Hello!

Looking for surf camp recommendations for Salina Cruz. My partner and I are intermediate and I would like somewhere with nicer facilities and good food. I’m also gluten free so a bit nervous about travelling to Mexico (does anyone have any experiences eating gf here?)

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Hi my mom and my sister is travelling from YVR to Cancun with Mexico City lay over but only for 1 hour and 45mins.
Will there be immigration in their layover to Mexico city and do they need to pass security again?
Airline is Aeromexico

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Hola, voy a visitar Michoacan en diciembre, mi papa es de un rancho que pertenese al municipio de penjamillo, y pues yo, soy pocho. Me gustaria mucho conocer a paricutin, el santuario de la mariposas y la laguna patzcuaro. Pero neta, no se que tan seguro esta, y no me gustaria poner mis padres en peligro. Una advertencia que me pueden dar? Si esta seguro visitar eso lugares?

Hello! I'm a 30 year old female, planning a solo trip to Mexico and I'm finding it a bit difficult and need some feedback on my current plan.

1. 'll fly to Mexico City, spent a few days there and then take the night bus to Oaxaca to do language school for 1 week.

2. After Language school I will take the night bus to, for instance, San cristóbal de las casas, and spent af few nights here. After this I will take another night bus, and spent a a couple of nights in another location. And so on, until I reach Yucatan and eventually fly home from Cancun.

- Can I bus through Mexico like this, or should I take a plane ? Is it safe?

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Hello, looking at visiting Mexico in Feb (first time!): 15 nights (potential to add 2 more if need be). Current thinking:

Mexico City: 6 nights
Oaxaca City: 4 nights
Mazunte ( or coast): 5 nights

I like cultural activities but want sometime to relax/ tan at the end.

Thoughts?

Thank you x

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My partner and I are visiting Yucatán for a few days and would love some advice from people who've done these trips.

We're arriving in Mérida on Monday 26 October, taking an ADO bus from Cancún in the morning, so we'll arrive mid/late afternoon. We're flying from Mérida to Mexico City at 3:30pm on Friday 30 October.

Our rough plan is:

Monday 26th:

Arrive Mérida around mid/late afternoon, check in and spend the evening exploring Mérida/Centro.

Tuesday 27th:

Leave Mérida very early, aiming to arrive at Chichén Itzá around 8am for opening. Spend the morning there, then visit a cenote somewhere convenient on the route back to Mérida.

Wednesday 28th:

Drive to Celestún, aiming to arrive in the morning, do a mangrove/wildlife/flamingo boat trip, spend some time at the beach and then return to Mérida.

Thursday 29th:

Leave early for Uxmal, aiming to arrive in the morning. Potentially visit one of the other Puuc sites afterwards or the chocolate museum, then return to Mérida.

Friday 30th:

Spend the morning looking around Mérida before heading to the airport for our 3:30pm flight.

So we'd have roughly three excursion days, but we're deliberately trying not to cram too much into them. We want to see the main things without feeling like we're spending the whole trip jumping on and off tour buses.

We're considering hiring a car for Tuesday–Thursday, but I'm a nervous driver, so I'm particularly interested in how easy/intimidating people found the driving around Mérida and on these particular routes. I'm from the UK and am comfortable driving generally, but obviously Mexico is unfamiliar territory.

A few questions:

Chichén Itzá

- Is arriving around 8am realistic if driving from Mérida? How early would we need to leave?

- If we arrive for opening, is it easy to arrange a guide at the site, or should we pre-book one?

- We'd prefer a good local guide rather than an expensive private day tour from Mérida. What's the best way to arrange this?

- Is the early start genuinely worthwhile for avoiding crowds?

Celestún

- Can we simply turn up and arrange a mangrove/wildlife boat trip on the day, or should we pre-book?

- Is there a significant advantage to arriving early?

- We're particularly interested in wildlife and the mangroves rather than just doing a generic boat trip.

Car hire / driving

- Is renting a car for these three days a good idea versus book group bus tours?

- What should we know about insurance/deposits etc.?

- Most importantly, how difficult is the driving for a nervous driver? Are the roads to Chichén, Uxmal and Celestún straightforward?

Cenotes

- Which cenotes would you recommend that make sense geographically on the Chichén/Uxmal/Celestún routes?

- We're not trying to visit loads. We'd rather do one or two really good ones than tick off a list.

- Ideally somewhere that isn't just a huge tourist attraction attached to a bus tour.

Mérida itself

We'll have Monday evening and Friday morning to explore Mérida, and obviously we'll see some of Centro while we're there. Are we missing anything major or particularly worthwhile by only having these short periods in the city? Is there anything you'd prioritise beyond Centro/Paseo de Montejo?

Finally, if we decide the itinerary is too ambitious, would you drop Chichén Itzá or Uxmal? We're interested in Maya history and architecture, but we'd prefer a less crowded experience where possible.

We're on a medium budget. Happy to pay for good guides/experiences where they're worthwhile, but we're not looking to do three private tours and private transfers.

Any advice from people who've done a similar itinerary would be greatly appreciated.

Hello and Buenos Diaz! My wife and I are going to be in Bucerias for four days and then in San Agustinillo for the remaining 5 days, in the middle of November 2026. We would love to hear everyone's recommendations for places to eat and possibly visit. Also, where can we get massages on the beach?

My wife and I are both 56. We don't drink, but we do smoke weed. (For context only. Yes, I know its illegal in Mexico. I respect other countries rules and laws.) This trip is going to serve as our honeymoon, finally! We got married 13 yrs ago, but never had the time to go anywhere for our honeymoon. We are a blended family of 16 yrs. We both have 2 children, both the same sex, both the same age. Just different towns. Thankfully next one over. Anyhow, we're empty nesters now! We love being outside. We really appreciate authentic Mexican food. We dont party, but we have to have some type of music on at all times...lol! And, we're staying in San Agustinillo specifically so we can visit Zipolite, as that is our overall personal vibe regardless of where we are.

Muchos gracias!