Active Pursuits

Golf -- Golf courses are plentiful in the Yucatán, concentrated in the resort areas. Cancún and Playa del Carmen boast excellent options. Visitors can also enjoy tennis, water-skiing, surfing, bicycling, and horseback riding. Snorkeling and scuba diving are excellent off the Yucatán's Caribbean coast; Cozumel is considered one of the top five dive spots in the world.

Parks -- Many of the national parks and nature reserves are under- or completely unstaffed. Reliable Mexican companies (such as AMTAVE members; see below) and many U.S.-based companies offer adventure trips.