if it was like cancun versus isla mujeres
isla mujeres, easily
welcome back to eat baila travel we are jenny and kevin and the purpose of this
video is to show you how to get from cancun to isla mujeres for travelers on a budget
so when you're walking around cancun you'll be offered a variety of packages that'll take you
to different islands specifically isla mujeres they're selling packages anywhere from fifteen
to thirty dollars one way some of them can be up to over a hundred dollars those will include
an entire show buffet open bar on like a pirate ship which sounds really cool and
i'll again if you're on a budget you can find places like this embarcadero cancun to isla mujeres
right here on the kukulkan avenue and this will take you over to isla mujeres for just
22 per person round trip so much cheaper than all these other big packages and again everything's
in dollars not pesos so just keep an eye out it's it really is a matter of research
and watching videos like ours to help give you these tips and you know really travel on a budget
in addition to the embarcadero in the hotel zone area you also have another ferry terminal in
puerto juarez puerto juarez is the better option if you're staying in cancun centro like we were
we took a taxi from our airbnb to puerto juarez and we paid about 50 pesos
the ferry terminal is called ultramar and it's often very busy with long lines of people
there were two lines one to buy your tickets and the other to board the ferry boat
if you want to skip the first line we highly recommend buying your tickets online search
ultramar ferry to isla mujeres go to the ultramar website put in your route and buy your tickets
once you've got your tickets on your phone you can skip the
purchasing window and go straight to the line to board the ferry boat
after 20 minutes of the ferry ride we finally arrived to eat some hitters such a smooth ride
not a windy day whatsoever and some great music i had a good time just on that ride i'm excited
for the beach when you arrive be prepared to be greeted by tour guides offering tour packages
for the island be prepared to say you "no thank you's" or if you're interested i suggest
doing some research in advance so you don't feel so overwhelmed when you arrive we started
off our day with a piña colada and then walked to playa norte the island is fairly small and
walkable but you can also rent a golf cart if you have room in your budget and prefer not to walk
we enjoyed the vibes at playa norte in the morning and early afternoon later did some snorkeling
i love it i love the environment there's more music more relaxed away from the
traffic and the craziness of cancun i should have been here since days ago i love it here
from cancun to isla mujeres you would come here more? i would totally if it was like cancun vs. isla mujeres
isla mujeres, easily
i like it i like it here more because the beaches are cleaner the waves
are more relaxed i think it's prettier
and just the ambiente is awesome you got live music on the beach what else could you ask for
the southern end of the island is called punta sur and it's mexico's most eastern point which makes
it the first to see the sun every morning here you'll find the statue dedicated to Ixchel
the main mayan goddess of love fertility water the moon the rainbow abundance and medicine
in pre-hispanic days mayan women and girls would make pilgrimage to the island as a
rite of passage and bring offerings shaped in feminine figures to the goddess having
witnessed this the spanish colonizers named it women island isla mujeres is
truly a special place because it makes the only pueblo mexico on an island in mexico
it took us an hour to bike ride from playa norte all the way to punta sur
but it was worth every minute of the exercise and the views we paid about five dollars for
two hours which was significantly less than the 30 for a golf cart
special thanks to this little booger for hanging out with us my favorite little baby and to our
tour guidem (Kevin) it's been a really fun trip family trip here and i'm really sad to say goodbye to this
island but hopefully you can take advantage of it sometime soon but Nena here has something to say
take care, and take a bath!
and we'll see you next time!