Hidden gems - Sights & Landmarks in Cancun, Mexico not to miss (Updated February, 2024)

Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Cancun

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Cancun. This list contains 85 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

Sort results by

Best

Top rated

Most reviewed

Hidden gems

Worst rated

Recently discovered

🆕

Search radius

1 km 2 km 5 km 10 km 30 km 50 km 100 km 250 km

Within Cancun

Go Kayak Cancun

Canoe & kayak tour agency

👍👍 A breathtaking perspective on a place often overlooked. Among the hubbub of all the tourist attractions in Cancun, little is more impressive than the mangrove forest nestled right by the hotel zone. Filled to the brim with life, go kayak allowed me to experience firsthand the wonders of the brackish...

5.00 (128 reviews) (~7.5 km from centre)

10 Experiences Tour

Restaurant

5.00 (70 reviews) (~74.52 km from centre)

VIP Riviera Maya - Exclusive Tours & Adventures

Tour agency

👍👍 Highly recommend booking trips through this company whilst staying in Riviera Maya. I booked Chichen Itza and 2 cenotes tour. Booking was very easy, all done through WhatsApp and paid my deposit via PayPal whilst still in the UK. Final balance was paid in USD on pick up. The tour itself, whilst an e...

5.00 (57 reviews) (~63.77 km from centre)

Ocean Experience Cozumel

Sightseeing tour agency

5.00 (47 reviews) (~78.43 km from centre)

Private Diving

Tourist attraction

5.00 (44 reviews) (~75.89 km from centre)

VIP Tours Cozumel

Tour operator

5.00 (42 reviews) (~73.07 km from centre)

On Isla Mujeres Water Tours

Boat tour agency

5.00 (22 reviews) (~14.32 km from centre)

Traslados Turísticos Cancun

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 Excellent service, punctuality and kindness

5.00 (12 reviews) (~61.33 km from centre)

Aqua Adventures Eco Divers, 5 Star Padi Dive Center

Dive shop

👍👍 I highly recommend this dive shop! The owners bought this place in August of 2020 and have been turning it into a world class program. Our group spent 2 days with them. We did a 2 tank dive with our friends that were certified, seeing an amazing shipwreck and dozens of turtles at punta sur. A few da...

4.90 (148 reviews) (~15.05 km from centre)

Awesome Flight Cozumel

Tourist attraction

👍👍 The staff here was super great!! My dad, who is 81 years old, did his first ziplining here and the staff was fantastic with him. They let him take his time getting up the stairs. They helped him when he got to the platform to make sure he got off. Okay, he even hit his arm somewhere along the way an...

4.90 (109 reviews) (~79.7 km from centre)

Cancun Food Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 Nassim was my guide and there was another gentlemen who did all of the driving. Each time I got out or in the vehicle, both guides got out of the vehicle to open the doors for me or grab any items I purchased along the way. Great tour for authentic Mexican food, culture, city views, and shopping. Th...

4.90 (92 reviews) (~2.26 km from centre)

Koox Diving Playa del Carmen

Diving center

👍👍 I had 3 great dives with Koox. They were very communicative and professional, and I loved talking to all my guides. I loved diving with Patrick, who was a great conversationalist and very experienced diver. I also loved diving with Julio and Andres, we had so much fun in the cenotes; i will never fo...

4.90 (72 reviews) (~63.36 km from centre)

Cancún Private Tours. Make Your Own Tour

Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 Nefi was extremely flexible to work with and great tour guide. My wife and I wanted to do the sunrise tour for our honeymoon but because of COVID that was no longer offered so Nefi worked with us to design a complete itinerary at a steep discount. We got to go to Chichen Itza in the morning right at...

4.90 (62 reviews) (~3.47 km from centre)

Best Buy Tours Cozumel

Tour agency

4.90 (58 reviews) (~74.83 km from centre)

360 SUP / Kayak Tours Cancun

Tourist attraction

👍👍 We were a party of 2 doing the 9am non-private tour on a weekday. We had a tremendous experience on our tour, and it is unlike others we did in Cancun. I will try to include information in my review that we’d would’ve loved to have.* The tour was easy to book (but expect to make a reservation dep...

4.90 (51 reviews) (~7.5 km from centre)

Scubamobile Dive Center

Diving center

👍👍 Best diving shop in town! We were looking for a dive shop that is big enough to provide us a good service but not too big so they can take care of us, after a lot of research, we found Scubamobile. We did our PADI Advanced Open Water with Nicky and Sergio, everything went perfectly, they really h...

4.90 (46 reviews) (~64.12 km from centre)

Catamaran Tours Grand Cozumel

Boat tour agency

4.90 (45 reviews) (~74.63 km from centre)

Best Maya Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 We choosed the 3 nights and 4 days tour with Best Maya Tours because of their proposed activities, their great reviews and the good price/performance ratio! And I can only recommend them as many others, because our guide (so called "Captain Snake") showed us the best spots in Yucatan and teached us...

4.90 (34 reviews) (~64.56 km from centre)

Dive Mike

Dive shop

👍👍 Dive Mike’s is the place to book your scuba/snorkeling experience in PDC. Their communication was excellent and Alex was an amazing guide. Part of our group went diving and the others snorkeled, but we were able to enjoy the day together, heading out to the reef on the same boat.

4.80 (120 reviews) (~63.8 km from centre)

Sailor Ink Cozumel

Tattoo shop

4.80 (117 reviews) (~73.06 km from centre)

« Previous page
Next page »

Tip: Click on the rating to open it on Google Maps

Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Cancun, Mexico