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Tulum Vacations

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3 reviews

Tulum is an ancient Mayan city located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Unusually, the site lies next to a beach: ancient ruins against a backdrop of the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea … the description says it all.

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Tulum: How to get there?

2 hours by bus from Cancun

Tulum: When to go?

All year round

Tulum: For how long?

One day

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Tulum: What to see in the surroundings?

What our travelers think about their stay

Emilie Couillard

Seasoned Traveller

Tulum's principal attractions are that it's a really well preserved archaeological site beside the Caribbean Sea, with incredible beaches.

My suggestion

Tulum is a well known stop-off in Mexico with a large number of restaurants and shops. To escape from the tourist bubble I found an empty corner of the beach to lie in the sun under a gentle breeze.

David Debrincat

Seasoned Traveller

Tulum is at the end of the nasty Riviera Maya, 135 km from Cancun. It's the only town that is even a bit authentic and removed from mass tourism. For how much longer?

My suggestion

By the side of the sea the view is magnificent but I detest the exponential growth of hotel complexes. Gringoland in all its glory. Yuck! I prefer staying in a village that is 4 km from the beach but a lot more Mexican.

Virginie Bigeni

Seasoned Traveller

Tulum is an ancient Mayan city located on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Unusually, the site lies next to a beach: ancient ruins against a backdrop of the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea … the description says it all.

My suggestion

The site gets enjoyably busy within the first hours of opening. So, be the first there, or the last – the choice is yours, though late afternoon is probably slightly better than other times.

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