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[Susu]

I am signed up for the Jeep exploration, but I am wondering if another one would be better.

I have a 9 year old and 11 year old. I would really like to show them some ruins, but not spend 8 hours climbing among them! I like the idea of a variety tour. Any ideas?

Susu

[KimbalovesDisney]

I went there on a stop on a cruise. Save yourself a ton of money! For about 40.00 (This was in 2000) you could rent a car as you get into the dock. They are all volkswagon bugs, standard shift. We drove around the island (there is one road, and you cant get lost). We stopped at the beach spot where they have a bar/refreshment stand and took great pictures on the beach. Kept going and it brings you to the ruins. They cost almost nothing to get into when your not paying for a tour to take you there. There is a path to follow, but watch out for the big lizards they are everywhere! I got spooked by one and ended up going to the gift store to wait for my ex to finish following the paths. The road circles you back to downtown where all the stores are. There are people in all the doors trying to get you to come in and spend money. And children will come up and want you to buy things like home made jewlery. You should barter for everything. The child that came up to me asked for 5.00 for a necklace. I gave him ten, I felt bad. Had we taken the cruise's tour to the ruins it was going to be 30.00 a piece and we would not have seen anymore of the island.

[Colexis Mom]

We did the Fury Catamaran. Snorkeling, riding on a catamaran, and then spending time at a beach with slides, rock wall, horseback riding, etc. Great time!

[HeatherD]

We wanted to do the jeep excursion, but have a 5 year old, so we did Dolpinaris (for the kids only), which was great for them, if a bit pricey. I've heard some scary stories about trying to rent things or do things on your own in Mexico, so if you plan to do that, please please please do your research about which companies to use and tricks to look out for (for example when pumping gas to refill when returning the car, or when stopping at a beach and they work it so you can't leave until you buy this and then that and then one more thing). I really don't mean to frighten you, but make sure you are educated about could happen, so that it DOESN'T happen to you.

[Carolcruisingco]

I also love the Fury Catamaran my boys 8 and 10 have done it on two different cruises. Had a great time both trips.

You need to go to mainland Mexico to see better ruins. The cruise lines offer an excursion to Tulum. It is an all day tour. You first have to take the ferry to mainland Mexico. It is a 45 minute ferry ride which is known to be very rocky and can cause seasickness for some. Then you board a bus that takes you to the ruins. The ruins are very interesting you can’t actually climb on them. We had a guide and he provided us with a lot of information. The water is beautiful and I wore my suit and went swimming but there are very limited facilities there. It can be a long day also can be hot. My younger son would not have enjoy it. It would have been too much for him. Definitely do not go to mainland Mexico on your own go with a excursion through the cruise line. Too many things could delay you and you would not want to be late and miss the ship if you did it on your own.

[has]

Traveled with my mom and 12 year old nephew. Our favoite excursion was renting Dune Buggies. The excursion included touring the island, snorkeling, an authentic mexican lunch, and a stop at the PeePee Station. (This is the real name of the gift store we stopped at)

Would do it again if I ever get back to Cozumel. Highly recomm.

[colleymouse]

We did the Sea Trek at Jeannie's Bar and Restaraunt in Cozumel. We had a 9 and 12 year old at the time and our 9 year is not very adventurous but she loved this and would do it again! We walked there from the boat so it was very easy to get to. They have a great website and we booked it online direct. We reserved a mid-morning time, had lunch while they made our DVD, and then did some shopping at the mall before going back on the ship.