Cancun Nighlife: Alternatives to Clubbing

Posted on June 28, 2008
Filed Under Nightlife, Travel Tips |

While Cancun has rapidly gained a reputation as a nightlife destination (especially during Spring Break), it is so much more than the crazy dance-on-the-table nightclubs you see on late-night cable TV. There are plenty of alternatives in both the Hotel Zone and the city to enjoy your vacation in the Mexican Caribbean by night.

Cancun Hotel Zone Nightlife options

In the Hotel Zone, you can taste shining examples of local cuisine representing a variety of cultures and price ranges, serving everything from fresh local seafood to Argentinean steaks. In Kukulcan Plaza, one of the zone’s principal shopping centers, not only can you shop at ritzy Luxury Avenue, but you can also play at their new gaming emporium or bowl the night away. At Plaza La Isla, which is about a mile to the north, you can catch a movie at half the cost of what it is back home, or sip a quiet drink with a friend after sunset on the lagoon.

In the City of Cancun

In the city of Cancun, most of your entertainment options after dark are centrally located within a three block radius of Tulum Avenue, the city’s main street. Sunday nights in the park there you can enjoy everything from dance and musical performances at the amphitheater to food stalls and small restaurants to suit every taste and budget. Only a block away on Yaxchilan Avenue you have a dozen restaurant options, along with smaller bars, many of which feature live music.

To sum up, between the Hotel Zone and the city of Cancun, for alternatives to the nighttime club scene, you have enough restaurant options to dine at a different one every night, you can try your luck gaming, or you can spend a quiet evening listening to music or enjoying your favorite beverage by the water. Make the most of your stay here and enjoy both worlds, as they add to one fantastic nighttime entertainment experience.