If you are ever lucky enough to travel to Mexico, one of the things you have got to do is go to Xplor, Cancun!
Located within the Yucatan peninsula (you know the one with the great big crater that wiped out the dinosaurs) Xplor is a 100% natural theme park with a difference. There are only four different activities to take part in and you are guaranteed to get wet in each one of them but due to the average mid-30 degrees summer sun, the water will be a most welcome addition to your day.
At the centre of the park is “The Heart”. A huge mosaic shaped heart with realistic sounding rhythmic beating that you can hear well before you arrive. From here you can go to each activity consisting of zip wires through the trees, driving amphibious vehicles, rafting in caves or swimming in crystal clear underground waters.
The first thing we did was to drive the amphibious cars. Being both petrol heads and 4x4 enthusiasts my eldest son and I jumped into these open topped beasts and set off down a rough gravel track which twisted and turned one way then another. Bumping and side sliding we ploughed our way along the track, crossed over a rope bridge and then down into the caves which were half deep in water. The light from our car headlights shone up onto the walls of the cave as we drove through the mini river was pretty spectacular and is certainly something you have got to experience.
I don’t want to give too much away as that would spoil it for those of you who want to go. However, travelling at speed on various treetop zip lines, sliding down long and winding water chutes or just chilling out as you paddle your way on a raft through great cavernous swathes of beauty is just simply quite amazing and something you will just want to do over and over again.
For me, I have to say the best part of the day was the underground swimming. The sheer stunning beauty of the cool clear water below and enormous array of nature’s stalactites and stalagmites was quite literally breath taking. Dotted along the route are natural openings in the rock and as the daylight shines from above, shafts of light bounce on the side walls and create a pool of light in the water. Buoyancy aids are issued prior to entering the water and these served to be very useful as you allowed yourself to drift along with the natural current just occasionally using your arms to guide your way through.
The whole park was clean, well sign posted and incredibly well organised. Hard hats are issued to you upon arrival and are mandatory throughout the park. From there you can get yourself changed ready for the day and leave your belongings in lockers. Food and drinks stations are located around various points as well as a restaurant which had a variety of sumptuous food from all corners of the globe. The price you pay on entrance covers all food and drink so you can have as much or as little as you want. Four of us went to the park and each one went away at the end of the day having had a thoroughly wonderful time. It was a truly remarkable experience and most definitely well worth the money we spent. Given the opportunity we would all definitely go back again. http://www.xplor.travel/
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