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.
Akumal Bay
Riviera Maya · Beach access is free; the guided turtle circuit runs about US$25–40 on site, and parking about MX$100
A shallow, sheltered bay holding one of the densest populations of wild green sea turtles in the Caribbean.
Time needed
2 to 3 hours
Hours
Guided snorkelling circuit operates approximately 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tips
The turtle area is guided-only under CONANP rules: a maximum of six people per guide, life jackets compulsory, three metres' distance from the turtles and no touching or feeding. Go between eight and ten in the morning, before the water is churned up. Licensed guides carry laminated CONANP documentation.
Phone
984 875 7500Neighborhood
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.