Playa del Carmen Travel Forum

Me and 4 of my friends will be staying at the Occidental Grand Xcaret in June. Were all in our early 20's and wanted some tips on what would be fun for our age group to do. I heard good night life goes on in Playa Del Carmen. If anyone has any suggestions for us on tours or nightclub/bars..it would be greatly appreciated!!

on the beach, the Blue Parrot is probably the most lively, and i think thursdays is ladies night. and there is another club down by the ferries in the mall area that has ladies night, also maybe on thursday, which is good b/c it's expensive. sorry i forget the name. it's upstairs and i think it has 4 letters. (i don't know if you are men or women, i'm a guy so i always have to pay for this sh*t). forget about Carlos and Charlies or whatever bar it is over there. overpriced.
Also Cafe Mambo is a huge club that has a big 10+ piece salsa band on fridays and other nights. i like it lots.
i'd stay away from
do you dive? if so you should do the cenote dive. that is very unique. it's cave diving.
and even though everybody does it, a day down in Tulum is nice b/c you can go to the beach right at the ruins! you don't really need a tour, just catch a van and make sure they let you off at the ruins. but you have to walk a little way.

good luck and let me know if you have some more questions.

Playa is small enough that you can easily check out the clubs along the beach. Many face the ocean, so you can walk and decide along the way.
Tulum is worth visiting even though it is very popular. One the way I recommend a stop at Cafe del Mar (directions are on my Off the Beaten Path tip).
As mentioned on the previous post, exploring a cenote is a lot of fun, as long as nobody in your group is afraid of small places/caves.
If you are interested in the Mayan ruins, you might like Coba because you can rent and ride bikes around the area. Coba isn't as developed and restored as the more famous Chichen Itza.

Let me know how your trip goes, My brother is getting married and we're seriously thinking about Playa for the bachlor thing. There should be a half a dozen of us, all in our mid to early 20s. The girls are going to Vegas, we're going to Mexico. We were originally thinking Cabo, but I've have heard a few bad things??? Let me know.