Instagram is LYING about Tulum 🤫 🚫
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- In the last few years, Tulum has risen to stardom as THE place to be for digital nomads and influencers. This is mostly due to the persona created around Tulum that you'll find on social media, but the reason for making today's video was to show you that Tulum IS NOT what you see on Instagram. In this Tulum Mexico vlog, we share; Tulum town, and the Tulum beach zone, and also talk about the top scams you need to be aware of before heading down to this region of Mexico.
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What to Expect from this Video:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Where is Tulum?
00:38 Tulum town
00:53 Coffee shop in Tulum
01:35 Walking Tulum town streets
02:20 Bike rental in Tulum
03:24 Cenote in Tulum
03:58 Riding bike to Tulum beach zone
04:46 Does Tulum have good beaches?
05:09 Is it safe to bicycle in Tulum?
05:42 Tulum beach club
06:13 Is vacationing in Tulum expensive?
06:56 Is there seaweed at Tulum beaches?
08:35 Walking Tulum beach zone street
09:14 Why Tulum is so popular?
10:16 Tulum town
11:11 Eating at Tulum town restaurant
12:43 Tulum town vs Tulum beach zone
13:18 Scams to Avoid in Tulum
14:22 Our review of Tulum
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What don’t you like about Tulum? Just curious. Thanks
@@cathimummery6873 Just the way it has changed, used to be a true paradise, and now we feel has lost what Tulum was 15 years ago.
But a lot of people seems to love it right now, but not us anymore. 🙌
I was in Tulum yesterday May 19, 2024. The seaweed was so horrible I will never go back. The resort was nice but I could’ve gone to a pool in Chicago instead. Never ever again.
We totally understand, the sargassum (seaweed) affects the entire cost line more places than others, and it is almost unpredictable when and where will happen and where you will not find tons of it, really few places.
Great Vlog Simone & Geovanny, I really appreciate this one because we are currently planning how best to visit Tulum. Muchas Gracias 🙏
Aww thank you so much 🙏🙏
Something else we can suggest visit in Tulum is the Mayan Ruins, due to timing we could not visit it this time but we strongly recommend it 🤩🙏
Used to go to Playa and Tulum when they both were just small fishing villages. They had a quiet laid back vibe. I know times change and there is money to be made, but I can’t help missing those days.
Hola T. Tony, 👋👋
Yeah, I (Geo) moved here in 2006 and back then PDC & Tulum were not longer fishing towns but they still preserved its charm of a little Mexican beach towns but not anymore, we totally agree with you and we miss seeing the old Playa & Tulum, were great times 😔😔🇲🇽
Tulum was beautiful 10 years ago now it is a disaster !
Please be careful swimming in the cenotes tulum dumps all of its sewage directly into the underground river which feed the cenotes you can get sick from the bacteria. The sewage is also killing the reef.
I was there in January and the sargassum was bad then too and the smell was sickening.
I will never go back to Tulum everyone expects whats on instagram and its all bs. Thank you for sharing an honest video!
Hey Patricia 😊😊 I know Geovanny would 100% agree with you. When he played football in high school he went to Tulum every day and he always says to me how it was such a beautiful beach town. Oh yes, we have actually heard that from friends - its SO sad because all of these cenotes are connected underground throughout this region, so what they're doing in Tulum is going to have wide spread effects all across Quintana Roo ☠️🫣🙃 Wow, I'm sorry you had sargassum in January even - the sargassum season seems to be getting longer and longer every year. We don't blame you, there are much nicer places to visit in this region🙌 We're so glad you can relate to what we shared, we hope this video persuades a few people to avoid Tulum and rather go somewhere more authentic 🙏🙏
The sargassum happens anywhere along any coast from TX all the way to Florida. In fact it's happening there as of this moment. California does the same sewage dumping into the ocean also that contaminates the entire southern coast and parts of Baja California Mex. Its something the government in both countries need to fix.
Wow, we didn’t know sargassum was washing ashore to TX we knew about FL. Thank you for sharing your insights. Definitely government needs to put more action on this issue. 🙏🏼
Nice job on the video. I remember the days when Tulum was a sleepy little village. Not so much now, but hopefully things will get better. I am kind of priced out of Tulum, but for many it is fun.
I do remember as well, we used to call *Tulum* as a hippy town, very lovely and low key, things have drastically changed. We hope as well to get better at some point 🙏🙏
Im mexican. And i live in europe. I have family in cancun. But Tulum is my least favorite place of mexico...for me its a bit overated and expensive.. i remember tulum 10years ago it was way different. Like isla holbox its change also a lot now. But the food is still amazing
Hola Anthony 😊😊 awesome, what part of Europe do you live in and did you celebrate Dia de la independencia this year?🤩🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 Oh we couldn't agree more - definitely overrated and overpriced ☠️🫣 In our opinion, there are much nicer places to visit in the Mexican Caribbean 🌴🤩 It must be sad for you to see how Tulum has changed so much in the last 10 years. Same with Holbox, but at least Holbox is a bit more difficult to get to from Cancun airport, so I think that helps with slowing down the gentrification a bit 🙌🙌 Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it and we hope you have a wonderful Sunday 🤗
@@ForTheRoadTravels hello yes i celebrate it here ! And im from Belgium . But every year im goin back to mexico to see the country and visit family. In april im planning to go to Merida end Oaxaca . Last year i went to cancun and playa del carmen and for dia de muertus we went to Mexico city. This year i wont go to cdmx for the parade i seen it a few times now . And in november im goin 2 Qatar for the world cup with a mexican friend 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽😍
@@anthonylunagonzalez Amazing, how is the celebration there, do many Mexicans gather together? Merida is awesome and the food a MUST try! We have never been in Oaxaca but it's on our bucket list probably next year 🙏. OMG really? I (Geo) am so jealous it's my dream going to a World Cup but probably would be in the one hosted in Mexico, USA, and CAN. We hope you guys enjoy such an incredible event 🙏🤩
What’s your fave place in Mexico?
@@ClutchGene i would say Oaxaca Puerto Escondido .
I went to Tulum Beach in 2018 and I’ve never seen so many people, I was sooo disappointed. I totally agree with your video, and I’ve never experienced anyone asking for my passport, that’s so strange, never ever ever give up your passport ever! 😂😂🫣😂🫣😂❤❤ your videos are wonderful!
Oh my gosh, ever since Tulum became popular on Instagram, it all went downhill 😱😯🤭 Geovanny speaks so fondly of what Tulum once was and I wish I could experienced it the same way 😅 oh ya, we were so surprised that they asked for a passport - right away we declined and went searching for another place. Imagine losing your passport over a bicycle?👀 thank you so much Jan, we’re so glad to know you enjoy them ☺️ Un abrazo desde México 🇲🇽
This video was spot on. Thank you for sharing your time in Tulum so that others considering a visit for the first time will have a better understanding of the area. My first visit to QRoo was back in 1978 and no one in my area in SoCal really knew too much about it and Tulum was not much more than a rural area. I have been back to Tulum about 3 times in the last 10 years, with the last time being about 3 years ago, and unfortunately, the charming vibe that I absolutely loved and fell in love with is now gone for me. Everything is so overpriced, especially down by the beach and any nice area has now become a "beach club" with crazy prices for drinks and food. I kinda feel the same way about Playa del Carmen, no thanks!
Hola *Yolie* 👋👋
Awww, thank you so much 🙏. We always like to share our most sincere point of view and also based on our experiences; there are places we like but do not love and we always love to be transparent with it. Wow, so you saw Tulum when was not known by almost no one 🤭🤭. We feel you, particularly me (Geo) spent some of my youth playing football in Tulum the place was so small and very quaint, and people did not have any idea where Tulum was located, now the place has been transformed into something that is not what Tulum was back in the days, sadly 😢. However, we really like to make a video on more of the local things to do in Tulum and share what of the things that made Tulum what is for locals.
Thank you for watching and commenting amiga 🙏🤩
Wow, those are a lot of challenges to overcome when biking in Tulum. We have been there twice and have never seen the bike lanes flooded like that. In fairness we weren't riding bikes and may have just not noticed. Potholes and being so close to the traffic is also rough. REFRESCANTE! 😂 Those prices are loco, that is why we always ate in town by the Central Park. You always have to go one block away! We LOVE Mole.Tulum town is the way to go. Great video friends!
Hello friends 🤗🤗🤗 haha oh my gosh, I think we’ll both never ride a bike in Tulum again 😅🫣 I honestly don’t know how the expats of Tulum do it 🤔 oh ya, if you don’t want to be charged an arm and a leg, eating in town is 100% the way to go - especially if you go one block away🙌🏼 ah yesss, mole is so good - I didn’t like it right away though, it’s grown on me 🇲🇽 does they have mole in Guate? 👀 thank you so much friends, we’re sending you both a big squeeze 🤗
@@ForTheRoadTravels yea, and we are always trying to get a good value on our food. I'm sure they have mole, but it's not typical Guatemalan so we have not seen it. 🤗 🫂
We are originally from Mexico and we love to come visit because our country is so rich in culture but unfortunately some towns like playa del Carmen and tulum have become so Americanized! We are currently at playa del Carmen and can’t seem to find authentic food from the region!!! And let’s not even talk about the prices on EVERYTHING! Insane and sad at the same time. Thanks for the videos
Hola Anabel,
Thank you for your comment. We totally agree these areas have been tailored to a foreign market and slowly shows less and less of the culture that distinguishes our country.
Sorry for the late response but if you are still in PDC there are some good tamales in Parisina (fabric store), at Mega Supermarket parking lot there are some street food stands that can be a great option.
Yes prices have increased incredibly in the region 😞😞
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I love this video! I watched it before we went to Tulum earlier this month and then once we got back. You two were spot on. We stayed in Tulum central, in the cutest boutique hotel (8room place) about a 3 minute drive from Tulum Town. We found the beach hotel/Instagram area so disingenuous. So sad to see and hear the locals being stripped of access to their own beaches. We loved our trip and had some of the best good and met some of the nicest locals. We were able to visit 9 cenotes and see many ruins on our journey. Thanks for putting out an honest video!
Hola Alisha 👋
Awww, thank you very much for your kind words. We are flattered you watched this video twice before and after your Tulum experience 🥹🙏. We really wanted to share this about the beach area because we feel that there's a lot of content about Tulum but not sharing this zone honestly, it's more like a trendy spot that might a lot of people not feel they fit in because of the fakeness of Social Media. However, we want to give a second chance to Tulum and share the local experience because we feel that there's more than just the beach zone in Tulum. Thank you again for watching and commenting this helps us so much, Alisha. Sending you all the great vibes from PDC 🏝 🇲🇽
Do you mind sending me your itinerary 🥹
Yes it would be awesome, we might create a vlog with some of your references 🙏🏼🤩.
Things have changed A LOT in 10 months! The sidewalks are excellent now. And MAIN RD.S excellent too. Sides roads however are JUST AWFUL! The worst we have ever driven on.
So far….Tulum is my FAVOURITE beach destination in Mx. been here almost 1 week. So beautiful!
Love the food and people. 👍😎
Hola amig@
We noticed at the time of recording this video that *Tulum* centro was renovating the sidewalks, so we haven't gone ever since there!
Tulum is not our favourite, and there are certain things we like about the area. Tulum has changed ever since I lived there back in 2007, we're glad to see places developed and we hope they keep preserving the nature / green areas that are the charm of the place.
Nevertheless, thank you for watching and commenting, and we're happy to read that you like this place so much 🙏🤗.
Great video, guys. I was in Tulum in the 1990s and Tulum beach was just some cabanas and 2 local restaurants. Very low key. I understand the need for development + income, but do hope that eco-friendly building, living and tourism will increase as to protect the natural beauty! xx
Hola Cindy 🤗🤗
It's nice to see your comments 🤩.
I (Geo) move to PDC in 2006 and since then I've visited Tulum and today is not the Tulum of 2006 and I would love have seen that Tulum of the 1990's. We hope the new developments do not affect the mayan jungle and help it to preserve as well. Thank you again for watching and commenting Cindy, we really appreciate it. 🤗.
@@ForTheRoadTravels Love to you and Simone xx
@@cindyritmeester Thank you so much Cindy, sending you so much love and a big hug from us to you 🤩🥰
Oh, well.. we are in Tulum right now. We've been to Quintana roo before, but in Cancun and Puerto Aventuras. I love PA! Tulum is meh...lots of dust, trash everywhere, sidewalks are broken, plastic bottles all over. Some roads are in a very bad condition, the worst I've ever seen in my life. And poverty. The locals live in self made huts, very poor. You see slums on one side of the road and luxury condos on the other. But they are behind high fences. We saw a few times people going through the trash next to our condo: a boy of about 8yo and a young woman with a baby. It's heartbreaking. They make it very hard to get to the beach for free, hard to find parking and the beach is full of sargassum ! The prices are pretty high everywhere, rotisserie chicken in Chedraui is like $8 ( $5 in Costco). A sponge at one pharmacy was like $7! In one week they tried to scam us twice: once at the gas station, the other one at the mango/coconut stand. And btw my husband is Mexican! They don't care. They see money - they try to scam you.
*Hola amiga,*
We cannot agree enough with you, seems what is showcased in Instagram or other videos, is just the "nicest" part of Tulum 🤔.
Yeah, it is very sad, we really do not like Tulum for the reasons you mentioned above and a lot more, shown in this video, and much more 😔😡.
It has happened to us as well in Playa del Carmen, regardless I (Geo) am from here, how money has corrupted and rotten them. That slice of paradise that it once was sadly is not anymore 😭😪. Thank you very much for watching and leaving your comment, we love reading about other travelers' experiences in Tulum 🙏.
Locals in Tulum were the most rude in all of Yucatan's area, trying to scam and get money out of you. Services in Tulum Beach were really overpriced for the quality provided. Truly a place to avoid.
Hola Pau 👋
Everywhere in Tulum or just in the beach area? We agreed that is very overpriced for what you get. We really want to give a second chance to Tulum and get more of the local experience 🤩🙏
your Spanish is getting better Simone!! yay! great job!
Ah thank you so much Annastayziaa, haha, Geovanny pushes me to go I to stores alone to ask questions and he watches me from outside as I struggle 🥲😅😅 but it seems to be working 🥲🤭🤔
Great informative video! You mentioned avoid sargassum season, but when is that?
Hola Sanguita.
The seaweed season usually runs from April to October every year. However, seaweed has arrived much earlier than expected last year. As a result, the seaweed season is expected to last from February to October. Once again this is so unpredictable and can change from overnight.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏🤩
Well done video. Great job!
Thank you Stephen, we're really happy you enjoyed this video 🙏🤩
An excellent & useful video -well done!
Hola Michael 👋👋
Aww thank you so much, we're so happy to hear you found our video helpful. Are you planning to visit Tulum soon? Thank you for watching 🙏🤩
Thxs for your honest assessments. I have not gotten excited about Tulum. I see other areas of the Yucatan as better. ATB from lovely Cancun.
Hola Don 👋👋
Thank you for watching and commenting. We really like to be as transparent as we can, and we wanted to share our real thoughts about Tulum. Yes, the Yucatan Peninsula is huge and there are other incredible places within 🤩. Thank you so much neighbour 🤭🥰
I truly love holidays in mexico ❤but huge tourist numbers change the authenticity of any destination over time. I now go north of Huatalco to Zipolite and Mazunte where it’s busy but not swarming with 5 star resorts and a Victoria’s Secret store in town LOL. Zipolite is an authentic chill place and i hope that it will remain as is. The services are less but it was super safe and truly a gem of a beach community. Please don’t go an expect a Hilton beach club as there isn’t one LOL
I lived in Tulum for 15 months in 2021 and 2022. I had a job there. The town itself is a disaster. Don't want to just simply sound negative but the facts are the facts: 1)everything is more expensive than Mexico City (where I live now): rent, food, restaurants and bars, taxis etc. 2)the town's infrastructure is broken, flooding streets everywhere with every rain, sewage volcanoes are a regular sight, intermittent power and internet outages. 3)crime is rampant with gangs of drug dealers often shooting at each other in public and/or extorting every other merchant from the street food vendors to hotel/restaurant managers. 4) banks are plagued by long lines constantly because there's just not enough branches/ATM's. If you want to have a better short vacation stay in Playa del Carmen, which is cleaner,cheaper and with better food options and if you want to explore the jungle, Mayan ruins and beaches just get a tour or rent a car
*Hola Jorge* 🤗
We cannot agree enough with you, Tulum has changed from what it used to be a great beach town no long time ago. We're so sorry you had a bad experience there.
Thank you for sharing your insight, and we hope Tulum becomes a better place, which is far from reality 😔🙏
I appreciate your honesty guys. I have mixed feelings about the development in Tulum. Ive read about huge volumes of waste water being dumped directly in to the cenote (underground river network) from the residential developments- i dont know if QRoo gvmt has implemented waste water treatment facilites, but for this reason alone and the destruction of jungle, I am not impressed. I love the locals and def want to see economics improve for them but hordes of foreigners (tourists or nomads moving there) destroying the eco system sucks tbh.
Hola *Kate* 🙌
Thank you so much for your comment, and we always try to stay positive and share our honest opinions/reviews of the places we visit. We do have some mixed feelings not only with Tulum if not with the entire region, but we totally understand what currently Tulum is going through, unfortunately, we're in a country where corruption/bribes are not so "uncommon" that makes new developments not going through the whole process and taking shortcuts without thinking on the environment or the social impact. We hope tourism can be more regularized and helps the ecosystem as well as the locals! Thank you Kate for your comment and for watching our video.
Tulum has its lovely areas and we do not really hate it, but there are some places we prefer to avoid.
Saludos amiga 🫶🥰
@ForTheRoadTravels So well said, and I appreciate your honest and thoughtful reply. Hope you are having a relaxing weekend!
The only way things will change is if people stop going all together. Why people insist on paying these extreme prices for mediocre food just for an IG setting is beyond me. The poor locals are being shut out due to the greed of their own country who is profiting heavily from these developers. I was seriously considering moving to either Tulum or PDC but after extensive research and watching endless videos similar to this one just reconfirms that even if I were to find affordable housing, I would still have to worry about extortion from the police, scammed by locals when shopping or eating at the restaurants. I wouldn't even feel comfortable renting a car after hearing about multiple so called traffic violation stops and being threatened with jail or taking the car before they steal whatever money you have. So disappointing!
It is quite sad to see how what the place has turned into, I (Geo) have lived almost my entire life in the region, and the changes have helped the area but have brought so many bad things, unfortunately, do not seem to change at any time soon.
Thank you *Debe* for sharing your insights, we are always happy to see other travelers sharing their honest opinion too 🙏🤗
I'm from the US. Specifically Chicago. Growing up, we always called carbonated drinks like Coke, pop. We find it weird how other parts of the country call it soda. =)
Hola Girard 😊😊 thats so interesting, we were under the impression that soda was the standard name in the US and 'pop' was Canadian 🫣😅 We learned something new today 🙌 Saludos a Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽🌴
what time of the year was that video filmed? ☺️ i was there in december and there was no seaweed at all, the water was cristal clear, i heard the seaweed is seasonal
I think we were on March we cannot remember. This is the only thing with the sargassum can show up from even overnight. Thank you for your comment we hope you have had an amazing time in the region 🙏🏼🤩
I loved this video - and I didn't find it overly negative, I thought you were quite fair! I feel like it perfectly captured my experience when traveling there a few years ago, the beach zone feels like a heavily curated millennial "paradise" but it felt quite hollow to me when I was there
Hola Alexis & Louis 🤗🤗
How are you guys doing? We did not want to come across very negative we just wanted to share our persona thoughts about Tulum; we feel better as you said that was not overly negative 🤭🤭. When did you visit Tulum? We feel Tulum has been exploited so rapidly and we are not such fans of the place, but we want to do another trip in the near future and highlight more of the positive things about this little beach town in Mexico. We hope you are doing great and Switzerland is still in our travel bucket list for the near future 🤩🤩🙏
Great video!!!! Is there a map with the secteur of Tulum?
Hola amiga, thanks for watching and commenting. What type of map of Tulum do you refer to? 🙏🤭
Just stumbled across this video. Just came back from Mexico, yes the real Mexico not TULUM! lol Thanks for the transparency.
Hola amig@ 👋👋
Awesome, thank you for watching and leaving a comment 🙏.
Yes, I (Geo) have now mixed feelings for Tulum as I experienced before all this massive development happened. We'd love to be back and share the local side of Tulum because there are still few things worth sharing!
But definitely we cannot categorise Tulum as authentic Mexico 😢
Just returned from Tulum today & you are SO RIGHT! IT SUCKS!
The NEW sidewalks are HORRIBLY designed! A gravel middle vein AND a few grooved lines in cement AND triangular tree beds to twist your ankle let alone there's one sidewalk with a 10 foot cliff next to it with NO RAILING! Ironic its RIGHT next to the HOSPITAL! & there is trash EVERYWHERE! Even construction doesnt use containers! They just dump their building materials next to them and leave it! Worst than I've ever seem! Like they don't even try to :(
& the prices are CRAZY! You have stray dogs, extreme poverty blocks away and they sell burgers for 350pesos and tshirts for 1200pesos!!!
Then the beach... little chunks of beach with rocks and cliffs cutting each one so you CANT walk the beach, just sit there and pay hundreds if not a thousand pesos just to rent a beach chair!
GO TO PLAYA DEL CARMEN
& we walked 1.5 HOURS to the beach from town on the west side of that park, expecting to hear tons of wildlife as the sun rose and NOTHING! NOT A PEEP from the 1hours walking next to this giant park... that looks likeits being destroyed to build expensive luxury condos that look ABANDONED HALFWAY BUILT!!
Did Tulum go BUST?
Great videos, we also coincidently ate at the same local place and had the grilled chicken, amazing.
Evwr try the Jerk chicken at Ferrons? Best ever!
Thank you for sharing your insight and we are so sad you experienced Tulum that way. Definitely Tulum is not what it used to be 15 years ago.
Sharing your experience might help other people who want to visit this town.
Yes, we have had Ferrons and we loved it. Of course their jerk chicken but they also sell Rasta Pasta which is delicious 🫶🙏❤️
Pandemic caused hyper growth in Playa and Tulum for sure. I heard somewhere it was something like 1,000 Canadians a day moving down here at one point because their lockdowns were so bad and Mexico had no restrictions this also caused prices to go up much faster. PDC ain’t what it was 5+ years ago and Tulum is super expensive for what it offers. It’s like an Instagram setup paradise looks great for photos when in reality it’s only a silhouette of being complete
Hello amigo! 🙌
Undoubtedly, the pandemic has put Tulum on the map and its growth has been significant. However, Tulum, as well as PDC, are not what they used to be before. We really hope that they don't continue to destroy more of the beautiful nature that is in the region. Tourism has always been a part of the economy, but not at the cost of losing nature and culture.
Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙏
Great video as always. Have a question. Do rental vendors actually expect tourist to hand over their passports? Literally the most important thing we have to get back home. Crazy.
Hola Hector 🤗 thank you so much, we’re so glad you enjoyed it 🙌🏼 oh my gosh, we had never experienced that before and even if we did have our passports on us we would never just hand them to a random bicycle rental 🫣 haha, I wonder how many tourists do and how many lose their passports 🥲
Omg, I’ve been in Tulum for 24 hours and I’m already over it. First, I got a massage and the lady was super nice. She gave me a 90 min massage but only wanted to charge me the rate for 60mins ($70 USD) because thats what I asked her for before she started. At the end I got confused and paid her $90 USD because I miscounted my pesos and she gave me a startled look but still took the money. Once I left I realized I overpaid her and thats why she looked at me like that, yet she didnt even try to give me my change back.
I then took a taxi to the hotel strip and was charged $27 dollars 🤦🏻♀️ I had lunch and relaxed at a beach club for a bit and only paid $50 USD, not bad. After I thought I could walk the strip and check out the stores/take pictures.. nope. The road was so narrow and full or cars, vans, scooters it was dangerous. So I hopped in a taxi and asked him to take me to the money exchange place so I could take out money and then drop me off at the hotel. He said it would be $650 pesos so I said fine. We get there and find out there are no open atms so I couldn’t withdraw/exchange any cash. Taxi driver added more money to my tab for needing to stop at a 2nd atm and now wanted $682 pesos ($37 USD) for literally a 10 min drive. I tried to bargain with him to just take all the pesos I had left: $520, and he refused and told me he would leave me there even though I had no other cash to catch another taxi or rent a bike! Thankfully I speak Spanish so I was going back and forth with him and basically convinced him to take me to the hotel because we made a deal. Thankfully he agreed but asked if he could come back to my hotel tomorrow to get the $162 pesos I owe him! I was baffled. I took his phone number but Im probably not gonna call him. These locals take advantage on tourists with no mercy. In NYC i can easily bargain with a cab driver over a price. Here, this taxi driver was already overcharging me and then got upset when I was a few pesos short. It was ridiculous and I honestly will never come back to Tulum. Even thinking of ending my trip early. Its NOT worth it unless youre rich.
*Hola Gabriela 👋👋*
Thank you very much for your insight about your experience 🙏.
We have received plenty of comments similar to yours about Tulum, and we can only say that this place is 10000000% hyped by Socia Media, taxi drivers, and vendors are ridiculously pricing as if the place was NY, LA or any European city, and at this rate, tourism will be declining slowly to the point that they will become jobless due to their bad business practices. Thank you again for sharing this, we hope we can bring more awareness to more travelers that are interested in Tulum they might reconsider the "famous" beach zone because they are ripping tourists off. 😡
She gave you extra massage time so maybe she thought you were tipping her extra.
Hi @ForTheRoadsTravels thank you for informative videos for mexico cities. I am in Tulum Right now what is the best way to reach to Cancun how do we know what is the best rate
Hola amigo, thank you for your comment. The best way is via ADO 🫶🙏
We escaped to Tulum from Playa Del Carmen over 15 years ago. Went back to Tulum last year and no more, its too upscale with upscale prices.
Hola Lou 🤗🤗
We cannot agreed with you enough with it, Tulum has changed a lot and at least in our perspective not for good, seems like locals have been pushed out of the beach area to transform into something not really Mexican! We hope to see more places with the same charm that Tulum had 15-20 years ago in other parts of Mexico 🇲🇽. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts, we really appreciate it
Glad I was able to visit in '93, and was able to take my wife to the ruins on our honeymoon 20 years ago. Back then were predicting that Tulum would take over as being the more quiet, inexpensive vacation spot once Playa grew to big.
I saw when looking at the map that they have a Boston Pizza now. I know Playa has one, but it's far from where I'll ever be. When I was a kid my parents pizza place competed with Boston Pizza, as it was a local Vancouver chain with it's 6th location in our nearby town. It's considered nothing special up here, I don't know how it managed to grow to be places like that.
Hola Gregg 😊😊 You guys must have seen a completely different Tulum in '93 and 20 years ago 🫣 I honestly don't know how they crafted the beach zone into what it is today - it truly is like a little made up dream world 🙃 That so interesting - you must have grown up with endless access to pizza? 🤩🤩🤩 As a Canadian chain, I'm sure they have lots of patrons down here because there is a massive Canadian community living in The Riviera Maya - it's funny how travel has really spread our cultures across the globe 🤩🙌 Thank you so much for watching Gregg 😊 Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
I was in Tulum earlier this year and had a very mixed experience. We stayed in an area that was basically a construction site with constant noise and dust. Even having a scooter we found it really difficult to get to the beach zone with the state of the roads. And when we did reach the beach zone we spent fortunes of money on beach clubs, restaurants and drinks. Everything is over priced and an up sell it’s unreal. However we also had some great experiences one was a mezcal tasting with a local who then suggested an amazing restaurant that gave us all the beautiful authentic Tulum vibes with no crowds or influencers. Top tip- always connect with the locals!
Hey Dan🤗🤗 Those new buildings they're putting up look really nice, but it must be such a let down with the dust and noise ☠️ Oh my gosh, lol, those potholes are worse than they are back home 😅🫣 It's actually dangerous during raining season because you won't be able to avoid hitting them, you've just got to hope for the best 🙃 Oh ya, the food is great, but things are way over priced 👀 Oh yes, I remember that you said the mezcal tasting was an incredible experience 🇲🇽 I'm sure you guys trued some great Mezcal 🙌 Oh my gosh, I think you found the hidden gem of Tulum - but just like you said, you've got to connect with the locals to find the best and most authentic experiences 🤩🤗 Thank you for watching Dan, sending a squeeze to you 🤗
Would love to know the name of this restaurant!
Which places do you recommend in the Mexican Carribbean for travel in April 2024 that is still relatively unspoilt and ungentrified?
Hola amig@, thanks for *watching* and commenting. We'd say check out Bacalar and Puerto Morelos, those spots that we consider not yet spoilt by tourism and still preserve its charm. Saludos 🤗🙏
I wish I had found your channel before my trip. I've traveled pretty extensively and sad to say I did not enjoy Tulum. It felt very fake and I didn't even feel like I was in Mexico (I stayed at the beach). Much preferred Playa del Carmen.
Hey Suru 😊😊 Ah, we're so sorry to hear that - I think certain influencers have built Tulum up to be this beautiful, mystic, incredible place 👀 We totally agree with you on that - Tulum no longer feels like Mexico, and it's so sad to know that the average local can barley afford to visit what was once such a charming little fishing town 🥲🫣 Did you have a chance to check out Tulum town? 😊 We're glad you enjoyed Playa - it's definitely got much more of that local charm, which is fantastic 🙌🇲🇽🫶 Thank you so much for watching 🫶
@@ForTheRoadTravelsit is mystical and spiritual. It is gorgeous and amazing. Just not for everyone, which is great, in my opinion. Please go to playa del carmen. :)) cheers
The only thing you will be surprised in Tulum is how SUPER expensive everything is. The Hotel Zone has higher prices then the USA does, huge rip off in this area. You will find much better pricing on the city strip of Tulum.
We totally agree, prices are way too *expensive* and there's so much hype our this place that we do not get it, at least the beach area. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. 🙏🫶
I had a horrible time in Tulum in May, 2024. The taxi drivers operate with the drug cartel. Expensive, aggressive, and dangerous taxi there. Avoid them at all cost.
Hola Admes,
We are so sorry you had a bad experience in Tulum, without a doubt the taxis not only in Tulum if not in the entire region on Quintana Roo they are infamous for not being the most ethical and very advantageous of the tourism domestic and international. Thank you for sharing your experience with us we truly appreciate it 🙏🏼🙏🏼
My favourite travel couple. Going back to playacar next monday for the second time this year for two weeks😂 from 🇬🇧
Hola Ryan 😊😊 Aaaah, thats so sweet of you 🤗 Oh my gosh, you must really love it here 😅 We love the weather this time of the year - it's still pretty hot, but not as crazy as the middle of Summer 🙌👌 We hope you have the best time down here 🌴🤩
@@ForTheRoadTravels thank you lovelys🥰 I honestly adore it and hoping to move here in the furure ❤️
@@ryanjames2665 Thank you Ryan it makes our day 🤩🤩. Yeah, that would be amazing if you love the area, PDC is a nice place to live. 🥰. Sending you all the great vibes from the Mexican Caribbean 🇲🇽🏝
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Thanks! So how do you get around the taxi scam prices? Negotiate? Or just accept it? Especially as a foreigner. I can’t justify spending $30 to travel a few KM.
Wow is something quite interesting, because the have the oficial price board, but TBH they are overpriced, neither as locals we can afford that. Unless is an emergency we would take them, but there are combis (mini vans) public transportation all along the main road, but they are not so frequent. Other alternative are the bikes but can be a bit tiring during hot days, but it's a nice experience 🙏🤗
@@ForTheRoadTravels that’s crazy that there is a price board but it’s it followed. I’d totally be down to walk to bike but we’ll have our 6yr old daughter with us and I can imagine there are no bike rentals for children. Plus she’d like have to use a child car seat so it gets really complicated taking public transportation like taxis and buses.
*@The Chile* Academy *Hola Amig@* , sorry we missed this comment . The prices in Tulum particularly with the taxis are ridiculously high, and we would use taxis there just if it's an emergency . In regards of the bikes we do not remember have seen children bikes . The car seats are not mandatory but it's always good to have them for an extra layer of safety, and can be helpful for taxis, but definitely public transportation will not be the case, there are not way attach them . We hope this information helps you .
Hi,
where do you suggest to stay instead of Tulum? To have an authentic experience
For *something* super local we'd say Felipe Carillo Puerto! But it's a bit far! The entire state is very commercialized. We recommend taking some tours to the Mayan Archeological Sites, or tours where they visit little towns in the region. We always suggest PDC to base your travels if you come for the very first time. 🙏🫶.
Thanks for watching Antonio 🙌
May I know the name of the other sign of cancun that it's in the hotel zone and behind there is a graffiti? Thank you! :)
*Hola Sheen* !
Yes, it's located within this plaza goo.gl/maps/A4qdd8V7RiL6Exbd8
Thank you for watching and commenting 🥰🤩
Hey guys what do you think of Merida?
We really like Merida is way quieter than PDC but is hotter than this region. We will be traveling there soon. We will be for couple of days exploring a little bit
If you were to stay for a night, would you find a hotel in the beach zone or in Tulum town?
Great question 🙌 That would really be dependent on budget - if you're looking for accommodation between US$30-100 per night, town would be your best bet but if you've got a much bigger budget and really want to immerse yourself in the 'Tulum universe', then you'd want to book something in the beach zone 😊😊 Thank you for watching, we hope you're having a great Sunday 🤗🇲🇽🌴
So my wife and I visited the Yucatan peninsula in April and we also visited Tulum for one day. My recommendation is to stay in Playa del Carmen since it is cheaper. You can easily visit Tulum for a day by Collectivo. And for Tulum we rented a scooter which was really comfortable especially when there is traffic at the beach zone. We got a good deal at a scooter rental in Tulum Centro. I think if you are visiting the area for “luxury” travel vibes and are not on the budget than Tulum will probably be a nice place to spend 1-3 days. But if you are on a budget and you want to see more of the region itself than I d suggest a one day trip since its definitely enough to see everything (especially by motorcycle)
And you should 100% try Burrito Amor!!! Incredible food!
@@ko12337 Hola Kenny 🤗
Definitely staying in PDC is the best way to save on accommodation as well as using the Colectivos. We're thinking to make a Tulum Travel Guide and to show that Tulum is not as bad as we showed in this video, and we thank you recommendation we will keep in mind when we're planning this video guide. We hope you and your wife and doing amazing and come and visit Mexico again soon 🙏🤩🇲🇽
These Taxi drivers are just naming their price. Avoid them, it's literally highway robbery and taking advantage of people.
Hola Geovanni 🤗🤗 oh my gosh we agree - US$30 is what most people make for a days worth of work in this region and these guys think it’s ok for an 8km ride 🤔 we always advise our friends to exercise caution when using taxis 🥲 thank you for watching ☺️☺️
I love your accent.. I'm Mexican I grew up in the US but been living in Mexico for the past 12 years specifically in michoacan.. your videos are very informative, do you have any south African girlfriends you can introduce me to? LOL .Saludos amigos..
Hola Juan 👋👋
Awww thank you 🤭☺️. Awesome, where in States did you grow up? We were actually in Morelia, but specifically were there for the Dia de Muertos celebration at Patzcuaro Lake area, and we had a blast, in the following weeks we will be releasing all that content.
Awww thank you so much for your comment and we're glad you found our videos very informative 🙏🤩.
Not girlfriends here in Mexico but there in SA 🇿🇦, you should pay a visit and you might get lucky to bring one to Mexico 🤭🤭. There are not many South Africans here but slowly they're finding Mexico as a country to move out of SA 🤭🙏🤩.
Thank you again for watching Juan 🙏🤗
Tulum is a magnetic Mystic place.. that's why people visit.. and many want to live there..
Hey Alicia 😊 We've heard that quite a lot and definitely agree that the energy there is something special 🙌
I've just started watching this. I know Tulum isn't that great. But you still need to go to Macario Gomez and Francisco Uh May! :)
But the food court area is awesome in Tulum!
Hey Peanut 🤗 oh thank you so much for those suggestions- we’re always looking for new video ideas, so we’ll add these to the list 🙌🏼
Is this in the main strip of town?👀☺️ we only had a day in Tulum, so we’re not super familiar with the town 🫣
So basically Tulum will be in the coming years what Cancun is today.
Or even worse 🤔🥲
Saludos Geovanni a ti y tu esposa
Hola Armando, que tal? 👋
Gracias amigo un saludo y un fuerte abrazo 🤩🤗
I'm in Tulum and this place is awful, the streets are lined with garbage, it's noisy af, taxis are $30 for a 5 min ride one way which is extortion, restaurants it's $50 for one person and the food is meh at best, cell services is crappy, everyone is rude and the vibe sucks. Also groceries are about $300/week for one person. Honestly I'm cancelling everything a month early I hate this place. Might be nice for a week, but after a month you see it's nothing but a tourist trap.
Hola amig@, we’re so sorry your experience at Tulum was awful, we’re very sad as Tulum 15 years ago was a truly untouched paradise, but now it has changed so much 😔😔. We hope you had the chance to visit another areas and Tulum was just the only bad thing during your trip 🙏🏼. Saludos and thanks for watching and sharing your experience 🙏🏼
“ it’s so horrible to see them, tearing up the jungle for places for me to stay” Always seems like people are upset that it’s not exclusive anymore.
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Lol always dump all the salsa on your taco❤
Hahaha, yes, that's where most of the flavor lies 🤩🤩🤤🤤
agree it is overrated and expensive. I think many years ago was the real deal, not it is a tourist trap. yes the hotels are nice and have cool designs, but not worth it
You said it right, it definitely is a tourist trap now 👀🤭 and probably the most expensive place in this entire region of Mexico 🤔 oh ya, we think the design of the hotels is stunning, but wouldn’t pay to stay in Tulum beach zone - no matter how beautiful the hotel is 🤔 thank you for watching Felipe ☺️
I've been to Tulum. Paid 100 dollars for a 10 minute ride. And the Tulum industry spent millions giving people free vacations and flights to Tulum resorts if they agreed to publicize it on social media and remember this area is basically a giant rainforest carved into a resort. Bali is by far the best place to visit in terms of that tropical atmosphere and overall vibe. Tulum and Cancun have turned into basically a Disneyland for Americans and that's bad news because this usually means trash and rude people and a very generic American vibe. And I'm saying this as an American. Rule of thumb. The places where you have the fewest number of tourists from America is usually the better places by far. also remember that theres been such a large growth of these resorts in Mexico because money laundering from drug money is a big deal in Mexico. There have to find a way to convert those dollars without much trace
Hola Thompson 👋
Thank you very much for your insight 🙏. We feel that Tulum is unauthentic, and has lost its charm that it used to have. Myself (Geo) had the opportunity to basically living in Tulum over 1 year back in 2007 and it's sad to see what has changed for the bad, we really hope does not continue growing at this pace because in few years there will be not more areas for the locals 🤔🙏
Go to Isla Mujers for the best beach and almost no sargassum.
We totally agree!
Even a better place you would like to check it out 👉 ruclips.net/video/wvkhEyYowKo/видео.html
Tulum is great
*Hola Cathi* 🙌
It's fantastic that you like it and it's OK to each to their own, we personally don't but that's the beauty of travelling there will be a place for everyone 😉
I had a car but i agree taxis are a rip off
Oh my gosh, when that taxi driver said US$30, one way we were shocked!!☠️ It only costs around US$50 to rent a car for a full day, so for them to charge as much as they do is just ridiculous 🫣 Haha, definitely the best paid taxi drivers in Mexico 🙃
@@ForTheRoadTravels Do you have recommendations for a good car rental from PDC?
Hola Achieng, we have only used a rental car once and it was at Firefly (Thrifty) located at 10 Ave with 16 bis street 🤗
@@ForTheRoadTravels Thank you
You’re most welcome 🙏🏼 🤩
You could’ve got a car. It’s definitely a driving place.
Hey Jane 🤗 We sure could have, but we typically travel on a budget of less than US$100 per day. But I'm sure lot's of people get cars when they're there 😊
This still can’t be worse than Cancun
Hahaha, I think both places definitely have their unique downsides and are marketed to completely different travellers 🧐😅 Cancun = all inclusive & Tulum = exclusive jungle paradise vibes 🥲
Just like everything in life you get what you pay for whats the mystery.Tulum is paradise!
Hola M Porsche 👋
We do agree with you on you get what you pay for! Our only dislike with Tulum is that has changed so much when I was living there, I understand change is inevitable but most of Tulum authenticity has disappeared, but each to their own. There are some people who likes Tulum and there some other who does not really like it 100%. Thank you anyway for your comment, we love to read other people opinions and, this is the beauty of this world. Thanks for watching 😉
I agree
AND HERE YOU PAY A LOT FOR SHITTY SERVICE
no one ?? Actually, lots of people are talking about it.
Gracias *Carlos*, for watching and commenting; we're glad people are experiencing the place and sharing their thoughts, even though some still love Tulum.
Sending you all the great vibes 🫶
In Tulum you pay for what you get. At the beach you have gorgeous restaurants with worldwide known chefs, and it’s an experience. People who want to spend go to the beach and they receive top service. And the sand and water are clear. Taxis suck but you can always negotiate.
*We totally* agree with "you get what you paid", it's kind of nostalgic at least for me (Geo) that I grew up in the area and Tulum is nothing like it used to be before now. Still not our cup of tea, but there are some areas worth exploring in Tulum but the beach area at least not for us. Taxis everywhere in the state suck, we hope it can get regularized one day and stop taking advantage of tourists and locals. 🙏. Thanks for watching and commenting.
OVERPRICED AND SHITTY MANY TIMES, SOME ARE GOOD LIKE HEARTWOOD.
Definitely not adding Tulum into our Mexico Travel Bucketlist 🚫
Hola Malcom 😊😊 Haha ya, in our opinion, there are much nicer places to visit in The Mexican Caribbean🙌🌴 But if you've got an extra day in this region, it might be nice to go to Tulum just to see what all the hype is about 🫣
...into an immigrant paradise
There's so much hype about it, that we do not understand 🤔🫢
Lesson of the story, eat burgers to save money,.
Not really but, we wanted to show it as a point of comparison 🤭😜
@@ForTheRoadTravels I was just kidding haha! Your video was very accurate and nice. Thank you :)
🤭 thank you amigo
south african complaining about potholes 🤔
Still valid though, right? 🤭