I have always heard about how great Cancun was and expected it would be fun. But after having visited now, I can say it is the best vacation I have ever had! We stayed at Club Regina. The hotel was clean, not overcrowded and had a great breakfast buffet. The service was fantastic and the staff made you feel special. As you can tell from the view, it was perfect. The ocean water was warm every day and the pool was cool. Although the room had a safe, I never used it.

There was no shortage of activities in Cancun either. We rented a car, which can be very expensive. I recommend using tourist bus services instead and use the time to rest! We visited Tulum, a Mayan ruin, which was about an hour drive away. I am not a very active person and found the trail to be rough when it was hot. My sugar level dropped drastically and I had to stop and devour gummy bears. Sorry no photos of the poor bears 🙂 Be prepared to see many Iguanas and lizards on the coast. My sons were amazed by the size of the Iguanas and asked if they were young dinosaurs!

Another road trip was visiting Xcaret, an eco-archaeological park, also an hour away from the hotel. It was the highlight of the trip and made me feel like I had reached heaven. We got to snorkel through the caverns, through a bat cave and butterfly cave. The water did have fish which my sons loved seeing with their goggles. We also swam in natural pools with fish as well, had an amazing all you can eat lunch buffet, and saw many animals in the zoo. I recommend getting the pass with everything included with the snorkel gear, lunch, lockers, etc. I also recommend getting there when they open their doors otherwise you will not be able to get through most of the activities. I felt like we rushed ourselves with a 1 day pass and would have preferred to spend 2 days here.