Tulum Stories and Tips

Quote: It used to be a public park of sorts, but that is a thing of the past in this area. The National Parks have been privatized and all of the river mouths and truly beautiful places along this coast have been developed into "Eco…

Quote: It's easy for backpackers to get their feelings hurt in a place like Cancun or the "Mayan Riviera". And I don't mean backpackers in the "Outside Magazine" sense here: I mean bookbaggers, hippies, eurotrash, reggaeroamers--people who travel light and sleep cheap. You could…

Quote: Tulum offers the ruins and a passle of beautiful (if sometimes primitive) beachfront living. But it might almost be more valuable as a sort of hub from which to explore other "Mayan Riviera" spots. The ruins at Coba are only 47 klicks out of Tulum,…

Quote: The ruins at Tulum are not awesome. They don't loom over you, don't fade away into jungle, don't convey impressions of glory and sacrifice and curse. But man are they cool. These are the only Mayan ruins built at the beach: the Summer Cabana…

Quote: You can easily go to the ruins of Coba from Tulum. Coba is 50 km. northwest of Tulum, and its beauty lies in the fact that the ruins are located in the jungle. Go to the Tulum Crucero to wait for buses, colectivos, and taxis…

Quote: Although the ruins of Tulum are not spectacular, the setting is. The majestic cliff top ruins overlook vast stretches of beach and turquoise water. You can swim here and that is the best part. As you swim below you look up at the splendid Mayan…

Quote: One fun thing to do with kids of all ages is spending a day at Xhel-ha which sells themselves as being a huge eco-village that you can experience. Sound weird? I thought so to until I went there and started snorkeling with parrot fish and…

Quote: Believed by archaeologists to have been occupied during the late post-classic period (c.1200-1524), Tulum—Mayan for "wall"—gives visitors a glimpse into the ancient livelihood that existed nearly 450 years ago... Tulum may be busy depending on what time of the year you visit but try to see…

Quote: I am about to extol the virtues of a device, or machine, so the open ended title of this piece does not indicate some exotic hotel/spa or the greatest chef we encountered but rather a machine of simple sturdy design that exists for one purpose…

Quote: When we were in Cancun two years ago, we took one-a-day trips, offered by the conference my wife was attending, to Tulum. On the way back to Cancun, we stopped for lunch at Caleta Tankah. Set up at the entrance to the resturant was a…