Top Playa del Carmen Unique Experiences

Chefs, home cooks, and foodies who appreciate a good meal will enjoy this hands-on cooking class led by a local. Meet up with your host and the rest of your small class at a local spot, then hit the shops and spice markets to gather ingredients for the meal. You’ll be cooking at your hosts’s home, and the best part is that you get to eat the dishes you prepare. 

Take a cooking class with a local chef and learn to make authentic Mexican dishes. The class begins with a discussion about the items on the lunch menu, then it’s off to a nearby market to shop for ingredients. Back in the classroom/kitchen, help prepare the meal as you learn about local cuisine and culinary techniques. Once the cooking is done, enjoy the home-cooked meal together.

Swim and snorkel with the largest fish on the planet during a private whale shark tour from Cozumel or Playa del Carmen. Ideal for nature lovers, this one-in-a-lifetime experience comes with a naturalist guide, who can shed light on the biology and behaviors of the whale sharks.

Great opportunity to meet with like minded travelers, share some similar interests, culture, make friends and to practice your salsa moves. We will take you to the most popular salsa venue in town.

Purify and renew your being in the womb of mother earth. Come with us to enjoy the ancestral temazcalli ceremony, "Steam House", where you can detoxify body and soul in direct contact with nature surrounded by the jungle in a mayan community. We will start consuming cocoa beans to activate the organism, then we will enter the temazcal to receive the benefits of contact with steam and herbs, ending the day by immersing ourselves in sacred waters to lower the body temperature, close the pores and activate the immune system.  In addition to living this beautiful experience, this tour support 5 mayan families with your visit.

Each year between June and September, hundreds of whale sharks visit the warm waters off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. With this tour, you'll see and swim with these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat. In addition to whale sharks, you’ll also have a chance to see dolphins, sea turtles, or manta rays. Your tour includes lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off in Playa del Carmen.

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Enjoy an unforgettable swim with whale sharks during this serene, all-inclusive adventure, with private hotel pickup in Playa del Carmen. Hop a boat to head out on the open waters, while you keep an eye out for turtles, dolphins, and manta rays. Whale shark sightings are guaranteed, so get ready to snorkel alongside the peaceful sea creatures. All levels are welcome, and drinks and breakfast are included.

The Yucatan Peninsula's underwater ecosystem is beyond compare, drawing certified divers from around the world. But you don't need to be a certified diver—or even an avid snorkeler—to get underwater on this full-day whale shark adventure. Hop on a boat and cruise into the Caribbean Sea, strap on a snorkel, and follow your guides for a swim alongside the whale sharks. With included boat travel—and round-trip transportation—all you need to do is experience the unparalleled beauty of the sea.

Observe the beautiful whale sharks during their annual visit to Quintana Roo. Whale sharks are the largest fish species in the world and can grow up to 65 feet long. On this tour from Tulum you’ll ride to Cancun and then be taken out to sea where you’ll have the privilege to see and swim nearby these giants. Beverages, snacks and a meal of freshly prepared ceviche will be provided.

Enjoy a yoga session and a traditional Mayan steam bath on this guided experience. After a convenient hotel pickup, strike a pose with a professional yoga instructor and sweat it out in a temazcal, a Mayan sweat lodge, with a local shaman. Enjoy complimentary fruit and water and take a relaxing swim in a natural pool called a cenote.

Though Playa del Carmen is a young city, it has forged a unique identity well worth experiencing and exploring. The streets of the city are full of both history, and modern culture, architecture, art, restaurants and bars. We’ll begin the tour in downtown and walk through one of the first streets. Every alley and street has something to offer. We will show you the sights both on and off the beaten track and stop to see modern street art and graffiti. After visiting the city center art scene we will go to one of the art studios, where you can get a truly behind the scenes opportunity seeing and talking with your favourit​e artist or art curator.