Playa Delfines Cancun is the gateway to Cancun’s Hotel District.
Delfines Cancun is a popular family-friendly beach near the start of the Zona Hotelera. Playas (Mexican for beach) are everywhere in Cancun, but most are tied to hotels and if you don’t have the luxury of private beach access, this is your best option.
Playa Delfines Cancun is a stretch of white, sandy beach with life guards during peak vacation periods. It is most popular for its iconic sign. This has become a tourist attraction in itself for the all-essential photo in front of the large colorful letters that spell out C-A-N-C-U-N. Such is the selfie-obsession, there is now an orderly queue during daylight hours, with visitors patiently awaiting their moment and making friendly negotiations with those around them for reciprocal photo taking services.
Delfines Cancun is beautiful. The water almost glows, as does the brilliantly white sand. Like the private beaches lovingly protected by their respective hotels, these have cabanas and umbrellas readily available. Thick dune vines provide a playground for the different breeds of iguanas, giving them a moment’s shade from the afternoon sun.
Playa Delfines Cancun is a well-serviced beach. There are car parking spaces (always full), relatively clean public restrooms, and umbrellas for hire. If you don’t have beach access where you are staying, you are in luck at Playa Delfines Cancun.
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Bernie and Jess Watt are Australian travel bloggers living in New York City. Explore more Mexican sites from their travels here.
WHAT?
Playa Delfines Cancun is a free public beach famous for its colorful Cancun sign.
WHERE?
Punta Nizuc – Cancún 335, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico
HOW?
The beach has lifeguards and you can drink alcohol, though don’t drink and swim. Toilets and change rooms are available. They are smelly and don’t have lockers, so leave any valuables back at your hotel. Buses along the main road are crazy cheap.
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