8 days in Houston & Cancun Itinerary

Although urban sprawl remains synonymous with Houston, most of the city's tourist attractions lie within the relatively small downtown area, surrounded by diverse neighborhoods housing the nation's biggest African-American, Asian-American, and Latino communities.

Bring the kids along to Space Center Houston and Cockrell Butterfly Center. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Houston: Nana's Attic (in League City) and Kemah (Stingray Reef 215 Kipp Ave & Kemah Boardwalk). There's still lots to do: engage your brain at The Houston Museum of Natural Science, examine the collection at Czech Center Museum Houston, learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at Houston Zoo, and explore the world behind art at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

For maps, more things to do, ratings, and other tourist information, you can read our Houston trip planner.

San Antonio to Houston is an approximately 3-hour car ride. You can also take a bus; or fly. In June, daily temperatures in Houston can reach 92°F, while at night they dip to 75°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 23rd (Wed) to allow enough time to travel to Cancun.

Few destinations in Mexico dazzle visitors quite like Cancun, a modern resort town filled with glitzy hotels sitting on picturesque and well-developed Caribbean beaches.

Family-friendly places like La Isla Shopping Village and Playa Delfines will thrill your kids. You'll find plenty of places to visit near Cancun: Isla Mujeres (Capilla de Guadalupe, Playa Norte, &more). The adventure continues: fulfill a lifelong dream with a swim-with-the-dolphins experience, make a trip to Av Kukulkan, explore the ancient world of Zona Arqueologica El Rey, and stop by Tattooarte.

To find traveler tips, maps, other places to visit, and more tourist information, read Cancun trip itinerary maker tool.

Traveling by flight from Houston to Cancun takes 6.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. Due to the time zone difference, you'll lose 1 hour traveling from Houston to Cancun. When traveling from Houston in June, plan for a bit cooler days and about the same nights in Cancun: temperatures range from 87°F by day to 77°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 27th (Sun) so you can travel back home.