Activities for kids in Cancun

Children’s World

Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For children under 12 years.

Now your children have an oasis of their own, located in a beautiful and safe place at Xcaret. Kids under 12 years will enjoy hours of fun on slides, suspension bridges, tunnels, and cenotes.

Butterfly Pavilion

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Butterfly liberation: daily at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Share with your children a world of colorful wings that flutter around you among vegetation, flowers, and waterfalls. Learn together about the transformation of butterflies.

Aviary

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Take your little ones to meet the red macaw and many other tropical birds. Look closely at the colors of the toucan's beak; find together green parrots hidden among the vegetation; and listen to the unique song of the cenzontle, baptized by the Aztecs as the bird with 400 voices.

Coral Reef Aquarium

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

Discover the natural treasures of the Caribbean in a unique aquarium where you will appreciate the importance of corals, and their different ecosystems.

Sea Turtles

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

From the adorable little ones, to the huge ones, sea turtles are the favorite species of children and the Mexican Caribbean. Learn why they are so dear.

Jaguar Island

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m

You and your children will be surprised by the sight of the magnificent jaguar. Watching him, it's easy to understand why he was so revered by pre-Hispanic cultures, which represented him in their paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.

Regional Fauna

It's always more fun to learn about nature by living it. Identify different species with your kids as you walk through Xcaret together.

Adventure Kids

Schedule: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. (subject to weather conditions). You must choose your schedule upon arrival at the park.

Duration: 40 min (15 feeding and interaction / 25 free swimming).

Only for kids ages 4 to 10.

A unique and safe adventure for your little ones, who can interact and feed small stingrays and then have fun snorkeling near them in a natural lagoon.

Snuba® Family

Schedule: 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (subject to weather conditions). You must choose your schedule upon arrival at the park.
Duration: 1 hour (30 instructions and equipment placement / 30 activity).
Minimum age required: 9 years (all participants must know how to swim).

With the modern technology of Snuba®it is possible to swim underwater freely, while the oxygen tank floats on the surface; a combination of diving and snorkeling, special for the whole family.