You're never too old to visit one of nature's hotspots. Cancun, Mexico isn't just for the spring break crowd but can be enjoyed by "children" of all ages year-around.
The Cancun hotel zone, nestled between the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea and Nichupte Lagoon, offers a mix of stay-on-resort entertainment and outside nightlife. A mere 20-minute ride from Cancun International Airport, Cancun offers an unforgettable vacation.
After being tackled by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, Cancun has undergone a major facelift and has reconstructed many properties into more appealing vacation spots.
One resort you can't refuse is the Oasis Cancun All-Inclusive, which includes the upscale Grand Oasis. While both sit virtually upon the same property, consisting of a 1/4-mile pool, swim up bars and access to one of Cancun's most elegant beaches, the Grand Oasis offers more attractive rooms and a wider variety of all-inclusive restaurants to choose from, including complimentary room service. For those who aren't familiar with the term all-inclusive, it generally defines all room rates and fees, eating, drinking and non-motorized resort water sports, for the duration of your trip.
The Oasis offers rooms in one of four phases, two of which are seated oceanfront, while the Grand Oasis's establishment is built in the shape of an ancient pyramid situated on the center of the property, set back a bit from the beach.
Within the Grand Oasis is Club Up and Down, the hotel zone's best foam party. For those guests staying at the Oasis, a cover charge is required, while those staying at the Grand Oasis will enjoy the club cover-free.
For those travelers who dig nightlife, the Oasis property is a mere 20-minute bus ride to all the hotspots, costing less than $1.50 roundtrip. Coco Bongo, Carlos n Charlie's, Dady O, Dady Rock, La Boom, The City, Senor Frogs and Fat Tuesday, which also features a late afternoon/evening MTV Island cruise, are all sure to be a solid time.
For spring breakers, these Oasis resorts are a must. Those on an economic budget will find the services offered at the Oasis Cancun to be just fine, but if you want to spend the extra money, the Grand Oasis will always be a good upgrade with a great abundance of property options.
A word of advice: To save money on travel, learn how to use Orbitz.com and Expedia.com. Designate a friend as the travel planner and have them constantly check, multiple times each day, air and hotel combinations for the dates you and your friends wish to travel. The airfares are changing more constantly than the room rates and will do more damage on your wallet. Once you get a rate that seems suitable for all members in your party book it right away. Even though you can save that itinerary in your free online Expedia or Orbitz account, if you decide to book the package at a later date, and the price has changed, you can bet that you'll be charged the new rate. But hey, you never know, you might get lucky and the package price may have dropped. Additionally, don't worry too much about booking transportation to and from the airport when purchasing your package. -- There are plenty of transportation services waiting at Cancun International that will drive you and your party to the hotel zone for a mere $10 per person each way.
Sure, the student travel service networks are great and will save you a lot of planning headaches, but knowing how to create your own vacation on Expedia and Orbitz can save you hundreds of dollars, each traveler.
For those who are not in spring break mode and don't enjoy being around a magnitude of the younger population, avoid Cancun from mid-February until mid-April. The Canadian spring break carries through the last two weeks of February, while spring break in the United States begins during the last week of February and lasts until the middle of April. Additionally, many high school seniors travel to Cancun immediately following graduation, starting the last two weeks of June and stretching through the first two weeks of July.
On your next tropical destination trip be sure to consider the white sand beaches of Cancun, Mexico. With the right mindset, you can't go wrong.