Your new best friend for the day!!
My group was so happy to have booked Soy la Persera as our personal tour guide for the day! On the recommendation of a work associate who really knows the Riviera Maya well, I reached out to Monica asking for suggestions for a tour of the area. She responded to my email in a matter of minutes. She suggested multiple itineraries from which we could pick and choose, and even add to or subtract from. We are not the "young and fearless" types, so we declined to choose anything with the words "adventure", "Zip-line", or "ATV". There were still a number of options to choose from. First, let me say that our guide, the eponymous "Mr. Yayo", was awesome; truly a professional. He showed up at our resort promptly on time with a spotlessly clean van containing a cooler stocked full of beer and water, the only two things that life truly requires. Being total nerds, we started out day with a tour of the Mayan ruins @ Tulum. There, we were presented to another great site-based guide, Gabrielle. From there, we went to sit our lazy butts on the beautiful Playa Paraisio. This built up our appetites, so Yayo took us to Taqueria Honorio in Tulum for lunch. What a great place! I never knew that Lechon was the way God intended for me to eat pork!! Just to confirm, we ordered Pabil tortas for comparison sake. Sure, they were great, but Lechon shall for ever remain supreme! After this, we needed to relax some more. It was Cenote time! We scheduled two: The very remote and privately owned Taak Bi Ha cenote, which could better be described as a grotto-like cave. The lighting was very dramatic and reminded me of Ludwig II of Bavaria's grotto at Linderhof. Stunningly beautiful. We stayed here for just a short time as the water was low, and swimming would be better at the second cenote: the Azul Cenote. Another great "locals" favorite. Our group enjoyed our time here relaxing in the natural beauty of the area. Our day with Mr. Yayo will be remembered as the most fun day of our trip to Playa. Many thanks to Monica for her great correspondence and organizational skills! The price we paid was well worth it. We shopped several other tour companies, and no one else came close. Ask for Mr. Yayo! read more