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Have you ever dreamed of being in Paradise? Where the sea is bright blue, and the sand is snow-white and soft, where the jungle is full of bright colors, and the abundance of animals and birds delights, where people are really sincerely glad to see you, smile and greet ? Hola! , regardless of time and places!
Tacos, burritos, tequila, mezcal, extra-hot habanero pepper sauce, amazing cenotes, caves, pyramids and more - all this is an incredible place in Mexico called Riviera Maya!
Guys, if you are still in doubt, believe me, this is the best place to relax and have a lot of impressions!
Before I start, I’ll say that I haven’t been to many places, but other Russian tourists who have traveled almost the whole world were just as delighted as we were and noted that nowhere was there really such a high 24-hour service!
We bought a ticket to My Planet, there are always very good last-minute offers, the operator - Transaero, pleased us as soon as we got on the plane: comfortable seats with monitors, they immediately gave out headphones, blankets, socks, blindfolds. In general, 13 hours, surprisingly, flew by quickly. They fed us 3 times! And the route itself never ceased to amaze us: we flew through Europe, Greenland, Cuba, the USA (Washington, Miami, etc. ), the views from the window were gorgeous))
And here we are in Cancun! By the way, it’s not an hour to get to the hotel by bus, but an hour and a half, maybe a little more (they took everyone to the hotels). Our guide was Olga. Informed about everything that everyone was interested in. We were given a wonderful room at the hotel. I will make a reservation right away, the numbers there are all the same! Two couples paid some extra money to be moved to a sea view, guys, believe me, this is not worth it! Because those rooms with a sea view are quite far from the main restaurant where you will eat every day, from the main stage where all the entertainment is and from the main pool with a bar and animation. The rooms there are spacious, we had 55 sq. m. , the bed is huge, there is everything you need: iron, hair dryer, kettle, coffee maker, TV, air conditioning, ceiling fan, jacuzzi, massage shower. The rooms are not damp, as some say, there are no insects at all. About sockets, we bought an adapter, but in vain, there are already adapted sockets for us, that is, you can turn on both American and Russian plugs.
I want to note that no one speaks Russian in the hotel (only 1% of the total flow of tourists are Russian speakers), but a charming girl Anya works there, she sits in building number 14. Be sure to visit her! She will explain everything, help you book a restaurant, spa, etc. The staff there is just amazing! EVERYONE, wherever and whenever you go, greet you, some even in Russian and smile. Everyone is always ready to help you, they clean every day, while beautifully decorating with towels, the bar in the room is also filled every day (soda, water, beer). In restaurants, waiters come up to you, pour water into glasses and ask if you would like another drink, do not be shy, it's free))))) In bars, they also make not only cocktails on the menu, but also what you ask (we tip for it). Be sure to try the traditional cocktail of beer and sangrita Oka-roja (if you wrote it correctly, but tell them they will understand you) and Tequila Bandera (there are two options, either they will make you a Mexican flag in layers in one glass, or they will pour 3 different glasses, ask for it this option, it comes with lime juice, tequila and sangrita).
Food. You can talk about this endlessly))) There are sooooo many of them. In order. The main restaurant/buffet serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every hour at 3. But if you suddenly didn’t have time to eat or just found yourself away from the restaurant, various bars by the beach and pool are open until 5-6 pm. As well as a buffet until 5 pm, all restaurants are open. By the way, 4 dinners in a restaurant are supposed for 10 days of rest, we chose Creole, Mexican, Mediterranean and Steakhouse, but visited only the first one. Guys, in Grand Sirenis the food is sooooo much and so delicious that there is simply not enough time for an evening trip to a restaurant (and therefore preparation for it, there is a dress code)! So dinner ends at 22:00. But already at 11 pm the same main restaurant opens until 6 am! Also in the lobby absolutely around the clock you can drink any alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. But if you're generally lazy, food can be ordered directly to your room and it's free. Also, when you lie on the beach, waitresses walk around, you can order drinks, it's free, but we gave a tip. Again, about the main restaurant, several times a week there are days of national cuisine, we ended up on a Mexican night, Italian and Japanese. When it was a Mexican night, there were musicians in the lobby, as well as a bartender girl who made just extraordinary coffee with alcohol, cream and set everything on fire. Be sure to try Mexican coffee, it's sooo fragrant there!
Tours and shopping. Here it is very interesting. It seems that you don’t need to change money, but still change 200 bucks, this can be done at the reception (rate 11.5). With pesos, you will buy at the hotel in shops (they do not accept dollars), you can also leave a tip in the room for the cleaning lady, for filling the mini-bar and, if desired, for shuttle drivers and bartenders. For dollars, you can buy everything else - excursions, souvenirs in other places, etc. However, if you need change, you will receive it in pesos, then consider for yourself whether it was right for you or not)))
WHAT AND WHERE TO BUY. Guides often advise correctly, and often not, perhaps they have an agreement with the places where they take us. It is generally accepted that Chichen Itza has the cheapest souvenirs, and the hotel sells everything at exorbitant prices. Not! In Chichen Itza, only magnets are cheap, everything else is expensive and VERY expensive. BARGAIN! Do not be shy, be bolder, name your price, because the sellers there at random initially say the price is 100 times more than the real one, this is designed for Americans who will buy at an expensive price. For example, I liked Mexican dresses, went up to one - 400 bucks. What kind of prices are these, Calvin Clain, D&G or? ! She spat, left, went to another, the same dress for $ 45, with several (I also took blouses), a discount. That's it)) And one more thing - if you bargained, they will immediately start packing the goods in a newspaper and in a bag, see what they packed for you, and then give the money back. I knew this trick, and when we bought the Mayan calendar on a stand, they didn’t give us a stand, we demanded, the seller said 20 bucks, I say - nothing like that, It’s all together. Laughed, gave)
In general, you can buy souvenirs and much more right at the hotel, the prices there are the same, some things are a little more expensive, some things are cheaper (for example, sauces). Only a small selection. If you want to be cheap at all, go to Playa del Carmen, a taxi ($ 28) and a minibus go there (about 35 pesos, it stops and waits right at the main entrance to the hotel, where there is a fountain and a large inscription Sirenis). It takes about 30 minutes to drive, the driver will tell you where 5th Avenue is located, there, in addition to small shops, there is a large supermarket with souvenirs, called "some" Bazar.
On the way to Chichen Itza, they will bring you to a stone and silver store, take stone products there, they are chic, inexpensive, they give a certificate (they can ask at customs), we bought obsidian and malachite knives there. In Chichen Itza itself, they bought blouses, a dress, magnets, a pyramid, a Mayan calendar and a cool silver large medallion in the form of the same Aztec calendar for my boyfriend, a skull souvenir. Then we went to swim in the cenote, where we were advised to buy sauce from the hottest Habanero pepper, we bought it, but then we bought it at the hotel - it’s cheaper there.
At the hotel we also bought a very cool book about Mexico, you will have a copy in your room, it costs only $ 15, you will not regret buying sauces, chocolate with pepper (chocolate in Mexico is very expensive) and drinks. Everyone will have a free trip “Tequila shopping” included, we didn’t get on it because of another trip, but those who went were disappointed, they didn’t take them to the tequila factory, they brought silver to the factory, poured a little tequila for everyone and everyone asked to be taken to where you can buy tequila, they didn’t take it. All alcohol is not very expensive at the hotel, but it is best to buy it at the Cancun airport in Duty Free, where it is generally cheap! And you can also try.
TOURS. Chichen Itza - $120, a must visit! Pyramid Kukulkan, football field and other buildings are simply extraordinary! And if you are lucky like us and you have a Mexican Russian-speaking guide (we had Manuel), you will learn a lot of interesting things not only about ancient buildings, but also about life in Mexico in general. After the pyramids, you will go swimming in the Ik-Kil cenote. There is such beauty! Such a chill! Do not put into words! But there are a lot of people)) do not take things with you, leave them in the car, there is nowhere to put them. By the way, life jackets are free.
Xplor extreme park - $155. But such impressions simply cannot cost less! We have never experienced such inspiration, such brightest emotions! You will be offered other parks according to the program, but be sure to ask about it, you will also be issued a ticket. By the way, if you want to save money and go by taxi / minibus yourself, the savings will be small, but the queues are gigantic. In general, I want to say that everything in this journey will depend on your mood, do not be whiners, mumbles, try to squeeze out 100% of what you are given. In this park, you will fly over the jungle on a bungee at a height of 30 meters or more. I am insanely afraid of heights, so it was crazy for me to take this step, but I did it! I jumped from 3 different bungees, on the very first one with my favorite. True, we didn’t dare to go any further, and we and another girl were taken on a buggy to other entertainments. Don't worry, everything is safe there. And the most interesting thing is that there are hidden cameras everywhere, smile, look into them (there are warning signs, then the camera itself), if it didn’t work out, don’t be lazy to go back and take another picture. Xplor is the only park where a camera takes pictures of you (there is a chip in your helmet), there is nowhere else like it. Be sure to buy a flash drive with photos! For two, one flash drive - $ 79, all photos can be viewed before purchase.
After the bungee rides, we went to swim in the underground river, in a cave, which is about 70 million years old, it is unusually beautiful, with stalactites and crystal water. We sailed on rafts, two on one, did it twice - I really liked this pleasure! Then we went for a ride in amphibious vehicles. We were lucky, there was no one ahead. We drove that there is urine. There are only 3 tracks, the 1st is the most interesting: you pass through the jungle, a suspension bridge (scary), small ponds with mud and clean (delight), through a cave and a waterfall! It's just incredible! Such drive, such emotions!
Then we went swimming along deep underground rivers. There are also 2 ways: short and long. We went through both. The first path is 350 meters, the water is very cold, I also don’t know how to swim, but because everyone was given life jackets, they decided to swim, from time to time I just hugged my boyfriend, and it was easier that way. It was a long but fabulous journey. Beauty, brilliance - everything is so amazing, and then what photos! There are no cameras on the short path, so think about it. Of course, it’s better for kids to go a short way, because they will get tired of swimming and freeze.
The park itself is open until 5, but we managed to visit all the entertainment several times, try all the routes and I wish you the same, because the other Russian couple that was the day before us did not have time to try everything, they say there were long queues and in general they I didn’t really like it, but they bought it themselves, so they stood in lines, while we had a small one only on ropes, nowhere else.
We didn’t take any more excursions, we only went to the Spa, there was just a promotion - $ 33 for one, the second is free. The SPA at Grand Sirenis is very cool. There are different pools, reservoirs with massage streams, pressure, as well as saunas - from Turkish to Russian. It's worth going there. We really enjoyed. You can also eat and drink there for free. It takes about 10 minutes to walk there, you can take a shuttle.
Yes, I can't help but mention the territory of the hotel - it's huge there! Three swimming pools + children's, parks, theater, restaurants. There are real jungles with animals in the parks: iguanas walk like cats under their feet, they can be fed (especially if you lie in hammocks), raccoons love buns very much, call them after dinner like dogs (“Tts-tts-tts” sound), noses eat bananas and also rodents, sort of like agouti, they are shy, but some managed to feed them. And in the jungle, which is further away from the hotel, where there is a disco and a chapel, there are big monkeys. Of the birds, we saw hummingbirds, albatrosses, and toucans. And you don't have to go to the zoo.
MORE ENTERTAINMENT. Every day at the theater at 21:30 there is a show, then a musical, then a musical group plays and sings, then a circus, then show ballets, but the most interesting thing is when the presenter arranges competitions, he is such a humorist, he speaks English, but all clear. Do not hesitate to participate in contests, they are harmless, but very funny, a positive charge is guaranteed, and if you are invited to dance on stage, go, it's fun too))) For children, there is a mini disco before the adult show, so there is something for all ages.
I forgot to say about the Internet and the safe, they are paid there, the Internet is about 2000 rubles, the safe is 1500. Do not take the Internet, it does not catch it everywhere. Better before leaving, if you want to book a seat on the plane, take 30 minutes of the Internet and go to an Internet cafe, it costs 3 bucks, but be sure to take a safe, it will be much calmer and more pleasant to relax.
Yes, the review turned out to be very long, well, there are a lot of impressions! This is just a small part of what I wanted to tell you, if you have any questions - write, I will definitely answer! Thank you all for your attention and thanks to the travel agency for organizing such a wonderful trip!
Tacos, burritos, tequila, mezcal, extra-hot habanero pepper sauce, amazing cenotes, caves, pyramids and more - all this is an incredible place in Mexico called Riviera Maya!
Guys, if you are still in doubt, believe me, this is the best place to relax and have a lot of impressions!
Before I start, I’ll say that I haven’t been to many places, but other Russian tourists who have traveled almost the whole world were just as delighted as we were and noted that nowhere was there really such a high 24-hour service!
We bought a ticket to My Planet, there are always very good last-minute offers, the operator - Transaero, pleased us as soon as we got on the plane: comfortable seats with monitors, they immediately gave out headphones, blankets, socks, blindfolds. In general, 13 hours, surprisingly, flew by quickly. They fed us 3 times! And the route itself never ceased to amaze us: we flew through Europe, Greenland, Cuba, the USA (Washington, Miami, etc. ), the views from the window were gorgeous))
And here we are in Cancun! By the way, it’s not an hour to get to the hotel by bus, but an hour and a half, maybe a little more (they took everyone to the hotels). Our guide was Olga. Informed about everything that everyone was interested in. We were given a wonderful room at the hotel. I will make a reservation right away, the numbers there are all the same! Two couples paid some extra money to be moved to a sea view, guys, believe me, this is not worth it! Because those rooms with a sea view are quite far from the main restaurant where you will eat every day, from the main stage where all the entertainment is and from the main pool with a bar and animation. The rooms there are spacious, we had 55 sq. m. , the bed is huge, there is everything you need: iron, hair dryer, kettle, coffee maker, TV, air conditioning, ceiling fan, jacuzzi, massage shower. The rooms are not damp, as some say, there are no insects at all. About sockets, we bought an adapter, but in vain, there are already adapted sockets for us, that is, you can turn on both American and Russian plugs.
I want to note that no one speaks Russian in the hotel (only 1% of the total flow of tourists are Russian speakers), but a charming girl Anya works there, she sits in building number 14. Be sure to visit her! She will explain everything, help you book a restaurant, spa, etc. The staff there is just amazing! EVERYONE, wherever and whenever you go, greet you, some even in Russian and smile. Everyone is always ready to help you, they clean every day, while beautifully decorating with towels, the bar in the room is also filled every day (soda, water, beer). In restaurants, waiters come up to you, pour water into glasses and ask if you would like another drink, do not be shy, it's free))))) In bars, they also make not only cocktails on the menu, but also what you ask (we tip for it). Be sure to try the traditional cocktail of beer and sangrita Oka-roja (if you wrote it correctly, but tell them they will understand you) and Tequila Bandera (there are two options, either they will make you a Mexican flag in layers in one glass, or they will pour 3 different glasses, ask for it this option, it comes with lime juice, tequila and sangrita).
Food. You can talk about this endlessly))) There are sooooo many of them. In order. The main restaurant/buffet serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every hour at 3. But if you suddenly didn’t have time to eat or just found yourself away from the restaurant, various bars by the beach and pool are open until 5-6 pm. As well as a buffet until 5 pm, all restaurants are open. By the way, 4 dinners in a restaurant are supposed for 10 days of rest, we chose Creole, Mexican, Mediterranean and Steakhouse, but visited only the first one. Guys, in Grand Sirenis the food is sooooo much and so delicious that there is simply not enough time for an evening trip to a restaurant (and therefore preparation for it, there is a dress code)! So dinner ends at 22:00. But already at 11 pm the same main restaurant opens until 6 am! Also in the lobby absolutely around the clock you can drink any alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. But if you're generally lazy, food can be ordered directly to your room and it's free. Also, when you lie on the beach, waitresses walk around, you can order drinks, it's free, but we gave a tip. Again, about the main restaurant, several times a week there are days of national cuisine, we ended up on a Mexican night, Italian and Japanese. When it was a Mexican night, there were musicians in the lobby, as well as a bartender girl who made just extraordinary coffee with alcohol, cream and set everything on fire. Be sure to try Mexican coffee, it's sooo fragrant there!
Tours and shopping. Here it is very interesting. It seems that you don’t need to change money, but still change 200 bucks, this can be done at the reception (rate 11.5). With pesos, you will buy at the hotel in shops (they do not accept dollars), you can also leave a tip in the room for the cleaning lady, for filling the mini-bar and, if desired, for shuttle drivers and bartenders. For dollars, you can buy everything else - excursions, souvenirs in other places, etc. However, if you need change, you will receive it in pesos, then consider for yourself whether it was right for you or not)))
WHAT AND WHERE TO BUY. Guides often advise correctly, and often not, perhaps they have an agreement with the places where they take us. It is generally accepted that Chichen Itza has the cheapest souvenirs, and the hotel sells everything at exorbitant prices. Not! In Chichen Itza, only magnets are cheap, everything else is expensive and VERY expensive. BARGAIN! Do not be shy, be bolder, name your price, because the sellers there at random initially say the price is 100 times more than the real one, this is designed for Americans who will buy at an expensive price. For example, I liked Mexican dresses, went up to one - 400 bucks. What kind of prices are these, Calvin Clain, D&G or? ! She spat, left, went to another, the same dress for $ 45, with several (I also took blouses), a discount. That's it)) And one more thing - if you bargained, they will immediately start packing the goods in a newspaper and in a bag, see what they packed for you, and then give the money back. I knew this trick, and when we bought the Mayan calendar on a stand, they didn’t give us a stand, we demanded, the seller said 20 bucks, I say - nothing like that, It’s all together. Laughed, gave)
In general, you can buy souvenirs and much more right at the hotel, the prices there are the same, some things are a little more expensive, some things are cheaper (for example, sauces). Only a small selection. If you want to be cheap at all, go to Playa del Carmen, a taxi ($ 28) and a minibus go there (about 35 pesos, it stops and waits right at the main entrance to the hotel, where there is a fountain and a large inscription Sirenis). It takes about 30 minutes to drive, the driver will tell you where 5th Avenue is located, there, in addition to small shops, there is a large supermarket with souvenirs, called "some" Bazar.
On the way to Chichen Itza, they will bring you to a stone and silver store, take stone products there, they are chic, inexpensive, they give a certificate (they can ask at customs), we bought obsidian and malachite knives there. In Chichen Itza itself, they bought blouses, a dress, magnets, a pyramid, a Mayan calendar and a cool silver large medallion in the form of the same Aztec calendar for my boyfriend, a skull souvenir. Then we went to swim in the cenote, where we were advised to buy sauce from the hottest Habanero pepper, we bought it, but then we bought it at the hotel - it’s cheaper there.
At the hotel we also bought a very cool book about Mexico, you will have a copy in your room, it costs only $ 15, you will not regret buying sauces, chocolate with pepper (chocolate in Mexico is very expensive) and drinks. Everyone will have a free trip “Tequila shopping” included, we didn’t get on it because of another trip, but those who went were disappointed, they didn’t take them to the tequila factory, they brought silver to the factory, poured a little tequila for everyone and everyone asked to be taken to where you can buy tequila, they didn’t take it. All alcohol is not very expensive at the hotel, but it is best to buy it at the Cancun airport in Duty Free, where it is generally cheap! And you can also try.
TOURS. Chichen Itza - $120, a must visit! Pyramid Kukulkan, football field and other buildings are simply extraordinary! And if you are lucky like us and you have a Mexican Russian-speaking guide (we had Manuel), you will learn a lot of interesting things not only about ancient buildings, but also about life in Mexico in general. After the pyramids, you will go swimming in the Ik-Kil cenote. There is such beauty! Such a chill! Do not put into words! But there are a lot of people)) do not take things with you, leave them in the car, there is nowhere to put them. By the way, life jackets are free.
Xplor extreme park - $155. But such impressions simply cannot cost less! We have never experienced such inspiration, such brightest emotions! You will be offered other parks according to the program, but be sure to ask about it, you will also be issued a ticket. By the way, if you want to save money and go by taxi / minibus yourself, the savings will be small, but the queues are gigantic. In general, I want to say that everything in this journey will depend on your mood, do not be whiners, mumbles, try to squeeze out 100% of what you are given. In this park, you will fly over the jungle on a bungee at a height of 30 meters or more. I am insanely afraid of heights, so it was crazy for me to take this step, but I did it! I jumped from 3 different bungees, on the very first one with my favorite. True, we didn’t dare to go any further, and we and another girl were taken on a buggy to other entertainments. Don't worry, everything is safe there. And the most interesting thing is that there are hidden cameras everywhere, smile, look into them (there are warning signs, then the camera itself), if it didn’t work out, don’t be lazy to go back and take another picture. Xplor is the only park where a camera takes pictures of you (there is a chip in your helmet), there is nowhere else like it. Be sure to buy a flash drive with photos! For two, one flash drive - $ 79, all photos can be viewed before purchase.
After the bungee rides, we went to swim in the underground river, in a cave, which is about 70 million years old, it is unusually beautiful, with stalactites and crystal water. We sailed on rafts, two on one, did it twice - I really liked this pleasure! Then we went for a ride in amphibious vehicles. We were lucky, there was no one ahead. We drove that there is urine. There are only 3 tracks, the 1st is the most interesting: you pass through the jungle, a suspension bridge (scary), small ponds with mud and clean (delight), through a cave and a waterfall! It's just incredible! Such drive, such emotions!
Then we went swimming along deep underground rivers. There are also 2 ways: short and long. We went through both. The first path is 350 meters, the water is very cold, I also don’t know how to swim, but because everyone was given life jackets, they decided to swim, from time to time I just hugged my boyfriend, and it was easier that way. It was a long but fabulous journey. Beauty, brilliance - everything is so amazing, and then what photos! There are no cameras on the short path, so think about it. Of course, it’s better for kids to go a short way, because they will get tired of swimming and freeze.
The park itself is open until 5, but we managed to visit all the entertainment several times, try all the routes and I wish you the same, because the other Russian couple that was the day before us did not have time to try everything, they say there were long queues and in general they I didn’t really like it, but they bought it themselves, so they stood in lines, while we had a small one only on ropes, nowhere else.
We didn’t take any more excursions, we only went to the Spa, there was just a promotion - $ 33 for one, the second is free. The SPA at Grand Sirenis is very cool. There are different pools, reservoirs with massage streams, pressure, as well as saunas - from Turkish to Russian. It's worth going there. We really enjoyed. You can also eat and drink there for free. It takes about 10 minutes to walk there, you can take a shuttle.
Yes, I can't help but mention the territory of the hotel - it's huge there! Three swimming pools + children's, parks, theater, restaurants. There are real jungles with animals in the parks: iguanas walk like cats under their feet, they can be fed (especially if you lie in hammocks), raccoons love buns very much, call them after dinner like dogs (“Tts-tts-tts” sound), noses eat bananas and also rodents, sort of like agouti, they are shy, but some managed to feed them. And in the jungle, which is further away from the hotel, where there is a disco and a chapel, there are big monkeys. Of the birds, we saw hummingbirds, albatrosses, and toucans. And you don't have to go to the zoo.
MORE ENTERTAINMENT. Every day at the theater at 21:30 there is a show, then a musical, then a musical group plays and sings, then a circus, then show ballets, but the most interesting thing is when the presenter arranges competitions, he is such a humorist, he speaks English, but all clear. Do not hesitate to participate in contests, they are harmless, but very funny, a positive charge is guaranteed, and if you are invited to dance on stage, go, it's fun too))) For children, there is a mini disco before the adult show, so there is something for all ages.
I forgot to say about the Internet and the safe, they are paid there, the Internet is about 2000 rubles, the safe is 1500. Do not take the Internet, it does not catch it everywhere. Better before leaving, if you want to book a seat on the plane, take 30 minutes of the Internet and go to an Internet cafe, it costs 3 bucks, but be sure to take a safe, it will be much calmer and more pleasant to relax.
Yes, the review turned out to be very long, well, there are a lot of impressions! This is just a small part of what I wanted to tell you, if you have any questions - write, I will definitely answer! Thank you all for your attention and thanks to the travel agency for organizing such a wonderful trip!
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