Forging through Houston’s ever growing traffic jams, and long twelve hour days a work will make anyone from the from Bayou city want to take a Tulum vacation to escape for week or two. The short flight from the Lone Star state to Cancun is only about eight hundred miles, and takes a quick one and half hours of flight time. That of course does not include waiting on the tarmac on departure or at the destination. Unless you have friends or relatives ready to pick you up at the Cancun International Airport (CUN), you have three ways to arrive in Tulum.

First and the most comfortable will be of course taking a rental car, which should be booked in advance when purchasing your round-trip tickets. By taxi which will be the most expensive, and will cost in the neighborhood of one thousand pesos. Last will be via bus, as this will cost the least, it will take up the good part of half a day in travel time. Since it is a vacation, and if you have the financial means hiring a rental is by far the quickest method.

Tulum Hotels are plentiful, but for the heaven on earth experience also known as a Slice Of Paradise, you will want to reserve the house, casita, or a cabana right on the beach of Tankah Bay, The center of Tulum is about one and half miles away from the ocean, and Village Tankah is smack dab on the shoreline. If you need or want the excursion of a night life, then Tulum and Playa Del Carmen will have all that you are yearning for in dancing, socializing, and of course the many tropical libations Mexico is known for today. In other words, bars, and nightclubs are plentiful, and you will have no trouble finding one to boogie the night away.

The Tulum Mayan Ruins are one of the number one attractions in the area, and a complete day should be set aside to wonder through the five hundred plus year old ruins of this past advanced civilization. Their architects and artisans created at physical city that has outlasted it’s own people for over four hundred years, and it is one of three in the country that is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Do not worry about the Mayan tourists, as they are not thick as mosquitoes, and will not overwhelm your stay in your Mexican beach bungalows, or Tulum beach house rentals. Actually, since the beachfront resort properties are all only about fifteen to twenty feet from the water, you will see almost no one daily on your private beach area. This is the major selling point of Cabanas in Tulum Mexico, and why is it preferable to forgo Cancun or Playa Del Carmen as your final destination. The peaceful ocean views and jungle backdrop make for a secluded paradise that you thought were only in the movies.

There are ample online versions of a Tulum map so you can plan your travels that you would like to have included on your holiday agenda. It is advisable to carry a smart phone with a GPS mapping system, or portable units like a Garmin or Tom Tom to facilitate any road trips you take. In addition, any travel or extra auto insurance should be taken into consideration especially during hurricane season.

Editors note: There is actually a resort in Village Tankah that is named “Slice Of Paradise”, and their website is of the same: http://sliceofparadise.com

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