Mexico Ole!: Yucatan Peninsula - Cancun by I Heart Backpackers

Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Fly into Cancún. Meet your tour coordinators @ the airport, and they’ll get you to your hostel in the centro. After a short rest, enjoy the IHB Welcome Dinner @ world famous Señor Frogs. Join the unlimited intoxication and drinking @ club Coco Bongo for afters.

Day 2

Feel like a beach day? Take a bus to the north side of the Zona Hotelera to visit the famous surfs of Playa Langosta or Playa Tortugas. For a late lunch, take a shuttle down to El Rey excavation site and set up a picnic by the lagoon, before exploring the ruins. At night, go for after-dinner drinks @ Carlos ‘n Charlie’s and impress the locals with your salsa skills @ Mambo Café.

Day 3

After breakfast, take a ferry to Isla Mujeres. Snorkel in Isla Contoy, a wildlife sanctuary reef, or explore the Maya ruins of Ixchel. If your looking to do some more snorkeling, it’s best to take a shuttle out of Cancún. For an unearthly experience, there’s Playa del Carmen, home to the world’s largest cenote system (underwater caves), which you can either snorkel or dive through. Or on the sunnier side, there’s Cozumel, home to the famous Palancar Reef and plenty of beautiful, uncrowded beaches.

Day 4

Get some rest or do some last minute souvenir shopping before you fly home