The magical mystery tour to Isla Mujeres begins on a ferry like this one. Want to listen to the girls on the ferry? Good. Put your mouse over the text. Whenever you're ready move the mouse until it becomes a hand and click. Yes, it's true; sometimes you can see dolphins in pairs on the way over. Will this be your lucky day?
Isla Mujeres is 5 miles long by 10 blocks wide at it's widest point. It is 4 miles off the coast Quintana Roo coast. See more about it's name below.

For as little as two dollars you can ferry to the island in a boat like that shown in the photo to the right. Isla Mujeres means the island of women which may give the wrong idea to single male ferry passengers anticipating their dreams will be realized on the island of women. Mind you their dreams may still be realized but know the ratio of men to women on the island is equal. Like Cancun the ladies are lovely. The island got it's name from the early explorers who found the island decorated with idols in the images of women. The women on the island at that time were naked. Today on CoCo Beach you will find some topless sunbathers as in the south of France.

CoCo Beach which is in our opinion the island's most beautiful swimming beach is located right at the northern end. Some call this lovely beach Playa Norte while others call it CoCo Beach. It is the place to go and stay which is why we offer lodgings in this area at this choice hotel Ixchel North Beach condo
as well as the very special Avalon Reef Club which is on it's own island accessed via footbridge from North Beach. And next to the Hotel Avalon Reef on Playa Media Luna is (yes you guessed) Hotel la Media Luna.
Also on North Beach (Playa Norte) we have the ecological
Na Balam . In the center of town we have Hotel Bucanero.
On the center of the island, secluded near a turtle farm offering one and two bedroom beach units we have Hotel Cristalmar Resort. On a secluded beach not far from North Beach and town Luna dMiel apartments
Ixchel North Beach condo.

Back in the 1500's pirates and smugglers used the island's isolation to their advantage. During the 1960's beach bums and hippies came over lured by the island's laid-back atmosphere. More recently the island has attracted tourists from Cancun looking for a more typical Yucatan experience than Cancun or Cozumel. At the southern end of the island you can find El Garrafon for snorkeling. Across the entrance to Playa Lancheros is the old abandoned mansion of Mundaca. This pirate built this hacienda for the love of a native girl who he hoped to marry and live with in the mansion but she rejected him and married a local man.
The main shopping and attractions of the island are found in walking distance from both Hotel Posada del Mar and Nauti Beach condominiums.
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What do past CancunSteve guests say about their stay in their Isla Mujeres hotel booked thru CancunSteve
 
Luna dMiel
Avalon Reef Club
Meson de Bucanero   Isla Mujeres
Hotel Media Luna   Isla Mujeres

Cristalmar   Isla Mujeres

NaBalam   Isla Mujeres
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Click here for the Hottest disco on the island of Isla Mujeres
Click here  further isla mujeres information
Click here  for the SiteMap
Click here  for the Mayan page
Click here  for the Tower in Puerto Juarez on the way to the ferry (an animation)
Click here  for the Isla Mujeres quiz (see how much you know about the island's hotels
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