Looking for suggestions on what to do, or not do

rphowell · 04-19-2012

My wife and I will be at puerto aventuras at the end of May. I'm looking for some suggestions on things we should definitely do, and maybe some things we shouldn't waste our time on. We've been to Playa and Cozumel before. But no where else. Here's a breakdown of our interests and initial thoughts.

- we love the beach
- we love snorkeling (plan to bring our own equipment)
- want to see the Tulum ruins
- thinking that we want to snorkel a cenote or two
- don't want to spend our entire 5 day trip traveling (plan to mostly stay at resort)
- wife enjoys sunning topless

Any suggestions will be appreciated. We're considering the Yucatreks tour to Tulum, or perhaps taking a colectivo and doing it ourselves. Thanks for your help.

Nerak936 · 04-20-2012

Do the Tulum and Beyond Tour. You'll see Tulum, swim/snorkel in a cenote, and have lunch on an awesome beach. We REALLY enjoyed that day! Small group with lots of attention to detail. I highly recommend it!!

Edit: you go to TWO cenotes! Both very different and beautiful!

Chris in VT · 04-20-2012

Agree with the Tulum & beyond. For snorkeling you can go to Akumal and see turtles and other fish species and tan on the beach or since you are in Puerto Aventuras, take the Fat Cat or Catamaya catamaran and go on a snorkel booze cruise.

ACE · 04-20-2012

Leave tomorrow and have the Tulum and Beyond booked for Tuesday, I'll give you my two cents when I retun

rphowell · 04-21-2012

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Originally Posted by Nerak936

Do the Tulum and Beyond Tour. You'll see Tulum, swim/snorkel in a cenote, and have lunch on an awesome beach. We REALLY enjoyed that day! Small group with lots of attention to detail. I highly recommend it!!

Edit: you go to TWO cenotes! Both very different and beautiful!

Thanks, you've convinced me to book this tour. Does small group mean the tour company is a small group, or that you went on the tour with a small group?

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Originally Posted by Chris in VT

Agree with the Tulum & beyond. For snorkeling you can go to Akumal and see turtles and other fish species and tan on the beach or since you are in Puerto Aventuras, take the Fat Cat or Catamaya catamaran and go on a snorkel booze cruise.

How/where do we find these catamaran cruises?

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Originally Posted by ACE

Leave tomorrow and have the Tulum and Beyond booked for Tuesday, I'll give you my two cents when I retun

Absolutely. Thanks. Let me know how it goes.

tsj12bbm · 04-21-2012

I agree with the Tulum and Beyond Tour. My wife and I went on it and had a blast. We had around 8 people with us plus our Driver and Guide in a van. No big bus full of people, more like friends going on a trip. Two Cenotes, the ruins and an awesome lunch on a beautiful, private beach.

rphowell · 04-21-2012

When visiting the ruins, are you also able to go to the beach? I've read so many people saying that the beach at the ruins is beautiful.

And now that I've been reading some more, snorkeling at Akumal sounds amazing. Again, we don't want to spend all of our time running around, but could we conceivably take a colectivo from Catalonia Royal Tulum to Akumal and experience what we need to in another half day?

Babaloo · 04-21-2012

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Originally Posted by rphowell

could we conceivably take a colectivo from Catalonia Royal Tulum to Akumal and experience what we need to in another half day?

Yes. Easily in a half day.

ddelgado · 04-21-2012

You should rent a harley motorcycle! you can do a day trip from playa del carmen to tulum, stopping by sink holes for a nice swim! check out the tulum ruins, have lunch somewhere there - theres also a really nice beach just after the ruins wher eyou can chill for a while and then head back!

check out this video

Rent a Harley-Davidson Playa del Carmen - YouTube

Babaloo · 04-21-2012

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Originally Posted by ddelgado

You should rent a harley motorcycle!

This must be your business

Nerak936 · 04-21-2012

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Originally Posted by Babaloo

This must be your business

Ya think?!!

rphowell · 04-22-2012

Interesting since I have a Harley here. I might be interested in that one day, but again, I don't want to spend a lot of time on the go. I've been there and done that on trying to fit everything into just a few days. We're looking forward to some down time.

mack · 04-22-2012

I 3rd the Tulum tour. It's a great time for kids and adults alike. The small group assures you'll have a great time. Tulum is breathtaking, the cenotes are very different, yet each is interesting, and the beach is beautiful and secluded. Just don't lose your wallet and make your tour guide go back to the first cenote and find it.

rphowell · 04-23-2012

Thanks for all of the great advice, but now I'm second guessing myself. Here's why: My wife can't do cool water. She has a low tolerance for cool water. I know the cenotes aren't cold, but supposedly they are significantly cooler than the ocean. So I'm afraid I'd be exploring the cenotes by myself.

Another consideration is that I don't want to spend half my time traveling around... we want some down time at the resort. So if I do a full day with the Yucatrek tour, I'll have to eat into another day to go to Akumal. Ugh.

So here's my current idea (who knows what I'm going to do). We could take a Colectivo to the Tulum Ruins and hire a guide there. Spend several hours there, and when we're ready, get a ride back to Akumal. Eat lunch there and spend the afternoon snorkeling. That way we get the ruins and Akumal in the same day. I'll be sacrificing the cenotes for now, but I'm feeling like I might be the only one of us two participating in that.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

canadiense loco · 04-23-2012

Ruins and Akumal is a good day. And unless I am just really fast, the ruins at Tulum won't take several hours. I think the one time we hired a guide it was less than an hour, then maybe wander on your own to get more pics. Get there early when it is not as hot, do your thing and then you will have time for a relaxing and enjoyable visit to Akumal.
Just my 2 pesos.

04-19-2012	#1 (permalink)
rphowell lost on fifth Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11	Looking for suggestions on what to do, or not do My wife and I will be at puerto aventuras at the end of May. I'm looking for some suggestions on things we should definitely do, and maybe some things we shouldn't waste our time on. We've been to Playa and Cozumel before. But no where else. Here's a breakdown of our interests and initial thoughts. - we love the beach - we love snorkeling (plan to bring our own equipment) - want to see the Tulum ruins - thinking that we want to snorkel a cenote or two - don't want to spend our entire 5 day trip traveling (plan to mostly stay at resort) - wife enjoys sunning topless Any suggestions will be appreciated. We're considering the Yucatreks tour to Tulum, or perhaps taking a colectivo and doing it ourselves. Thanks for your help.

04-20-2012	#2 (permalink)
Nerak936 añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore of Baahhstun, Massachusetts Posts: 23,229	Do the Tulum and Beyond Tour. You'll see Tulum, swim/snorkel in a cenote, and have lunch on an awesome beach. We REALLY enjoyed that day! Small group with lots of attention to detail. I highly recommend it!! Edit: you go to TWO cenotes! Both very different and beautiful! Last edited by Nerak936; 04-20-2012 at 06:32 AM..

04-20-2012	#3 (permalink)
Chris in VT beachaholic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: shelburne, VT Posts: 279	Agree with the Tulum & beyond. For snorkeling you can go to Akumal and see turtles and other fish species and tan on the beach or since you are in Puerto Aventuras, take the Fat Cat or Catamaya catamaran and go on a snorkel booze cruise.

04-20-2012	#4 (permalink)
ACE way into it Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 173	Leave tomorrow and have the Tulum and Beyond booked for Tuesday, I'll give you my two cents when I retun

04-21-2012	#6 (permalink)
tsj12bbm very sparkly Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bay City MI, but Texas is home Posts: 31	I agree with the Tulum and Beyond Tour. My wife and I went on it and had a blast. We had around 8 people with us plus our Driver and Guide in a van. No big bus full of people, more like friends going on a trip. Two Cenotes, the ruins and an awesome lunch on a beautiful, private beach.

04-21-2012	#7 (permalink)
rphowell lost on fifth Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11	When visiting the ruins, are you also able to go to the beach? I've read so many people saying that the beach at the ruins is beautiful. And now that I've been reading some more, snorkeling at Akumal sounds amazing. Again, we don't want to spend all of our time running around, but could we conceivably take a colectivo from Catalonia Royal Tulum to Akumal and experience what we need to in another half day?

04-21-2012	#9 (permalink)
ddelgado sandflea Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 3	You should rent a harley motorcycle! you can do a day trip from playa del carmen to tulum, stopping by sink holes for a nice swim! check out the tulum ruins, have lunch somewhere there - theres also a really nice beach just after the ruins wher eyou can chill for a while and then head back! check out this video Rent a Harley-Davidson Playa del Carmen - YouTube

04-22-2012	#12 (permalink)
rphowell lost on fifth Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11	Interesting since I have a Harley here. I might be interested in that one day, but again, I don't want to spend a lot of time on the go. I've been there and done that on trying to fit everything into just a few days. We're looking forward to some down time.

04-22-2012	#13 (permalink)
mack toe in water Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Galesburg, IL Posts: 55	I 3rd the Tulum tour. It's a great time for kids and adults alike. The small group assures you'll have a great time. Tulum is breathtaking, the cenotes are very different, yet each is interesting, and the beach is beautiful and secluded. Just don't lose your wallet and make your tour guide go back to the first cenote and find it.

04-23-2012	#14 (permalink)
rphowell lost on fifth Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11	Thanks for all of the great advice, but now I'm second guessing myself. Here's why: My wife can't do cool water. She has a low tolerance for cool water. I know the cenotes aren't cold, but supposedly they are significantly cooler than the ocean. So I'm afraid I'd be exploring the cenotes by myself. Another consideration is that I don't want to spend half my time traveling around... we want some down time at the resort. So if I do a full day with the Yucatrek tour, I'll have to eat into another day to go to Akumal. Ugh. So here's my current idea (who knows what I'm going to do). We could take a Colectivo to the Tulum Ruins and hire a guide there. Spend several hours there, and when we're ready, get a ride back to Akumal. Eat lunch there and spend the afternoon snorkeling. That way we get the ruins and Akumal in the same day. I'll be sacrificing the cenotes for now, but I'm feeling like I might be the only one of us two participating in that. Thoughts? Suggestions?

04-23-2012	#15 (permalink)
canadiense loco life=playa Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Red Deer,Alberta,Canada Posts: 961	Ruins and Akumal is a good day. And unless I am just really fast, the ruins at Tulum won't take several hours. I think the one time we hired a guide it was less than an hour, then maybe wander on your own to get more pics. Get there early when it is not as hot, do your thing and then you will have time for a relaxing and enjoyable visit to Akumal. Just my 2 pesos.

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