This is the last leg of our Yucatan Peninsula/Quintana Roo trip. Check out our earlier pit stops here. This is also where it gets a little hazy…We got there around 9 pm to meet our friend Sammy whose airbnb we were gonna stay at, and from there the whole night was spent drinking and partying. We hit up some place near the beach and spent the beginning of the night screaming “I scream bar”, or was it ice cream bar? No se.
After we lost our voice, we headed on over next door to Casa Jaguar which has a more low-key vibe and jungle aesthetics, great drinks, great atmosphere, and many I scream bar-goers.
Drinks were colorful like these
So in Tulum there’s two main areas, the beach strip area and the beach town area. Up to this point, we’ve only been in the beach strip area. At some point in the night, we ended up separated and in the town area. We don’t know how we got there or what happened, but Fred and Serge ended up sleeping on some nice cool concrete that night LOL.
The next morning we tried to get over our hangovers at Azulik’s bar, but it was still closed (we recommend checking it out if you can). Instead, we spent the next hour or so aimlessly wandering around and asking locals where we could find a good beach spot to relax in.
Eventually we ended up getting tired of walking and went into Playa Palmas, which had a bunch of bungalows but more importantly, seats, lounge chairs, hammocks, and drinks right by your own private beach area.
Only good views at Playa Palmas
The town itself is very laid back and safe, but places are more spread out than at Playa Del Carmen so don’t make the same mistake as us and rent a bike to better explore Tulum, otherwise get those feet ready and prepare to haggle with taxi drivers.
If you’re on the edge of whether or not to visit the Yucatan peninsula, we highly recommend doing so. Although we have a decent list of activities for the week we were there, we also wanted to hit up Isla Mujeres, the Mayan ruins (mainly Chichen Itza), and Cozumel to scuba dive.
We didn’t have enough time to hit this gem, but the Mayan ruins in Tulum is one of those historic landmarks you should visit if you have the resources.
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