PLAYA DEL CARMEN
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 13 most popular eco & adventure parks around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Xplor Park near Playa del Carmen: amphibious rides, underground river rafting, 14 ziplines, plus lunch and unlimited soft drinks.
Most Popular“Overcrowded - lineups at the zip line took over 1.5 hours to undertake. The hammock version was slower, but also fun. Taxis to and from there were also expensive.”
Xenses Park by Xcaret in Playa del Carmen mixes 50+ sensory illusions, water play, and photo moments with free lockers, showers, Wi-Fi.
“We had an absolute blast at Xenses Park in Playa del Carmen! The Birds Eye View zip line was hands down our favorite—so much so that we did it twice! The rush of flying over the park with a panoramic view was unforgettable. The park is full of incredible photo ops, and the Upside Down…”
Aqua Nick in Riviera Maya is a Nickelodeon-style water park with lazy rivers, slides, pools, and included snacks and drinks—plus upgrades if you want more comfort.
“Driver left us after saying he would wait. Aqua nick clerk had trouble at the register charging us and driver left us. Had to pay a taxi back to our hotel. Do not book.”
Nighttime adventure in Playa del Carmen with zip lines, amphibious rides, and underground paddling—plus a big buffet dinner.
“Zip lines we did great for a couple of 60 year old it was all fun a great night and the buffet was great just too short of a time we could of spent more time it was fun”
Jungle-themed water park near Playa del Carmen with big thrill slides, a long lazy river, wave pool, and a kids water fortress.
“Beautiful place, classy and somewhat expensive. My son loved it and we had a great time. The wave pool is more for kids as the waves are small and the lazy river is more for adults who want to relax in a gorgeous setting.”
A full-day Xplor Adventure Park pass from Cancun area with underground river swimming, zip lines, amphibious vehicles, and an included buffet.
“Great buffet, clean facilities, super fun activities!”
Xplor Park day pass from Playa del Carmen: 10-hour jungle adventure with rafting, amphibious tunnels, 14 zip-lines, lunch, and pickup.
“Great slide and good food. Main attraction is slide, prioritise it, it’s amazing, gets the heart going. Then buggy is also good but they will warn you off speeding, rest of the activities are average. Bring water shoes, rocky/pebbled paths, also bring a waterproof case for the phone ($90+ for photos). It’s overpriced but it…”
Enjoy a full day at Aqua Nick in Riviera Maya with water slides, lazy rivers, toddler zones, and Aqua Bite food plus drinks.
“Excelente parque los niños se divierten mucho”
Xplor Adventure Park day trip from Cancun with underground river rafting, cave zip lines, amphibious vehicles, lunch, and open bar.
“was really nice pick up was fine was very long day xplor park was fun but you need waterproof case or you have to leave phone and stuff in locker”
Private A/C transfer from Playa del Carmen to Xplor/Xplor Fire or Xenses, with door-to-door pickup and reliable Turismo Channel service.
“This is one of my favorite places, thanks to Turismo Channel and its entire team for the advice and always being attentive to our needs on this magical tour. I recommend it 100%. I hope to return very soon.”
Xplor Fuego Playa del Carmen: zip lines, amphibious vehicles, underground river and BBQ buffet with Cancun pickup for a nighttime adventure.
“Wonderful experience! We did the zip lines (so many stairs 🥲😅), the underground river (so much fun and enjoyable views ), the zip hammocks were a fun dip to cool down, and the amphibious vehicles (such a cool track and definitely exciting) the buffet was amazing! Good food, so many varieties, truly something for everyone!”
Nighttime Xplor Fuego Park all inclusive from Playa del Carmen with zip lines, underground swim, amphibious ride, and ribs dinner.
“So much fun! Lots of activities to choose from and each was an experience in itself! The food at the buffet was outstanding. Highly recommended tour!”
Xplor in Playa del Carmen combines underground raft circuits, zip lines, ATV rides, amphibious vehicles, and a stalactite cave swim with shared transport.
“Excellent, very fun park. And excellent attention from our advisor Maria from quality tours, always very attentive, resolving every question we had at all times. I highly recommend them, we have traveled with them 3 times now and I have no complaints.”
All-inclusive Xplor with round-trip transport from Cancun and Riviera Maya. Zip lines, cave swims, slides, snacks, and lunch included.
“Absolutely stunning park. The cave system that runs throughout the park is quite literally world class (and I've been a caver/cave diver for around 30 years). Funny how most people that that part for granted but it's the highlight for me. Takes a little while to get a feel for the park, but it's beautiful.…”
The cenotes, the ruins, the reef — and every road out along the Riviera Maya.
