Question about Grand Mayan - Rivera Maya

[joestein]

I have been reading that it is not that easy to get off property, so with that in mind, do they have a schedule of activites?

Also, do they offer excursions with transportation that is allowed to come into the resort? I had read that transportation from outside booked excursions are not allowed in.

If anybody has a activity schedule or listing of excursions with prices I would appreciate it.

Joe

 

[rpennisi]

Each level has a big board which shows the daily activities at their pools.

 

[pittle]

They also have activity sheets/or booklets when you check in so that you can see what is happening each day.

There will be a desk where you can schedule tours in the lobby area. Tulum, Xcaret, and Xhel-Ha are the ones we like best. We have done the Chichen Itza tour, but it makes for a long day. We like Tulum better because of the ocean views.

 

[rpennisi]

If you rent a car, rather than the bus tour to Xcaret which takes the "slow, long" route, there is a toll road which gets you there and back in much less time.

 

[whitewater]

activities can be booked at resort for off property. transportation center can book taxis. easy to get around IMHO.

onsite there are boards/flyers with events/times.

 

[dioxide45]

If you rent a car, rather than the bus tour to Xcaret which takes the "slow, long" route, there is a toll road which gets you there and back in much less time.

Do you mean Chichen Itza instead of XCaret? There is no toll road that I am aware of between the Vidanta property and Xcaret that is just south of Playa del Carmen. It really isn't that far from the property.

 

[rpennisi]

My bad, I did mean Chichen Itza and not Xcaret. Thanks O245 for pointing that out!

 

[whitewater]

My bad, I did mean Chichen Itza and not Xcaret. Thanks O245 for pointing that out!

tour to Chichen Itza is crazy long. Our day started @ 630am and ended at 945pm.... way to0 long a tour bus and once you are on you cannot leave! Never doing that tour again unless I drive and go on my own time.

I'd do Tulum knowing what I know now...

 

[scootr5]

Coba and Tulum make a nice day tour. We used http://cancunmanny.com when we went in March to set up a day, and had a great time with him.

 

[rpennisi]

Coba and Tulum make a nice day tour. We used http://cancunmanny.com when we went in March to set up a day, and had a great time with him.

At Coba, they still let you climb up the pyramid (we did in Feb, 2016). I believe they stopped allowing climbers at Chichen Itza. But if you climbed Chichen Itza in the past, climbing Coba is tougher. It's a long walk to get to the pyramid. Lots of archeological structures at Coba and Tulum. Both are must sees.

 

[scootr5]

We rented the bikes at Coba, which I would absolutely recommend. I climbed the pyramid half way, but I believe they were closing off access to it for good this year some time after we went.