Best time to visit
Mexico works almost any time of year: The dry season from November to April is ideal for round trips, beach days and sightseeing.
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Mexico round trips: Maya ruins, cenotes and postcard beaches
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Mexico adventure: Temples, tacos and traditions
Mexico is not a place for half measures – it hits you as a rush of colour, heat and pure life. In the Yucatán jungle, temples rise out of the green as if history has put down roots. Chichén Itzá seems to whisper ancient knowledge in your ear, while in Tulum the turquoise sea shimmers like liquid light. Along the Riviera Maya, beach clubs and ruins sit side by side with rainforest and the Caribbean. Mexico City feels like a whirlwind of street food, beats and baroque façades. Beneath the surface, you’ll find cenotes where the light dances. Every day feels new, raw and intense. A round trip around Mexico goes straight to the heart and stays with you long after you’ve left.
Tips and info for your Mexico trip
Currency
In Mexico, you’ll pay with the Mexican peso (MXN).
Flight time
A direct flight from the UK to Mexico takes around 12 hours.
Language
Mexico’s official language is Spanish, but you’ll also get by well with English in tourist areas.
What are the must-sees in Mexico?
Mexico is full of highlights, but these must-sees belong on your bucket list:
Maya culture: Pyramids and rituals
The Maya were masters of time, the stars and architecture. Their world felt thought through down to the last detail, with knowledge carved into stone. In Chichén Itzá, the Kukulcán Pyramid casts the precise shadow of a feathered serpent at the equinox. In Uxmal, you can trace lines that feel like mathematical formulas, and everything looks perfectly balanced, symmetrical and full of meaning. Cobá sits deep in the jungle, with a pyramid that feels raw and climbable, and the view from the top stretches out as endless green to the horizon. Teotihuacán is not Maya, but it still pulls you in, with every step taking you deeper into another world.
Mystical cenotes: Sacred water worlds
You descend – and suddenly everything goes quiet. For the Maya, cenotes were sacred gateways to the underworld, places of ritual and connection to the gods. Today, you slip into crystal-clear water framed by rock walls, threaded through with light and stillness. In Ik Kil, vines hang over the circular pool, while Suytun feels like a natural temple of light and stone. Gran Cenote branches out underground, and Cenote Azul opens wide to the sky. Each of these places carries history, and each one pulls you straight into the present.
Yucatán: Mérida, Tulum and Valladolid
Yucatán feels alive, loud, colourful and always on the move. Cancún kicks things off with Caribbean blues and seemingly endless beaches. In Mérida, life pulses between markets, music and nighttime street festivals. Further east, Tulum hits you with the heat, the sea crashes below the cliffs and sand sticks to your feet. Valladolid surprises you with bright colours and a pace that suddenly slows everything down. In Playa del Carmen, the air shimmers, you’ve got a margarita in your hand and the day still stretches ahead, with the music never far away. Then there’s Cozumel, where you suddenly find yourself underwater among corals, shafts of light and turtles.
Mexico City: City vibes with history
You’re sitting up on a rooftop, with nothing but sky above you and the chaos of 22 million people below – and right in the middle of it all, there you are. You can’t really explain Mexico City, because you have to experience it. The Zócalo feels loud, vast and steeped in history, while the Templo Mayor and the Cathedral tell stories of rise and upheaval. In Coyoacán, you step through Frida Kahlo’s blue door, and inside, colours and memories hang close together. Roma hums with graffiti, galleries and street-food stalls, while Condesa eases into the day with cafés, parks and street dogs. CDMX is not polished, because it’s raw, real and full of energy.
Wild south: Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido
Oaxaca starts with a scent that feels warm, spicy and unfamiliar. On the markets, pots hiss and the streets turn into a kaleidoscope of colours, voices and rhythms. Between street-food stalls and galleries, the city pulses to the beat of its own history. Mezcal tingles on your tongue, dances whirl across the Zócalo and suddenly you’re right in the middle of it all. If you prefer a quieter pace, you can sink into ancient rituals, monasteries and indigenous craftsmanship. Then Puerto Escondido arrives with waves, wide-open space and sun on your face. Nothing runs to plan here, and that is exactly what makes it perfect.