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2008 - Yucatan Peninsula in May

A trip from May 22, 2008 to May 28, 2008, travelling to Playa del Carmen, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, …
One week of doing nothing, beach hoppings, Mayan pyramid … More  
One week of doing nothing, beach hoppings, Mayan pyramid climbings, spelunking and "El Naturale" living
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Cancun, Valladolid...
Day:
05/22/2008 to 05/28/2008
Category:
Things to do, Hotel...

Thu 05/22/08 (day 1) - Playa Del Carmen

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City
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen, ROO, Mexico
Thu May 22 10:00am - Sun May 25 10:00am
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This charming hotel is right around the corner from 5th Avenue. The immaculate rooms include purified drinking …
Hotel
Luna Blue Hotel & Garden
Calle 26 Norte Entre Avenida 5 Y 10
Playa del Carmen, ROO, Mexico
+52 984 873 0990
Thu May 22 12:00pm - Sun May 25 9:00am
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There is a small pool and several cabana-style beach beds, available on a first-come, first-served basis. A DJ …More  
Thing to Do
28th street at the beach
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
984-803-2867
Thu May 22 1:00pm - Thu May 22 5:00pm
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One client says: Oh yeah, and try the brocheta de mariscos (seafood skewer) at It's really tasty and at 50 …More  
Restaurant
Calle 4, Ave 5-10
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Thu May 22 7:00pm - Thu May 22 8:30pm
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In Playa del Carmen, the Blue Parrot Beach Club has been a "must-do" for visitors for over two decades …More  
Entertainment
Calle 12, Avenida 1 Norte
Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo 77710
Mexico
Thu May 22 9:00pm - Thu May 22 11:00pm
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Fri 05/23/08 (day 2) - Playa Del Carmen, Tulum

This 1.3 million acre biosphere reserve boasts lagoons, tropical forests, mangrove swamps and barrier reefs and is h …
Thing to Do
Highway 307, Riviera Maya mainland
Playa del Carmen, ROO 77700
Mexico
Fri May 23 8:00am - Fri May 23 6:00pm
Notes
Pick up at 8:30 am. Be there 15 minutes earlier. Community Tours Sian Ka'an - Punta Allen Eco-adventure
http://www.siankaantours.org/english/Pun… Allen_Ecoadventure/eng_snorkel.html
Address
Avenida Tulum sin número
Entre Orión Norte y Centauro Norte
Colonia centro
Tulum Quintana Roo 7770 México
Phone
Outside Mexico - (52) 984 114 07 50
In Mexico - 044 984 114 07 50

Cesiak - Canal Tour
http://www.cesiak.org/alldayde.htm
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This restaurant and bar is also a local gallery for artisans to display their work. The Mexican food is delicious …More  
Restaurant
Avs. Tulum and Jupiter, across from bus station
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
(52)984-871-2573
Fri May 23 6:00pm - Fri May 23 8:00pm
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Sat 05/24/08 (day 3) - Cancun, Tulum, Playa Del Carmen

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This is one of the most visited Mayan ruins, attracting 2.5 million tourists a year. To get the ruins from Cozumel, …
Thing to Do
Tulum
Riviera Maya Mainland
Cancun, ROO 77500
Mexico
Sat May 24 9:00am - Sat May 24 12:00pm
Notes
Because the hotel you will be staying is and small hotel we dont have pick up at the lobby, you should go to the lobby of the hotel Gran Porto Real, located on the Constituyentes Avenue just a few steps from your hotel, and the pick up for the tour selected will be there at 07:50 am.

http://www.themayangate.com/tours/tour.a…
Tulum Xel-Ha All Inclusive for 89 USD/adult.

Specific Info/Considerations
Picking up passengers at all major hotels since 7:15 am to take them to our terminal for the check in and depart at 8:30.

After driving one and a half hour we arrive to Tulum and take the guided tour.

Then we drive 20 minutes back to Cancun and arrive to Xel Ha, enjoy the beauty from the underwater world. We leave Xel-ha at 5:00 pm ,to get Cancun about 6:30 pm.
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Xel-Ha is a large eco-park located south of Playa del Carmen on the mainland and just across the southern tip of Coz …
Thing to Do
KM 240 Tulum-Playa del Carmen
Tulum, ROO 77780
Mexico
+52 998 884 7165
Sat May 24 12:00pm - Sat May 24 5:00pm
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Transportation
Calle 3 Sur No. 26, Entre 30 Y 35 (downtown)
Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo 77710
Mexico
1-888-501-9010.
Sat May 24 6:00pm - Tue May 27 6:30pm
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Restaurant Name: El Fogon II One prior client says: This place is consistently great and service is always frien …More  
Restaurant
Ave 30, Calle 28-30
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sat May 24 7:00pm - Sat May 24 8:30pm
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Frommers: Alux (tel. 984/110-5050; www.aluxplaya.com) is a one-of-a-kind club occupying a large cave with two drama …More  
Entertainment
Av. Juarez Colonia Ejidal, Mz 217
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
984-803-2936
Sat May 24 9:00pm - Sat May 24 10:30pm
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Sun 05/25/08 (day 4) - Valladolid, BüCKEN

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City
Valladolid
Valladolid, YUC, Mexico
Sun May 25 11:00am - Tue May 27 10:00am
Notes
Check Museo San Roque and Palacio Municipal. Both are facing Valladolid El Centro. http://www1.epinions.com/content_2411782…

http://www.roughguides.com/website/trave…
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Hotel El Meson del Marques in Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico it's a 4 stars hotel and offers excellent lodging service …
Hotel
Hotel El Meson del Marques
Calle 39 # 203 X 40 Y 42 Centro
BüCKEN, NI 27333
Germany
985-856-2073
Sun May 25 11:30am - Mon May 26 8:30am
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Frommers: Valladolid's main square (zocallo) is the social center of town and a thriving market for Yucatecan …More  
Thing to Do
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 11:30am - Sun May 25 1:30pm
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Central plaza, Calle 39 at Calle 40, 7 am - 11 pm daily. Fare 2.5 to 6 USD. Local food court with a dozen or so …More  
Restaurant
Calle 39 at Calle 40
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 12:00pm - Sun May 25 1:00pm
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Frommers: Before it became Valladolid, the city was a Maya settlement called Zací (Zah-kee), which means "whit …More  
Thing to Do
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 1:30pm - Sun May 25 2:15pm
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Frommer's: Cenotes Dzitnup & Sammula The Cenote Dzitnup (also known as Cenote Xkekén) is 4km (2 1/2 miles) …More  
Thing to Do
Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 2:30pm - Sun May 25 3:30pm
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Frommers: Ten blocks to the southwest of the main square is the Franciscan monastery of San Bernardino de Siena …More  
Thing to Do
Valladolid, Yucstan, Mexico
Sun May 25 4:00pm - Sun May 25 5:00pm
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Located at hotel El Meson Del Marques. Great Yucatecan food and nice dining area facing an inside colonial style garden.
Restaurant
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 6:30pm - Sun May 25 7:30pm
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On Sunday nights, beneath the stone arches of the Ayuntamiento, the municipal band plays jaranas and other traditional …More  
Entertainment
Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Sun May 25 7:30pm - Sun May 25 9:30pm
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Mon 05/26/08 (day 5) - Ek Balam, Izamal

Frommer's: Ek Balam: Dark Jaguar About 18km (11 miles) north of Valladolid, off the highway to Río Lagartos, …More  
Thing to Do
Ek Balam, Yucatan, Mexico
Mon May 26 9:00am - Mon May 26 11:00am
Notes
http://www.travelyucatan.com/piste_chich…
A good Mayan ruin site in the area is Ek Balam, which you can visit in a day trip by bus via Valladolid, which is located 40 km from Piste. To get to Ek Balam from the Valladolid bus station we recommend you take a taxi right from that point and save yourself the aggravation of the walk/collectivo route. It is way faster and worth the money.

Lonely Planet - Mexico
A round trip taxi trip to Ek Balam from Valladolid with a 1 hour wait will cost around 20 USD.

http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/turismo…

http://www.roughguides.com/website/trave…
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Rent horses at Hacienda San Antonio Chalanté (see Where to Sleep, above) for about $18 per person per hour. You’ll n …More  
City
Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico
Mon May 26 1:00pm - Mon May 26 4:00pm
Notes
A horse cart ride is 18 peso per person (How long? 1/2 hour? 1 hour?)
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Glad to see this post here, as six of us plus a 20 month old toddler are headed to Valladolid as a base of operations for a week in mid July. Izamal, Tizman, Ticul are must-see Mayan towns for us as well as the ruin sites of the area.
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i amazed with the view and set up on the white beach,i hope you could send me a lot of pictures to my email ad.
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i can't wait to go to cancun! i've been to Oahu twice and thought no other beach could ever compare to the beauty of waikiki's or honolulu's color. i was obviously wrong. thanx for the great pics and if there are more, i would love to see them.
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If you "must" be in Cancun (which is entirely lame and non-adventurous) - at least take the ferry over to Isla Mujeres. Not a day trip - definately stay the night at their cheap hotels (like $20). Leave the car behind and rent a moped when you get there. Explore. Enjoy the European company as they flee the lameness of Cancun where if you don't enjoy having two tequilla bottles strapped to your head connected by tubes to your mouth - your out of touch.
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Is it better to rent a car in cancun or just take taxis for 7 days. What is the weather typically like in November.
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It really depends on what you plan to do while you were in Cancun.
If ...
1. You plan to go to the commonly known tourist area and visit places
mostly in the zona hotelera, then taxi (or bus) is your best choice. For common tourist spots like Chichen Itza, Tulum, Xel-Ha, X-caret, etc. you can always go with a tour.
2. You plan to check out some emerging tourist spots like Valladolid, Ek-Balam, Campeche, etc. then you might want to consider a car. However, you could always use express buses (or collectivo) if you think you will just need the transportation during the day.
3. You plan to have some night, long distance travel, then you definitely need a car. However, unless you are driving on a toll-way, I would not recommend driving at night unless you are in a tourist area of a big city (like Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, etc)
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anybody ever benn there in march april timeframe? how's the crowds? whats the hotspots for mid 20's single guys, best hotels to go to clubs, pubs, shopping etc?
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that,s enjoy the trip to any where out the home and I'm intrested in the veiw inside the image
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waw thes is very beauteful&ilike this
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