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Cancun/Playa del Carmen
Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:34 am
Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:34 am
What are some of the must see/do things in canun or Playa del Carmen? I'm here for the week, I'm open to all suggestions. Tia
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Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:35 am to Chuckd
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must see things in canun or Playa del Carmen
the bottom of a bottle of Don Julio.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:38 am to Chuckd
Want to make the trip down there at some point. Post some pics for the OT 
Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:45 am to Chuckd
All the Mayan ruins in the area like Chichen Itza and Tulum are cool, but they're all crowded as hell.
Take the ferry over to Cozumel for a day. Rent a car and go to the far side of the island.
There are cenotes pretty much every mile on the highway between Cancun and Playa. Pick one and spend an afternoon there.
Playa is fun to bum around in.
Take the ferry over to Cozumel for a day. Rent a car and go to the far side of the island.
There are cenotes pretty much every mile on the highway between Cancun and Playa. Pick one and spend an afternoon there.
Playa is fun to bum around in.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 9:47 am to BottomlandBrew
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There are cenotes pretty much every mile on the highway between Cancun and Playa.
Cenotes look awesome. Next time I am down there I will have to check it out.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:00 am to Chuckd
There's a street in playa, I think 5th street?. Pretty nice for shopping, dining, and boozing, with a view of the beach the whole stretch. Kinda threw me off though when at every other street corner there was a policia with an automatic rifle.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:16 am to 82fumanchu
5th avenue
The ferry to Cozumel is right by 5th avenue.
We stayed at a resort right by the ferry, loved that area!
The ferry to Cozumel is right by 5th avenue.
We stayed at a resort right by the ferry, loved that area!
Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:17 am to BottomlandBrew
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Tulum
Did this several years ago on a cruise excursion, and it was absolutely fricking gorgeous. VERY, very cool.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:25 am to CocomoLSU
Tulum is gorgeous.
We did a tour with the resort. Huge mistake. Literally had one hour there to walk around. That's it. They stopped on the way back at some "Aztec coop" for us to shop at for the same stuff you see all over playa/Cancun. We were there longer than we were at Tulum. Not happy about that at all.
We did a tour with the resort. Huge mistake. Literally had one hour there to walk around. That's it. They stopped on the way back at some "Aztec coop" for us to shop at for the same stuff you see all over playa/Cancun. We were there longer than we were at Tulum. Not happy about that at all.
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Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:33 am to Chuckd
If say if you're over 23, just stay in Playa, but if you're under, stay in Cancun.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 10:34 am to OMLandshark
But yeah, definitely see Tulum. Really beautiful.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 2:11 pm to Chuckd
Go to Xcacel a few mile south of Akumal. Fabulous beach and snorkeling. One of the most important turtle nesting beaches in the world. Cost a couple buck per person to get in (donation). You're likely one of a very few people there.
Take the Robinson Crusoe sailing tour out of the Akumal Dive Shop. $100 per person. Take you out for about 6 hours. They take you to Chemuyil Bay. Free beer and lunch - fresh fish ceviche, chips, salsa, pan fried fish tacos. Snorkeling in the bay. Great trip that is worth it.
Go to Tulum and go south along the coast. Stop at any of the many Hotels/beach bars along the way for lunch. They will rent you beach chairs and umbrellas or a day bed. Beautiful place.
We go every year and going for 2 weeks next January.
Take the Robinson Crusoe sailing tour out of the Akumal Dive Shop. $100 per person. Take you out for about 6 hours. They take you to Chemuyil Bay. Free beer and lunch - fresh fish ceviche, chips, salsa, pan fried fish tacos. Snorkeling in the bay. Great trip that is worth it.
Go to Tulum and go south along the coast. Stop at any of the many Hotels/beach bars along the way for lunch. They will rent you beach chairs and umbrellas or a day bed. Beautiful place.
We go every year and going for 2 weeks next January.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 2:23 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Take the ferry over to Cozumel for a day. Rent a car and go to the far side of the island.
Is it a passenger ferry or an auto ferry? We are planning to rent a car in Cancun.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 3:40 pm to Chuckd
We did an ATV and zip line adventure. It was with Discovery Jungle Park. They pick you up from your hotel and bring you to the place. You ride 4-wheelers way back through the forest (about a 30 minute ride each way). Then they harness you up and you do ziplines and some obstacles from tree to tree. Finally you are able to go swimming in cenote and then drive the 4 wheelers back.
It was about a total of 4-5 hours and we all had a blast. I don't know if the company is still in business because this was in 2007.
It was about a total of 4-5 hours and we all had a blast. I don't know if the company is still in business because this was in 2007.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:20 pm to swampdawg
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Is it a passenger ferry or an auto ferry? We are planning to rent a car in Cancun.
They have both. The auto ferry doesn't run as often as the two passenger ferries. And the two passenger ferries are different companies and they run ever y other hour. Only buy one way tickets so you're not sitting around for two hours for the next ferry. I learned that one the hard way. I want to say it was like $30 to rent a car for the day in Cozumel. Only manual transmissions. Or you can rent a moped and risk death.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:23 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Take the ferry over to Cozumel for a day. Rent a car and go to the far side of the island.
You can also take the ferry boat over to Isla Mujeres and rent a golf cart. Solid day trip.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:28 pm to Chuckd
Go catch some sailfish
Puerto adventuras
Puerto adventuras
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:31 pm to Chuckd
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What are some of the must see/do things in canun or Playa del Carmen? I'm here for the week, I'm open to all suggestions. Tia
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Beware of jewelry stores around 5th ave. a lot of tourist get stuck with fake gold, silver, and stones. Bait and switch is very common, the piece you look at is the real deal, but while you are paying they will offer to clean and package the piece during which it gets swapped out with a fake.
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