Hola!! I am going to Playa del Carmen Mexico, do you have any tips?

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yagman

Just got back from Playa last May. We stayed at Viva Wyndham Maya. Pretty much all the all inclusives in the Playa Del Carmen area are nice.

Let's see, fun things to do. Take a day trip to the Mayan Ruins of Tulum. If you've never seen them they are interesting. Take a guided trip and you will learn alot about Mayan history.

You can also take a day trip to Xel Ha. This is a natural oceanic estuary. A fresh water cenote (underground river) empties into the estuary at the far end. You can take inner tubes and float down a long river from where the cenote enters all the way to the ocean. As you start out the water is almost free of salt and rather cool. The further down the river you go the more salty the water becomes as it mixes with the ocean water. You can actually feel the cold fresh water dropping away from the surface at you feet the closer you get to the ocean. They have a thing called Aqua Trek there. You take a guided underwater walking tour on the bottom with a helmet on your head. You receive air in the helmet from a tube coming from an air compressor on the surface. You get to feed fish and touch stingrays. Several resaurants there and you can rent snorkel gear. You can also swim with dolphins there.

Spend one day shopping in Playa Del Carmen on Fifth Ave. You can catch a ferry from Playa to Cozumel if you want to take a day trip there. The smallest Hard Rock Cafe in the world is in San Miquel on Cozumel. If you can, go to Cozumel on Sunday afternoon. Every Sunday a 6:00 pm almost the entire island comes to town. You can mix with the islanders and listen to a mariachi band in the town square of San Miquel. All the little girls are dressed up in Mexican dresses wearing shiny patent leather shoes.

Hope ya have fun.

manzanita_light

Woooow the flamenco its very beautiful hotel.. But you have to go out also..like to walk in the 5ta av.. everything its so beautiful, and if you want to do tours you cant try to dive, Cozumel have the second biggest reef on the world, the firts one is on Australia.. or at list if you don't dive you can go to do snorkel ...

in the night they are so many places to go dance, drink, ar just go to relax ..

look in this websites..

www.rivieramaya.com
www.diversutydiving.com

check it out Â¡Â¡

Angie :)

Rockin' Mel S

There is lot to do in that area. Beaches, shopping, ruins, snorkeling and so much more, one of my favourite places. I'm sure you'll have a great time and certain you won't run out of fun/interesting things to do in the area.

I assume that you are flying into Cancun, when you get off the plane there will be people there handing out booklets, called Cancun Tips (ask for the riviera Maya edition). They are full of maps and coupons and little bits of information for everything that is available in the area. Take one of those, maybe one for each room.

Secondly, if you are outside of PDC use the collectivo (sp?) to get to town it's only a couple of bucks and it fast and safe and a fraction of what taking a taxi will cost.

cancundivers

hello,
i do live in playa del carmen since more than 10 years.fun things to do?well the entire place is fun.there is something for everybody.stroll down 5th avenue....plenty of bars/clubs/restaurants.excursions are offered everywhere.don't forget to stop for a drink (or more) at the "tequila barrel" on 5th.for more information just about playa go to: http://www.playa.info
a website with forum for and from people which live here or come back frequently.just open a thread with the same question and you will have more tips on what to do than you can imagine.
have fun and enjoy your stay in playa.
greetings,
cancundivers
sorry for any misspelling.....i'm german

Sherrie

Sure do know,
Stay at Aventura, an all inclusive resort for adults only. It is FAB
Playa del Carmen area is the only place I like in all of Mexico.
You can go tubing, Mayan ruins, swim with dolphins, explore the jungle, snorkel, ride wave runners, take the ferry over to Cozumel, one of the best 10 places in the world to scuba dive with the water clarity and coral reefs, shop, eat, drink, sun, sailboat, massages, etc. etc.
Have a great time, now I am jealous !!

spell_live_backwards

Respect the locals and the locals will respect you. Bring a lot of us $1.00 bills for tips. The US dollar goes far and the employees at the all inclusive resorts deserve them. Bellhops/drivers $1.00 a bag. $1.00 a drink, $2.00 day for house keeping and $1 - $2 for nightly turndown service.$2 per person at meals. The help will recognize you and give you that little extra attention. As an earlier poster stated: There is so much to do there. Just inquire with your resort and all the activities available. You are bound to find something you will enjoy. I highly recommend a day trip to any of the Mayan Ruins. We will be returning to the Mayan Riviera March 17-24!

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Hey, I'm going too! I'm sooo excited. I bet you guys are too. I'm actually going the week after yours and the one after.

By the way, you have this under the CancÃºn category, and not Playa del Carmen.

I'll keep track of your question to see what fun stuff to do as well. Thanks

mariana:::d-_-p:::

Hi there! i live in Playa and work at Hotel Cielo, things to do...

* you can try snorkeling "Phantom divers"
* You can find a place and eat a good taco "Carboncitos"
* You can go to Cozumel and enjoy the boat trip
* You can take breakfast at "La Cueva del Chango"
* You can take a walk on 5th Avenue
* You can rent a car and go to TULUM its only 40 mins from Playa
* You can go to "Mamitas beach club" and spend all the day at the beach

Ok that's only the beginning if you wnt to know more or have an idea of what to do just let me know!!

Saludos
Mariana

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