A new community focused tour has popped up and we think it is super cool, super educational, local, insightful and fun. If you are looking for a local tour that gives you insight into the Mayan communities, this the tour for you! You will learn about Mayan living, Mayan families, Mayan food, Mayan natural medicine and Mayan arts. All of this information has been passed done through generations of families who live just 2.5 hours way from Playa del Carmen in the Riviera Maya.
Ojos Mayas invites you to join their community that shares Mayan family secrets and histories
It would be pretty tough...
Just in case you need a nudge to take those vacation days, we have compiled a list of articles that could have you running to Playa del Carmen or the Riviera Maya immediately!
These articles are interesting and speak to vacations being a way to help your well being. We attest to this and encourage you to think about taking all of those vacation days that have accumulated over the years. Vacations will actually increase your productivity and make you a better employee, a better boss and a better spouse. For those going to school, taking a break will help you to study harder and better. ...
A big part of your vacation in Playa del Carmen is finding the best beach club that fits your taste, your desire, your needs and what you want to have at your finger tips when hanging on the beach in the shores of the Caribbean. Everyone has a different idea as to what a good beach club is so we want to provide some reviews of that many beach clubs that are available in Playa del Carmen.
Canibal Royal beach club review - beach, food, and cocktails
This is a popular beach club at Coco beach, to the north of Hotel Cielo and the last beach club on the Playa del Carmen beach. Located at the end of 46th...
October 31 to November 2 are important holidays in Mexico. The expates in the community gather at various locations for some fun filled Halloween parties. The costumes are outragous, creative, detailed and extraordinary. Halloween has been a popular event in the Playa del Carmen area for many years as it hooks onto the Mexican celebrates for Day of the Dead, a traditional and cultural celebration of the dead in all parts of Mexico. Day of the Dead honors the dead, with families creating alters for dead relatives who are invited back into the home for sweet bread, fruit, and the dead relatives...
Curious what a typical day in Playa del Carmen would be? The Riviera Maya has a ton of things to entertain you and admittedly, there is not a typical day, where routine sets in and you find predictable things to do, and little excitement. Each day brings a day that you can design for yourself or you can let the day unfold and take you where it decides to take you.
A photo journal of a day in Playa del Carmen
That was a day in Playa del Carmen taken by a guest that decided to share his experience. Thank you for your photos, a journal of your...
We do get a zillion customer request from our hotel guests and most of them we can share. We thought that if we shared these requests with you, you could find out what people are requesting, what they find the need or want while on vacation and get some ideas for your next vacation to Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.
Customer requests at Hotel Cielo
Beach towels - Many people do request beach towels, and we do have them! Take them on your tours, save the suitcase space and know that there are beach towels waiting for you at Hotel Cielo
Can we drink the water? Tap water drinking is not recommended...
Chez Celine is where we love to eat pastries, Carboncitosis where we love to hang for drinks and Mexican food. Ah Cacao is where we love, love, love to have coffee and chocolate. Yes, we admit it, coffee and chocolate all in one sitting. It is a midday treat as it seems wrong (?) to have chocolate for breakfast, and coffee can keep us up at night. So our midday treat is more regularly than we care to admit, a fair trade cafe late and some chocolate mouse at Ah Cacao!
Fair trade coffee makes our coffee break justified at Ah Cacao
Coffee plantations are known for not treating or paying their coffee...
Playa del Carmen is a great place to hang out, chill and relax. There is more than enough to keep you busy between the beach, 5th Ave, Restaurants and events. Part of the charm of the Riviera Maya is the proximity to the beach AND the jungle, proximity to cenotes AND Mayan ruins, proximity to Sian Kaan Biosphere AND Tulum.
We do have some favorite 'outside of Playa del Carmen' guided tours or self-guided adventures that we always recommend. Any of these activities can be done by a tour company and tour guide or ventured to on your own. If you venture on your own, public transportation is a great...
We must be asked this a few times a day. As a resident of Playa del Carmen, commonly known as a local, what do we like to do in Playa del Carmen other than work and make sure you have great time while you are here! Days off are few and far between, it is true and we have little opportunity to really hang and do the fun things that guests do while on vacation, but we do have a few things that we love to do when there is a minute to chill.
What a local likes to do in Playa del Carmen
1. Try new Mexican foods and experiment with local ingredients. This is fun for us and we love to try new products...
The Mayan Riviera and Playa del Carmen are the center of our universe so we forget that not everyone knows where Playa del Carmen is and what actually makes up the Mayan Riviera, or in spanish, the Riviera Maya. Read this post cautiously. Once you find out where the Riviera Maya is located, what it has to offer, learn about Playa del Carmen and the beauty of this city, you may just travel here, travel again, and find that you too have the Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen as the center of your universe. It happens, and it happens more than you think. The area is a magical and really is more than...
