The only tour we took was one to the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. It was a 3 hour bus drive. It was really neat. We had a great tour guide who taught us a lot of things about the Mayan people (a lot of it I don't even remember, ask Joe). On our way to the ruins, we stopped a saw a cenote. A cenote is an underground lake or river. It was incredible! We could have gone swimming in it but we were only there for 45 min. and we didn't want to go to Chichen Itza all wet. Chichen Itza was amazing!!! The Mayan people were highly advanced in mathematics and astronomy. You can definitely tell by the architecture.
Our favorite beach we visited was definitely Akumal. It was breathtaking. The water was clear and calm. It was also the best snorkeling we did the whole week. In a one hour, we saw 4 sea turtles, a bat ray, a shark (one that doesn't bite), and a ton of fish. We also ended up coming back to this beach a few more times. We absolutely loved it!
We were able to go to an island called Isla Mujeres, only a 30 min. ferry ride from Cancun. The funnest part of the day was when we rented a scooter and drove around the entire island. It was so much fun!!! It was neat to see the town outside of all the tourism (it looked a lot like Tijuana). We also spent the day at a great beach called Playa Norte.
The day before we left we drove to Tulum (another ancient ruins). These ruins were neat because they were right on cliffs over looking the water. We had fun exploring the ancient town.
We had an incredible time in Cancun and can't wait to visit again!
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Wow, you do need to update! LOL
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