Cancun Family Vacations

A Cancun family vacation is a comfortable choice because of the safe, well-developed resort area and plenty of great things to do.

Cancun is convenient to visit because it is easy to reach for most U.S. citizens. The city located off the Yuchatan Peninsula is a 1.5-hour flight from Miami and a four-hour flight from Chicago.

Because Cancun is the No. 2 destination in the Caribbean, airlines provide numerous flights from throughout the United States, making it simple to find a good day and time for a flight as well as making it common to find a flight without any stopovers.

In addition, the number and popularity of flights to Cancun drive down the price of airline tickets compared to many other, more remote Caribbean destinations.

Cancun is comfortable because the majority of the hotels and restaurants for tourists are located on the thin strip of land that forms a box around the Nichupte Lagoon.

The strip of land forces most of the hotels and restaurants closely together along one main road, Kukulkan Boulevard. Buses run through the day and night along Kukulkan and provide inexpensive transportation for tourists up and down the strip.

Popular attractions include snorkeling, scuba diving and other water sports in Nichupte Lagoon; swimming with the dolphins at Isla Mujeres; and visiting the Mayan ruins of Calakmul, Palenque, Tulum, Uxmal and especially Chichén-Itzá.

The best time to go to Cancun is in March through June when average monthly rain is lightest and the daytime high temperatures average between the mid-80s and low-90s Fahrenheit.

The least popular time to go is in September and October during the peak of the Caribbean hurricane season. Because of that season, Cancun sees an average of nine inches of rain per month during those two months.

Anyone on a Cancun family vacation will find a destination with high-ranked hotels; easy access to shopping, restaurants and nightlife; and a lengthy list of outdoor activities.