AURELIE’S TRIP TO YUCATAN, MEXICO.
8 NIGHTS/3 STOPS
Culture, farniente and beach time!
We love to travel but with our four kids from 3 to 9, it has been a while since we hadn’t make an itinerant trip! Yucatan was the perfect destination for a first family trip. Everyone loved it! We wanted to share with our children exciting moments of culture, nature discovery and beach fun. The stop at Merida was great to have a real contact with Mexican culture and Tulum was the perfect place to jump in the waves for the kids and drink cocktails for the parents! We organized this eight days trip by ourselves, asking advice to a Mexican friend and spending hours on the internet. Our budget for the whole trip was around $ 1525 per person for 8 nights (excluded activities/food).
8 nights and 3 stops
$
705 km
from December to May
Beach and cultural discovery trip.
ABOUT AURELIE: Aurélie is French and lives in New York. As a family of 4, they love active family holidays. They love to discover something new everyday, feel part of the local culture and stay in charming kids friendly hotels
WHAT AURELIE LOVED ABOUT THIS TRIP
Temple of Uxmal
Hotel Posada Marguerita in Tulum
Merida horse carriages
NEW YORK – CANCUN
4,5 hours direct flight
CAR RENTAL
705 km in 8 days
8h15 hours on the road
3 stops
AVERAGE BUDGET PER PERSON
TOTAL: $ 1525 / pp for 8 nights
$ 700 /pp
$125 /pp
$700 /pp
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP
Chichen Itza
Visit of the Mayan ruins Chichen Itza
Swimming in a cenote (natural water pit)
CANCUN AIRPORT TO
CHICHEN ITZA TO 
MERIDA TO 
TULUM TO
GOOD TO KNOW
-
Be aware that he entire coast of the Caribbean side is invaded by the Sargassum alga (seaweed). Sometimes there is so much that you can’t swim. if we had to go there again we would select an hotel on the beach with a swimming pool.
-
October is the rainy season. A lot of restaurants are closed in Tulum during that period because it is the low season.
-
We recommend to take a guided tour for the Mayan Sites.
-
It is easy to visit the Uxmal archeological site when you are staying in Merida. It will take you 1 hour (86 km) to go there. Therefore, plan ahead an extra night in Merida if you want to visit Uxmal.
-
After many archeological temple visits, you can take the kids for a half day trip to Xcaret amusement park. It is only 45 min from Tulum (60 km)
-
Make sure you buy a detailed road map when you rent a car.
-
This is a perfect destination for families, even with small kids. It’s easy and safe.
