Punta Sam

Punta Sam - destination photo
Description

Punta Sam is the departure point for the car ferry that takes you to the two main islands next to Cancun: Isla Mujeres and Cozumel.

Staying in some of the beautiful hotels or villas in this section of Cancun allows you to enjoy spectacular sunrises as well as the gentle sounds of the Caribbean Sea. Also, tourists love to stroll on the white sands of Punta Sam's beaches and relax with the amazing views.

Between Punta Sam and Puerto Juárez, one of the four pre-Hispanic sites within Cancun can be visited: El Meco, despite being one of the smallest archaeological sites in the region, El Meco played an important role as a point of communication with Isla Women, the municipality to which it belongs today.

The Meco was inhabited in the classical period. It was a crucial landmark for coastal navigation, even at night. The other three Mayan sites are El Rey, La Duna, and El Cerrito.

Punta Sam is a residential community in the north of Cancun that offers a more relaxed atmosphere than the Hotel Zone, as well as many tourist services and beautiful seascapes.
Among the activities that you can do when visiting Punta Sam, is diving, here you can find paradises to enjoy this interesting activity, you can admire reefs up to 10 meters deep.
In the same way you can enjoy sailing: through the exhaustive beaches of Punta Sam, the most chosen places to navigate and discover unique landscapes.
Among the best places to eat is the Flamingos restaurant, the most famous in the region and it is no wonder if it is one of the best.


The nightlife in Punta Sam is well known throughout the state of Quintana Roo. You can find an infinite number of places to enjoy the nights until the wee hours of the morning, either in bars or in the famous nightclubs of the region. You can dance to the rhythm of your favorite music while enjoying exquisite drinks, since most have great bars of national and international tropical drinks.