Akumal Area Guide S & S Vacation Rentals

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Xel Ha: http://www.xelha.com/ Xcaret: Huge incredible park which includes Mayan traditions, culture, swimming with dolphins, restaurants, horses, botanicals, an aquarium, and much, much more. http://www.xcaret.com/ Xplor: An adventure park next to Xcaret. http://www.xplor.travel/ Any of the X parks - Xenses, Xenotes etc. Aktun-chen Eco Park: This place is really cool, and also has animals, a wonderful cave tour. http://aktun-chen.com/ Chikin-ha: http://www.chikinha.com.mx/ Akumal Monkey Sanctuary. http://akumalmonkeysanctuary.com

http://www.tankah.com/cenotes.htm http://www.haciendachichen.com/ If traveling to Valladolid and Chichen Itza, be sure and stop at Hacienda Chichen for lunch, have your swimsuit and take a dip in the pool. Allowed with purchasing lunch (at least it used to be). A favorite place in the area. Toni could live there! http://www.riosecreto.com http://www.xenotes.com/

Xpu-Ha: Talcum powder beach, try the many entrances. Eg:http://www.laplayaxpuha.com/en/index.php.(Just north of Akumal a few km). Aventuras Akumal: Long, long beach good for walks. (Just south of Akumal 3km) Paamul: 25 min north of Akumal, a great restaurant and a dive shop too. X'cacel Beach: What the area was like before it was found.... http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g659488-d4508667-Reviews-Xcacel_Beach-Riviera_Maya_Yucatan_Peninsula.html (South of Akumal 6 minutes or so on Hwy 307, north of Xel-Ha Park, look for the signs) Be advent

Tulum: Tulum, one of the best preserved historic walled cities using the dramatic seawall as a barrier. Chichen Itza: http://www.chichenitza.com/, http://en.xichen.com.mx/ Coba: Hike or bike (rentals on site) the ruins of Coba, and visit some of the nearby huge caves to the south of Coba to swim. http://www.visitmexico.com/en/highest-pyramid-in-maya-world-mexico Muyil: 15 ml south of Tulum. Small, tidy, beautiful. Eat at one of the 2 restaurants across the road. By sacbe in the ruins area, or by car just down the road, you can also hire a boat to take you across the lagoons

Take a fishing trip from the local dive shops. eg Akumal Dive Center http://www.akumaldivecenter.com/ Hire Gualberto for fly fishing on the salt flats near Boca Paila (1 hour in time, south). Gualbero_Caamal@hotmail.com 1-984-806-7229 cell or 984-184-4324 home. Our celebrity fishing author Chris Santella suggests: https://www.frontierstravel.com/saltwater Local guides: http://bocapaila.com/

DIVING: Akumal is famous for some of the best diving in the world! There are great dive shops in Akumal, Aventuras Akumal, Tankah, Soliman Bay, along the highway, and in Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel, and Cancun. Although we recommend many of these, our favorite is The Akumal Dive Center on Akumal Bay, ask for Gerardo. They can offer full training and certification. The instructors are fully PADI qualified and should be able to provide lessons or dive tours to fit any requirement or level of proficiency.

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Employees in Mexico work hard to earn tips. It is customary at vacation rental properties, as well as restaurants and for services. 10-20% is standard. To not leave a tip will insult the employee, as well, it is part of their income. The suggested amounts are $3 - 5 per day/per person for the maid. If there are other staff members (gardener, caretaker, etc), you should also tip them proportionate to their work for you, the total of your tips should equal 5-10%+ of your rent. Properties may also have tipping suggestions in their guide book. Don't forget these sweet employees!

There is a new Lab Clinic in the Pueblo, right on the main street, first block on the right! Open 7 days per week, 7am – 7pm Monday-Saturday and 12pm-2pm on Sundays. They also do home visits.   OR You can set up testing here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSej4S3w8NRN1HVdlpEGnE_FUNSpk9B93q862e0ZW-OTpYcHlA/viewform OR Your manager can help you set up a COVID test at the Hotel Club Akumal Caribe.  Cost is $41 USD cash. OR you can contact https://www.costamed.com.mx/en/covid-19/schedule-your-appointment-covid-19-tests

Akumal is about 60 miles (95 kilometers) directly south of the Cancun International Airport. You should feel very comfortable driving; the highway is 4 lanes the entire way. Head south (right) out of the airport on Highway 307. The entrance to “Akumal Playa” is well marked by overhead highway signs. You will see it on your left just after a large overhead pedestrian bridge and a local traffic flyover bridge covered in local art, but the median will not allow you to turn there. As you approach the bridge going north, veer right into Akumal.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS: Any Emergency ---------- -- *911 (or 911 from a local cell) Ambulance ------------------ 984 138 6565 Akumal Police ------------- - 984 145 7841 Playa del Carmen Police - -- 984 873 0291 Tourist Police ------------- -- 984 849 7133 Red Cross (Playa)------------984-873-1233, 984-873-1233 Tulum Police ------------- --- 984 871 2375 Fire Department--------- ----984-879-3670, 984-879-3670 Veterinarian (Juan-Tulum)- 984-879-6841984-879-6841