WHAT TO KNOW about TULUM MEXICO

See ALL my helpful Tulum videos: https://bit.ly/TulumTravel — This video is for someone who’s seen the pretty pictures of Tulum on instagram and is curious about traveling there. People always ask me in instagram direct messages: WHERE ARE THE ALL INCLUSIVE RESORTS IN TULUM?! And that’s NOT what Tulum is… it’s not Cancun or Playa (it’s something more special)!

I did my research and I knew it was the jungle. I knew it would be a different experience, but I put together this list to help others travel there – these are the things I WISH I KNEW despite all the research I did.

And I LOVE TULUM and I’m headed back!

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TRAVEL NOTES + RESOURCES

ALL HOTELS AND PLACES MENTIONED in my Tulum videos:
http://bit.ly/TULUMTRAVEL

To find BEST REVIEWED HOTELS in my price range I always use
a) Trip Advisor (has the MOST reviews, sort it by traveler ranking!!)
http://bit.ly/TRIPADVISORHOTEL

b) Agoda (they even have price matching)
https://bit.ly/3hESZnW

c) Groupon (sometimes you can find a “too good to be true” deal for hotels AND travel packages)
http://bit.ly/GROUPONTRAVEL

This is the TOUR operator I recommend in Tulum
http://bit.ly/MexicoKanTOURS

More TOP rated Tulum TOURS via
a) Viator (I love them, especially b/c of their easy cancellation policies!)
https://tidd.ly/3hG3cR0

b) Get Your Guide (ooolala a little more local!)
http://bit.ly/GETYOURGUIDETOURS

This is how I find cheap flights on Sky Scanner
http://bit.ly/SKYSCANNERFLIGHTS

To SAVE MONEY on CAR RENTALS I like to look at aggregators (if I’m not booking direct)
http://bit.ly/RENTALCAR

In JUST 2mins and 30 sec I show you how I QUICKLY START the planning process for my travel using Google Flights, Trip Advisor and Google Maps. Many times I will use these to GET me there, then the above resources once I’m ON the ground at the destination
https://youtu.be/2WoSq911nEg
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WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO
0:00 Intro

0:51 Money
– Many places are cash only
– ATMs run out of cash
– Prices vary for everything (like taxis and cenote entrance fees)

3:20 Tulum beach road
– One way road that gets backed up and has a ton of potholes
– There are no sidewalks

4:05 Biking
– Road to the beach is flat and most paved
– Can be dangerous on the beach

5:45 Google maps
– Not always accurate

6:08 No service on beach

6:18 Few public beaches
– Accessing beach can be “not terribly easy”

6:50 How to access beach

7:15 North vs. South beach
– North is ‘semi mellow’
– South is more ‘party ish’

7:45 Where to stay
– Price difference between town and beach is significant (so is the experience)
– Hard to find info about places online
– Paying in person CAN be (not always) much cheaper than booking online

9:50 Jungle
– Many eco hotels will TURN OFF the air con at night
– You will get eaten alive by bugs

My Reel about eating raw garlic:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHbJhguANdY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

10:45 Seaweed

11:20 Wifi is bad
– EVERYWHERE is trying to become a ‘coworking space’ (with pretty bad wifi)

11:55 Gyms
– I loved Yoga Dicha

12:22 Air conditioning

12:45 Toilets

#tulum #tulummexico #tulum2020

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I’m Christine and I keep it REAL and also REAL FUN. I do A LOT of research before I travel to the places I go to, and I take EVERYTHING I learned and EVERYTHING I experienced and I make the travel videos I WISH I GOT TO SEE before I traveled to a place. That’s what you’re seeing in this video. I hope it helps.

I created the first 100 YouTube videos of this channel using just my iPhone. I both shot and edited everything from my phone (mainly while standing in lines at the airport or sitting on the beach) cuz I’m a non-stop traveler. I’ve evolved (not much! I still film from my phone!) since then. This is a list of…