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.
Xel-Há
Riviera Maya · Operator website advertises regular admission USD129.00; advance purchase at least 7 days USD116.10. Displayed base admission offer; chosen date, package, transportation and optional extras can change the total. Confirm the final ticket price before buying.
A natural inlet where fresh water meets the sea, turned into an all-inclusive park for snorkelling, cliff jumping, zip lines and river floats.
Time needed
A full day
Hours
Open daily 8:30 AM–6:00 PM
Tips
Food and drink are included in the entry price. Discounts run to ten per cent for booking seven to twenty days ahead and fifteen per cent beyond twenty-one days; children five to eleven get twenty-five per cent off and under-fives go free.
Phone
+52 998 883 3143Website
https://www.xelha.com/en/Neighborhood
Xel-Há, Riviera Maya
Activity providers
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
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