Travelling Within

Having no wheels means we have to find other ways to get around in the Yucatan. For airport deliveries we use a taxi service, always with the same man. He has become a friend and is so reliable that we use him whenever we can.

For short trips to Akumal, Playa or Tulum we use collectivos. Collectivos are small vans that run constantly up and down the highway between Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. If you choose wisely you can find one that is travelling to Cancun, but this is rare.

This service is always busy and the vans are packed with people moving from place to place. You can wave down the collectivo anywhere on the highway and they will stop if they have room. If they are full, they flash their lights to indicate no room....or they may flash their lights to indicate they are stopping. Who knows!!

We use this system constantly...it is cheap and we never have to wait very long for transportation. The only places that the vans enter are Tulum and Playa Del Carmen...the rest of the time you have to catch them on the highway.

The first picture is of the collectivo stop on the highway at Puerto Aventuras and the final one is the busy stop at Playa Del Carmen, near 5th Avenue.