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Playa del Carmen, Mexico
If you are planning to travel through Quintana Roo, Mexico, the best airport to
fly to is Cancun International Airport (CUN). It is quite a big airport, with
direct flights to the USA, South America, and several European countries. Our
suggestion is to rent a car right by the airport and head directly to Playa del
Carmen. This will be your base for days 1 through 5. We usually avoid changing
hotels every day, but if you wish, you can split this stay between Playa del
Carmen and Tulum to experience a bit of both places.
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Tulum, Mexico
Rise early because the 2nd day of this Quintana Roo Itinerary is full of
activities! For the morning, we recommend exploring some cenotes on the way
between Playa del Carmen and Tulum. We recommend Cenote Azul and Cenote dos
Ojos, both located between the two cities and easily accessible by car.
- Gran Cenote
- Cenote Dos Ojos
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Chichén-Itzá, Mexico
This is one of the most exciting days of the trip, because you will visit one of
the 7 Wonders of the Modern World!!! Chichen Itzá is a “must go” place when
travelling through the Yucatán Peninsula, not only for its historical
importance, but also because it is a really interesting and impressive monument.
Wake up early because the drive to Chichen Itzá is a bit long. We aimed to get
there a bit before the gates opened to be one of the first ones inside and it
was perfect. We strongly recommend getting a guided tour (we got a private guide
for our family of 4) so you don’t miss out on any of the information and
curiosities.
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Tulum, Mexico
To make up for the previous long day, we recommend taking some time to recover
your energies and that is why we have planned a very chill and fun time for this
4th day of our Quintana Roo Itinerary. For the morning, we recommend visiting
Park Xenses for some adult and family fun time. The entire region of Riviera
Maya is famous for its theme parks, but most of them have activities that aim
for families and children. However, Park Xenses is an exception. Their goal to
provide activities that play with our basic senses and, boy, they do it well! It
was specially designed for adult entertainment and it offers fun for the
everyone! We spent a whole morning at the park and had so much fun, we left with
our bellies aching.
- Hidden Worlds Adventure Park & Cenotes
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Bacalar, Mexico
Bacalar is located on the very end of Riviera Maya, and it was simply one of the
best places we have been while in Mexico. Known as the Lagoon of 7 colors,
Bacalar is a paradisiac destination with a very laid-back vibe, which stands out
from the popular trio Cancun-Playa del Carmen-Tulum. If you are looking for
beautiful views, amazing places to swim, quite unspoiled natural environment and
a very cozy and authentic Mexican city – than Bacalar is the place for you.
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Holbox, Mexico
This is the day you will put in most driving hours. Our recommendation is to go
straight from Bacalar to Holbox – so the best approach is to wake up early to
arrive on Holbox Island around lunchtime. Since our outbound flight departed
from Cancun, it made more sense to finish the trip in Holbox then in Bacalar and
it turned out to be the perfect destination for closing this amazing trip.
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Cancún, Mexico