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Going to Playa Del Carmen in 3 weeks
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:37 am
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:37 am
Looking forward to some time away with the wife
doing 5 nights at an all inclusive adults only resort(paradisus le perla) about 5 minutes from downtown.
Neither of us have been in that region before so we are looking for any recommendations on things to do other than the obvious lounging around the resort/beach.
im interested in the Mayan ruins, zip lining, stuff like that.
doing 5 nights at an all inclusive adults only resort(paradisus le perla) about 5 minutes from downtown.
Neither of us have been in that region before so we are looking for any recommendations on things to do other than the obvious lounging around the resort/beach.
im interested in the Mayan ruins, zip lining, stuff like that.
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Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:40 am to dallastiger55
Tulum ruins is beautiful. Don't go with a tour though because they hijack most of your time trying to sell you crap and then you only get like an hour to actually explore the grounds there.
Take ferry to Cozumel for the day. Rent a jeep in Cozumel and drive around the island. Do some snorkeling.
Take ferry to Cozumel for the day. Rent a jeep in Cozumel and drive around the island. Do some snorkeling.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:42 am to dallastiger55
Xcaret
Google it. You can swim in an underground river, go snorkeling and other things in the park. It was a decent price last time I went. Well worth it.
Google it. You can swim in an underground river, go snorkeling and other things in the park. It was a decent price last time I went. Well worth it.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:44 am to AnonymousTiger
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Xcaret
Forgot about that place. I went there with my senior trip back in 1996. Saw they were still open.
But yeah...the underground river thing is cool. I remember there was a baby sea turtle thing there as well that was cool if you love turtles.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:45 am to dallastiger55
DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT fall for some people offering a free rental car or taxi or some shite. It's a timeshare bullshite thing that takes up your whole day. Do your own thing and ignore them.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:46 am to lsunurse
Last time I was there was 2007. Not sure if it's changed much, but we had fun there for an entire day. It can get pricey pretty quick if you do a lot of the optional activities though.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:47 am to dallastiger55
I'll be there 6/25
We will be fishing, diving, excaret, and eating out/drinking
Wife will probably do some shopping too
We will be fishing, diving, excaret, and eating out/drinking
Wife will probably do some shopping too
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:48 am to dallastiger55
Didnt stay at Playa Del Carmen, but just up the road at a resort.
Go to Tulum. Get a tour guide in the little square next to the tram when you get there. It was pretty cheap for a group of us and the guy was friendly and helpful. Short tour but he didn't push us on anything. Just a tour guide.
We did Xplor. Its owned by the same people as Xcaret but it was a little more our style than Xcaret from what we saw online. Lots of ziplining and some kind of fun driving trails, etc. We enjoyed it.
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Mayan ruins
Go to Tulum. Get a tour guide in the little square next to the tram when you get there. It was pretty cheap for a group of us and the guy was friendly and helpful. Short tour but he didn't push us on anything. Just a tour guide.
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zip lining, stuff like that.
We did Xplor. Its owned by the same people as Xcaret but it was a little more our style than Xcaret from what we saw online. Lots of ziplining and some kind of fun driving trails, etc. We enjoyed it.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:51 am to dallastiger55
Ixcaret is always fun, so is Tulum.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 11:51 am to dallastiger55
As previously mentioned:
Tulum
Xcaret
Couple of others:
Xel-Ha (Which I personally think is cooler than Xcaret)
If you're looking to go off property:
Dirty Martini Bar (Ladies night either Mon. or Tues. I think)
Blue Parrot Bar (Nice chill spot)
You can get massages on Avenida 5 for $35 or so, and they surprisingly aren't bad. Don't pay spa prices at resort.
Tulum
Xcaret
Couple of others:
Xel-Ha (Which I personally think is cooler than Xcaret)
If you're looking to go off property:
Dirty Martini Bar (Ladies night either Mon. or Tues. I think)
Blue Parrot Bar (Nice chill spot)
You can get massages on Avenida 5 for $35 or so, and they surprisingly aren't bad. Don't pay spa prices at resort.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:33 pm to SCUBABlake
this is great, taking notes
thanks a bunch. the river thing sounds badass
thanks a bunch. the river thing sounds badass
Posted on 5/29/15 at 12:36 pm to dallastiger55
5th avenue is cool as well to walk around
DON'T let the guy with the cute monkey come up and put the monkey on you and take pictures. It's a scam. They will give you some story about raising money for some nature thing.
I gave in because I wanted pics of the adorable monkey on my shoulder. Guy then puts monkey on my husband(without his permission) and tries to charge double the amount because of it. I had to physically pull my husband away cause I thought he was going to get into an altercation with the monkey guy.
I still got pics with a cute monkey so I was happy, my husband...not so much.
DON'T let the guy with the cute monkey come up and put the monkey on you and take pictures. It's a scam. They will give you some story about raising money for some nature thing.
I gave in because I wanted pics of the adorable monkey on my shoulder. Guy then puts monkey on my husband(without his permission) and tries to charge double the amount because of it. I had to physically pull my husband away cause I thought he was going to get into an altercation with the monkey guy.
I still got pics with a cute monkey so I was happy, my husband...not so much.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 2:11 pm to AnonymousTiger
quote:
swim in an underground river,
So awesome snorkeling in the underground rivers through stalactites and stalagmites highly recommended
Posted on 5/29/15 at 3:01 pm to dallastiger55
quote:
5th avenue is cool as well to walk around
This is where I had the most fun during our trip. Crazy to see machine gun wielding federales on every other street corner though.
This post was edited on 5/29/15 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 5/29/15 at 4:26 pm to 82fumanchu
Glad we can walk there from where we are staying
Hopefully I'll catch sailfish til I can't lift my arms.
Hopefully I'll catch sailfish til I can't lift my arms.
Posted on 5/29/15 at 4:44 pm to yellowfin
Have fun! Wanna go back one day
Posted on 5/29/15 at 4:46 pm to dallastiger55
Going there tomorrow for the week 
Posted on 5/30/15 at 7:32 pm to AnonymousTiger
quote:
Xcaret
Loved this place. Kind of freaked me out in the underground portion, though, because it seemed so eerie. They have people swimming much deeper underwater for safety purposes (or they did 13 years ago), and it scared the shite out of me.
Posted on 5/30/15 at 7:51 pm to 82fumanchu
quote:
This is where I had the most fun during our trip. Crazy to see machine gun wielding federales on every other street corner though.
Exaggerate much? I'm on a street corner on fifth street right now and not a machine gun in sight. Sure the cops probably advertise their presence a little leaving their cops lights on 24/7 while patrolling, but there certainly arent many cops wielding machine guns running around either.
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