We had a superior room, all inclusive, about a 30 second stroll to the sand. The pictures were taken right there at the resort, the turtle pics were taken about a 10 minute easy stroll just down the beach off the resort in Akumal Bay. I swam beside a surfacing turtle and reached out to pet him/her and just kind of got this weird feeling that while the turtle wasn't afraid of me, he/she didn't want me to have a touch, so I didn't. Funny, as I've always wanted to touch a sea turtle in the wild.
Now the urge is gone. The ray I snagged a picture of was very menacing. I've never seen one that looked so dangerous!
For four nights in an all inclusive superior room (air conditioning!!!), I think I spent $700 for the two of us.
The food at the buffet left a lot to be desired, but the restaurants there had great food.
It was absolutely worth it! We should have stayed longer.
I think I peeled 4 times I was so sunburned!