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Village in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Photo: Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Mahahual (also spelled Majahual) is a city in the municipality of Othón P. Blancothe, state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, a short distance northeast of Belize.
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As of April 2022 it is temporarily closed. A bird park with a nice view from the suspension bridges
The lighthouse
Maya, Lost Mayan Kingdom
A water park with zip lines and big slides
You can do a tequila tour and taste some.
Scuba diving.
Professional dive and snorkel business.
Professional dive and snorkel business
Official Cressi Dive Center with top of the line dive equipment. Their customized dive boat fits 14 divers and has racks for 32 tanks. They also have the required government permits in order to take divers to the Banco Chinchorro Protected National Reserve.
Dive trips, PADI courses, snorkeling
Yaya
Bar, restaurant and beach service.
– 80 km. Dates to the 3rd-8th centuries. The tallest pyramid rises above the trees and for those physically and psychologically equipped to climb it, offers a view of the countryside. Several smaller ruins at the site may have been the houses of nobles.
– 170 km. A ceremonial center and the capital of a powerful dynasty. The Temple of Masks features five stucco masks with the features of the Sun God, along its stairs. It also contains the ruins of residences and a ceremonial ball field.
– 190 km. An important city, featuring stone plazas bordered by temple pyramids, including the Temple of the Owl and the Temple of the Cormorants.
– 140 km. Under excavation by INAH since 1995, this vast and important preclassic city 30 km from Bacalar is not yet open to the public as of Feb 2019. A "lost" city of gigantic proportions, Ichkabal may be one of the most important discoveries in Mayan archeology in decades.
Nice place to eat fresh seafood. Mix of Mexican and Italian dishes with the possibility to eat right on the beach.
Pizza Papi Pasta is at Puerto Costa Maya, really Italian food with brick oven. Cool service and nice night ambient
Travel Inn
Fantastic and varied international food from a Dutch couple who moved to Mahahual.
Beachfront restaurant south of town. Mix of European and Mexican kitchen with an Indonesian touch. Famous for their stuffed pineapple.
Real Mexican food.
on the Malecon
Facing directly on the edge of the Caribbean Sea. The restaurant menu offers mainly Mediterranean cuisine with local influences that incorporate and enhance the best ingredients and regional flavors.
Maya Chan Beach Resort is minutes south of Puerto Costa Maya. Discover the underwater world through the glass bottom of a Costa Maya kayak tour or the mask of your snorkeling gear. All included.
Sports bar and meeting place for locals who gather here after work to watch their favourite sports game, often a soccer or boxing game. Or to play some pool or darts
The provided tents are directly at the beach and for about M$350 (April 2022)
They offer a provided tent for about M$250 (April 2022). Private rooms are also available.
Boutique hotel.
Travel Inn
Quiet and isolated if you want to get away from the noise of Mahahual. Guest house and camping palapa.
Charming 2-bedroom, 2-bath beach house: internet, caretaker, gardens, kayaks, privacy.
Beachfront boutique hotel with rooftop pool.
vacation rental house
By tour
Organized tours are also available from a variety of companies. You will not necessarily be over run with the tourists from the cruise ships, when they leave you have this sleepy town to yourself.
By cruise ship
The cruise ship dock is in the east of the village.
Your best bet is to rent a car. Most travelers land in Cancun. It will take over four hours but do not confuse this area with Cancun. Four hours gets you to an entirely different world.
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