City overview
The Riviera Maya runs about 130 kilometres of Caribbean coast from Puerto Morelos south through Playa del Carmen, Mayakoba, Puerto Aventuras and Akumal to Tulum, and packs white sand, jungle cenotes and Maya cities into a single stretch of Highway 307. Playa del Carmen is the heart of it, a walkable beach town built around Quinta Avenida, and it is also where Jewish visitors will find the region's kosher scene. Two Chabad houses operate in Playa del Carmen and a third serves Tulum, between them running a synagogue, a mikvah, Shabbat meals and more than a dozen supervised kosher kitchens, bakeries and shops. It is one of the densest concentrations of kosher food anywhere in Latin America outside Mexico City, and it sits within walking distance of the beach.
Aktun Chen
Riviera Maya · Operator ticket catalog (MXN): cave adults $580 / children $470; underground river adults $650 / children $520; zipline adults $880 / children $700; combo adults $2,110 / children $1,690. Listed catalog prices; online promotions and child eligibility must be checked with the operator.
A jungle park between Akumal and Tulum built around a large dry cave of stalactites and an underground cenote, with zip lines above it.
Time needed
Half a day
Hours
Open daily 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
Tips
The cave walk is dry and easy, which makes it one of the few cenote experiences that suits people who would rather not swim.
Phone
984 806 4962Neighborhood
Akumal
Activity providers
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.