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Quintana Roo travel guide
This guide gathers everything TripsCircle knows about Quintana Roo: 3 destinations, 28 places and 1 curated route. Its route is filed under beaches. It runs 7 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 7 days
- Routes favor
- Dec – Apr
Where our routes go in Quintana Roo
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3 destinations in Quintana Roo
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Quintana Roo
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in Quintana Roo, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
DoBacalar Lagoon Sailboat Tour
Sail the lagoon of seven colors to the Pirates' Channel and Bird Island.
OutdoorsAkumal Bay
Bay known for snorkeling with green sea turtles.
DrinkBatey Mojito & Guarapo Bar
Town bar making mojitos with fresh-pressed sugarcane juice and live music.
OutdoorsCenote Azul
90-m deep cenote for swimming, with a lakeside restaurant.
DrinkCoco Bongo
Big nightclub-show venue with acrobatics and live music.
OutdoorsCenote Dos Ojos
Connected cenotes famous for snorkeling and cave diving.
Curated routes through Quintana Roo
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Quintana Roo
Our route here recommends Dec – Apr.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: May is the warmest month, with average highs near 86°F (30°C), and January the coolest at about 80°F (27°C). October is the wettest, around 8.6 in (218 mm) of rain, and March the driest at about 1.6 in (40 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Quintana Roo
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Playa del Carmen → Tulumabout 62 km (38 mi) straight-line
- Tulum → Bacalarabout 197 km (122 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Quintana Roo
How many days do you need for a trip to Quintana Roo?
Our curated route here is planned as a 7-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Quintana Roo?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Quintana Roo are Bacalar, Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Bacalar alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Quintana Roo?
Our route here recommends Dec – Apr. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in May and the most rain in October.
Where can I find the best restaurants in Quintana Roo?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in Quintana Roo, chosen from 7 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do and outdoor spots.
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Take your crew to Quintana Roo
Start from one of our Quintana Roo routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.