From Tulum we continued our adventure through the Caribbean Coast, this time accompanied by the Swiss Sara, and stopped at the super touristy, but charming, Playa del Carmen.

Playa is a party town by the sea and reminded us of Miami beach. It has crystalline waters too but not as pretty as the waters in Tulum. But you can enjoy and relax there and Carol ventured herself on a slackline.

With a big curiosity to see the famous tourist spot of Cancun we decided to make a day-trip by bus, which took only an hour. We had a blooming onion at Outback (after a long time missing it) and spent the day visiting some beaches, which are dominated by massive and noisy resorts, looking more like the Disneyland of the beaches.
The color of the water is really impressive, but if you’re looking for relaxation this is definitely not the best destination. But it is worth at least a quick visit just to check with your own eyes.

Well, if Playa del Carmen is a party place of course we ended up partying! We left with a group from our Hostel and all girls had free drinks all night. Woohoo… The night ended for us at 9 am and it will be remembered forever! Alexis drank a lot and he took 3 days to recover from the hangover. Yeah, we’re really getting old. Ahaha…

After a day dying from hangover we continued with Sara and Adrian (another Swiss) to the remote island of Holbox. Our main goal there was to swim with the giant whale sharks, but for our bad luck the port closed for two days because of bad weather right on the day of our tour. Well, at least we enjoyed our charming hostel and made a delicious vegetarian dinner with Sara and Adrian.

From there we should go to Merida, but we ended up finding a cheap flight to Cuba from Cancun so we decided to go back there with the Swiss. Not feeling very attracted by Cancun we took the ferry on the same day and went to Isla Mujeres, an island also famous for its crystal clear waters. And we got there just in time for a beautiful sunset.

Surprise, surprise … When we settled on the island we found out that they were doing the tour for the whale shark. Yeahhhh …! Of course we couldn’t miss the opportunity and this was certainly one of the most amazing experiences of the trip and of our lives. The whale shark is the largest fish in the world, measuring 9-12 m and weighing about 13 tons!! Seeing these gigantic creatures swimming with pure lightness was awesome!
Carol vomited 4 times because the sea was very rough, but she said it was the happiest vomit of her life. It was worth it!

Also we were lucky to see the manta rays, some giants of 3 meters and other babies. They often swim together and it looks like a ballet under the water. Sensational!

Watch our video swimming with these amazing animals:

In Isla Mujeres we arranged our flight to Cuba and also found a cheap flight to Europe for July and we are super excited. Now Cuba for 15 days without internet and then return to Mexico to continue visiting this wonderful country!