Hi! How you doing?
Welcome to a new adventure!
I am Oscar Alejandro and I want to greet you from the Miami International Airport.
And I'm very excited because this 2020 we started... Yes, here... Traveling!
I am heading to one of the most exotic destinations on the planet.
Tulum in the Riviera Maya of Mexico.
Look, at present this is one of the most popular destinations worldwide
because people who choose to go to Tulum want to disconnect completely.
And in this video that is beginning I will tell you why Tulum is now so popular.
Join me!
Tulum is located in the Yucatan Peninsula.
To get there, you must first board a flight to Cancun.
The airport of that city is really big.
It is the second airport with more traffic in that country.
It receives more than 25 million passengers a year.
Tulum is almost two hours away from Cancun,
So you have to think about how to get there.
At the airport you can choose between renting a car
which can cost you on average between $ 20 per day
without including the cost of gasoline.
Incredible but true, the most expensive option is to order a taxi.
Good afternoon Miss, how much does a taxi to Tulum cost?
-It's worth $ 116. -$ 116?
-If you pay me with Visa it cost you $ 90. -Many thanks.
And remember that at this price you have to add the return.
That is, that round trip to the airport would be $ 180.
The cheapest option is to take a bus,
which up to Tulum would be the equivalent of $ 15
That is, $ 30 round trip.
However, the most comfortable is to hire a private service.
And when I arrived in Cancun, they received me like this.
Instead, our friends from Viajes307 are waiting for us.
That they receive you like this, with your name and everything,
and with them we will travel to Tulum.
The road to Tulum is excellent.
It is a two-channel highway in each direction
in an hour you arrive at Playa del Carmen,
and you cross it without delays
thanks to an overpass that avoids all traffic in the city.
An hour later you arrive at the town of Tulum.
However, our final destination is not in the urbanized area,
the world-renowned place
and where hundreds of thousands of tourists go, is on the beach.
To get there is 10 minutes on a little paved road
that little by little it will be showing you its exotic charm.
The architecture of the area respects the Eco Chic concept of Tulum.
Unique on the planet!
You can feel that you are entering a fairly exclusive jungle
with restaurants, pharmacies, bars and dozens of hotels
However, I stayed in the most special of all.
Hey, adventurers!
We have officially reached our destination,
the Selina Tulum Hotel.
and I want to confess that I'm very excited
because I want to meet it and I'm dying to show you all.
Join me!
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The Selina Tulum Hotel is right in front of the sea.
And it comprises a complex of rooms arranged in houses
in the style of a gated community.
In the center is the exclusive Mia Restaurant.
In which you can enjoy all three meals of the day with incredible attention.
Right in front is the pool and a jacuzzi where you can relax.
Not to mention the daily yoga classes included in the accommodation.
Well, what do you think if we do a tour of the room where I am staying?
I have been assigned the B2, it is precisely this that we have there in front of us.
Well, to open the door they give us this card and we do so.
And we go in... Look at this, how nice!
What most catches my attention at the beginning
is that it has ocean views, friends.
You simply open the door, and are there, and see the sea, see the beach.
The balcony is phenomenal, it is of another level.
What do you think if we come back in?
Well, here we are...
And the first thing is that we see as a small room that we have on the left
and on the right we find a desk so if you work like me,
making videos on YouTube
and reviewing comments on all your social networks...
Well, you can access the internet, which is included.
And well, to the right...
We have another room to sit there and read a book,
or to relax with your partner, it's perfect.
And speaking of couples,
I love the detail of the room service
that they put this towel as heart-shaped.
This is a heart, right?
A detail that seems very important to me.
The Selina Hotel people know that we currently use more USB port chargers.
And well, for example...
And there you see me in this mirror.
Hi! How are you?
I love it because this mirror is from top to bottom,
so that you all make your fantasies
and check yourself before you go for a walk.
I think I had never done this,
show while I do a selfie recording
because one as YouTuber you have to make everything yourself.
But we will continue this tour, and here on the right side
we see a very large closet.
And look at this bathroom luxury, which has all the implements.
It is not very intimate, because it has the toilet here without a door
and here we have this bath so you can dive there.
Tell me if this is not a dream destination.
Definitely staying here at the Selina Tulum Hotel,
it is a perfect destination to spend it with that special person
with whom we all deserve to be.
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Our breakfast is here,
our friends asked for some hot cakes.
They are like pancakes, right?
How beautiful it looks!
And for my part I ordered some chilaquiles...
How delicious this looks!
And my mom has ordered some scrambled eggs that also look divine.
Scrambled eggs with bacon, right?
And well with this beautiful view, in this incredible place,
we tell you... "Bon Appetite".
After that breakfast I decided to leave the hotel to walk the area on foot
because everything you can find there can be really exotic.
Hey, I love it because everything is set
in the same synchrony of the place, isn't it?
Even pharmacies, for example, Tulum pharmacy.
I really feel in a unique place on this planet.
We could say that Tulum is divided into three areas of main interest.
The beach, where all the world-renowned hotels and resorts are located.
The archaeological zone and the popular cenotes,
which we will discover in the next video.
And the town of Tulum,
where all the people who work in the area live.
And there we go right now.
The cheapest option to get there is to wait until a local bus passes.
Without a doubt it is a super economic option
because it costs 15 pesos per person.
This is almost $ 1.
For example, there we have a local collective but it is full.
So you know, this is definitely an interesting option
if you are looking to save some money in Tulum.
The economic options to save must always be taken into account,
but obviously you can imagine that they are not the most comfortable in the world.
However, these transports do not arrive frequently
and we decided not to wait much longer.
So we ask for a taxi that takes you for $ 10.
That is, 10 times more expensive than the cost of the bus.
Most foreigners who come here, what nationality are they from?
Americans are very few,
those who come here are Italian, French, Spanish...
- Almost all are Europeans. - Europeans and Canadians.
- And national tourism of Mexico itself? - Very few, almost do not come here.
Thank you very much, very kind, friend.
Well, we have arrived here the town of Tulum
and to explore what this pretty exotic town offers us.
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I have already a few minutes exploring and discovering
the entire historic center of the town of Tulum.
And I have to tell you...
Friends, if you come to the hotel zone,
it is essential that you also come to know the town.
Not only because it is quite picturesque,
everything we can see and buy is quite interesting,
but if you come for example, shopping, if you want to carry any souvenirs,
here in town things cost half,
compared to the prices found there in the hotel beach area.
And the same goes for the rest of the other items.
Pharmacies, restaurants, any service you need
in the town of Tulum you can find it at a much lower cost.
For my part, I come in search of some "taquitos al pastor"
and an essential Michelada when we visit Mexico.
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I found this place, I think it's pretty outside.
let's see how the prices here.
I am struck by this place
that the menu says "Everything at the same price".
Here it says: "Everything at 21 pesos".
Everything you see here, it's like a dollar store.
I die of hunger!
They have brought the Michelada.
For those who do not know what it is,
It's beer but they put other ingredients at the same time.
What you are seeing here around the mouthpiece
which looks orange is salt.
Cheers for you!
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How delicious! And it's very cold!
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Well, because there are no "tacos al pastor"
they have recommended us to eat, "tacos a la ranchera", right?
With lemon already squeezed.
It is time to fill the belly so that the heart becomes happy.
As always I love that you comment.
I would love you to write here what is your favorite taco.
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We decided to go back to the hotel, in a local collective service,
that from here to the beach costs 30 pesos per person.
And well, let's live the experience.
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Well, it has taken just 15 minutes since we left the stop,
there in the town of Tulum,
until our destination here at the Selina Hotel.
I think you can actually save a lot of money.
But it is certainly not very comfortable.
But for those who are saving money is an option.
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Well, the night has come to Tulum...
and officially I want to introduce you to a great friend, YouTuber too.
Hello brother! How are you?
- Sebitastrip welcome to this video. - Thank you brother, welcome to the Riviera Maya.
That's right!
Well, we are already leaving a little of our hotel where we are staying,
The Selina hotel.
But there's a lot to explore in this entire main street
of the Tulum hotel zone, right?
Yes, this is the corridor of the hotel zone,
there is the downtown,
there are restaurants, there is a type of party, there go many locals,
and then there is the hotel zone that is all this corridor
where locals and foreigners practically come.
We have been walking a few minutes from the hotel to this whole area,
and for reasons that YouTube does not allow us.
We can't say all the crazy things we've seen on this tour,
and I promise you that I will make a great effort to show you what we can, right?
It’s important to keep in mind that there’s a lot of cultural diversity here,
then the local, the one who lives on tourism takes advantage of that.
So they will exploit all things as much as they can.
- Apart, this area is expensive, then... - Yes, expensive.
So they have...
- Well... - So they have how to do it ...
We...
We will continue walking,
exploring the area to see what we are on this tour.
Tulum's best kept secret is precisely what happens at night.
Specifically in the beach corridor.
When the moon rises,
tourists go outside to blow their imagination.
Either in restaurants, in a tattoo parlor or in a disco.
Local and foreigners decree that the area becomes a place without law
And everything can happen.
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That's right!
These lights that are behind us,
it's one of the largest restaurants in the area, it's named Rosa Negra.
As you listen, it feels like a good party.
And what impresses me most is that in the middle of nowhere,
we are literally in the middle of nowhere.
There is such an amazing place like this.
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Well, we are leaving this place that you are seeing, is called Gitano.
According to the recommendations,
it is one of the best places to party,
to have a good time here in the hotel zone of Tulum.
But tell me... How much does it cost to enter?
I'm going to tell you one thing.
Brothers, this place costs $ 25 to enter.
- Only the entrance? - Yes, the pure entrance.
With nothing included!
Not including what you consume.
And well, that's after a certain time.
If you come a little earlier, it's a bar restaurant, which has no access cost
but you obviously have to consume foods or drinks that aren't cheap either.
And they receive us with a war cry, don't they?
Yes, the place is called Ice Cream Bar...
So that's what they scream.
That is what they said.
Ice Cream bar, but the least they sell is ice cream.
No, pure beer.
And here the waiters...
Well, the bartenders put on the attitude of animators
and they put a very good environment.
Here he will put a video of how they animate.
- Did you save that video? - Yes.
You will see it!
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This tour of the hotel zone at night became interesting,
because look what we have here...
A pair of Micheladas, brother...
Cheers!
And what is true is that before we go crazy
with these flavors and smells we have here.
What are we going to do right now?
Brother, I am not responsible for what will happen from now on.
What will happen is that we will enjoy, we will spend the night.
So is.
And well, there are things here that we cannot tell you.
So when you come, don't be surprised, brothers...
So is.
- Well, I'm @oscarlejandro, and you are? - @sebitastrip.
That's right!
Look for us on our Instagram that are appearing on the screen.
And at the moment, I invite you to be aware
of what comes in the next video here in Tulum.
In the next video we will take you to discover
the secret places of this exotic destination.
We will tell you everything you need to know
about the legendary archaeological zone of Tulum.
We will learn to dive in a cenote,
and we will tell you what is the place of the sea
where you can live the incredible experience of swimming with giant turtles.
This and much more in the next adventure.
Not to be missed!
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