From Cancun – Valladolid – Holbox – Playa del Carmen – Bacalar – Mahahual and Isla Mujeres
Starting from Cancun, if you’d like to only spend the night and leave the morning after without car: I’d advise you to take an Airbnb nearby the bus terminal ADO. We took something a bit far from the center and paid 80 pesos to get there (even if it’s not difficult to get a cab). There are more restaurants nearby the center, your belly will thank me later (cause when we arrived there weren’t many restaurants nearby and being jet lag and hungry at the same time is no fun).
We came around 8am to the bus terminal, everything went pretty smooth from buying the tickets to get some breakfast on the way. We had our first tacos on the go and it was YUMMY for 20 pesos each. The bus terminal has the best change rate that’s why there is a huge queue in front of it.
Starting from Cancun, if you’d like to only spend the night and leave the morning after without car: I’d advise you to take an Airbnb nearby the bus terminal ADO. We took something a bit far from the center and paid 80 pesos to get there (even if it’s not difficult to get a cab). There are more restaurants nearby the center, your belly will thank me later (cause when we arrived there weren’t many restaurants nearby and being jet lag and hungry at the same time is no fun).
(don’t worry it’s not to buy bus tickets) + they still have mandatory mask in close / private area. The bus lasted 2h to Valladolid, we paid like 628 pesos for the both of us. There are many buses departing every hour so don’t worry about booking them online beforehand. Plus they are very comfortable.
Arriving in Valladolid at 11:30 am, we dropped our luggage at our hotel Casa Bamboo which was 2 min from the bus terminal and went for food in Burrito Amor <3 I’ve never really liked burrito before, because It always felt too heavy but they have their special deluxe burrito made with grilled shrimp and OMG it is so goood ! The place itself is pretty cool too 😉
Cancun view from our rooftop
How Much Water
After having lunch, we went to the oficisme turismo to know how far and how to get to the cenotes around. They told us we should just split a taxi from the center it’s only 20 – 40 min to get there, one taxi = 120 pesos so if you split it in 4 it’s quiet cheap. The entrance of a cenote is 250 pesos for 2 for both cenotes 😉 In the evening we went for a little apero at Idilo cerbe.. something on the main street that’s full of little boutique and restaurant ! I highly recommend the entrance, we took the little croquettas and a plancha full of different kind of cheese on toast, dragon fruits and some little pieces of pork ! Be careful, the place is beautiful but it’s full of mosquitoes haha (they know about so there are some mosquito repellent on the table)
The day after we woke up pretty early as we were jet lag, so we took the first train to the famous Chichen Itza (one of the most famous UNESCO patrimony), we arrived around 9h40, so it was pretty empty and not too hot to walk around. The price was expensive tho 572 pesos for the entrance per person. There are some guides at the entrance yelling like if they were taxis haha good luck with that. We left around 11h40 because it was too hot. Went back to Valladolid for lunch, tried some street food tacos and then went to the famous OXman cenote ! 150 pesos per person, it is quite cozy as there are spots where you can lay around (hammocks, chairs etc..) they have a restaurant, bar, changing room, showers and lockers. I guess the price is worth the quality of the place. It’s quite busy, tho.
Any special recommendation for Valladolid
Wake up early !
- Go to Chichen Itza early, take the first bus at 8h30, at least it won’t be too crowded until 11am.
- The same goes for the cenotes like Oxman or the famous Instagrammable Suytun go around 9am if you want to get your shot without lining up.
- Take your hotel nearby the bus terminal, easier if you arrive around noon and your room will only be ready by 3, just drop your bag and go for lunch!
