You sure can!

hello,
can you do the underground river and the boat ride in the same day?

Thanks Lauren, always nice to hear!

Hi Laura, looking back we actually haven’t done many tours in Mexico. We either jumped in a collectivo and saw the place on our own or rented a car and saw it on our own. Playa and Cancun are pretty touristy and we found that what they were charging for most places we could easily do on our own for a fraction of the cost. If we were only in town for a week we would have considered doing a few more but seeing we were there for a few months each time we had more time than money. 😉

The ruins are awesome if you enjoy them. We saw tons of sites and each has their own merit. If you want to see nice ruins by gorgeous ocean check out Tulum, if you want to climb the tallest climbable ruin check out Coba (just make sure you rent the bikes or hire the driver). If you want to see a gorgeous large complex and be surrounded by tons of tourists check out Chichen Itza. If you want to see a slightly smaller though very clean site check out Dzibilchaltún close to Merida (bring your swimsuit since it has a nice cenote right on site).

Xcaret, Xplor and Xel-ha offer something different for different age groups. Depending on how much your boys enjoy animals Xcaret could be a good choice. On top of those you have Delphinus, Rio Secreto and several more places that feature cenotes, underwater rivers and atv adventures. You can’t go wrong with most of them.

Of the big cenotes we’ve been to there’s Cristalino (more pool like with a fun jumping rock, closest to Playa, cheap and you can still get a tan while you’re there), Dos Ojos (other side of Akumal, most cavern like and pretty cool to swim in) and Grand Cenote (other side of Tulum, shallower areas you can hang out in, long area to snorkel through, lots of turtles, bats and plenty to see). Either of the three would be a great way to spend a morning or afternoon and you can either take a collectivo, a taxi or rent a car to get to them.

Whatever you decide, have fun and enjoy your trip!

Have a great time tomorrow Erin! Glad the Mexico posts helped you guys out. It was fun hanging out with you all!

Wisconsin has good cheese so you can’t complain too much! 😉

It’s definitely the best of their three parks for younger kids. They both learned a lot as well as enjoyed seeing the animals.