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.
Chichén Itzá
Riviera Maya · MX$697 in total for foreign visitors — MX$105 to INAH plus MX$592 to the Yucatán state government, both paid at the ticket windows
A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders, built around the stepped pyramid of El Castillo and the largest ball court in Mesoamerica.
Time needed
3 hours
Hours
Open daily 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tips
About two and a half hours from Playa del Carmen and three from Tulum, so it is a long day whichever way you go. The two fees are collected separately at the entrance. Arriving at opening avoids both the coach groups and the worst of the heat.
Phone
+52 985 851 0137Neighborhood
Yucatán (day trip)
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.