Looking at doing one of these RC excursions.....opinions needed!

[jmpaull]

Looking for some reviews on these excursion please.

 

XPLOR-All Inclusive Adventure - CZL3

OVERVIEW: Xplor is a unique underground world, with activities that invite you to explore the jungle and discover a fantastic world beyond the surface. If you enjoy extreme adventure, enhanced emotions and deep sensations, this tour is perfect for you. HIGHLIGHTS: Enjoy 13 exciting zip lines through the forest. Journey through the jungle on amphibious vehicles. Swim surrounded by stalactites and stalagmites. Discover a raft route across subterranean caverns. Enjoy a nutritious and light buffet. NOTES: Your entrance to the park includes life jacket, helmet and harness, raft and hand paddles, two-seated amphibious vehicles, lockers, dressing rooms, showers, and lunch.

 

Sea Turtle Snorkel - CZE3

- Overview: Snorkel alongside loggerhead sea turtles at Akumal Bay for approx. 50 minutes in water only 6 to 8 feet deep. After snorkeling, you can relax on a beautiful white sand beach where a BBQ lunch is served. - Highlights: Tender ride to and from the mainland. Snorkel with loggerhead sea turtles. BBQ lunch and drinks are included. - Notes: Only biodegradable sun tan lotion is acceptable and no physical contact is permitted with the sea turtles or other wild marine life.

 

Everybody Loves Rays! - CZO1

- Overview: The stingray encounter and snorkel allows you to meet, interact, and learn about these gracious creatures. In shallow water, your encounter with the rays will create stunning memories as they kiss your palm while you feed them and feel their silky wings. Snorkel with more rays and colorful fish in deeper water (4' to 18'). Rays are safe (NO barbs). Once you are done, enjoy the beach club and its amenities. - Highlights: Meet, interact, feed, and pet stingrays. Snorkel with many rays and colorful fish. Enjoy the beach club, green iguanas posing for pictures, hermit crab races, and water trampoline. Return to your ship or go shop downtown. - Notes: Medical restrictions apply

 

Amazing Secret River and Cavern - CZJ4

OVERVIEW: Come explore the region's most unique natural treasure an amazing series of caverns connected by underground waterways! Walk, wade, and swim through the easy 600m route. Incredible stalactites, stalagmites and other formations will astound you! HIGHLIGHTS: Explore an amazing series of caverns. Snack and beverage included. Tender ride to and from the mainland and free time in Playa del Carmen. NOTES: Medical restrictions apply. Wear a bathing suit and bring a change of clothes. Watches, jewelry, photo and video cameras are not allowed inside the cavern. Lockers are available free of charge.

 

My husband and I like to take excursion at every port but like to do more than just the beach excursion where you go to their beach and lay out or swim.

Feel free to recommend any others but want them to be through RC

THANK YOU

[mrsfuzzmo]

Tours 1,2 & 4 are all on the mainland and will require a half-hour (ish) ride on a ferry and then a bus transfer to the tour.

 

Xplore is cool. Pretty touristy, man-made zip lines from high structures, not through the jungles, etc. It's located just a short ride from the ferry drop off in Playa del carmen. If you like adrenaline sports, this might be fun for you.

 

Akumal Turtles are nice if you want to spend a lot of time on transportation. you'll ferry again and then it's about a 45 minute bus ride either way to Akumal from PDC. If you want to see a cute little Mexican area, it's nice. There are almost ALWAYS turtles there. Only thing would be if it's windy and too rough to snorkel. Generally it's nice there.

 

Secret River is pretty cool. If you want to take a trip to the mainland, out of all three, that is probably the one I'd do. Pretty authentic and neat experience.

[AACJ]

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Akumal Turtles are nice if you want to spend a lot of time on transportation. you'll ferry again and then it's about a 45 minute bus ride either way to Akumal from PDC. If you want to see a cute little Mexican area, it's nice. There are almost ALWAYS turtles there. Only thing would be if it's windy and too rough to snorkel. Generally it's nice there.

 

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I can second that the turtles are great, except for the long ride there and back (both boat and bus). We took this tour two years ago and instead of the advertised lunch they had breakfast which, well...we ate on the ship. But, there were a few open taps of different Mexican beers which I made sure to partake of.

 

The beach was actually very nice. You had plenty of time to walk up and down the beach too. You also have access to the hotel pools if you want. If you bring your own snorkel stuff, you can go back into the water and see the turtles again for another hour or two, just be sure to be back and dried off in time to get to the bus to go back.

 

Since we are going to Cozumel in a week or so, we decided that we didn't want to spend that much time driving and will be staying on the island, we just don't know what to do there..