Brandon and Nancy Noelia

Jet Blue has direct flights out of Orlando. We recommend this option for shortest duration and price for our jax friends.

(Prices subject to change so book early. Right now round trip flights are $300 )

If you want to make the most of the trip plan on arriving a day early or leave a day later, especially if you want to see Chitzen Itza.

( Arrive Thursday, to site see Friday or you can plan on leaving a day later to have full day Sunday to site see, depart Monday)

Brandon and I plan to arrive Thursday and depart Sunday, flying out of Orlando. Let us know if others plan on this flight so we can try to do a group booking to lock in the rate of $300RT.

If your schedule is tight and you plan on arriving Friday and departing Sunday. We recommend doing local site seeing such as seeing Tulum Mayan Ruins/Cenotes on Saturday morning-afternoon before the wedding.

Scenic rainforest park with an underground river for swimming, a zipline & cave exploration.

Just 10min drive from Akumal

Underground Cave snorkeling- $33 USD

Zip line- $44

Tulum is 20min drive from Akumal and you can see some amazing Mayan Ruin on the beach. Located next to the Tulum beach town full of great restaurants and bars to visit too!

Open 8am- 5pm everyday

Entrance Fee- 65 pesos ( $4 USD)

Parking Fee- $6 USD

According to archaeological findings at the Tulum Ruins, the site began to be inhabited as early as 564 A.D.

Although with never more than an estimated 1,600 inhabitants, the site remained occupied until shortly before the end of the 16th century.

That’s when disease brought by the Spanish eliminated the majority of the population.

Over a period of 7 centuries, rulers came and went. The city we know as Tulum was transformed by each new generation of inhabitants and their respective styles and influences.

As a result, like in other Mayan ruins of the Yucatan Peninsula, many of the buildings fuse different architectural styles depending on the epoch in which they were built or expanded upon.

Fun Facts:

1 Tulum means wall in Maya, however, the town’s original name, Zamá (pronounced zam-MAH) translates as “Place of the dawning sun.”

2 It was one of the few enclosed cities built by the Mayas. With walls on three sides and the Caribbean Sea on the other, Tulum was built to be a fortress.

Coba is 45min drive from Akumal

Open 8am-5pm

Entrance Fee- 55 pesos ($4 USD)

Coba is Mayan Ruins but what’s unique...you can climb a Pyramid!

The largest pyramid at Coba is called Ixmoja, part of the Nohoch Mul group of buildings. The pyramid is 42 meters (138 feet) tall and was the heart of the city. Unlike other Maya sites, you can still climb this one, if you dare!

Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities, or Tollans, referred to in later Mesoamerican literature.[2] 

Chichen Itzá is the most visited Mayan site in Mexico. For this reason plan your trip with extra time considering entrance lines. Also bring sunscreen and umbrella as it’s very hot and there is a lot of ground to explore with little shade. This is a full day so plan on arriving a day early or leaving a day later if you want to do this.

Entrance fee $25 USD per person

Open 8am-5pm everyday

You can book a tour that will pick you up and drop off at your hotel with Mayan Rivera Tours. If your interested in doing this please let me know so we can try to get a group discount rate ( aprox $100 per person)

You can also rent a car and drive there. Very easy drive down the main highway going south and stop at some cenotes on the way.

Akumal is 1 hour and 15min drive from Cancun international airport.

We will be updating this section soon with recommended transportation company you can use.

If you plan on site seeing and staying extra days we recommend renting a car to make the most of the trip and see all the great sites in the area.