Going to Cancun - tips ?

I am going to Cancun next week. I will be staying at Sunscape Puerto
Aventuras.

I plan to join some local tours but what company is reliable ? AMSTAR?
Is tour price fixed or can be negiotatiable ?

I will likely buy some sourveirs on the street
how much can i bargain , 50% off ?
Any tips/suggestions would be great

Thanks

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I plan to join some local tours but what company is
reliable? AMSTAR?

Can't help you out here, I've prefer to find catch a bus from the local
station to whatever attraction I've been interested in seeing. DIY tours
so-to-speak.

Is tour price fixed or can be negiotatiable ?

Those offered through AI resorts are normally fixed-price tours. You may
stand a better chance at haggling over price if you've got a group of people
all looking to go on the same tour.

I will likely buy some sourveirs on the street
how much can i bargain , 50% off ?
Any tips/suggestions would be great

If you stay in the really touristy areas, depending on the item, a 50%
discount would still be a rip-off. If you're the adventurous type, my
suggestion to you would be to stray away from the tourist areas.

You may also want to try posting to rec.travel.latin-america since this
group doesn't officially cover Mexico.

Enjoy Cancun!

Richard

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I plan to join some local tours but what company is
reliable? AMSTAR?

Can't help you out here, I've prefer to find catch a bus from the local
station to whatever attraction I've been interested in seeing. DIY tours
so-to-speak.

Is tour price fixed or can be negiotatiable ?

Those offered through AI resorts are normally fixed-price tours. You may
stand a better chance at haggling over price if you've got a group of people
all looking to go on the same tour.

I will likely buy some sourveirs on the street
how much can i bargain , 50% off ?
Any tips/suggestions would be great

If you stay in the really touristy areas, depending on the item, a 50%
discount would still be a rip-off. If you're the adventurous type, my
suggestion to you would be to stray away from the tourist areas.

You may also want to try posting to rec.travel.latin-america since this
group doesn't officially cover Mexico.

Enjoy Cancun!

Richard

Richard wrote:

You may also want to try posting to rec.travel.latin-america since this
group doesn't officially cover Mexico.

or rec.travel.caribbean which also sometimes covers Cancun since it is
on the Caribbean Sea.


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Richard wrote:

You may also want to try posting to rec.travel.latin-america since this
group doesn't officially cover Mexico.

or rec.travel.caribbean which also sometimes covers Cancun since it is
on the Caribbean Sea.


--
Julie
**********
Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

On 16 Dec 2004 07:56:23 -0800, wrote:

I am going to Cancun next week. I will be staying at Sunscape Puerto
Aventuras.

I plan to join some local tours but what company is reliable ? AMSTAR?
Is tour price fixed or can be negiotatiable ?

I will likely buy some sourveirs on the street
how much can i bargain , 50% off ?
Any tips/suggestions would be great

Thanks

Best thing you can do is learn a little Spanish if you don't know any.
The locals are much nicer if you can speak a little bit of their
language. Key phrases would be. "That is too much [money]" or "I
dont' have that much [money]", "What would you take for it" and the
ever popular.... "where is the bathroom?"

I was there a couple of years ago on a cruise ship. It was pretty ok
but I'm not a shopper.

Em
Be careful what you wish for....

On 16 Dec 2004 07:56:23 -0800, wrote:

I am going to Cancun next week. I will be staying at Sunscape Puerto
Aventuras.

I plan to join some local tours but what company is reliable ? AMSTAR?
Is tour price fixed or can be negiotatiable ?

I will likely buy some sourveirs on the street
how much can i bargain , 50% off ?
Any tips/suggestions would be great

Thanks

Best thing you can do is learn a little Spanish if you don't know any.
The locals are much nicer if you can speak a little bit of their
language. Key phrases would be. "That is too much [money]" or "I
dont' have that much [money]", "What would you take for it" and the
ever popular.... "where is the bathroom?"

I was there a couple of years ago on a cruise ship. It was pretty ok
but I'm not a shopper.

Em
Be careful what you wish for....