Tampa, Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya

Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico. It is an important tourist destination. Tampa offers a unique variety of museums and zoos, sun and some of the world’s best beaches. The historic, colourful neighborhood of Ybor City (the old Latin Quarter) located just northeast of downtown, has turned into an entertainment district worth visiting.

The island of Cozumel, just off the coast of the Mexican mainland, has over time become one of the world's great ocean playgrounds, an island ranked among the world's premier dive and fishing spots. Cozumel is a place fit for the gods, as a matter of fact, a Mayan myth claims that Cozumel was home to the gods, with its dazzling white-sand beaches, ruined Mayan temples, exotic jungle wildlife and crystalline waters teeming with tropical fish. Explore centuries of human splendor in the Mayan ruins at Tulum, spectacularly sited on the sea cliffs and dive at Palancar Reef, considered one of the most spectacular coral formations in all the Caribbean.

Belize is located in Central America and it is bordered to the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Belize is known for its extreme biodiversity and distinctive ecosystems. It has many jungles, wildlife reserves, a large variety of different species of flora and fauna and the largest cave system in Central America. Belize was once the center of one of the greatest civilizations of antiquity and is considered to have been the heartland of the Maya civilization during the Classic period. Altun Ha, the archaeological site closest to Belize City, was a major Maya culture ceremonial center and the discovery site of Belize’s famous Jade Head. One of Belize’s best Ancient Maya Temples and the largest Maya site, Caracol, is deep in the heart of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve of the Maya Mountains in the Cayo District. Diving is also one of the major attractions in Belize. The most popular dive destination, the Great Blue Hole, offers divers interesting observations of limestone formations that mold its walls.

Costa Maya stretches North of Belize and south of Cancun, from the fishing town of Xcalak up the coast to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. At Costa Maya Port, where you can spend time shopping, relaxing, or planning an adventure - underwater, along the coast, or into the interior. There are a number of Mayan ruins in the area, including the sprawling Ruins of Xcabal, which are still being uncovered, the Yucatan – cenote-pocked, cave-addled, mangrove-tasseled, reef-encrusted, temple-strewn and calm peninsula.

Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico. It is an important tourist destination. Tampa offers a unique variety of museums and zoos, sun and some of the world’s best beaches. The historic, colourful neighborhood of Ybor City (the old Latin Quarter) located just northeast of downtown, has turned into an entertainment district worth visiting.