Tulum

Introducing Tulum

Tulum’s spectacular coastline – with its confectioner sugar sands, jade-green water, balmy breezes and bright sun – make it one of the top beaches in Mexico. Where else can you get all that and a dramatically situated Maya ruin? There are also excellent diving, fun cenotes, great snorkeling, and a variety of lodgings and restaurants to fit every budget.

There is one big drawback. The town center, where the really cheap eats and sleeps are found, sits right on the highway, making it feel more like a truck stop than a tropical paradise. This said, both Cobá to the west and the massive Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka’an to the south make doable day trips.

Hurricane Dean brought some minor damage to Tulum’s beachfront cabañas, but most places should be up and running by the time you read this.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009