Cancun - 10 Culture Shocks of Visiting Cancun, Mexico
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- 10 Things That Will Shock Travelers When They Visit Cancun, Mexico
Cancun is world famous for it’s great beaches, access to numerous Mayan ruins, and fun laid back attitude. For tourists there are a number of other attributes of Cancun that could shock them. This video goes over a number of fun facts about Cancun. From the crazy driving with Topes (speed bumps) big enough to eat your car, to the insane number of insane tourists, to the beauty of Chichen Itza, Tulum, and more. The 10 Things That Shock Tourists about visiting Cancun, Mexico.
Filmed in Cancun, Mexico
Copyright Mark Wolters 2018
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I’ve watched MANY of your videos to prepare for my solo trip to Cancun. I just got back a week ago and I LOVED it!!! Thank you so much for the tips and tricks to traveling!!!
i am glad we could help :)
Solo trip? Props to you. I’m a chicken to go alone.
Mam u have already vacation package here in cancun?
Aneshea,
I’m going solo tomorrow
Do you have any dos and donts for me? 🙌🏼☺️☺️
I'm doing the same thing , did you stay at a resort?
One of the most noticeable differences between Mexican beach destinations and other places such as Bali or Thailand is the people. I've found that in both Cancun and Cabo, if people try to sell you stuff on the street, a polite 'no thanks' is all you need to do for them to leave you alone. In Bali and Thailand they will follow you down the street hassling you in most cases which has really put me off. The best reply I ever received was in Cabo, after I declined the local said 'I will try harder tomorrow, have a good day'. What a great attitude!
"Alcohol doesn't count to stay hidrated" you're hilarious 😂👍
Just make sure to drink SOME water fam
The Riviera Maya in May is awesome. No too hot, not too humid, and the resorts are half empty.
As a Mexican I'd recommend you to explore some places in the rest of the peninsula, like: Bacalar & Chetumal, Cozumel, Mérida or Campeche. I was in Cancún without my parents for the first time some months ago and damn! everyone just wants to rip you off! That airport is more expensive than Brussels'! How's that even possible!?
Omar Adrián Nuño Íñiguez 😂 so true!
Extremely important: when taking the buses, always have complete control of your wallet. They have professional pickpocketers riding the buses that set up situations on the bus to steal your wallet. Never let go of it when riding the bus.
yeah right, New York too.
😯 Thanks !
We had our honeymoon in Cancun :) We didn't drive, just took buses. Strangely enough, the crazy-ness of the buses was one of the highlights of the trip for me XD
Wolters, I hate saying this but when I go to Mexico, I want to feel that I am in Mexico. Cancun is too Americanized. I have taken the bus running along the entire hotel strip and it made me feel that I was in America, the malls, etc. My favorite place is Puerto Morellos. It is a great Mexican village where they have great restaurant's which are also not Mexican if you don't want to eat Mexican somedays. I also enjoyed Playa del Carmen and Cozumel. More Mexican to me. I liked Bucerias and the Puerta Vallarta area. So much more like Mexico. Just my opinion. I hope one day that I will get to visit Merida.
@CV0808 • I hear that Monterrey is even more like the US (especially Texas, Southern California, etc.) than are Mexico City or Guadalajara. After all, Monterrey is just 100-150 miles from the US-Mexican border.
Mark, as usual your video is awesome and a great reminder of things to expect that Ive forgotten about when I head back to Mexico for my vacation. Helps me to get excited. You always seem to get every detail
What you said about the airport was so true
It really is just crazy
Just got back from Cancun. This guy is on-point from the first tip to the last! Really great advice.
HE is so on point with his "shocks". I experienced it all with the exception of driving.
I stayed in downtown Cancun for 10 days in an airbnb. It cost me $250usd. Food and public transportation was extremly cheap.
Weird last year i was getting ready to go to greece and i found your videos this year i am going to Mexico and i find your videos lol You really have me covered sir.
Great information ! Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you so much for your tips!
My husband and I are traveling to Cancun this June. I have friends that live in Playa del Carmen and they gave us many of the same tips you did. You speak like a local from Cancun. Great job Walter!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
i love the way you cover things that other youtubers forget and what you cover is always important and relevant 😘
Thank you Elaine! We try and it means a lot that fellow travelers like yourself notice and let us know. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your video! Really really helpful.
The best info as always! I wanna go!
Thank you Victoria. Ibthink you would really enjoy it.
Great video, thanks for sharing ur experience.
I love this guy and this channel! Before I travel to any new place I always lookup Wolters World for some very practical & helpful advice. So many thanks Wolter!
Awesome video, thanks!
You are Awesome! Love your every single of your videos!!! Thank you for sharing with us!!!
I love you man i always check out your channel before i travel. keep up the good work and greetings from Munich!
Great video ! Thanks a lot 🙏 safe travel and good vibes !
Thank you and you too!
Thank you for very important information.
Isla Mujeres -- Playa Norte. Will be the nicest beach many Americans ever see in their life. And such a fast and easy day trip from Cancun.
Very true. So easy to get to
Omg I just love your video !! My family and I discover your videos with the one from Switzerland it was so amazing and helpful we had an amazing time and here I am . Great videos thanks you ! 🙂
Cancun was great. And the people are so nice. I can't wait to go back.
I like your videos because I can trust your coverage. I am unusual with my likes of destinations. You help me weed out places I would not like to visit, or have introduced me to more unusual places that I would like. You save me a lot of money and time!
Thank you Brian. That is one of the things we try to do in our videos. Just help fellow travelers make better travel decisions on where to go and where their traveling dollars may go. Great travels to you!
I love the great and truthful info!
Booked my ticket to Cancun yesterday. Heading out on April 7th(:
Awesome! I'm jealous! You will have fun.
how was it!!
ray Hot! Very hot! Haha
One year later, but I'm going on the same day !!! How was your trip ? :D
Going this friday for the 4th time ....cant wait!
We just got back... loved it!
Awesome!
Isn't it very dangerous ? I heard it not good
Victor Melendez, sadly it’s gotten worse in recent years... but Cancun is still relatively safe compared to the rest of Mexico as tourism is the main source of income so they try not to scare away tourist. If you want to go, but you’re a bit afraid of crime, I’d suggest going on tours with xperiencias xcaret. They are the best tour company in all of Mexico, it’s a bit more pricey, but well worth it!
We never felt unsafe
I used to go to TJ almost every weekend. Drive down to Lobster town. Good times! Good times!
Thank you for the great info!
you are very welcome!
Digging your videos! Subscribed 👍👍
going to Cancun/Tulum in two weeks! can't wait!!
Love your channel mate
Really Nice Advice 👌🏾
Thanks for this
Great vids !!😁😁🙏🏼💯
Awesome vid!
YOU HAVE;REALLY,TONS OF INFORMATION OF CANCUN;IENJOYED WHATCHING YOUR AMUSING VLOG;looks like you had agreat time thank you
GREAT VIDEO WOLTER
Thank you! Efcharisto!
Haven’t been there since Feb., ‘92. Feel like I need to get back. You picked a good time to visit, Mark et al.
Hello sir.. as of now we offered 80% discount for our 5 star and 7 star hotel here in CANCUN MEXICO. Just for 7 days and 6 nights sir. Also the bahamas cruise and florida destination are include for our package.
Watching our 30 minute natural sound walk through's might be helpful? We have one of Cozumel, a nice day trip.
There's no ad's or presenters, they're just offered freely, as we found these kind of video's very helpful ourselves, especially alongside the informative video's Mark offers.
Thank you again Mark for sharing your ever helpful advice. We always look forward to seeing more from you and have subscribed.
True and good advice, no hooplas. Thanks.
Very informative video Mark! This has to be one of my fave videos you've done yet. I haven't been to Cancun yet but some day! For now, I will just continue to live vicariously through you :) Keep up the great work.
Thank you!
Hola
would love a video from you on the CBX from San Diego to Tijuana. You are the best and most informative!!
Thank you 🙏
We had taken the busses everywhere fdim our resort. Downtown (markets) to the city center/shopping mall... our biggest shock was that the bus pauses-it doesn't fully stop!
remember to bend your knees and roll :)
Going here for spring break!
Great, thanks.
You are very welcone
The sand looks amazing!
oh my gosh those faces tired of shopping ,, hilarious,, adorable
I live here in Cancun & I love that you mention that zona hotelera is not just Cancun and there is more in the city :)
I'm always surprised that people don't at least try to view the city. Some nice things to check out
Excellent video. I have never had much interest in visiting Mexico but would strongly consider Cancun after watching this.
It's worth a visit. Even if it's just for a long weekend visit it can be fun
Hey Wolter love your vid very informative will be visiting in October however how will you recommend to move around cancun and as well go to isla mujeres...thanks
will be in Cancun on March 1st for 2 months since classes are all online! Can't wait!
I'm looking forward to coming to Cancun and the Yucatan Peninsula early this coming February for a few days, and in preparing for this trip as a kosher traveller, I'm amazed and surprised at just how many kosher restaurants - and Chabad Houses - there are in Cancun along with Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, and Playa del Carmen.
Im going to playa del carmen in 18 days, super excited.
how was it
Excellent video on Cancun! I lived in Cozumel for a year and what is described in this video covers pretty much all aspects you need to be aware of when traveling to CanCun in order to enjoy it! BTW, do you know what CanCun means? "Nest of snakes" in Mayan :-) Beautiful pace indeed!
Taking my solo Cancun trip in December.
Ricardo Chavez I’m headed out there next month April I hope I really have a good time
The airport is pretty crazy- I just didn’t pay attention to people trying to sell me stuff. Act like a European that doesn’t understand English or Spanish. I bought a cheap bus ticket to the city center instead. Very comfy bus ride too, a/c and TV. I also managed to ride local buses around the hotel district (they’re a bit intimidating) but just hand the coins and they’ll give you change. Play it cool
Is that the ADO bus?
So Timely. We're headed down in a month though further down south. We're planning on getting a rental car and I'm a bit scared of that now. Lots of great tips as always. -Henry
If you are in Yucatan you should be fine.
Just got back from Cancun, never felt unsafe, and we weren't hassled at the airport but I'm guessing we were lucky. We road public transit and friends of ours went to the mall and no issues. That being said, I personally wouldn't feel great about renting a car and exploring... stick with the masses of tourists if you are inexperienced.
Wait- what’s wrong with drinking tequila and hanging on the beach😄 we are doing a sailing tour to Isla Mujeres, a fishing trip, a Mexican Cooking Adventure, and à spa day at Lagunamar! We love Cancun!
Recommend Oaxaca. Spend a few days and then go for a night or two at Puerto Escondido.
In Cancun airport I remember being FORCED to take a taxi. There is nothing walking distance from the airport. Do not expect to take an UBER, the taxis will physically scare them away (throw rocks). Taxis were charging $30-$40 USD for the trip into downtown Cancun.
While in Cancun area, take the A.D.O. bus they only charge $5USD to take you all the way to other town like Playa Mujeres, Tulum, Valladolid etc. These buses are everywhere.
Or if your trip is within town, just wave down the local bus Driver and they will pick you up wherever you are at $0.50USD.
Also there are Vans known as Collectivos aka Collectivo. They are the cheapest way to get from town to town. They charge roughly $3.00 from town to town.
Great video man! thank u very much for the info. But i have a question, if i wanna go two weeks on holiday, how many money do u think i should need? Without counting the Hotel and passage??
Very useful info...i am going to cancun in june 2019 and since you said it is ridiculous to use the atm, what would you recommend as far as taking all money on me and locking it in the safe?? Or just taking half out in the u.s and keeping half on my card??
We’ve never been! Might be a place we visit in the near future!
It is :)
Ill be there in 2 weeks!!!!....cant wait....its minus 25 degrees here in canada right now
Have a great time!
you forgot to mention that the main Street is pretty cool. alot of steakhouses and nice places to visit. there is a bus that will take you through town for a few cents.
The taxi prices are pretty well fixed to take you to the center of town.
Funny story. I staid at an all-inclusive. Everyone in my hotel seem to be Oriental in the lobby and elevator, but in the pool they were all Americans. Never figured it out.
On the balcony of the room there was a sign that said " Do not hang your clothes from the balcony". So I didn't. I put my wet clothes on the chairs behind the sun table. When I went down to the pool. I looked up-- and every balcony had clothes hanging from them.
PS paying your ticket on the spot is paying a bribe. Always ask for a ticket and most of the time they will drive away. Also Mercado 28 is about as bad as the shark tank at the airport.
Good info
Thank you
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Great video Mark ! Have you guys been to the island of Cozumel ? Would be cool if you could make a video from there.
We are going to be making Meridia next trip. Then cozumel
I went in Sept of 2007..I was surprised by how humid it was when disembarking the airplane. I shouldn't have been though as it is the Yucatan . I went on an excursion to Chichen Itza.. and the tour I was on did stop by a sink hole and also a restaurant with more authentic food. You pass many small villages that are how most people of the region live.
Parmesana went on the same tour , i jumped off the ledge in the sinkhole that water was cold
A couple of shocks I would add:
1. Most rental car prices you see listed online don't include Mexican insurance, which you have to have and it adds about $25 or so a day to the online prices. That said, while the traffic in Cancun is a bit crazy it is great to be able to drive down the coast to Playa del Carmen, Akumal, Xel-Ha, Xcaret, and Tulum all in about 80 miles -- and also great to go 25 miles into the peninsula and visit the big Mayan ruins at Coba. These roads are quite good and the people are friendly.
2. There's lots of great food in the Riviera Maya (and Cozumel) area. Lots of good Mexican food, lots of good seafood, and also good Mayan food -- and most of it at really good prices. All-inclusives can be nice and hassle-free if you just want to chill out in one place, but there's so much cheap, good food there that you don't want to just eat at the A.I. the whole time.
robtw1970 So do you recommend renting a car? I was thinking of doing it online or could i do it when i get there? Going to Cancún in 2 weeks! Thanks
Carolina I think it depends on what you intend to do. For us, a family of 4, we rented a car for 3 of the 7 days that we were there and used it for day trips to Coba, Tulum, Akumal, Xel-Ha. While we hear the ADO buses that run to those parts are cheap, clean and safe, we were lugging our own snorkeling gear and bags with extra water, snacks and dry clothes, so it was nice to just have our own vehicle. The other days we didn't rent a car we either just relaxed at the resort or we used taxis or walked.
You can reserve online or rent there, but if you reserve online just be mindful that most rates don't include the required insurance. Basically, even the smallest car will be right around $40 a day with all coverages. You can see a good example of this, and scroll down and read about all of the coverages, on this website for Isis Rentadora who we have used in Playa Del Carmen and Cozumel (they are good to deal with): www.isiscarrental.com/playa-del-carmen-rates/
P.S.: Hope this helps, have a great trip!
robtw1970 This helped a lot! Thank you so much!
Cancun yeah!!!
It's always a fun place. Trying to plan our next trip!
Voy a ir en diciembre
Love your energy.! I wish we were friends for reals.... and those boys of yours, uugh! so darn cute!
Love your videos! What about the dental care? I heard Cancun offers great prices and excellent service. Do you know anything about this? Thanks
I haven't used any dental care there so I can't say, sorry :(
Hello from México!
Playa Delfines is a public beach in the Hotel Zone (Zona Hotelera) with a parking lot and entrance that's easy to find. I have a condo on the beach and have rescued people that found their way onto the beach but couldn't get off the beach because they walked down the beach not realizing that you need to leave from the same place you entered.
Fact: the busdrivers Are maniacs, they can drive 40 mph in a roundabout. And man, that gearbox in those 30 year old buses, Im feeling sorry for it.🏖😄😄
What and which hotel you suggest for family with teenagers?
If going of tour, do u suggest book in the hotel or online?
Just left...love those ADO buses
While waiting on a return trip for a cruise they were on, my grandparents were arrested in Cozumel on some trumped up charges.
That sucks. Sorry to hear.
I hope you get to visit Havana, Cuba one day.
You can buy a wind mic for any camera including a cell. Thanks for your videos.
Got a great tan in Cancun!
Just watching your videos, planning on a spring break trip, is Cancun safe?
Si si es seguro creeme
Hey Mark, have you ever been Hawaii and do you plan on making a video over one of the islands?
I haven't been to Hawaii. We will get there but not sure when
Wolters World It's incredible. My favorite island is Kauai.
Hey, are you filming at a place called Sina Suites? We stayed there and your filming location looks very familiar.
Nice video.
Thank you Thomas
You and your family are too cute! I've been following you for years and this video is spot on. One day I'd love to meet you guys!!
Kemi A he’s a college professor with a P h d his wife works as well and they travel during school breaks and summers I believe . They have talked about being smart and frugal with their money so they can travel
Hit the nail on the head
Fresca and tequila is the bomb 💣 add a little salt and it’s even better!
Loved the ruins
Chicken pizza lol
I’ve been watching your videos of different places and I wanted to compare them to a place I’ve actually been to multiple times to see how accurate you reflect a particular place. I have to say you have a great summary of Cancun for a non-Mexican tourist. You forgot nightlife, but since you’re with a family it makes sense you skipped that.