Mexico

Learn How To Plan a Vacation to Cancun

Cancun is a great place for an exciting and relaxing getaway. There are many interesting things to do, great places to see and the beaches are great for relaxing.

Cancun has been billed as the “Spring Break capital of the world.” Spring Break, that’s the traditional time when college students from Canada, the United States, and even Japan, Korea, China, descend upon vacation spots intent on only one thing – partying.

Although Cancun is busy at any time of the year, during Spring Break they are particularly busy with college students, and if you don’t care for the genus, you’ll want to avoid the city at this time of the year. If you like the antics of college students, of course the opposite applies!

But that’s why it’s important to conduct research and plan your trip to Cancun in as much detail as possible. If money is no object, you can visit Cancun any time you want, even at the height of the tourist season when hotel prices are at their peak. If you have a little bit of a budget, you’ll want to visit Cancun in the off-season, when prices are lowered considerably.

Each month, different festivals or exhibits are held in Cancun, so you’ll want to research these as well, to make sure you don’t miss one of particular interest to you. For example, in January is the festival of Epiphany, or the Mayan Village Show. In February, Candlemas, and Day of the Flags. March, Carnival, and the Lasser Sailing Show (if you like boats, you’ll love this.)

Also in late March, visits to Chichen Itza are especially popular at night, to see the vernal equinox. According to legend, the Maya constructed the temple in such a way that, during the equinox, a beam of sunlight creates a shadow moving down towards earth resembling a slithering snake (Kukulcan). Now, that would be a site to see!

What’s happening in April? Holy Week and Easter. Also, there’s a celebration for the founding of Cancun itself.

May? Cinco de Mayo, of course – the day in which Mexicans celebrate their defeat of the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 (that’s when Emperor Napoleon III attempted to set up Maximilian as King of Mexico). There’s also a little thing called the Cancun Jazz Festival.

June? Nothing of especial interest… in July is the Feast of Our Lady of Carmen… you visit the nearby city of Carmen to watch bullfights, and other sporting events.

And so on throughout the year!

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