🇲🇽 MEXICO
Bacalar
A calm freshwater lagoon in seven shades of blue, edged by mangroves and jungle.
Nature & hiking✈️ 11h4 to 7 nights££
BEST TIMEDEC–MAR
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Holidays in Mexico
Caribbean beaches, cenotes, ruins and amazing food. Here's where to go on holiday in Mexico, and the best time to visit.
Holidays in Mexico: 4 guides
🇲🇽 MEXICO
Cancún
Caribbean beaches, Maya pyramids and swimming in underground caves.
Beach✈️ 11h10 to 14 nights££
BEST TIMEDEC–APR
🇲🇽 MEXICO
Mexico City
Pyramids, colourful boats and some of the best food on earth.
City break✈️ 12h5 to 7 nights££
BEST TIMEMAR–APR, OCT–NOV
🇲🇽 MEXICO
Oaxaca
Painted wooden animals, hot chocolate and mountain-top ruins in southern Mexico's colourful old city.
Culture & history✈️ 12h5 to 7 nights££
BEST TIMENOV–MAR
When to go
Where's at its best in each month of the year.
- March
- Bacalar, Cancún, Mexico City, Oaxaca
- April
- Cancún, Mexico City
- May
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- June
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- July
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- August
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- September
- Nowhere here is at its best.
- October
- Mexico City
- November
- Mexico City, Oaxaca
Holidays in Mexico: common questions
What is the best time to visit Mexico?
December to April is dry season for most of Mexico, and the best time for Cancún, Bacalar and Oaxaca.
Where in Mexico is good for a beach holiday?
Cancún has the Caribbean beaches, and Bacalar has a calm, bright-blue lagoon a few hours south.
Is Mexico City worth visiting?
Yes. It has some of the best food and museums in the world, and is at its best in spring and autumn.
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