My Mexico Travel Diary: Days Eight & Nine – Tulum & Playa Del Carmen

My Mexico travel diary, following my adventures in Mexico. Read all about my last few days in Mexico, exploring Tulum and Playa Del Carmen.

I’m finally coming to the end of my Trek America trip posts! You can read all the others here, and I still have a couple more posts about Mexico in general to pop up, but in the meantime, read on…

Tulum was next on the agenda. On the way to our final hotel, we stopped briefly to explore the coastal ruins. Although these were pretty, I didn’t enjoy exploring them in particular for a few different reasons. For me, I was far too worried about my money situation and couldn’t concentrate enough to enjoy the beauty.

I also felt that although the ruins were beautiful, they didn’t hold a candle to any of the more vast and impressive ruins we’d seen throughout the week. Perhaps if we had started with these ruins and built up to the others, we would have appreciated them even more. I also think with it nearing the end of the tour, we’d seen so many ruins that we just weren’t as blown away as we should be.

I do wish we’d taken the time to appreciate them more though as they were really beautiful.

Driving around Playa Del Carmen however, was a lot of fun. I almost fell in love with the place with each and every turn. I wish we’d had more time there to explore – it was filled with so many beautiful restaurants and different places. When I do one day return to Mexico, I think I’ll stay in Playa Del Carmen. I’d love to get to know the area better, at my own pace.

Our final hotel for the night was beautiful as usual. It had a small pool on the ground floor and a tiny one (which unfortunately wasn’t working) on the roof. But, the roof area was stunning, with hammocks and lots of comfy seating and cushions. Once we checked in, we grabbed a quick lunch in a pirate/burger-themed restaurant in central Playa Del Carmen). Then we met on the roof once more for pre-drinks.

This seemed to be a routine we settled into during our journey. It was one of my favourite parts, having laid-back conversations and drinks in lovely areas of hotels, especially as it was always warm enough.

That night we went to Coco Bongo!

I wasn’t actually going to go to Coco Bongo originally. To me, it just sounded like a big nightclub which isn’t really my thing. Plus with my money worries, I didn’t think it would be worth it.

But as our whole group was going and it was our last proper night out, I gave in. I’m really glad I did. It was so much fun.

If you don’t know, Coco Bongo is kind of like a giant nightclub meets a West End show. There are varied performances like a Freddie Mercury Impersonator and a fight between Spider-Man and The Green Goblin whilst they fly through the air, but it’s much more than that with singers, dancers and gymnastics. What’s even better is that you don’t sit in your seat to watch it. You you get up and dance along, you get covered in so much confetti and we even ended up dancing on our sets and partying for a good few hours afterwards.

It is expensive, but for a big night out, it’s worth it. I’d recommend getting a table as you’re really part of the action that way. Between us it wasn’t too bad and Delai found a deal so we got VIP entry with welcome drinks, free drinks all night, waiter service etc. It was such a great night and probably the most drunk I got throughout the trip but boy was it worth it.

It was the perfect end to the perfect trip.

The following morning we took our hungover asses to the beach to chill out. Then we eventually staredt our final drive back to Cancun, where we checked into the same hotel we started with. Here, we said goodbye to one another and just like that, the trip was over! At least the tour part, anyway.

It was kind of emotional, I’m not going to lie. The whole week had been so much fun and even slightly challenging. But it was more than worth it and I wouldn’t have changed any of it for the world (except the money thing, but that was out of my hands).

When I stepped into my room alone, I was sad. I felt like I was ready to go home now that the tour was over. However, there was more in store for me. So I took a long shower and grabbed an early night, ready for the final part of my Mexican adventure.

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