All-Inclusive Cancun Resort on the Beach

Iberostar Cancun is a AAA Four Diamond resort set on a stretch of pristine sand in Cancun's Hotel Zone. The property features seven expansive pools, multiple dining venues, and spacious guest rooms designed around a Caribbean theme. There's no shortage of ways to keep busy: you can go to live shows each night, have a relaxing massage at the onsite Initium Spa (for an additional fee) during the day, or simply lounge on the beach while sipping a fruity drink. There's even an 18-hole golf course. The trip includes:

• Round-trip airfare (alternate departure dates/gateways may be available for additional fee)
• 6 or 7 nights of all-inclusive accommodations at Iberostar Cancun
• All meals, snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
• Onsite entertainment
• Land and non-motorized watersports
Access to hotel fitness center * Round-trip airport to hotel transfers are not included. Transfers cost $20 per person and take approximately 25 to 35 minutes.

The all-inclusive package covers all meals and drinks at two buffets and four a la carte restaurants. Options include a steak house, a Japanese eatery, and traditional Mexican fare. Turn kids loose at the supervised children's club, which organizes daily activities and excursions to a kids-only water park. Meanwhile, you can go snorkeling in the Caribbean, swim in the pool, or play beach volleyball on the sand.

Cancún: Cool White Sands and Mayan Relics

Located on a barrier island shaped like the number seven, Cancún's Hotel Zone juts into the Caribbean Sea at the northeast tip of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. With the sea on one side and freshwater lagoons on the other, it's a popular spot for sailing and snorkeling. Although the beaches and barrier reefs are a major draw, the geography is equally enticing further inland, where you can dive into an underground river or take a speedboat through a mangrove jungle.

Cancún pulls in millions of visitors each year, so escaping the crowds and the party atmosphere isn't always easy, but a visit to Playa Delfines offers a chance for sunbathing in relative seclusion. Resorts have yet to encroach upon this stretch of sand, and it's especially popular with surfers.

The stone columns of El Rey Ruins, an ancient Mayan site dating back to the second and third centuries BCE, lie within the city’s Hotel Zone. Believed to be a royal burial ground, the archaeological site is also home to wild iguanas that lounge in the sun and read Tom Clancy novels. For a Mayan-themed daytrip, take a 1.5-hour drive from Cancún down the coast to Tulum, a pre-Columbian walled city located on a bluff overlooking the sea—one of the Yucatán Peninsula's most visited Mayan ruins. The Mayan city of Chichén Itzá is only a 2.5-hour drive from Cancún. Here, visitors can snap photographs of the Temple of Kukulkan, which was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.

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