The typical resort relegates its guests to a single hotel and its facilities. Mayakoba is something new under the sun -- a unique community of luxury brands that offers guests a wealth of choice. Just as the various environments of the site -- mangroves, beach and reefs -- exist in perfect balance, so each luxurious hotel has a distinct personality that complements the others.

The Properties:

The Fairmont Mayakoba
Laguna Kai, A Rosewood Resort
Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Viceroy Mayakoba
La Casa Que Canta

Vision

Mayakoba is situated just south of Cancun on Mexico's prized Caribbean coast - the Riviera Maya. A mere 40 minute drive from the towering hotels of Cancun visitors will discover a completely different experience. Here, nestled in a lush natural paradise, lies Mayakoba, a truly unique resort destination. Mayakoba is comprised of five luxury hotels, each featuring a range of culinary and spa experiences. An 18 hole Greg Norman championship golf course, El Camaleón, managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, offers players an ever-changing terrain that moves gracefully from mangroves to the sea.

Created to harmonize with the unspoiled tropical forest, Mayakoba is connected with a series of lagoons enabling guests to wander effortlessly from place to place through the resort using the "lanchas" (covered boats) as well as a network of trails.

Mayakoba. A luxury destination like no other, where you are immersed in unspoiled natural beauty and the mysteries of an ancient civilization.

Location


The Riviera maya is located on the Yucatan Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo and nests alongside the Caribbean Sea. Mayakoba is situated in the heart of the Riviera maya and is approximately 42 miles or 70 km south of Cancun. Mayakoba is easily accessible by air and is a 40 minute drive from Cancun International Airport

Nearby Cultural Sites

Xcaret - An ecological and archaeological park
Kantun Chi - A remarkable eco-park, home to several cenotes (subterranean caves)
Tulum - An ancient mayan port, one of the most historically rich sites
Coba - where a great number of historical constructions and monuments are located
Chichen Itza - One of the regions major sites and one of the most impressive archeological areas

Golf

El Camaleón Golf Course at the Mayakoba resort is Greg Norman's latest masterwork. The 7,000-yard layout is unique - not just to Mexico but to the entire world of golf. The course bends through three distinct landscapes - mangrove jungles, limestone canals and stunning, oceanfront stretches of sand. El Camaleón incorporates a cenote, a massive underground cavern, into the heart of the opening fairway.

The handsome, Mayan influenced clubhouse that rises above the 18th green will feature a fine dining room with stunning views over the course. The adjoining practice facility and driving range are of international caliber. With Mayakoba's unique system of lagoons, golfers will be able to step out of their rooms and into a boat, which will ferry them directly to the first tee. El Camaleón Golf Course will be managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.

Spa

The natural refinement, simplicity and beauty of the Riviera Maya find an echo in the spas of Mayakoba. There's an unequalled palette of choice here, with New World and Old World treatments offered in unique, serene settings such as an island spa that centers on a cenote. With five different spas at five hotels, you can actually spa-hop - sampling traditional Asian techniques one day, moving on to a Mayan-inspired Tropical Rain Massage the next, followed by water-based reflexology, yoga or algae baths the next. At Mayakoba, the world of renewal is yours.

Ecology

One of the largest and most ambitious projects on the Riviera Maya has become an eco-benchmark against which future developments will be judged.

Mayakoba's architects have crafted a complex plan in which the natural and man-made will intertwine, complementing and enhancing each other. Beach, golf course, mangrove swamp and jungle are linked by an aquamarine chain of lagoons, man-made but using natural, subterranean water.

Studying a Mayan technique for managing the forest called socoleo, the biologists learned about the natural balance of the forest, what plants were expendable and what were not, how to cut each tree differently. Their nursery now has over 130,000 indigenous plants, from smoky purple-and-green agaves to giant palm trees, which will be used to beautify Mayakoba's unique landscape.

Price: Starting from $ 700,000 USD