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GRNmtSNOW



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:44 am    Post subject: Snorkeling near Hotel Reply with quote
Staying over near the Hoteture for March.

Where are the best areas to go snorkeling, or is there any nearby places that has some sort of tour?

Thanks
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't think there is good snorkling around Cancun. However, if you drive out and hit the centoes it can be pretty good!

Or go to Isla Mujeres it's nice there for snork. Best deal is hop a catamaran at Blue Bay Hotel.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Correction: You can check out Punta Nizuc (sp?) right next to club med. I have seen folks snork there.. not sure how good it is.

Best place if you get out there is Cozumel. Unforgettable.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
2 things:
1.DON'T use the ferry from Playa Tortugas to Isla Mujeres (or they call it a Blue Bay ferry here). Just get on the bus and take a short trip to the main ferry terminal at Puerto Juarez. You'll have a flexible schedule there and can come back ANY time you want after 6 pm.:-)
2. The best snorkeling is in Akumal, 100 km south of Cancun. Rent a car for a day or two and take a trip there!!! You'll remember it forever!!
The best place in the world!!!

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I 2nd Akumal. There is a lagoon next to Akumal that you just have to go to. Forgot its name.

On the way to Aku, check out the cenotes... cenote azul, have to, must, compelled to go.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That lagoon I mentioned is poor-man's Xelha, natural, natural, natural. It is beautiful, although the fish is not as plentiful as Xelha, but for natural beauty and being OFF the tourist track, cannot be beat.

Aku is a heaven, llaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiidddddd back.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is it possible to take a bus down there? Don't really want to rent a car...
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cancun down to Maya Riviera is a very busy corridor. So you can easily find a bus going down from downtown Cancun.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The lagoon near Akumal is called Yal Ku. It's about 10-11 USD to get in.
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can trust my word, I've been a lot around the world and hopefully can compare:-))

Akumal IS the best place on Earth (as far as I can say).

I'm definitely planning to go back. I'm in Canada right now, getting a new Canadian passport, mine is expiring very soon.

Any other questions you may have??:-))
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stevesteve wrote:
Correction: You can check out Punta Nizuc (sp?) right next to club med. I have seen folks snork there.. not sure how good it is.

Best place if you get out there is Cozumel. Unforgettable.


Yep, get off the bus at the Westin Regina (Southern most stop in the Hotel zone), hike through the property to the beach and then South about 1/4 mile to the Point (it has a flashing beacon on it). Make sure you snorkel on the South side of the light, closest to Club Med. Take a backpack with your gear. This is FREE and right in Cancun. My son & I saw a sea turtle, small shark, lots of little fish, not bad for free and close to town.
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