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So, today I want to bring back my “Out & About” series by sharing my experiences at Xel-Ha in Mexico. \u00a0Today is the perfect day for me to reminisce about my vacation in Mexico because exactly one month from today my husband and I will be on our way to Jamaica! (Yay!) \u00a0I cannot wait to be back by the Caribbean Sea!<\/p>\n

I absolutely adore planning vacations. I frequently use resources such as Yelp or TripAdvisor in deciding what activities will be worth my while. \u00a0While planning fun things for my trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico, I read a little bit about Xel-Ha, a natural water park. I was immediately interested, and I am so <\/i>glad we set aside a day to visit.<\/p>\n

Xel-Ha is an all inclusive day-long experience with different options for different travelers. \u00a0The option we chose was the Xel-Ha all-inclusive with transportation. \u00a0Now for those who have never been to Mexico, the taxi rides can be scary. \u00a0Xel-Ha’s transportaion included a large comfortable bus. \u00a0I chose the Xel-Ha all-inclusive because I had read many reviews from people who hadn’t and they wished they had more time at the park. \u00a0And after experiencing the park myself, I completely agree. \u00a0I was there all day, and still <\/i>would’ve loved more time! \u00a0There is so much to do!<\/p>\n

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Hellooooo, paradise! \u00a0This is a picture I took of the main swimming and snorkeling area. \u00a0Of all of the things to do at Xel-Ha, snorkeling was my favorite. \u00a0(AND, I got to cross it off my bucket list! \u00a0Score!) \u00a0There were so many different fish to see, and I loved being free to roam wherever in the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Other activities at the park were\u00a0inner-tubing through beautiful water pathways and cliff jumping into the clear water. \u00a0Here is a picture I found on TripAdvisor of the cliff that I would love to jump off of again! \u00a0SO fun!<\/p>\n

Now, for the all-inclusive aspect of the park, the restaurant was all you can eat (buffet style) and the alcohol was all you can drink. \u00a0Sangria and\u00a0daiquiris. \u00a0Yum! \u00a0This was the perfect set up as you could swim, swim, swim (which always gives me an appetite) and then eat and drink. \u00a0(And then start the process all over!) \u00a0What a great way to spend a day!<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures I took!<\/p>\n

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Just looking at these pictures again makes me want to go back! \u00a0Long story short? \u00a0I recommend Xel-Ha for anyone heading to Riviera Maya and wanting a day long fun excursion. \u00a0Here<\/a> is a link to the website if you would like more information. \u00a0I’ll leave you with this picture…<\/p>\n

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So, today I want to bring back my “Out & About” series by sharing my experiences at Xel-Ha in Mexico. \u00a0Today is the perfect day for me to reminisce about my vacation in Mexico because exactly one month from today my husband and I will be on our way to Jamaica! (Yay!) \u00a0I cannot wait… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,14],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-misc","category-travel","tag-mexico","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42QGB-C","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/xelha2-mdcd.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1474,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions\/1474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/momentsdontcollectdust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}