so many of you who have watched my tulum youtube videos are asking me what the heck should i
pack on my tulum trip i just booked a flight and i'm headed back there
this friday and so i'm sharing with you some pro tips on what's going in
my luggage that will help you have a little bit more of a comfortable trip coming up
and if you're new here i'm christine with where in the world is CL and i make travel videos every
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dive straight in but you know what we need to go inside for this one the number one thing that
i'm bringing to tulum is this i know i know you thought i'd say passport but seriously
bug spray it is the jungle so many people don't understand that tulum is in the jungle it's not
built on a grid it's something way more special than that and it's really really cool that it's
in the jungle but the jungle means bugs find the bug spray that works for you this does not work
this does not work i learned that on hobash island and i'm gonna get eaten alive in tulum
yes i started eating the raw garlic again just like i did last time but
i'm doomed bring bug spray numero dos is water shoes water shoes are really important for tulum
for a couple of reasons one is because it rains a lot in tulum during rainy season and not it's
always going to rain for at least a little bit of the day which is fine and having water shoes
and just shoes in general that you can rinse off is really helpful because i got really muddy last
time i was there the other thing is in the cenotes not every cenote requires water shoes cenotes like
dos ojos for example that's really easy you can go down the steps to get in no problem but there are
some cenotes where it is slippery and having water shoes not flip-flops is really important to be
able to get in and out of the water safely and to enjoy your cenote experience without smashing your
face and is it just me or is it impossible to find water shoes that aren't ugly yes i'm embarrassed
to admit that these are my water shoes but these crocs i picked up when i was latest in hawaii and
oh my god for things like hiking in the mud and keeping good grip and not slipping and falling on
my face and this video is not the beach pack list don't forget your bathing suit and your sunglasses
and blah blah blah you can just screenshot the screen right now or check the description below
to be able to download this pack list but let's talk about number three which is patience and cash
and the reason why this one is a really important one for me is because there are there are atms in
tulum but they are not plentiful and they do have a problem of running out of cash that doesn't mean
this is going to happen to you you there's a very good chance you will go to south tulum beach where
it's poppin and you're gonna stay at a beach hotel that takes credit card and only go to the amazing
restaurants down there that all take credit card that happens a lot to people in talon which is
but if you really adventure all around tulum you will likely find yourself in a situation where
they only take cash and so let's talk about that if you're wondering how to get your hands on some
pesos prior to your trip a short answer would be go to your bank and order your foreign currency in
advance if that makes sense for you i have a full video about how i prepare money wise for all my
international trips link in the description below or simply bring home cash from your last tulum
trip which i don't have enough of which is why i'm also bringing us cash and a lot of people ask me
can i pay in u.s cash and yes especially if you're on the beach lots of places will accept us dollars
they will not give you the best exchange rate but you can still pay just you have that option
i will be taking my us dollars and exchanging them in town that's where you can get the best
exchange rate not at the airport not on the beach go into town exchange your us dollars
and obviously any time i can i'm gonna be trying to pay with my travel credit card link in the
description below for my favorite one or i'll just be trying to not pay just kidding number
four is don't show up empty-handed in other words this is not like hawaii where in hawaii
you have an abc store on every single corner and it's so cheap to play every single snack
and water and sunscreen and beach item and ever like abc stores have everything oh i miss hawaii
i digress don't show up to tulum needing all of your essentials don't show up there needing your
shampoo and your soap and your sunscreen and all other stuff i'm not saying it's impossible
to get there are markets around town less so on the beach but this isn't place to go stock
up on those essentials and stock up on all that beach clothing you go to other places for that
spoiler alert later in this video i'm also going to be sharing with you things you should not pack
into just my opinion there are definitely things you should not bring there so use that beach pack
list make sure you have all the essentials and necessities and don't show up at the end
related to that is number five don't forget to bring snacks especially if you're staying on
toulon beach there's just you know not tons and tons of options down there so don't be a hangry
traveler which by the way comment below and tell me when are you going to tulum and add your tips
below you know i love helpful travel tips number six an umbrella or a poncho and a pro tip for you
is don't look at the weather by the day it will show it was likely going to rain in tulum every
single day that you're there but look at it hourly because you'll notice that it will
only rain for a portion of the day normally don't forget it's the jungle and in the jungle
it rains and so when it rains in tulum it it really does rain but it's really helpful to have
an umbrella or have a poncho with you especially if you're flying a drone like i am and i guess
unless you like pina coladas and getting caught in the bay i can't sing please don't unsubscribe
number seven this is my big boy this is the charger that got me through five days of
camping and biking in ethiopia earlier this year 11 iphone charges tulum beach is notorious for not
having good service there's nothing worse than realizing you can't look at google maps or take
a selfie of yourself because your phone is out of batteries because it's been searching for service
while you're hanging out on tulman beach so don't forget to bring a charger i also love this little
bad boy it's a very small charger that i can fit in my fanny pack but this is kind of like
you know it's like taking a little sip this one will get you hammered i mean your phone charge
this next one choose the concoction that works for you but the concoction that works for me
is a bandana ridiculous sunglasses to distract deodorant makeup setting spray because it is
hot in tulum the last time i was there in november december it was hot it's going to be july when i'm
there now it's going to be hot it's just it's the jungle it's hot whatever you need to do to help
with your hot messness find the concoction that's right for you this next one is important because
safety first and i'm excited to bring in one of my favorite girls that you've seen a million times on
my channel but stacy at hot flashes and boarding passes one of my favorite adventures who's been
in tulum for a long time she's got some cool stuff going on check the info in the description
below but here's her tip besides mosquito spray light yourself up if you're riding your bike
these little led lights attached to the handlebar it's dark it's dark in the jungle your hotel try
to find your airbnb you don't want to shine your pricey cell phone all over town put get
a little mini flashlight and then you can use it to find your way or even throw in your bike basket
to light your way home stacy i got you girl mine are coming today this afternoon actually so i will
be packing a pair for us to have matching lights and stacy says something important here which
let's jump to what i'm not packing in tulum which is she even said like don't even bring
your iphone out right don't be flashy in tulum i don't know if you've been reading the news
i'm gonna let you do your own homework on that there's plenty of news out there that you can
consume about what's going on but it is not a place where you want to go be blinging so
i think i might need to leave things like this at home i'm uh i'm not going to be bringing my
high heels i'm not bringing my high heels no high heels i want to share something with you which a
lot of people send me dms on instagram which i'd love to hear from you guys but a lot of people
think that tulum is paved perfect roads and they don't understand why they can't hop in ubers etc
i was a traveler like that before too because i see the beautiful photos on instagram and i'm like
oh tulan looks so cool let's go and we are not bringing our high heels bring in our water shoes
i love my beach towel but i'm not bringing my beach towel and that's because check my
other video about tulum seaweed and how you can stay in the know primarily using at red sargasso
but tulum is a place where seaweed is bad during certain times of the year like right now and so i
actually will probably be spending minimal time on the beach the other thing is unless you're staying
at a hotel on the beach which i will be stay tuned for that video if you're staying in town
and headed down to the beach there's only a couple public beaches that you can really access but
given the current seaweed situation plenty of other things to do in tulum
like rocking those cenotes so i'll be having other experiences instead so no beach towel another
one that i normally bring that i don't have to bring on this trip but actually maybe i might
this thing on i'm uh um tums aren't really necessary there are so many pharmacies all
over everywhere in mexico that you can get things stronger than tums in case something's going wrong
you know where i'm going with this have you ever gotten sick while traveling which by the
way don't drink the water bottled water awesome don't drink out of the tap a lot of people don't
know that don't drink out of the tap in tulum unless you like to live life on the wild side
not that kind of for further reading you can check out my international pack list video i have that
for things i bring on every international trip as well as my money planning video and i also have
over 20 videos about tulum so don't forget that and one of the top questions people always ask me
in the dms how much money should i bring to tulum i hope you can understand how impossible it is for
me to answer that question it's like me asking someone how much champagne should i drink in a
night it depends we could go big or we could go home or we could go big at home where were we oh
yeah packings oh drones if you're packing a drone i have a full video on that i'm definitely packing
my drone on this trip send the drone if you had some fun with me in this video cheers that like
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