Adventure Vacations Mexico

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Planning the ultimate adventure vacation or hope to add a little excitement to a beach or otherwise relaxing trip? You are sure to find options in any climate or location. Hiking, climbing, skiing, and mountain biking are great ways to add a thrill depending on the time of year when visiting the mountains. Visit a river for the ultimate rafting or river kayaking adventure. Take a scuba diving course or bring your snorkeling gear to the sea for an underwater landscape filled withlife. Looking for lions, tigers or bears? Schedule a safari to truly immerse yourself in the world of the wild. ...read more »

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Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a popular vacation site for those desiring warm, sunlit beaches and lush local plant life. The Malecon, a popular promenade, is an 11-block-long strip with shops on one side and the ocean on the other. The ocean-themed statues and fou... read more »
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Cabo San Lucas

Located on the southern tip of Baja California, Cabo San Lucas is a popular port for cruise ships, and is home to dozens of travel resorts and beaches. Deep sea fishing, snorkeling, and horseback riding are favorite activities for tourists, and in the w... read more »
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Cancun

A superb location, island-like shape and white sandy beaches make Cancun the destination in Mexico for sun worshippers and water sport enthusiasts alike. Many nearby Mayan sites provide visitors insight into this area?s historic roots and the city plaza... read more »
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Mexico City

As Mexico's capital city, Mexico City combines modern architecture with vivid reminders of the past. Lively and cosmopolitan, this destination offers plenty of historical sites, museums, and nighlife for tourists. read more »
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Playa del Carmen

For anyone who has dreamed of finding the perfect powdery white, sandy beach stretching along miles of turquoise blue water, Playa is the place to be. The accommodations are known for being reasonably priced, and the standard is high. The restaurants ar... read more »
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Acapulco

Made famous by its white sandy beaches, tropical jungles, glittery nightlife and daredevil cliff-divers, Acapulco is one of the best resort towns in Mexico. A popular port of call for cruise ships, this city caters to both the sun and fun seekers, as we... read more »
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Mazatlan

Mazatlan is a thriving commercial seaport, and a great hideaway from the typical Mexico vacation. Travelers from the US will enjoy the quick car ferry across the coast of Baja, California to Mazatlan. Carnival is celebrated fiercely here, and there are... read more »
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Oaxaca

With a temperate climate in a valley of the Sierra Madres, a mix of rich Indian culture and bright local art, Oaxaca City is certain to keep the tourist entertained. Visit the markets near the zocalo, or city center, for clothing and produce. Venture to... read more »
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Puebla

With a dazzling nightlife and historic churches and ruins, Puebla is a fantastic city to visit. The fourth largest city in Mexico, Puebla is surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains. It perhaps most known for the Cinco de Mayo festival, but tra... read more »
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Veracruz

La Bamba to Veracruz to discover the dance that originated here. With the oldest Carnaval festival in Mexico, travelers will see that music and dancing are as important as keeping the culture alive. The Voladores, Mexico's Flyers, jump from a tall pole... read more »

Top Five Adventure Trip Blogs

A week in Mazatlan | Mar 25 05'

by Jenica a 35 year old female traveling as a couple from San Francisco, on vacation in Mazatlan

"Peace, Relaxation, and a Motorcycle Convention in Mazatlan"

My friend Sarah and I arrived in Mazatlan, slightly unprepared as usual. Luckily, we had our first hotel picked out so we didnt have to get off of... Continue reading »
You’re in trouble now! | May 26 07'

by Chris & Tracy a traveling as a couple from Houston, on vacation in Playa del Carmen

How Tracy spent her birthday… jumping off a cliff, running from the Federales and by complete coincidence having dinner with a friend. Details to f... Continue reading »
San Cristobal - The Movie | Nov 11 05'

by Ben Connor a real traveler from Edinburgh, on vacation in San Cristobal Las Casas

"“Bond, James Bond”"

San Cristobal, in the province of Chiapas, Mexico, is how I imagine ye oldie towns in Europe to be. Having never been to Europe I can only base suc... Continue reading »
Totally Ruined | Feb 25 07'

by pisco a male from Sheffield, on vacation in Cancun

"we sat there in the dark, clouds ahead only revealing a few of the trees, as howler monkeys echoed ghastly groans across the whole jungle"

Hola!I can't believe I've already reached the last few days of my trip. In some ways it's gone pretty quick but in other respects, when I think a... Continue reading »
"Like a Movie" | Feb 03 07'

by johnhannahthree a real traveler from Lufkin, on vacation in Tenampulco, Ayotoxco and San Antonio Rayon Puebla

"Among the Totonacs of Puebla State."

I've been wanting to go to Cuetzalan for months. ADO - the first class bus line said they didn't go there from Poza Rica. Acc... Continue reading »