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theemaan · 05-04-2004, 10:13 AM

If you are still looking for info.
Inland will be hot as Hades--Tulum (11/2 hours south of Cancun)is a great place to go. It is right on the ocean so it has a good breeze--beware of the tour--go on your own and early in the day. When the tour buses get there (10:30-11:00) it gets crowded real fast.

In that area there area few really cool places to go.

Casa Cenote--Just north of Tulum on the highway. The cenote is average but if you cross the street and go into the ocean the fresh water from the cenote comes up from holes in the rock providing a feeding frenzy for all kinds of fish--big ones--wonderful snorkeling. The little cafe has good food and cold drinks.

Another cenote(can't remember the name). Just south of Tulum there is a road that goes to the ruins Coba(?). A couple miles down the road the cenote will be on your right--it has a small bamboo fence around the entrance. This one will cool you off--the water is cool year round. You get to snorkel around over hanging rocks and into some small caves. If you are lucky you will get to see cave divers heading down into the caves-unless you want to do that yourself,then they will set that up for you. A great place to cool off and the snorkeling is amazing.

Coba ruins are about 20 miles west of Tulum. These are recently found ruins which have not been completly ecscavated yet. It is far in the jungle-you may well see and hear monkeys and there is a wide variety of cool birds. You can climb the pyramid and walk inside all the buildings. There are very few tourists here so the prices are good and there are a couple shops that sell jewlery at VERY good prices--don't be afraid to haggle. Don't forget to bring the bug dope.
When heading to Coba watch closely for signs(and other signals) saying TOPAS(z)-it means there is a speed bump and some of them are NASTY and not all are marked.
If you are interested I can get more names and better directions--I just moved and everything is in boxes,but I will dig up the books if I can help
Drink only bottled water and soft drinks--NO ICE. Stay away from fresh fruit unless you cut it yourself- you get more trouble from the dirty knifes used than anything else. BRING IMMODIUM-it is cheap and can save you a lot of time on the can.
If there is any thing else I can help with just reply and I will do what I can.

05-04-2004, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
theemaan Tilted	If you are still looking for info. Inland will be hot as Hades--Tulum (11/2 hours south of Cancun)is a great place to go. It is right on the ocean so it has a good breeze--beware of the tour--go on your own and early in the day. When the tour buses get there (10:30-11:00) it gets crowded real fast. In that area there area few really cool places to go. Casa Cenote--Just north of Tulum on the highway. The cenote is average but if you cross the street and go into the ocean the fresh water from the cenote comes up from holes in the rock providing a feeding frenzy for all kinds of fish--big ones--wonderful snorkeling. The little cafe has good food and cold drinks. Another cenote(can't remember the name). Just south of Tulum there is a road that goes to the ruins Coba(?). A couple miles down the road the cenote will be on your right--it has a small bamboo fence around the entrance. This one will cool you off--the water is cool year round. You get to snorkel around over hanging rocks and into some small caves. If you are lucky you will get to see cave divers heading down into the caves-unless you want to do that yourself,then they will set that up for you. A great place to cool off and the snorkeling is amazing. Coba ruins are about 20 miles west of Tulum. These are recently found ruins which have not been completly ecscavated yet. It is far in the jungle-you may well see and hear monkeys and there is a wide variety of cool birds. You can climb the pyramid and walk inside all the buildings. There are very few tourists here so the prices are good and there are a couple shops that sell jewlery at VERY good prices--don't be afraid to haggle. Don't forget to bring the bug dope. When heading to Coba watch closely for signs(and other signals) saying TOPAS(z)-it means there is a speed bump and some of them are NASTY and not all are marked. If you are interested I can get more names and better directions--I just moved and everything is in boxes,but I will dig up the books if I can help Drink only bottled water and soft drinks--NO ICE. Stay away from fresh fruit unless you cut it yourself- you get more trouble from the dirty knifes used than anything else. BRING IMMODIUM-it is cheap and can save you a lot of time on the can. If there is any thing else I can help with just reply and I will do what I can.