Adventure Holidays In Mexico

Covering almost two million square kilometres, Mexico claims a wide variety of landscapes and ecosystems within its borders: deserts, swamps, volcanoes and rainforest are all within reach. A mountainous country with two north-south ranges adjoining a group of broad central plateaus known as the Altiplano Central, in the south, the Sierra Madre del Sur stretches across the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . From the isthmus, a narrow stretch of lowlands runs along the Pacific coast south to Guatemala . These lowlands are backed by the Chiapas highlands, which merge into a misty tropical rainforest area stretching into northern Guatemala . The flat, low Yucatan Peninsula is tropical savanna to its tip, where there's an arid, desert-like region.

ADVENTURE SPORTS IN MEXICO

With nearly 16,000km of coastline and a warm climate, Mexico is heaven for water sports enthusiasts. Almost all Mexican resorts contain facilities for the full range of watersports, including jet-skiing, windsurfing and sea kayaking. Surfing and parasailing equipment can be hired at hotels or through watersports centres and all over Mexico there are outstanding facilities for sailing, with modern marinas sited around the coasts. Most resort hotels will rent small sailing boats to guests. The Yucatan Peninsula features the second-largest coral reef in the world.

ADVENTURE SPORTS AREAS AND REGIONS IN MEXICO

Best spots for water sports

Acapulco has particularly good facilities for water-skiing. Visitors can marvel at the skill of the professional divers that swallow-dive from the cliffs at Acapulco . Diving is particularly popular in two areas: the Sea of Cortés and the Yucatan Peninsula ’s east coast. In these areas, the sea is clear and placid, and facilities are outstanding. Snorkelling enthusiasts may like to head for the Puerto Vallarta area on the Pacific coast, where resorts include Punta Mita, Guayabitos, Mismaloya and Los Arcos. In Zihuatanejo, Playa Las Gatas and Ixtapa Island offer good conditions and in Huatulco, the bays of La Entrega and Tangolunda are very suitable.  

Best spots for mountaineering & climbing

Ever popular is the mountaineering ascent of El Pico D'Orizaba, Mexico 's highest peak and the third highest summit in North America . Rising to a height of 5660 metres above sea level, the summit is glaciated on its northern side while the lush lower slopes are perfect for acclimatising.