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Riveria Maya Excursion/Tour Recommendations
A few weeks ago my husband and I booked a trip to the Riveria Maya for the end of May to celebrate my 30th birthday. A group of friends is also traveling with us, so I want to set up one or two excursions so that we aren't just sitting at the resort the whole time. We are all people who like to relax, but don't want to just lay on the beach or hang by the pool for five straight days.
Since you ladies are always so helpful, I thought I would check here first to see if anyone has done excursions/tours in Riveria Maya. What company did you use; how much was it; what did you do; etc?
Re: Riveria Maya Excursion/Tour Recommendations
We went with EdVenture Tours - ours was an entire day for I think it was $200 (for both of us). It was $75/person and you could add things. We did a tour of Tulum, snorkeling in some lagoons (2), ziplining, and another couple did a sea turtle dive. While they were diving, DH and I hung out on the beach and drank margaritas.
Here's the link:
http://www.edventuretours.com.mx/
They were fantastic.
Xel-Ha for sure, we had a blast, spent a whole day there, LOVED it! Plus it's AI so that's a bonus. Also Xcaret, same kind of thing, an eco-park with lots of things to do, snorkeling in the underground rivers was pretty cool; not AI though like Xel-Ha.
We did a tour that combined Tulum and Coba that was really awesome. Other than the ruins which are just "okay", Tulum has the most gorgeous beach! Coba has really cool ruins and you can climb the tallest pyramid there. It's in a treed area which was a relief since we baked out in the open sun at Tulum...
We did Xlporer, a park associated with those pp's mentioned. It was ATV's, zip-lining and rafting/swimming through caves.
We paid about $225 for the 2 of us; including lunch and transportation. Personally, I don't know if I'd really recommend it although we had friends go after we went and they really liked it.
I have a write up about it under my "Ms Bio" > honeymoon section
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I don't think you're allowed to climb the pyramid anymore
Oh really hey? Well that was back in '08 when we did so maybe not.... I wonder why, maybe too dangerous?
I would recommend using public transportation and saving yourself a lot of money. We stayed at the Bahian Principe and just walked out to the hwy and caught the colectivo. It basically goes wherever you want. We took it to access Playa Del Carmen and back twice (we also caught the ferry in Playa del Carmen over to Cozumel), Tulum ruins, Cenotes. People are very friendly so if you are adventurous and want to meet more of the locals I would definitely suggest this over a tour bus any day!
I did a quick google searcg and found this link if you want to read more - http://beforeyougo.com/content/mayan-riviera-maya-travel-tips