Playa Caracol

Calm-water beach at the elbow of the Hotel Zone

A small public beach at Punta Cancun, where the Hotel Zone bends from facing north to facing east. The water is sheltered, calm, and good for swimming or kayaking — there are usually rental operators along the sand. The location is unbeatable for a few hours' beach time without committing to the full Delfines or Tortugas expedition: it is a five-minute walk from the Forum mall and most of the Punta Cancun nightlife.

Access is via a small public footpath between the Hyatt and the Park Royal hotels — easy to miss. Once on the sand it is open public beach, despite occasional confused hotel staff. The R1 bus drops you on the boulevard above.

things to do beach

Other places in Things to Do