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My wife and I took the Collectivo quite a bit, and I agree, it is a best way to go if you want the flexibility and are willing to make a few stops along the way. We called the collectivos the 'best kept secret' because knowbody around the resort paid too much attention to them (except for the locals). We found then reliable, safe, and extremely convenient. The price is also unbelievable. Get this, from downtown Playa del Carmen all the way to Talum (about a 40 minute drive) the collectivos only charge each person 20 pesos ($2) - we were shocked and thought they made a mistake on the fair. But then on the way back from Talum we stopped off at another place about half way and they only charged us 10 pesos. There also air conditioned which was a plus. Each one holds around 12 passengers.
They run from downtown Cancun as far south as Talum, with the bus depo somewhere in downtown Playa del Carmen (I think its on 12th Avenue but you can grab one anywhere). The ones heading south have a different colour of writing on the bus, compared to the ones heading north.
Although you can grab on outside of the Lindo along the highway, we usually just grabbed the shuttle into Playa del Carmen, walked to the depo, and then took it from there to all of the excursions. If you do decide to take one from outside of the Lindo, its about a ten minute walk (or a little tip to the Lindo staff which may run you out on their golf carts). From the excursion, the walk from the main highway is 1km at the most - but there are many taxis lining up if you should care to take one in ($2-3).
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