Nature's Sanctuary on the Caribbean
Land of the Turtles, Home to Nature Lovers
Famous for its sea turtle nesting grounds and pristine Half Moon Bay, Akumal delivers a rare combination of ecological beauty and upscale beachfront living along the Riviera Maya corridor.
Nesting Site
Sea Turtles
World-Class
Coral Reef
25 Minutes
From Playa
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Akumal, meaning 'Place of the Turtles' in Mayan, is a serene coastal community renowned for its sea turtle nesting grounds, calm bays, and pristine coral reefs. Located between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, it offers a laid-back lifestyle surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty. The real estate market here is characterized by boutique developments, beachfront homes, and eco-conscious projects that respect the area's ecological significance. Mexico Luxury Properties believes Akumal is perfect for buyers who prioritize nature, tranquility, and an authentic connection to the Caribbean coast.
View Properties in AkumalWhy Akumal
Akumal Bay is one of the few places in the world where sea turtles can be observed year-round in their natural habitat, with nesting season bringing hundreds of turtles to its protected beaches.
Protected by the barrier reef, Akumal's bays offer calm, crystal-clear waters ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and kayaking, making it one of the safest and most beautiful swimming spots on the coast.
Akumal has a strong tradition of environmental stewardship, with active conservation programs, sustainable development guidelines, and a community that values ecological responsibility.
The area surrounding Akumal is home to some of the most spectacular cenotes and underground river systems in the Yucatán Peninsula, offering unique recreational and spiritual experiences.
Rather than large-scale resorts, Akumal is defined by intimate boutique hotels, family-run restaurants, and small-scale developments that preserve the area's peaceful, village-like atmosphere.
As travelers and buyers seek alternatives to busier destinations, Akumal's unique combination of natural beauty, accessibility, and limited development is driving increasing interest and steady appreciation.
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AKUMAL, AKUMAL
Starting at
From $1,340,900 USD
MXN
Five-thirty in the morning at the turtle beach. Akumal is the part of the Riviera Maya that took its name from the turtles — the green sea turtles still on the sand at this hour, the CEA conservation crew arriving on foot, the small beach restaurants firing up the grills.Akumal is the small beachfront community one hundred kilometers south of Cancún, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, officially founded in 1958 by Pablo Bush Romero as a community for scuba divers. The name comes from the Mayan: 'Place of the Turtle.' The beaches to the north and south are endangered Green Sea Turtle habitat, protected by the Centro Ecológico Akumal (CEA), the local NGO that has shaped the corridor's conservation identity for decades. The coastline is organized as a series of five bays — Las Bahías de Akumal — starting south of Yal-Kú Lagoon (the freshwater-meets-saltwater snorkeling haven) and ending at Aventuras Akumal. Tulum is fifteen minutes south, Playa del Carmen thirty minutes north. Akumal reads as the part of the Riviera Maya the residents who came for the protected coastline and the turtle-conservation identity chose deliberately.Inside Maná 88, the project reads as a residential lot collection drawn around the protected coastline. Each lot spans 5,630 square feet — enough footprint to build a single-family home with a real yard and pool, the kind of buildable lot the corridor's denser projects cannot offer. The project sits inside a planned residential community with the basic infrastructure (drainage, electricity, paved access) already in place — buildable from day one, with construction guidelines that hold the neighborhood character.Pre-sale. Entry pricing at $1,340,900 USD. Maná 88 sits in Akumal at the rare scale of a residential lot inside the protected coastline — a footprint that allows the buyer to build their own home rather than buy from a developer. For the buyer who came to the Riviera Maya for the turtle-conservation identity of the coast at the family scale, this is one of the most considered lot addresses in the neighborhood.

XPU-HA BEACH, AKUMAL
Starting at
$2,620,000 MXN
MXN
Sunrise on the calm Xpu-Ha bay. The corridor between Akumal and Puerto Aventuras wakes up to the slow surf of one of the Riviera Maya's calmest beach corridors — the small beach clubs warming up, the residents on the path to the sand, the white sand still cool under the canopy.Xpu-Ha Beach is the calm coastal corridor between Akumal and Puerto Aventuras — a stretch of bay-and-beach distinguished by white sand, calm Caribbean water, and the small beach-club anchors that have organized the corridor's social rhythm without ever turning it into a hotel strip. The corridor pairs proximity to the turtle-conservation bays of Akumal (ten minutes north) with the Puerto Aventuras marina community (ten minutes south); Playa del Carmen and Tulum are each twenty to twenty-five minutes away. Xpu-Ha Beach reads as the part of the Riviera Maya the residents who came for the calm beach-and-bay side of the coast settled into.Inside Selvamia, the project reads as a residential lot collection drawn around the corridor's residential brief. Each lot spans 8,923 square feet — enough footprint to build a single-family home with a real yard and a pool, the kind of large buildable lot the corridor's denser projects cannot offer. The project sits inside a planned residential community with the basic infrastructure (drainage, electricity, paved access) already in place — buildable from day one, with construction guidelines that hold the neighborhood character.Pre-sale. Pricing at $2,620,000 MXN. Selvamia sits at Xpu-Ha Beach at the rare scale of a large buildable lot inside the corridor — a footprint that allows the buyer to build a real home on one of the Riviera Maya's calmest beach corridors. For the buyer who came to the coast for the calm beach-and-bay side at the family scale with a yard, a key, and the morning sound of the surf, this is one of the most considered lot addresses in the neighborhood.

TULUM COUNTRY CLUB, AKUMAL
Starting at
$600,000 MXN
MXN
First light on the Tulum Country Club fairways. The golf-community band at the north edge of Tulum wakes up around the cart paths — the joggers on the manicured boulevards, the small workers' camp at the fairway edges already up, the cicadas at the laurels.The Tulum Country Club corridor is the golf-community band at the north edge of Tulum — a residential corridor organized around the country-club fairways and the jungle that surrounds them. The neighborhood pairs proximity to downtown Tulum (fifteen minutes south) with the calm beach corridor of Akumal and the protected bays north of Tulum (ten to fifteen minutes east). The corridor reads as the part of the Riviera Maya the residents who came for the golf-and-jungle side of the Tulum band chose deliberately.Inside Joyn Villas, the project reads as a villa collection drawn around private outdoor space. Each villa spans 2,018 square feet across a layout that organizes living spaces around the cross-breeze and an exterior of private pool, deck, and shaded outdoor room. Full-height openings pull the jungle light deep into the interior; the materials are honest — wood, stone, concrete, glass that respects the climate. The footprint was kept residential, not hotel-scaled, so the project reads as a small community of neighbors.Seventy-five villas in total, thirty-two still available, immediate delivery. Pricing at $600,000 MXN. Joyn Villas sits at the Tulum Country Club at the rare scale of a private villa with a pool inside the golf-community corridor — a footprint that the denser condo projects cannot replicate. For the buyer who came to the Riviera Maya for the golf-and-jungle side of the Tulum band with a yard and a key, this is one of the most considered villa addresses in the neighborhood.

AKUMAL, AKUMAL
Starting at
From $89,994 USD
USD
First light at the protected beaches. Akumal is the community founded in 1958 by Pablo Bush Romero for the scuba divers — and the divers still head out at dawn, the small dive shops firing up the compressors, the residents on the path to the bay.Akumal is the small beachfront community one hundred kilometers south of Cancún, between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, officially founded in 1958 by Pablo Bush Romero as a community for scuba divers. The name comes from the Mayan: 'Place of the Turtle.' The beaches to the north and south are endangered Green Sea Turtle habitat, protected by the Centro Ecológico Akumal (CEA), the local NGO that has shaped the corridor's conservation identity for decades. The coastline is organized as a series of five bays — Las Bahías de Akumal — starting south of Yal-Kú Lagoon (the freshwater-meets-saltwater snorkeling haven) and ending at Aventuras Akumal. Tulum is fifteen minutes south, Playa del Carmen thirty minutes north. Akumal reads as the part of the Riviera Maya the residents who came for the protected coastline and the turtle-conservation identity chose deliberately.Inside Lunara, the project reads as a residential lot collection drawn around the protected coastline. Each lot spans 3,254 square feet — enough footprint to build a single-family home with a small private outdoor room, the kind of buildable lot the corridor's denser projects cannot offer. The project sits inside a planned residential community with the basic infrastructure (drainage, electricity, paved access) already in place — buildable from day one, with construction guidelines that hold the neighborhood character.Fifty-two lots in total, twenty-eight still available, delivery set for August 2026. Entry pricing at $89,994 USD. Lunara sits in Akumal at the most accessible entry point for a buildable lot inside the protected coastline — for the first-time buyer in the Riviera Maya, for the buyer who came for the turtle-conservation identity of the coast. For the buyer entering the lot market at the smallest disciplined scale, this is one of the most accessible addresses in the neighborhood.
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