Coba Ruins
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The Coba Ruins are located south of Playa Del Carmen, approximately an hour and half’s drive. Head towards Tulum and then inland towards Coba. The roads leading to Coba are paved. Tickets are $5.00 US and this gets you access to the ruins. Most people will rent bikes to tour the Coba Ruins as it covers several kilometers.
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(Playa Del Carmen - Sights & Activities)
How they built these by hand still amazes me
Most tourists come to Mexico for the beautiful beaches, tequila, and nightlife and sadly some will never venture out of their all-inclusive hotels to see the other side of this country. Our group decided to rent a van and make the trip to Coba from Playa Del Carmen. It was all highway, a nice drive (really nice when you have a driver :) and about an hour and half away.
When you arrive at the Coba ruins you can buy your ticket on the spot if you haven’t purchased one already. We applied sun screen, used the washrooms (bring toilet paper because every public I seem to use in Mexico never has TP!) As you walk in you have a few options on how you want to tackle the Coba ruins.
a) Rent a bike. Most people will do this. The terrain is pretty easy to handle but if you’re really not the biker type try option b.
b) Rent a driver. Yes, sit back and relax as some poor kid does all the biking for you. Don’t feel guilty, heck I didn’t, these drivers handle a few tourists a day so those tips add up. You can technically sit up to two people per cart (see photos for an example).
c) Walk. If you love to hike, or just plain broke, walk it. If I had to guess, it would probably take you a good 2 hours to walk around and see some of the ruins. To make it to the largest one would take 40 mins at a good pace. You’re in the forest so it’s not like the sun is beating down on you the whole time.
The hike up the main ruin was pretty steep. It didn’t take me long, maybe 3 mins of power walking but I was out of breath when I reached the top. Stay low to the ground, hang on the rope and take one step at a time. Coming down was much harder….it’s easy to imagine someone tumbling down so be cautious if you want to stop half way and take some photos….again, stay low.
The view up there was ok. You’re surrounded by forest, not much to see but nevertheless amazing to be standing on these ancient Mayan ruins that we’re built by hand. It’s moments like this when you’re reminded of what people can do with little technology.
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(Playa Del Carmen - Sights & Activities)
Great Day Trip
This is one of my favorite day trips to take with friends who visit Playa. If you start early you can get out to Coba and see the ruins during the morning. You can also plan a side trip to one of the many cenotes along the highway. I usually plan the day so we can reach Tulum by 1pm, and spend the afternoon at one of the beach clubs (I love Om) just eating and relaxing. Then it’s an easy 45 minute drive back to Playa!
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