The town of Akumal has been gaining its unquestionable position without hardly wanting it in this coveted Mexican Caribbean. Its coastal strip is one of the most beautiful of a coast full of paradises. A place to stay to live.
- Akumal is located 37 km from Playa del Carmen and 26 from Tulum. Akumal village is divided into two, one part in the beach side, the other indoors. There are several entrances to the coast of Akumal, the main one is under the Federal Highway 307 bridge.
- How to get there by public transport? From Tulum pass groups on the main street. If you go from Cancun (the buses leave near the ADO terminal) you must get off at the last stop in Playa del Carmen and from here take another bus to Akumal (from street 2 between avenue 15 and 20).
- Public transportation leaves you on Federal Highway 307, on the bridge at the entrance of the village (warns the driver, he knows). From here you walk 1 km to the beach. The ADO (big bus) does not stop in Akumal, you must go in combi, colectivo, van, van …
- Recommendations in these waters: if there are stripes, it is best to get into the water by shuffling feet to avoid treading and biting.
- Turtle spawning season from mid-May to mid-September, usually seen more at night (carries red light, never white).
- On the beach: rent snorkel equipment on the beach and in the parking lot of the entrance (usually cheaper). There is restaurant and services.
- In Akumal you find supermarkets, ATMs, souvenir shops … the fair facilities of a coquettish beach town.
