April 7, 2009

Cancun Gay Travel Guide

Cancun has a lot of beautiful places and a cozy lovely seashore of pure white sand incomparable noctrunal living rich heritage. The town happens to be essentially friendly to gays and some areas are meant only for gay tourist. The food, the shopping, the sand and the sun all are an integral part of this fabulous city.

Cancun offers both modern day fun in the busy city and historical, educational benefits in the ancient ruins nearby. Make sure you plan for at least a day to tour the Temple of Kukulcan. The place of prayer is worth seeing, however there is a valid excuse to come soon when one travels when it is Spring or Autumn Equinox.

While the sun moves slowly across the sky, the corner of the pyramid casts a shadow of the great plumed serpent Kukulcan. As day wears on and the sun moves, the shadow does also and the serpent begins to slither slowly down the pyramid side.

The area where this city stands today in the Yucatan Peninsula often called the Mexican Caribbean was the home of a coconut plantation and just 3 residents as recently as 1970. Until then, it contained the remnants of the Mayans, natural beauty and of course, coconut trees. In Cancun, you’ll find a modern city, filled with the wonders of the ancient world, but whose oldest building is less than 40 years old.

Cancun is appropiate place for those who like water and sun. While all the beaches in Cancun are beautiful, the white sand beaches across from Ruinas del Rey is a mainstay for the gay scene. A gay friendly location, Cancun offers fantastic places to meet a special someone, especially on the sandy, sunny beaches.

If simply lying out in the sun or cruising the beach isn’t active enough, there are ample spots to snorkel, scuba dive, sail or fish. For evening entertainment, take a dinner cruise.

With all the activities of the day, take a nap after dinner to prepare for the nightlife. Nightlife doesn’t begin until 10:30 and then goes through the night to 5:00 in the morning.

Though recreation and drinking joints are plenty for normal as well as gay persons , the Karamba is exclusively gay. There’s entertainment to suite every taste in popular music. The organization attracts persons globally and accommodates 450, however by late night people from nearby areas start coming hence it would good if you can look for sitting place soon enough.

The earliest drinking joint for gays in Cancun is Picante. They have get-togethers on all nights, however during off days the get-together is inclusive of outfits as well as good actings. Go on Thursday for Tequila night and free shots.

The gay friendly hotels are many. The best known include the Gran Melia Cancun, Hyatt Regency Cancun, Hotel Antillano, Presidente InterContinental, The Ritz-Carlton and Villas Tucal Boutique Hotel.

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