On Monday, July 27th, we had an early start. We ate breakfast at the inside buffet (closer to the front of the resort and pickup location) as soon as it opened at 7am, then waited for our bus pickup to go to Xcaret at 7:25am. We had booked this excursion before we left, so we were pretty excited for it. Everyone we've talked to, said it's worth the cost of going.
Cute Coatis shaking down seeds from the tree to his friend below.
We made it on the bus!
Here we go! Shortly after, the boys fell asleep on the way over.
We brought our swimsuits and snorkel equipment, so we had a lot of stuff. We wanted to rent a locker to put down our extra stuff while we walked around. We found a few nice employees who told us the paths to go, in which order, and also where to rent other lockers, instead of just at the entrance. The locker guy helped us find a really large locker, which was helpful so we could put all our stuff in one, instead of having to rent multiple lockers. That was a blessing. We put our stuff in the lockers and were off on our way!
Here we go! Pretty parrots, a raccoon, iguana and pink flamingoes.
We made our way around, exploring the beautiful place.
It was really well organized, clean, and amazing!
We explored the aquarium.
Sharks, turtles, and Iguanas.
Pretty views of the ocean and Mayan ruins.
More cool ruins.
Fun picture spots and pretty parrots.
We then sat down for lunch. Several Iguanas were around us, and a few Coatis broke into the garbage cans to get leftover food. They were all pretty entertaining to watch.
More fun pictures and sites to see.
Exploring the cemetery.
More Iguanas, pretty flowers, and places to explore.
Cool butterflies.
So neat.
We then went down the river again, this time on the opposite one. This one was more open and sunny and since it was in the later afternoon, there weren't many people going down it either, which was nice. I personally enjoyed this one much more. It rained just a little bit, then stopped.
After the last river run, we went and got changed, turned in our locker key, and headed towards the evening show. We heard it was super awesome, so we wanted to get a good seat. They had people dressed as ancient Mayans as you got close to the arena, which was pretty cool to see. It reminded me of Lamanites from the Book of Mormon :)
More actors dressed up for the show.
We got our seats, then went and got something to eat at the concession stands, then the show started. They had us light the candles they gave us, one one by, until they were all lit, lighting up the arena. It was neat, though a little terrifying at the same time, as kids were holding candles and it would be bad if someone dropped one. Thankfully, no one did, and the show went on :)
They portrayed ancient Mayan games and dances, and made their way through Mexico's history.
It was really neat to watch and listen to the music.
After the evening show, we found our bus to go back to our resort.
The boys fell asleep on the way home as it was late.
After we got back to the resort, everyone wanted to get a slushy before heading to bed (why not?).
The kids were hungry also, so we ordered room service, since it was free also.
It was a super fun, awesome day at Xcaret. I would highly recommend going!
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