Besides the incredible beaches, Cancun offers vacationers plenty of opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Visitors of every fitness level can enjoy a variety of activities throughout the region. Go exploring in archaeological ruins, zip line, snorkel in coral reefs or even take a horseback ride. Or, if you're ideal activity is lazing out in soft-white sand, then Cancun won't fall short o ...

Besides the incredible beaches, Cancun offers vacationers plenty of opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Visitors of every fitness level can enjoy a variety of activities throughout the region. Go exploring in archaeological ruins, zip line, snorkel in coral reefs or even take a horseback ride. Or, if you're ideal activity is lazing out in soft-white sand, then Cancun won't fall short on that either.

Two additional unique activities are available to those visiting in Cancun: jet-surfing and swimming in cenotes. Cenotes are natural pits or sinkholes which fill with water and form partially submerged pools. Swimming in cenotes gives vacationers the ability to snorkel through stalagmites or even dive in deeper to explore underwater caves.

Vacationers in Cancun can also go snorkeling in some of the most stunning coral reefs in the Americas. At the Cancun Underwater Museum, which consists of over 450 life-sized sculptures created by half a dozen artists, snorkelers can swim and interact with living artwork. From May to September, visitors can snorkel with whale sharks, the largest fish in the world.

Some of the most rewarding attractions in Cancun are the many historically significant archaeological sites. The most famous of these are Chichen Itza, Tulum and the Nohoch Mul Pyramid. Chichen Itza is a nearly 1,000-year-old example of a Mayan-Toltec building and the most visited historical site in Mexico. About 80 miles to the south of Cancun lies the Tulum Ruins. Tulum sits on the ocean and is known for being one of the only walled Mayan cities. Don't miss a chance to climb atop the Nohoch Mul Pyramid at the archaeological site of Coba. It's the second tallest Mayan pyramid in the world.