I went to the exotic holiday destination with new Virgin flights – as well as natural lazy rivers and turtle beaches

LOATING on my back along the narrow channel fringed by mangroves, the gentle current pushes me onwards in the warm, clear waters. This incredible natural lazy river just south of Tulum represents everything that is magical about the raw beauty of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The Muyil Lagoon — and the canals carved by the ancient...