Activities at Puerto Morelos: Surrounding areas:
In Puerto Morelos you kick back and enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility. The "Mayberry" of the Riviera Maya. But if you like there is: swimming at the beach, snorkeling and diving at the national park reef, the second largest in the world. ATV trips through the jungle, sports fishing, cenote exploration, horse back riding, ruins exploration, botanical gardens, zoo, bird watching, ecological parks, kite surfing or if you want to kick it up at a disco in Cancun or Playa de Carmen 25 minutes away, or take a road trip see some of Mexico. (From a personal point I like the road trips you will see and enjoy them a lot.) Kite & Wind Surfing The absolute ultimate site for extreme sports equipment and clothing. Koko Dogz has you covered for everything from skating, surfing, boarding, and windsurfing!. They operate a beach-front windsurfing rental on the north side of Puerto Morelos, in front of Ojo de Agua Hotel (see map) Diving and snorkeling & Fishing
There are many companies that are good charters from Cancún, Puerto Morelos and south. you need to check the internet for the different companies that offer services. Be pointed with your questions as to what kind of bait they are taking, how long is your time fishing what kind of fishing can you expect do they use global positioning to locate schools.
Akumal and Puerto Morelos have good dive sites. Tankah is known for its exotic Gorgonian Gardens, at a depth of from 20 feet to 80 feet. Everything seems to be in constant motion -- not only the hundreds of tiny fish but also the sea fans, candelabras, and sponges. Banco Chinchorro, Mexico's largest coral atoll, also has superb dives. The isolated reef across from the Xcalak Peninsula is a graveyard of vessels that have foundered on the corals over the centuries. The reef is filled with conches, anemones, sea rods, moray eels, coral heads, precious black coral, and about 500 varieties of fish. Sea turtles nest each year on nearby beaches. A series of cenotes lies just off the highway between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. They're favorites with divers, snorkelers, and swimmers. Highway signs make them easy to find. Or you can dive in the biggest cenote of them all, the Cenote Azul, which is known for its caves and is near Bacalar. Puerto Morelos Mystic Diving and Adventure Tours (PHONE: 998/871-0634, www.mysticdiving.com), in Puerto Morelos's main square, can set up snorkeling and diving trips. Prices start at $34 for one-tank dives and $50 for two-tank dives. Brecko's (Calle Heriberto Frias 6, Casita del Mar, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico. PHONE: 998/871-0301) offers snorkeling and deep-sea fishing in a 25-foot boat. Snorkeling trips start at $22 and fishing trips at $250. Diving Dog Tours (PHONE: 998/820-1886, bocapaila@yahoo.com) runs snorkeling trips at various sites on the Great Mesoamerican Reef (which stretches some 600 km [373 mi], all the way down to Belize) for $25 per person. If you want to fish beyond the reef, a four-hour trip (for up to four people) costs $250. And yes, the company really does have a diving dog! Bertram, the French owner of Original Snorkeling Adventure (PHONE: 998/887-2792 or 800/717-1322) has run snorkeling excursions in the area for 17 years. For $49, he'll pick you up, take you for a two-hour snorkel trip on the reef, and provide a box lunch; $75 gets you a buffet lunch with shrimp, fresh fish, and pollo pibíl (chicken baked Yucatecan-style, in banana leaves), and then a trip back to Bertram's beach for lounging in a hammock under a palapa. Playa del Carmen The PADI-affiliated Abyss (Calle 12, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. PHONE: 984/873-2164) offers training ($80 for an introductory course) in addition to dive trips ($36 for one tank, $58 for two tanks) and packages. The oldest shop in town, Tank-Ha Dive Shop (Av. 5 between Calles 8 and 10, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. www.tankha.com), has PADI-certified teachers and runs diving and snorkeling trips to the reefs and caverns. A one-tank dive costs $35; for a two-tank trip it's $55; and for a cenote two-tank trip it's $90. Dive packages are also available. Yucatek Divers (Av. 15 Norte between Calles 2 and 4, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. PHONE: 984/873-1363 or 984/877-6026, www.yucatek-divers.com), which is affiliated with PADI, specializes in cenote dives, dive packages, and dives for those with disabilities. Introductory courses start at $80 for a one-tank dive and go as high as $350 for a four-day beginner course in open water. Puerto Aventuras Aquanuts (Center Complex, by marina, Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico.) is a full-service dive shop that specializes in open-water dives, multi-tank dives, and certification courses. Dives start at $37 and courses at $385 Akumal The Akumal Dive Center (About 10 minutes north of Club Akumal Caribe, Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. PHONE: 984/875-9025, www.akumal.center.com) is the area's oldest and most experienced dive operation, offering reef or cenote diving, fishing, and snorkeling. Dives cost from $36 (one tank) to $120 (four tanks); a two-hour fishing trip for up to four people runs $110. Take a sharp right at the Akumal arches, and you'll see the dive shop on the beach. Fishing seasonal chart Sailfish, white and blue marlin, slammer dolphins, blackfin, skipjack, yellowfin tuna, kingfish and wahoo are abundant , depending on the time of year. Atlantic sailfish migrate from late March to June or July. White marlin in May. June for blue marlin. Dorado (mahi mahi), snapper, tuna, kingfish and wahoo can be caught year round. Non migratory sailfish live close by throughout the year. Occasionally we see broadbill swordfish or spearfish. Most of the billfish are average size, but world records are set nearly every year so come try your luck!
Horseback Riding & ATV'S Ranch Loma Bonita http://www.entertainment-plus.net/tour_loma_bonita.cfm Favorites Places
Car Rentals Be sure to get the total cost including all "fees", and give the vehicle a thorough inspection. Natural Parks
Weather Information
More Complete Information here Check here for the ave. temp and rain on your vacation days. Just enter your vacation days in the chart. http://english.wunderground.com/tripplanner/index.asp Wind & Wave action reports Go to http://www.kokodogz.com/ then go to link in right hand corner of the page. Water & Air Temperature Chart http://www.cancunmap.com/weather.swf Weather Maps http://english.wunderground.com/global/Region/CA/Temperature.html Discos
Transportation Costs From Puerto Morelos
Distance to different points
Current Exchange Rate Banamex http://banamex.com/eng/ Currency converter Chart www.xe.com Don't change money at the airport, generally the money Exchanges downtown give that the best exhange raye followed by the banks. Normaly the hotel is also a bad place to exchange and the money Exchanges in the Hotel zone are 10 centabos lees than the downtown exchanges. Using an ATM varies sometimes it's the best exchange and other times its not so good. Other travel Tips
Driving Tips Driving in Mexico is no big deal, but there a few differences that you should be aware of.
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