Cancun Beach - Cancun Beaches - Cancun Beach Resorts

All the beaches in Mexico are considered as public, everybody can freely walk along the beach strips of the Mexican territory. However most of the hotels located on the beach would not allow you to use their facilities if you are not guest of them or unless you do some comsumption at their restaurants or bars.

In Cancun there are several public beaches and beach clubs where tourists staying at downtown hotels or local people can go to take a sunbath, swim and relax.

Here is a list of the most popular beaches:

Playa Las Perlas
Playa Langosta
Playa Tortugas
Playa Caracol
Playa Chac Mool
Playa Ballenas
Playa Delfines
Playa Nizuc

On beaches that faces the open Caribbean water, be cautious of quickly changing water conditions. This change can bring strong undertows creating unsafe water conditions. Become familiar with Cancun's water-safety flag system.

Flag color
White - excellent
Green - safe
Yellow - use caution
Black or Red - unsafe