Punta Bete (Xcalacoco)

Beyond Punta Maroma, a river spills into the sea, dividing the coastline. South of the split, Playa Xcalacoco (scala-coco) is a 7-km-long (5½-mile-long) beach dotted with bungalows, small, exclusive resort hotels, and thatch-roof restaurants, backing into dense jungle. The beach is beautiful, a more natural extension of Playa del Carmen, but the shore can be rocky. All hotels here supply water shoes for swimming, and The Viceroy has a dock to enter deeper water. Punta Bete is simply a beach area with few shops, bars, or restaurants outside of the hotels, although there's an OXXO convenience store and a pizzeria on the way to Le Rêve.