Kid-friendly places in Playa del Carmen

All-inclusive family section with a Kids Club, a water park, a pirate buffet and family junior suites.

Resort with kids' spaces by age, from Lunateca for little ones and their parents to a teen club, plus wading pools, slides and family suites for five.

Palapa-roofed resort in the middle of town with three pools, a game room, an ice cream shop and a pottery studio for painting Mayan pots.

A beachfront all-inclusive with a family section that has its own kids' club and pools.

Huge eco-park with an underground river, an evening show and Children's World, a play area for younger kids.

An underground river cave walked and swum by headlamp, under stalactites and a fossil-coral ceiling, best for school-age kids and up.

Adventure park with zip-lines, underground rivers and amphibious vehicles, for ages 5 and up.