EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL MEXICO ON BOARD OF COLORFUL AND LUMINOUS TRAJINERA, DELIGHT YOUR PALATE AND ENJOY AN AUTHENTIC MEXICAN PARTY IN CANCUN’S CANALS.
A beautiful set of canals traveled at night on cheerful and picturesque Mexican gondolas called “trajineras”; an original and fun way to live with friends and family in an authentic Mexican party, to enjoy its varied cuisine and its incomparable music.
Xoximilco in numbers:
Opening date: December 2013
Beginning of the project: January 2013
Extension: 57 hectares (36% jungle, 28% canals, 35% roads and service areas)
Canal length: 7.5 km
Extension traveled in trajineras: 2.5 km
First year visitors: 86,000 visitors
Reforestation: 100 thousand native new plants
Distance from Cancun: 5 km
Construction jobs: 520 jobs
Direct jobs: 200 jobs
Indirect jobs: 800 jobs
Initial investment: $ 222,000,000 MXN
Official website: www.xoximilco.com
Activities: authentic Mexican fiesta aboard a themed trajinera, includes food and drink service during a canal tour accompanied by live traditional music.
Location: 5 minutes from the Cancun International Airport and 35 minutes from Playa del Carmen on the Cancun – Chetumal highway.
History:
Xoximilco is a tribute to the traditional Xochimilco of Mexico City, with a 2.5 km ride through canals aboard colorful trajineras. The tour includes a dinner of Mexican cuisine specialties, an open bar of tequila, Mexican beer, unlimited non-alcoholic drinks and traditional live music.
The experience is lived in an environment full of joy, with 20 visitors per trajinera who will also enjoy the special attention of a guide throughout the ride.
The construction of this park was done on an abandoned piece of land of 57 hectares, which was brought back to life with 36% of jungle and 28% of canals, while 35% was conditioned for roads and service areas.
