Cancun Escape: Beaches, Cenotes, & Crystal-Clear Water
Experience Overview
Looking for a quick trip, or to add extra adventure to another Mexico tour? This four-day Cancún experience might be the answer to your travel prayers. Your sweeter-than-sweet hostel in Cancún's “hotel zone” will be your home-base for doing as much, or as little, as you want. Want to explore the area? Head out of the city on an excursion to a local community where you’ll prepare (and devour) some regional dishes, before swimming in a nearby cenote. Of course, you’ll have plenty of ways to spend your free time, like optional day trips to Isla Mujeres or Playa del Carmen, or just kicking back at the beach or by the hostel pool.
Highlights
- Stay at a hostel near the beach in the hotel zone
- Travel to a local community to try your hand at regional recipes
- Go swimming in a cenote
- Enjoy free time for optional activities and day trips
- Relax on the beach and swim in the turquoise water of the Mayan Riviera
Trip Details
Product Code: 1778
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Basic
Transport: Private vehicle.
Guide Language: English
Tour Operator:
G Adventures
Supplier Code: CMCNHW
Starts: Cancún, Mexico
Finishes: Cancún, Mexico
Duration: 4 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Activities
- Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Foodie Moment: Yucatecan Community Lunch Experience and Cenote Swim, Cancún
- Beach time at Cancún
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hostel (3 nts)
- 3 breakfasts, 1 lunch
Transport
- Private vehicle.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, local guides.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $466 ($116 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Cancún
Arrive at any time, and kick back at the hostel or head out to explore the city before meeting up with fellow Roamies in the evening. Later, head downtown to the Parque de las Palapas to find some food and to check out the local scene.
Day 2: Cancún
Day trip! Head away from the tourists into the jungle of the Yucatán to a local community. You'll learn all about the delicious regional cuisine and help prepare some of the dishes before scarfing it down on the spot for lunch. Later, top it all off with a swim in a nearby cenote to cool off from the midday heat. Don't worry, you'll still have time to hit the beach or hang out at the hostel pool when we get back to Cancún in the afternoon.
Day 3: Cancún
A free day in Cancún, how good does that sound? If you're craving more adventure you could head out on a day trip to Isla Mujeres or Playa del Carmen, or stay local and squeeze every last moment out of that white sand beach or the hostel hang-out spots. Your CEO is always on hand to give recommendations or to show you the best local stretches of beach, the rest is up to you. Ready to party? Of course you are! Your CEO knows all the best bars and clubs Cancún has to offer. Who needs sleep anyways?
Day 4: Cancún
Depart at any time, or maybe decide to add on a few more nights at the beach.
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
Reviews
Martina R - Traveled, October 2023
For a tour in Cancun, I would have liked the hostel to have access to the beach. Or at least be close to the beach, we were in a bay that had neither beach nor swimming. I didn't think the hostel was super great, but it was OK. I would also have liked to know that there was a pre-tour group that you could join. Everyone was very nice, but you join an existing group. The excursions and planned tours were great! The tour guide Laura was great! But I could have done with more of a programme, that's what I book a tour for. There was a lot of free time for 4 days. All in all it was very nice, but not a 10/10.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2023
Joseph D - Traveled, October 2023
Always have a great experience with G Adventures. Although this was only a quick tour the while group and guide were fantastic. Lau Malacara did a brilliant job, super friendly and helpful
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2023
Eliana C - Traveled, September 2023
Because I have done 3 trips with G Adventures so far and all 3 of them exceeded my expectations: itinerary are well planned, everything is organised and tour leaders has been always brilliant
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/17/2023
Deborah M - Traveled, August 2023
I think my trip was incredible, but the hostel situation wasn't the best. The dorm room in Selina smelled bad and some of girls left to find another room. I didn't leave the room, but my bag and personal belongings were taken after I came back from our activities. We talked to the manager and they agreed to give us a private room and free water. I'm glad we resolved the issue, but them taking our belongings was unacceptable. What if someone stole it? Would Selina compensate us?
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/27/2023
Rachel B - Traveled, November 2023
It was a good experience but I was staying at the hostel longer than the trip so they put me in a single room. If I was put in a standard dorm it would have been fine but a little less enjoyable.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/26/2023
Phoebe M - Traveled, June 2023
I have never gotten to experience anything like what G Adventures/ Roamies has to offer - and Constanza was a phenomenal guide and a fun person to travel with.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/16/2023
Anna C - Traveled, June 2023
Able to experience culture in areas where there are no tourists around
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/25/2023
Danghung Q - Traveled, June 2023
I love the experience
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/25/2023
Amarah B - Traveled, April 2023
This is my first solo trip and It was very fun and extremely successful! I enjoyed the activities and my Roamies! I definitely plan on traveling with G Adventures again in the near future!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/30/2023
Nevena M - Traveled, March 2023
Best way to travel on your own and still not be lonely and feel safe
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/16/2023
Lucy G - Traveled, March 2023
On this tour there were many activities listed on the itinerary that we didn't do. We also weren't told that we would be tagging on to the end of a two week tour and we were not made to feel welcome joining the group.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 04/19/2023
Michelle K - Traveled, January 2023
Hostels not for everyone (ie older people)
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 02/05/2023
Katharina J - Traveled, December 2022
Traveling with young people in small groups is much more fun, as everything from culture to party is included. However, the difference to the 18-3something category is not clear to me.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 01/22/2023
Angus A - Traveled, November 2022
I wish there was a bit more action.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/27/2022
Remi M - Traveled, October 2022
The Selina Hostel in Cancun had a lot of issues. they'did not have towels or sheets available at first and also said they could only give out 2 keys to a shared dorm. The beds were extremely uncomfortable and I tried a bunch of times to request a bottom bunk (which i did not get) and was told I was unable to do so.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/13/2022
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