Due to the pandemic, we haven’t been able to travel abroad for 2 years, so instead we made a video of a previous bike tour in Mexico!
Mexico
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Here are 7 Tips for a successful bikepacking trip through The Yucatan, Mexico.
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We love exploring ruins, so we made sure to check out the Maya archeological sites on our cycle route from Mérida to Tulum. Here they are in order from west …
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As we cycled closer to the more touristy area of the Yucatan Peninsula (the east coast), the roads became bigger and busier. We couldn’t take quiet state roads anymore; it …
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We took a day off from cycling to explore the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza.
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We left Merida for Izamal and took a scenic detour to the Aké ruins – which turned out to be one of the best and worst parts of this ride!
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We were in Mérida, Mexico on a Sunday, so of course we had to go to Biciruta Mérida! aka Car-Free Sunday.
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We left the Bromptons in our hotel room and walked around pedestrian-friendly Merida.
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We took our folding bikes on the ferry to Isla Mujeres and cycled around the whole island in half a day!
We rated the cities we cycled through in The Yucatan, Mexico based on sights to see, affordability, food and accommodations.
After walking around Izamal to see the Convento and the Kinich-Kakmó pyramid, we cycled the scenic route to Chichen Itzá… which dead-ended at a goat path with actual goats.
We cycled from Merida to the Maya ruins of Dzibilchaltún, stopping halfway to check out the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya.