Our flight in to Cancun seemed very short- brief stop in Atlanta, then pleasant flight to C. After inquiring about an ADO bus to Merida ( ~ a 4 hour trip), the young man selling the tickets said there was a shuttle leaving in about 30 minutes, so we purchased the tickets and waited, not knowing what to expect. As it turned out, the shuttle was for the Fiesta Americana hotel (which is not where we are staying) and we were the only two passengers. The van would have seated at least 12 or so. The driver spoke very good English and told us the ride would be ~ 3 1/2 hours. The van was air conditioned and I was actually a little cold. After 2 hours I looked around and found the "off" switch for the passenger section. Much better. We stopped twice for restroom and a few minutes to stretch our legs. I'm glad we took the shuttle instead of a crowded bus. I regret that we never asked the name of our driver, who told us that he would have been happy to drive us back to Cancun next Sunday but that was his only day off.
I called the rental agent about 30 minutes outside Merida and we all arrived at the same time. I have no idea what the tip should have been for a 'private' shuttle ride of a little over 3 hours, so I gave him what I believe was a generous tip. I think I will check to see if there is another shuttle from the hotel early Sunday. The cost was only a few dollars more than the luxury bus and was an hour less travel time.
Stay tuned for a description of Casa 64....
John
The shuttle sounds great. Do you know the name of such and how would one book it from Merida? Have a good time.
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ReplyDeleteNot sure, but will check out later today. The shuttle is from the Hotel Fiesta Americana at Av. Colon x Paseo de Montejo. The cost was $461 pesos. A few dollars more than the ADO bus, but worth it.
John
Jerry, we finally made it to the Fiesta Americana last night and found no shuttle information. Stopped a security guard and asked about ADO location and he directed us right across the street. No one spoke English, but with my limited Spanish I was able to communicate and purchase our tickets. Since our flight out from Cancun on Sunday is at 1:50 PM, we needed an early morning shuttle. There were only two times, 6:15 and 10:00AM, so we booked 2 seats on the earlier departure to allow plenty of time. He showed us a diagram of the seating so that we could choose our seats and it appeared that we are the only two passengers so far. The van seats about 12. Again, the cost was $461 MX (about $38USD).
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Thanks again and looking forward in hearing about your visit. Jerry.
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