Secret tips and trends

• Encounters with locals
  
• Romantic Hotel Santo Domingo in Izamal
  
• Caribbean dream on the island of  Holbox: Hotel Casa Tortugas

Meeting the locals

... has been one of the most important aspects when travelling with Mextrotter since the foundation of the enterprise.
Enjoy some nice hours with a local family in Oaxaca on our Azteca-Maya tour or let yourself be guided on our Mexico Adventure tour through the rainforest by a Lacandon Indian. Visitors of the Copper Canyon in northern Mexico will be led to the caves of the Tarahumara  Indians and will visit the Mennonites, a very traditional ethnic group with German roots.

Romantic Hotel Santo Domingo in Izamal

The World Cultural Heritage of Izamal with its impressive convent is visited by many tourists on their way to Chichen Itza but only few decide to stay in this colonial gem. Let yourself be persuaded to stay at least for two nights in the romantic hotel Santo Domingo, which is run by two Austrians. From here you can visit Chichen Itza or you can explore the surroundings by bike or hiking: Visit an old hacienda or mystical Mayan caves where limestone is mined. Here you find yourself far away from the  crowds, in contrary to Chichen Itza. A natural cenote (cave with fresh water) also invites you to take a refreshing bath.  Izamal provides an ideal stop for tours with rented cars. You can easily add one or two days in Izamal to the Yucatan rental car trip. 

Caribbean dream on the island of Holbox, Hotel Casa Tortugas

The Caribbean Island of Holbox (2.5 hours northwest of Cancun) is the best choice for people who don't feel comfortable in the  large hotel areas of Cancun or the Riviera Maya. If you decide to visit Holbox you will soon be aware that you are not travelling on a main tourist route: On the federal road it will take you about 2 hours to get from Cancun to Chiquilá from where the ferry leaves for Holbox every hour. After a 20 minute crossing you are welcomed by friendly, very relaxed Caribbean-Mexicans who take you to the hotel in a golf cart because there are no taxis or other cars on Holbox.
You will probably find the best price-performance ratio in the Hotel Casa Tortugas. It offers very tastefully decorated rooms and cabañas, a small spa and a beautiful pool surrounded by palm trees all of which competes in beauty with the white sand beach.