It's our first trip to Cancun. We leave in a very few weeks. Normally, I would have an itinerary laid out many months ago. I am trying to firm up plans for the trip. We will not have a rental car and will be relying on tours and other forms of transportation to go places.
I've been researching for many months off and on. I've read several TUG threads. However, I'm having a hard time "pulling the trigger" on setting up tours, etc.
We know that we want to see Chichen Itza. We know that it is a long trip. We did a similar tour in Costa Rica last year. It was from sun-up to sundown. It was a small group tour. It was very nice, but it was an awfully long day.
We're leaning towards the overnight stay in order to see the sites first thing in the morning and see the light and sound show during the evening. It would also break up the time spent in a tour van and give us the opportunity to have a "home base" during our time in the area.
But by not doing a day trip, it will require two full days away from our resort in Cancun and prohibit us from doing other activities or relaxing on a beach.
It all makes sense for us to stay overnight. The Mayaland Resort Hotel sounds nice with lots of onsite and nearby opportunities for other activities and exploration. It's proximity and access to the ruins seems like what we're looking for in avoiding some of the day tour crowds.
I can't pull the trigger because in the back of my mind I know that doing it all in one long day could provide other opportunities either to relax at the resort or go see and do other stuff.
The only tour company that seems to do these tours (transportation) is Gray Line Tours. The tour can be purchased through other vendors, but the transportation in all cases seems to be through Gray Line.
I have looked at private tours for different day trips. But whether private or with a crowd on a bus, it will be a long day.
How did you go and see Chichen Itza? Did you wish you had done it differently or were you happy with your choice?
I've been researching for many months off and on. I've read several TUG threads. However, I'm having a hard time "pulling the trigger" on setting up tours, etc.
We know that we want to see Chichen Itza. We know that it is a long trip. We did a similar tour in Costa Rica last year. It was from sun-up to sundown. It was a small group tour. It was very nice, but it was an awfully long day.
We're leaning towards the overnight stay in order to see the sites first thing in the morning and see the light and sound show during the evening. It would also break up the time spent in a tour van and give us the opportunity to have a "home base" during our time in the area.
But by not doing a day trip, it will require two full days away from our resort in Cancun and prohibit us from doing other activities or relaxing on a beach.
It all makes sense for us to stay overnight. The Mayaland Resort Hotel sounds nice with lots of onsite and nearby opportunities for other activities and exploration. It's proximity and access to the ruins seems like what we're looking for in avoiding some of the day tour crowds.
I can't pull the trigger because in the back of my mind I know that doing it all in one long day could provide other opportunities either to relax at the resort or go see and do other stuff.
The only tour company that seems to do these tours (transportation) is Gray Line Tours. The tour can be purchased through other vendors, but the transportation in all cases seems to be through Gray Line.
I have looked at private tours for different day trips. But whether private or with a crowd on a bus, it will be a long day.
How did you go and see Chichen Itza? Did you wish you had done it differently or were you happy with your choice?