Ceviche Tours and the DOT office of Isla Mujeres announced the dates for the third Whale Shark Festival held once a year in Isla Mujeres. This project and event has pioneered the fight for preservation of the marine ecosystem. Last year’s festival was attended by lots of families to witness all the friendly whale sharks.

What makes the event more exciting is that all the guests can swim with the whale sharks. The event is also filled with other family-oriented activities perfect to be enjoyed both adults and kids alike.

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The Yucatan Peninsula is a totally interesting attraction in mexico but most do not notice its geology. The base of the Yucatan peninsula is shaped like cheese. It has natural holes termed as cenotes and most of these holes are filled up with fresh and natural waters.

One famous cenote is near the Ik-kil town which is close to the Chichen Itza Ruins and Villadolid. To reach the water level, you must go down through its lon, winding stairs. A manmade platform was made for people to use to jump and be able to swim around its waters. The platform is about 20 feet from the water and it could really cause your heart to skip if you would jump from that high of a starting point.

So if you plan to go beyond what Mexico can offer aside from just its beaches, then do not forget to make a side trip to this cheesy peninsula and make that jump of your life.

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Experience the turquoise waves of the Pacific; hear the singing exotic birds and howling monkeys in the green jungle that surrounds the Island. Enjoy the richness of ambrosial salmon food and flower salad at one of the finest diner in this tropical place. Party all through the night at a high-energy Guadalajara nightclub, take pleasure in kayaking at dawn past a colony of Baja California All these are what Mexico has to offer.

Everyone is in search of a relaxing, unsurpassed, best vacation experience, and mexico is what you make of it.  Visit Mexico’s spectacular wild places and take the ride of adventure from world-class canyoneering near Monterrey to hiking the Oaxaca shade forests and explore the deep sea of the Yucatán, snorkeling for coral reefs. Mexico is a perfect vacation place that provides vast variety of alternatives for adventure.

Ready yourself for a warm welcoming crowd, the harmonic noise, and colorful culture of the Mexicans, who will be too happy to keep you feeling at home.

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Thinking of spending the day on a boat, fishing and watching the scenic views of the horizon? If you reminiscent of deep sea fishing, the perfect leisure place to be is mexico. Embodied by variety of waters, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and from the Caribbean Sea to the Bay of Baja, surely makes this place the best spot to enjoy fishing.

With so many tremendous locations that surround Mexico, choosing is difficult, but you can start by checking the beautiful fish and coral rich waters of Isla Coronado or Isla Del Carmen. A very interesting destination where you can do snorkeling and fishing as well. The Sea of Cortez is one of the favorite places that border the Islas.

Isla Del Carmen is part of the Bahía de Loreto National Park which contributes 40% of all the marine species living in the whole of the Gulf of California. Projects within the mainland coast such as the Golden beach and Loreto Bay is a work on progress. The construction and development of hotels, golf courses, marinas, spas, villas, malls, restaurants and an airport are on its way as an added appeal to its tourism commerce.

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Dos Ojos means the one of the biggest underwater caves to be found in the world. It is a very lengthy cave system which measures about 57 km. In Spanish, the term Dos Ojos means two eyes. This is referred to one of the leading entrances that connect the two big caverns.

The water source in the cave is from rain filtered with the help of the limestones, responsible for the very clear water it renders to scuba divers or those who just intend to snorkel. The water temperature measures normally to 77 degrees all throughout the entire year.

There is also a bat cave within the connecting caverns which can be accessed through diving or snorkeling alone. With the help of some diving light, you would be able to see some bats sleeping on the roofs of the cavern.

The usual dives which take place in Dos Ojos are just a bit less than 30 feet to give way for longer time underwater. It is recommended that you do the dive with a trainer for cave diving can be really dangerous to anyone who will do it for the first time. Try one of these best cave dives you can only experience in mexico.

Playa Sayulita, less than an hour away from Puerto Vallarta airport, attracts tourists with its small village of about 3,000 residents, vacation homes and hotels. Here you can find the famous Villa Amor with its laid-back setting and marvelous architectural structure contrasting the hillside and above the surfing break of the village. With stairs leading to 33 rooms to accommodate every visitor’s needs, this place offers fresh open-air relaxing living rooms as well as great tasting native dishes.

The separate Grand Villa that is recommended for couples has a private pool overlooking the bay. Other activities that you can do in this place include yoga, surfboards, kayaking, boogie boarding, and snorkeling where gears can be borrowed for free.

Cozumel, mexico’s largest inhabited island is located just south of Cancun. Though many resorts have opened in the island, majority of Cozumel is still sparsely populated.

Cozumel has a slow-paced atmosphere, a relaxed destination whether day or night. In the island, you can try out snorkeling and diving, most especially so on the Palancar reef. The Palancar reef is a mountainous underwater formation that is about six miles long and 300 feet high. It is considered to be one of the best diving spots.

In Cozumel, you can also try out deep-sea fishing, which is a very popular event there particularly in sailfish catching. To the Mayans, Cozumel was a sacred area since there are three Mayan ruins in the island including El Cedral. One of its most notable claim to fame is that Cozumel was once a base for 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan.

You can take the short boat ride to Palancar Reef for a dive, or see the reef via a glass-bottom boat.