Cobá
Unlike Chichen-Itza, you can still climb the ruins of Coba. The name of these Mayan ruins means “water stirred by wind,” probably because the site is located between several lakes. At one point Cobá was a city covering 27 square miles with a population estimated at 55,000. Fewer tourists visit these ruins since they are farther away from Playa than the more popular Tulum site.
Altournative Tours
This eco-tour company has been offering excursions since 1999 and is helping towns use what they have to improve their way of life. Their specialty is Mayan adventures that combine outdoorsy activities such as kayaking and biking, with cultural tours of the local ruins or exploring the jungle or caves around Playa.
Playacrawl
If you want to experience the best of Playa’s nightlife in one night, you want to make new friends from all over the world or you are on a limited budget/time trip, than Playacrawl is the best choice for you. They take you to the 3or 4 of the hottest bar/clubs in Playa.
Bali Club
Bali offers a new alternative for nighttime entertainment in Playa del Carmen. It caters to people who want to enjoy a unique atmosphere where you can party all night, immersed in the mysticism of a Balinese setting. With a capacity for 1200 people, Bali also offers special private areas for groups. The club’s layout allows for a full view of the stage from all sides.
Alux Caverna Restaurant Lounge
Alux is a restaurant, bar, and lounge reiterating Playa’s clubbing and cuisine schemes. Everything revolves around a cave as an experience of descent into the underworld, livened up by a thousand colored lights filtering and vanishing among millenary stalactites. Alux is territory to a most diverse crowd.
Blue Parrot Beach Club
Way back in 1998, Newsweek magazine named the Blue Parrot Beach Club “one of the ten best bars in the world.” Come nightfall, the Beach Club undergoes a magical transformation as top international DJ’s deliver an eclectic mix of music in three different environments.
Captain Dave’s Bad Boys Beach Bar
Captain Dave’s Bad Boys Beach Bar is a cool, open-air bar/restaurant on the beach between 2nd and 4th (closer to the ferry boats). Every Thursday and Saturday they have the band, Nasty Boys, playing a mix of country, Jimmy Buffet, Eagles, and old time Rock ‘n Roll. If you are over 40 you’ll love it. They play from either 4- 8 or 5-9 and have smoked chicken and ribs. We heard the food is good.