Cancun

  • Accommodation:
    • Aloft Hotel
  • Transport:
    • Throughout the Cancun hotel zone, buses run 24 hours a day and cost $8.50 pesos to ride. The driver will take you anywhere in the hotel zone
    • Buses to other cities leave from the main Cancun bus station, located downtown at the corner of Avenida Uxmal and Avenida Tulum
    • The bus from Cancun to Playa del Carmen costs $40 pesos and leaves 30 times day. The journey takes around 1 hr 10 mins
    • The bus from Cancun to Tulum costs $66 pesos, leaving 17 times day. The journey takes 2 hours
    • The two major bus routes in Cancun proper are R1 and R2. Both will take you where you want to go. R1 goes to downtown or the bus station
  • Things to see:
    • Cancún Underwater Museum
    • Xcaret
    • Ik Kil
    • Museo maya de cancun
    • Isla Contoy
    • Tequila Museum
  • Tips:
    • The Coba Mayan Ruins are about 2hrs 30mins from Cancun
    • To get there via bus, you can buy a ticket in either Tulum or Playa Del Carmen. There is one bus a day
    • Get to the ruins early to beat the crowds
    • The entrance fee is 75 pesos
    • The ruins are open everyday of the week from 8am-5pm, but last entry is before 4:30pm