More Stuff to Do Near Barcelo Maya

In an earlier post I started listing out other activities that visitors to the Barcelo Maya resort can partake in. This another post with more ideas, if you want to get away from the resort for the day.

Another tourist attraction are the ancient Mayan ruins that are practically littered across the Yucatan peninsula. Only 20-30 minutes away are the ruins of Tulum or if you are feeling a little more adventurous you can check out the major ancient city of Chichen Itza.

Tulum

Chichen Itza

Both are uncovered lost cities built by the Mayans thousands of years ago and are a site to see. Chichen Itza is quite a bit further away from the resort and will take most of the day to travel to and from and explore, but my parents have been there and thought it was awesome. So if you are a history buff like me it may be worth seeing. Otherwise, if you are just mildly curious but don't want to burn a whole day doing it then Tulum may be more your style. The resort has charter buses that travel to both locations.

As always you can swing by the activities desk a the Barcelo hotel lobby to book one of these things to do or you can always check with your travel booking group and book ahead of time. I would recommend waiting to get down there to decide what day you want to sign up for so you can see what the weather will be like.