Cancun, Mexico Overview, Itinerary and Budget

Hi Everyone, 

I'll be posting my itinerary and approximate budget from my Cancun Trip. This is to help you plan  your own adventure as well. As of the moment, I'm currently on a vacation in Houston, TX. The moment I booked my flight to the US. I immediately searched for nearby destinations within the country or outside.  

 I was originally planing to just go to Monterrey, Mexico since I can go there by bus or by plane.  However, while looking up in Wikipedia, I noticed that there's a low-cost Mexican Airline flying from Houston, TX. I tried checking Monterrey and it will cost around 200 USD vs. 100 USD if I'm taking the bus. I also noticed that they will be opening a route to Cancun. When I checked Cancun, it's cheaper than Monterrey. I immediately researched about Cancun and the things to do there. The result? I decided to book for it because 1.) Chichen Itza (shown above) 2.) The beaches. 

Photo Credits to British Airways

Just to give you a background Cancun is one of the most popular cities in the world.  It has one of the best beaches in the world. In addition to that, it's close to Chichen Itza, one of the 7 new wonders of the world.  From the Philippines, flights to Cancun can be really expensive since there's no direct flight from NAIA.  In the US however, it varies from 400 USD above.  That being said, the ticket I bought from VivaAerobus is really a bargain for 200USD. (Did you know that a week before my flight they had a sale making it around 150USD).

I was supposed to go to Cancun from December 6 to 10 but VivaAerobus suddenly changed my flight to Dec 5 to 10 without informing me.  Good thing I checked their website for their promo. For my Itinerary in Cancun

Day 1 December 5, 2014

12:50pm Arrival in Cancun

1:50pm Bus to Downtown

2:30pm Arrival in Downtown Cancun

3:00pm Check in 

3:15pm Went to WalMart and Mercado 28

4:30pm Went to La Isla Shopping Center in Hotel Zone

7:30pm Went back home to Nearby Parque De Las Palaspas

8:30pm Went back to hostel

Day 2 December 6, 2014

8:00am Wake Up Call

9:00am Went to Hotel Zone/ Playa Delfines

10:30am Swam at Playa Delfines

2:00pm Went to Walmart

3:00pm Went back to the hotel to Sleep

4:00pm Went to Plaza Las Americas and Malecon Americas

7:00pm Went home to nearby Parque De Las Palaspas

8:30pm Went back to the hostel

Day 3 December 7, 2014

7:30am Wake Up Call

8:00am Took a Collectivo to Tulum

10:00am Arrival in Tulum 

11:00am Took a Collectivo to Playa Del Carmen

12:00nn Arrival in Playa Del Carmen to roam around Quinta Avenida

3:00pm Went back to Cancun and visit Plaza Las Americas

4:00pm Arrival in Plaza Las Americas

6:00pm Went to nearby Parque De Las Palaspas

7:00pm Went back to the Hostel

Day 4 December 8, 2014

6:00am Wake Up Call

7:00am Tour Pick Up

8:00am Bus Pick Up for Chichen Itza Tour

11:30am Arrival in Chichen Itza Restaurant for Lunch Buffet

12:30pm Arrival in Chichen Itza

3:45pm Left Chichen Itza for Cenote

4:30pm Arrival in Cenote

5:30pm Left Cenote for Valladolid

6:30pm Arrival in Valladolid for a quick trip

6:45pm Left Valladolid for Cancun

9:00pm Arrival in Cancun

Day 5 December 9, 2014

9:00am Wake Up Call

10:00am went to Walmart for souvenir buying

11:00am went back to hostel to rest.

12:00nn went to Mercado 28 to buy stamp and send postcard

12:15pm went back to Playa Delfines to Swim

2:30pm Went to Plaza Las Americas

5:00pm Went back to the hostel for final preparation

9:30pm Hostel check out

10:00pm Bus to the Airport

10:30pm Arrival in the Airport

Day 6 December 10, 2014

4am Check In for the flight

6:30am Boarding of Plane to Houston

7:30am Departure of Plane

9:50am Arrival in Houston

If you've noticed, I slept at the Airport (which is not recommended because it's really cold in Cancun Airport at night) because the first bus going to the Airport is around 7am. My flight is 7am so it's a big no-no. I'm also going to Plaza Las Americas, Walmart, and the Park because it's walking distance from my hostel. Lastly, I booked a tour, which I don't usually do, for Chichen Itza because the price of a DIY tour to Chichen Itza and the tour price is almost the same. The significant difference between the two is that the tour includes a buffet lunch, a trip to a cenote, and a visit to Valladolid.

As for my approximate budget, Please see below:

Plane Ticket	$  200.00
Hostel for 4 nights	$    44.00
Pocket Money for Food, Transpo and Souvenirs	$    80.00
Tour to Chichen Itza	$    51.00
	$  375.00