Aldea Zamá is a trendy and upscale urban south of the old city of Tulum. It integrates residential and commercial spaces with a unique urban ‘Town Center’ that is enhanced with natural green spaces. It’s a planned, neighborhood with a new ultra modern infrastructure that any modern western city could be proud of.
It offers vibrant mixed-use areas that include cultural and educational facilities, spas, cafes, galleries, boutiques, a tree-lined promenade and pathways that culminate in a beautiful beach and a network of Mayan waterways.
Serving as both a tourism attraction and residential community, Aldea Zamá offers everything from private, secluded living quarters to upscale restaurants and shops to cycling tours to the archaeological zone, hotel zone, the beach, cenotes and the mesmerizing mysticism of Tulum.
Tulum
A small town situated on the coastline of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula Today, the ruins are one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico and one of the best-preserved. Often referred to as the ‘tranquil’ side of Riviera Maya with its picturesque rocky cliffs, white sandy beaches, emerald green water, and spectacular sunrises, Tulum has become one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations.
Tulum’s population explode tenfold in less than 10 years and become a popular tourist destination where “eco-chic” travelers can practice yoga, enjoy gourmet vegan meals and shop at bespoke fashion boutiques while staying at any of the dozens of luxury hotels lining the town’s pristine tropical beach.
Tulum has become so popular with young American tourists that it’s been referred to as “the Williamsburg of Mexico,” after the hipster neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Tulum is the last stop in the tourism-friendly region of Mexico known as the Riviera Maya, a stretch of coast that includes beaches, jungles, and Mayan ruins. Driving south along the coast from Cancún, it’s as far as you can go before hitting the Sian Ka’an biosphere, a nature preserve
Riviera Maya
The Riviera Maya is a stretch of Caribbean coastline on Mexico’s northeastern Yucatán Peninsula. It’s famous for its all-inclusive resorts, sunshine, extensive sandy beaches, turquoise water, coral reefs, and natural wells. Whether you prefer the night life of Playa del Carmen or the quiet yoga retreats and preserved ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tulum, the Riviera Maya will never disappoint you.
Its 135 km of coastline stretches south from Puerto Morelos to Tulum – a distance so convenient that you can go diving in Puerto Morelos during the day and still have time for a romantic dinner in Tulum in the evening. If you want to explore the countryside, you can take a jungle tour in a 4×4 vehicle or visit the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve located in the southern region of the Riviera Maya. There you will marvel at incredible biodiversity that ranges from crocodiles and spider monkeys to Yucatan Jays. Deep in the jungle, you can also climb the highest Mayan temple in the Yucatán Peninsula, the Nohoch Mul pyramid at 137 feet tall. At the northern end of Riviera Maya lies Puerto Morelos, a combination of Playa del Carmen’s vibrant energy and Tulum’s more relaxed, boutique lifestyle. The sea here is calm and shallow, with spectacular reefs just offshore. All in all, the Riviera Maya offers a paradise experience that brings visitors back year after year.