50+ Extraordinary Travel Ideas for a Mexico Vacation

Mexico is more a continent than a country, each state offering a completely different atmosphere and experience. It can takes years to see everything here. Add these extraordinary travel moments to your bucketlist and feast on the best Mexico has to offer. From the Caribbean to the Pacific, indigenous ruins to modern traditions, there is far more to Mexico than a few famous places.

Kohunlich & Bacalar Lagoon Air Expedition

Mexico
Traditional native sweat lodge with hot stones inside

Temazcal Purification Ceremony

Mexico
Shrimp tacos with homemade salsa, limes and parsley on wooden board over dark background. Top view. Mexican cuisine

Mexico City Cooking Class With Spirits Tasting

Mexico
Tail of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Humpback Whale Watching & Scenic Baja California Flight

Mexico
Woman at a vintage sailboat

Baja California Multi-Day Yacht Charter

Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico - January 31, 2015: Hot air balloons float over the quiet, historic streets in the early morning.

San Miguel Hot Air Balloon & Tequila Tasting

Mexico
Chitzinitza, Mexico. Used to place the hearts from scrificial victims here.

Ultimate Chichen Itza Expedition With Scenic Flight

Mexico
El Castillo, Tulum ruins archeological zone, Mexico

Out of Hours Tour of Tulum & Sian Ka'an

Mexico
The Adivino (the Pyramid of the Magician or the Pyramid of the Dwarf), Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico.

Uxmal & Kabah Mayan Archaeological Tour by Air Charter

Mexico

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The Best Places to Stay in Mexico

Settle into Mexican luxury at lodges and resorts that create accommodation experiences. Here is just a sample of the places recommended by travel designers, from Mexico City to the Riviera Maya and Los Cabos. It's just the start of what is possible in Mexico.

Stay at Rosewood Mayakoba

Mexico
Deluxe Ocean View Room, Belmond Maroma Resort _ Spa

Stay at Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa

Mexico
Spa, Chablé Yucatán

Stay at Chablé Yucatán

Mexico

Las Ventanas al Paraíso Los Cabos, a Rosewood Resort

Mexico

One&Only Palmilla Los Cabos

Mexico
Design Staircase, Las Alcobas Mexico City

Las Alcobas Mexico City

Mexico
Hotel Grounds, The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort

The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort

Mexico
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Inside the bay at Cabo San Lucas, a small tourboat is dwarfed by rock formations including the famous "El Arco."

Highlights of Mexico 2021 Travel

Mexico

Riviera Maya Family Holiday

Mexico

What To Do On the Riveria Maya

While the Riviera Maya is famous for Cancun and now Tulum, you don't need to be fighting the crowds for a place on the beach. A wonderful selection of private travel moments are possible here, so you can avoid the tour buses and find bliss in the cenotes and Caribbean.

Hacienda Tour, Sotuta de Peon

Living Hacienda Tour & Cooking Class

Mexico
catamaran boat to sail in cancun sea

Riviera Maya Catamaran Charter

Mexico
The mighty nine level stone pyramid of Temple of Kukulcan or El Castillo on the Chichen Itza archaeology site

Chichen Itza Tour

Mexico
Interior of a cenote (underground river sinkhole) located in Hacienda Sotuta de Peon, Tecoh, Yucatan, Mexico.

Rio Secreto Private Experience

Mexico
Impressionen von der Puuc Route, Mexiko

Loltún Caverns, Cenotes & Maya Ruins

Mexico
Colonial architecture in Campeche (Mexico)

Campeche & Calakmul Air Expedition

Mexico
Mangrove in the Ria Celestun Biosphere National Park

Tour Celestun Biosphere & Merida City

Mexico

Blissful Travel Moments and Adventure in Baja California

Baja California is only a short hop for the United States but it has a completely different vibe. This is the Mexican side to the Californian coast, complete with whales, sea lions, mule trekking and off-road adventures. Come here for beach bliss along with a full variety of activities.

Gray Whale and Whale Watching Tourists at San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, a friendly whale encounter. Who is watching who.

Magdalena Bay Gray Whale Watching Cruise

Mexico
little sea turtle trying to reach ocean

Sea Turtle Monitoring in Magdalena Bay

Mexico
Whale Shark Swimming and Feeding on Ocean Surface of Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Whale Shark Snorkel & Balandra Bay Yacht Charter

Mexico
Beautiful white sand beach

Sea Lion Swim, Kayak & Picnic on Espiritu Santo Island

Mexico
The Arch, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Los Cabos Snorkeling & Sailing Charter

Mexico
Man riding on a Mule in Mexican Village

Mule Trekking With Rancheros in Sierra La Giganta

Mexico
Off Road Truck

Baja California Off-Road Car Racing

Mexico
Wave Breaking on Sand in San Jose Del Cabo Beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Outside in the afternoon sun.

Surf Los Cerritos & Todos Santos Tour

Mexico

Extraordinary Things To Do In Mexico City and Central Mexico

Mexico City loves to surprise. It's a fabulous yet misunderstood city, full of unusual architecture, friendly locals and ancient history. And from Mexico City you can discover the rest of the country's heart, including the rare butterfly migration, tequila tasting in Guanajuato and different pueblas.

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan. Mexico. The holy city of Teotihuacan is situated about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Mexico City. No one knows who did it but it was built aprox 2,100 years ago. The main and largest monuments are the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. Those monuments were laid out on geometric and symbolic principles. The name of Teotihuacan was given to it by the Aztecs and means “the place where the gods were created.”

Teotihuacan With an Archaeologist

Mexico
"colonial mexcian church in Santa Catarina Plaza, Coyoacan, Mexico City"

Tour Mexico City's Southern Neighborhoods

Mexico
Tile facade of church in Mexico

Talavera Pottery Workshop & Puebla History Tour

Mexico
Boats in a lake, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico

Xochimilco Nature Cruise

Mexico
View from top Mount Tlaloc in Mexico central

Mexico Volcano Climbing Expedition

Mexico

Mexico City Architecture Tour

Mexico
Woman travelling in San Miguel allende, Mexico

San Miguel de Allende & Mexican Vineyards Tour

Mexico
Street view of Guanajuato colorful houses. Mexico.

Guanajuato City Tour With Tequila Tasting

Mexico
Monarch Butterflies Spring Awakening in Mexico

Witness the Monarch Butterfly Migration

Mexico

More Extraordinary Ideas of What To Do in Mexico

50+ bucketlist ideas is only the start of what you can do in Mexico. Think chocolate and mezcal, especially in the Oaxaca region. Then indigenous markets, traditional haciendas, and a full variety of artisans and traditions.

Costume details of a papantla flyer in Playa del Carmen, México.

Zapotec Traditions, Artisans, and Culinary Tour

Mexico
Ornamental models in balcony in a traditional fiesta

Ultimate Day of the Dead Celebration

Mexico

Guided Tequila Hacienda Experience & Lienzo Charro Rodeo

Mexico
Regional Food Backgrounds, comida oaxaqueña chocolate

Oaxaca Chocolate Making Class

Mexico
Mezcal or Mescal is a Mexican distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of oven-cooked agave. With spicy tortilla chips and guacamole dip.

Oaxaca Artisanal Mezcal Tasting & Tour

Mexico
Guelaguetza-Festival-Oaxaca

Witness the Guelaguetza Festival in Oaxaca

Mexico
"Mexican girl weaving in Zinacatan, Chiapas (Mexico)Click here to see more images of mexico:"

Visit Chiapas Indigenous Markets

Mexico
Young woman commuting on bicycle in Mexico

Oaxaca Cycling Experience

Mexico
City and Artisans Tour, Oaxaca

Oaxaca City and Artisans Tour

Mexico