Booking Tours/excursions In Playa

Kennyfan · 12-30-2006

This will be our fist time to Mexico and we will be staying at the Royal Porto Real. I was wondering if it is better to book all the tours/excursions you want to do during your stay at the hotel, or if there is somewhere else to do that? Also, if there are outside excursions offered by locals does anyone know if that is a cash only deal or do they take credit cards? I welcome any suggestions on good tours. We would like to parasail,as well as do the ATV jungle tour and maybe the FatCat Cattamaran. Thanks for your help in advance!!

cmsitaly · 12-30-2006

You can book those right here through this site. Just go to the trip planning tab above. It is easy and you can book before you go online.

Playa.info has awesome tours!!

Mercy · 12-30-2006

Hi, if you click on the Trip Planning tab at the top, you can book your tours through this site.

Kennyfan · 12-30-2006

Thanks! Have either of you been on any of the tours/excursions?

cmsitaly · 12-30-2006

I have been on the Coba tour and it was great. The staff makes all the difference. I also went on the Discovery Jungle Park Your (zip lines, cargo nets, and ATV-ing) They were both great. I have heard nothing but good things on the other tours. Especially the Fat Cat-supposed to be a blast. We are doiong that in March.

So a search and you will find lots of info on this topic

sailorgirl · 12-30-2006

We went on the ATV Jungle Tour in March, and liked it so much we're considering booking it again for our January trip. We arrived a bit early, so we waited in a shaded spot with Coca Colas for our tour to begin. We heard approaching ATVs, and the last tour came in. It consisted of about 8 guys who were using the trip as a stag for a guy who was getting married that afternoon. Our tour guide came over and said we could begin ~ my bf and I were the only ones there for the tour! It was fantastic. My only complaint was that I didn't get my own ATV. They tried to talk me into it, but I didn't think I'd get any extra enjoyment out of driving. Well, I was wearing shorts and my legs were sticking to the sides of the seat, which is quite wide in the back, so with every big bump was a moment of agony ~ get your own ATV, and wear long shorts or trousers!! They cave and ruins were really interesting, and the guide was really well informed and friendly. Our favorite part was when he walked us up to the cenote and told us we had some time to enjoy it in private. He walked back down the path and we were able to take in the amazing water just the two of us. What a rare treat! About 45 minutes later, he called us back. We finished our ride and were both really happy we'd gone.
I booked the tour online with the promise of receiving free T-shirts (a $15 value!) which were never mentioned at all. No big deal to me, but might be to others. After the trip, we taxi'd back into PDC (I think $5 US) and were walking around shopping. People were staring at me and I knew it wasn't for my looks. Finally my boyfriend told me I was filthy, and needed to wash up. I ran into a shop and bought a shirt, then we walked down to the sea to wash the grime off of my legs. It was funny, I looked like I'd been mud wrestling and my bf looked like he'd spent the day at a country club! (I guess that's where the free t-shirt would have come in handy!) Anyhoo, long story short: book the ATVs ~ it's a unique experience that you won't regret!

Kennyfan · 12-30-2006

Yes, I think that's the one I was looking at. If I'm staying in Playa, how far is it from there? A couple more questions.....so you swam?? Did you bring a towel with you?

sixkristy6 · 12-30-2006

We plan on doing the Tulum & Beyond tour and the Formula Offshore Explorer. The reviews on here have made us really want to do these tours!

Kennyfan · 12-31-2006

I'll have to check those out. Has anyone done the FatCat catamarran?

Mercy · 12-31-2006

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Originally Posted by Kennyfan

I'll have to check those out. Has anyone done the FatCat catamarran?

I know there are a lot of people here that have done the FatCat... try to do a search, I'm sure it will produce many hits.

I think we're doing the same tours as sixkristy6...Tulum and Beyond and the Formula 1 tours.

sailorgirl · 12-31-2006

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Originally Posted by Kennyfan

Yes, I think that's the one I was looking at. If I'm staying in Playa, how far is it from there? A couple more questions.....so you swam?? Did you bring a towel with you?

Yes, you have a chance to swim in a beautiful little cenote. We didn't bring towels, but I wished we had. If you can get some of those lightweight travelers towels, I'd recommend that. We also toured Coba through our tour operator - Signature Vacations. We had an amazing day, but if I were to do it over again, I would book the Coba tour through this site ~ it is much more intimate ( 12 people as opposed to 50 or so) and more laid back. I'm having trouble deciding how to spend my time there ~ so many amazing places, and only 7 days to vacation. I need a month at least!

Palms7 · 01-03-2007

Kennyfan,
We've done the Fat cat off the coast of Cozumel on the Panlacar reef last year. I think due to the hurricane it wasn't very active but that this time last year. Anyone know how the reefs are now?

12-30-2006	#1 (permalink)
Kennyfan lost on fifth Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Booking Tours/excursions In Playa This will be our fist time to Mexico and we will be staying at the Royal Porto Real. I was wondering if it is better to book all the tours/excursions you want to do during your stay at the hotel, or if there is somewhere else to do that? Also, if there are outside excursions offered by locals does anyone know if that is a cash only deal or do they take credit cards? I welcome any suggestions on good tours. We would like to parasail,as well as do the ATV jungle tour and maybe the FatCat Cattamaran. Thanks for your help in advance!!

12-30-2006	#5 (permalink)
cmsitaly añejo Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 4,729	I have been on the Coba tour and it was great. The staff makes all the difference. I also went on the Discovery Jungle Park Your (zip lines, cargo nets, and ATV-ing) They were both great. I have heard nothing but good things on the other tours. Especially the Fat Cat-supposed to be a blast. We are doiong that in March. So a search and you will find lots of info on this topic Last edited by cmsitaly; 12-30-2006 at 04:19 PM..

01-03-2007	#12 (permalink)
Palms7 way into it Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 177	excursion Kennyfan, We've done the Fat cat off the coast of Cozumel on the Panlacar reef last year. I think due to the hurricane it wasn't very active but that this time last year. Anyone know how the reefs are now?

12-30-2006	#2 (permalink)
cmsitaly añejo Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 4,729	You can book those right here through this site. Just go to the trip planning tab above. It is easy and you can book before you go online. Playa.info has awesome tours!!

12-30-2006	#3 (permalink)
Mercy añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MD Posts: 8,027	Hi, if you click on the Trip Planning tab at the top, you can book your tours through this site.

12-30-2006	#4 (permalink)
Kennyfan lost on fifth Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Thanks! Have either of you been on any of the tours/excursions?

12-30-2006	#6 (permalink)
sailorgirl very sparkly Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Posts: 26	We went on the ATV Jungle Tour in March, and liked it so much we're considering booking it again for our January trip. We arrived a bit early, so we waited in a shaded spot with Coca Colas for our tour to begin. We heard approaching ATVs, and the last tour came in. It consisted of about 8 guys who were using the trip as a stag for a guy who was getting married that afternoon. Our tour guide came over and said we could begin ~ my bf and I were the only ones there for the tour! It was fantastic. My only complaint was that I didn't get my own ATV. They tried to talk me into it, but I didn't think I'd get any extra enjoyment out of driving. Well, I was wearing shorts and my legs were sticking to the sides of the seat, which is quite wide in the back, so with every big bump was a moment of agony ~ get your own ATV, and wear long shorts or trousers!! They cave and ruins were really interesting, and the guide was really well informed and friendly. Our favorite part was when he walked us up to the cenote and told us we had some time to enjoy it in private. He walked back down the path and we were able to take in the amazing water just the two of us. What a rare treat! About 45 minutes later, he called us back. We finished our ride and were both really happy we'd gone. I booked the tour online with the promise of receiving free T-shirts (a $15 value!) which were never mentioned at all. No big deal to me, but might be to others. After the trip, we taxi'd back into PDC (I think $5 US) and were walking around shopping. People were staring at me and I knew it wasn't for my looks. Finally my boyfriend told me I was filthy, and needed to wash up. I ran into a shop and bought a shirt, then we walked down to the sea to wash the grime off of my legs. It was funny, I looked like I'd been mud wrestling and my bf looked like he'd spent the day at a country club! (I guess that's where the free t-shirt would have come in handy!) Anyhoo, long story short: book the ATVs ~ it's a unique experience that you won't regret!

12-30-2006	#7 (permalink)
Kennyfan lost on fifth Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	Yes, I think that's the one I was looking at. If I'm staying in Playa, how far is it from there? A couple more questions.....so you swam?? Did you bring a towel with you?

12-30-2006	#8 (permalink)
sixkristy6 beachaholic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 262	We plan on doing the Tulum & Beyond tour and the Formula Offshore Explorer. The reviews on here have made us really want to do these tours!

12-31-2006	#9 (permalink)
Kennyfan lost on fifth Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10	I'll have to check those out. Has anyone done the FatCat catamarran?

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