| Page Views: 696 Last Visit to Playa del Carmen: July, 2006 | Yucatan - July 2006 by trvlrtom - last update: Aug 28, 2006 |
Beach, History, recreation and some studying My wife Liz and I spent three weeks in Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan coast. Each weekday we had four hours of Spanish language class at International House Riviera Maya. The rest of the time was free for exploring the region. |
|  | Snorkeling - in a Cenote or the sea The Hidden Worlds excursion took us to this cenote and another, which was narrow and serpentine. The narrow one had a few tight spots with but a few inches to spare between your head and belly as you swam along.
The best open water snorkeling we experienced in the region was at Puerto Morelos, midway between Playa del Carmen and Cancun. Here we saw the most amazing schools of fish and all kinds of coral. It's a natural preserve, and the coral is great, at a distance of between 4 and 12 feet. The guy who took us out was friendly and helpful. It's much more low key than Cozumel or Playa.
Another day we went to the lagoon at Akumal, between Playa and Tulum. This is also a preserve, and you can swim out to the coral at the mouth to the lagoon. It was impressive and fun, if not as brilliant as Puerto Morelos. |
| | Chichen Itza To enjoy the site at its best, consider spending the night nearby and getting an early start the next morning. There are good places to stay in Vallodolid at reasonable prices. Arriving in the morning lets you beat the tour bus crowds and the midday heat. |
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| Pros: | "It's not Cancun: less hype and development. Easy to make excursions to Coba and Chichen Itza." | | Cons: | "If you don't get away from the popular Ave. Quinta, all you'll experience is tourism." |
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scottishvisitor Wed Mar 26, 2008 23:25 UTC
Just beautiful off the beaten path! | Minashka Tue May 22, 2007 18:15 UTC
Hi :) Thanks for visiting my pages. Glad I got the opportunity to see yours! You've been to so many cool places. Actually there is no uncool place in this world! Cheers and stay cool in this hot summer ;-) | Dabs Tue Mar 6, 2007 18:44 UTC
Thanks for the tip on Puerto Morelos, will have to remember that for our next trip :-) | karenincalifornia Thu Aug 17, 2006 21:22 UTC
We snorkled at Puerto Morelos and agree that is the place to go. We had a guide all to ourselves. Did you climb to the top of the pyramid at Chichen Itza? Scary! |
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