eating a delicious ice cream or a fresh frappe. It doesn’t matter if your plan is to stay in an all-inclusive hotel or a hotel within the tourist area, you will surely find the option that best suits your needs.
Something that distinguishes Puerto Morelos from the rest of the Caribbean destinations is its white sand beach: along the 21km length of the National Park, you can use it, which means that you can rest and enjoy a relaxing sunbathing and then cooling off in the crystal-clear waters.
Snorkeling and diving in the second largest barrier reef in the world
Just a few meters from the coast, the Puerto Morelos Reef National Park begins, where part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System is located, the second largest reef barrier in the world, this place is perfect for snorkeling and SCUBA diving since it is rich in marine biodiversity, diving in this place will blow your mind with the amount of life you can find: shrimps, lobsters, crabs, barracudas, parrotfish, angelfish, turtles, nurse sharks, lionfishes, moray eels, among many other species, its coral landscapes extend to different depths allowing you to choose the ideal site to have the best experience.
Diving on C-56 Juan Escutia Shipwreck
Inside the national park we find one of the most incredible sunken ships in the region, the C-56 Juan Escutia shipwreck, the perfect place for lovers of diving into history. This ship lies at a depth of about 30 meters and is home of eagle rays, fire worms, barracudas, swordfish, porcupine fish and a wide variety of corals and sponges.
Diving in Cenotes
Inside the jungle, north of Puerto Morelos, is the cenotes route, a path where several cenotes extends; there you can enter in its fresh crystalline waters to dive and snorkel. If you have the opportunity to dive, you will be amazed by the submerged landscapes that you can find: stalactites and stalagmites hundreds of years old preserved under these waters.
The best location in the Mexican Caribbean
Due to its proximity to Cancun and Playa del Carmen (Only 30 minutes in car ride), Puerto Morelos is in the best location, you can reach these great destinations to continue your diving expedition and visit sites such as the Museum of Underwater Art (MUSA) in Cancun, Isla Mujeres, or continue your way to the south of the peninsula and dive on the Island of Cozumel, explore cenotes such as Dos Ojos, el Pit, Angelita and Casa Cenote.
