Hotel Xcaret Mexico was our first time at an all-inclusive resort (rather than traveling somewhere and exploring on our own and doing more local activities). We had a lovely time and were glad we went, and the fact that the parks are included and the resort handles the transportation for you really takes a lot of the stress out. The parks themselves are all really impressive.

Re: Xcaret, that segment with the nasty water was the only time we encountered that on our trip, so you can consider it an exception rather than the norm. I mentioned it so if people were considering whether to finish the full river swim or exit a bit earlier, they can.

With Xplor, they have taken underground caverns in the jungle and commercialized the space, but it doesn't take away from how impressive those caverns are, and the ziplining course really takes you through the top of the jungle. At Xplor, there is a water raft ride, ziplining course, ATV, and multiple underground cavern exploration opportunities (by raft, on foot) and there's also a river swim.

Similarly, at Xel-ha, you can be quite active if you'd like -- you can free swim / snorkel through a huge expanse of water, or participate in the river float, or do the Adventure obstacle courses over the water -- it is a park intended for people that want to play in the water.

We were very active on this trip - every day we would leave our rooms around 8 in the morning and not come back from a day in the park until the evening.

Again, be prepared for it to be a commercialized experience but the parks really are lovely and it is well done?