Moon Cancun and Cozumel: Including the Riviera Maya (Moon Handbooks)

 (10 customer reviews)

I ordered several books while planning a trip to the Riviera Maya, and I must say this was my least favorite. On its face it looked like it had everything I'd need - sections on each area (Cancun, Cozumel, Tulum, etc), helpful hints, activities and even bus schedules. Once I started really getting into it, however, I realized a lot of the information was outdated - not that helpful! The author has provided detailed information about bus schedules and some rough price estimates, but they are no longer remotely accurate - I wish Moon travel guides had bothered either with an update for this version, or had simply removed that bad information.
Further, the author's spin on the locations made me want to vacation elsewhere. Yes, Mexico travel can make anyone apprehensive, but as an example there are warnings every few pages to keep your car locked and even then be prepared to be burglarized in every hotel and ferry parking lot.
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I just got back from a trip to Mexico and this book was great. We stayed part of the trip in Valladolid and saw Chichen Itza and Ek Balam, and spent the other part of our trip in Isla Mujeres. This was the only guidebook we used and it was perfect. The prices can be be a little out of date (mostly the bus prices; also restaurants vary too much for the prices in the book to be useful) but the descriptions were exactly on target and it really helped us pick out where to go and eat and what to do and how to get there. If I had it to do over again I probably would have picked up a more detailed history guide book for Ek Balam and Chichen Itza, but that's more than the scope of this book and it had simple overviews of the history as well as maps and instructions on how to get to the places.

I found this book to be very helpful and up to date. The details provided were first rate. It even listed the ferry schedule to Isla Mujeres - something that other guides only glossed over. The maps were useful too. There were a lot of information on cenotes, and where they are located.

I liked it so much that I have just bought the Moon travel guide to the Four Corners.