It took a month to get all the info I requested via email, but now I have all the quotes needed to organize my next trip to Mexico.
Xibalba Dive Center replied quickly to my enquiry with an acceptable offer: 20 cave dives at 85 USD/dive when doing two a day or 110 USD when only doing one (including guide, transport & doubles filled with nitrox, but excluding cenote entrance fees).
→ Xibalba Dive Center
Xibalba now also has its own hotel, but it being priced over my budget as solo traveler, I tried, tried and tried again to contact Villa Matisse in order to check room availability & prices. Not getting any response whatsoever, I reluctantly googled my way through virtual space to some other decent looking guesthouses, the more affordable and well rated of which would cost me 70 USD/night when staying for at least 3 weeks... a bit too rich for my wallet.
→ Posada Luna del Sur
After several attempts getting connected to Villa Matisse, I finally managed to talk to Señora Lourdes, who promised to write me back, which she did several days later, with a pretty good deal: 2500 Pesos per week incl. breakfast, when staying for nearly a month. Currently, that's only about 140 EUR or 180 USD/week. Thereby bringing me back on track to realize my fifth trip to Tulum. That is, if I can still book an affordable flight from Munich to Cancun.
→ Villa Matisse
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Planning
After having sent out several inquiries into cyberspace, today I already got the first replies from Villa Matisse and Xibalba dive center. I know both from my last stay in Tulum and they're each my first choice for respectively homelike accomodation and professional dive support.
Whereas February is already fully booked, the good news is that Señora Lourdes still has a studio available for me in March & April, at 150$/week - almost twice as much as 2 years ago, but still a lot cheaper than staying at the beach or elsewhere in town.
Robbie's wife Aneke also sent me a relatively good deal price-wise regarding cave diving: 20 cave dives at 75$/dive, in stead of the listed 120$/dive. That's excluding cenote entrance fees at about 10$/dive, 15$/stage and 7$/tank for nitrox 32.
Whereas February is already fully booked, the good news is that Señora Lourdes still has a studio available for me in March & April, at 150$/week - almost twice as much as 2 years ago, but still a lot cheaper than staying at the beach or elsewhere in town.
Robbie's wife Aneke also sent me a relatively good deal price-wise regarding cave diving: 20 cave dives at 75$/dive, in stead of the listed 120$/dive. That's excluding cenote entrance fees at about 10$/dive, 15$/stage and 7$/tank for nitrox 32.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Xibalba dive center
I moved my dive gear down the road from Aktun to Xibalba dive center. This new cave diving school is run by Robbie, ex Aktun instructor and active explorer of the region's many underwater cave systems.
Robbie set up his own dive center about two years ago and recently equiped it with a pretty impressive brand new and almost silent compressor.
From what I can see they're quite busy - unlike the other dive centers in town. Robbie employs several enthusiastic freelance cave explorers who know a lot of cenotes I don't, so I plan on doing some guided dives in caves I haven't seen yet.
Robbie set up his own dive center about two years ago and recently equiped it with a pretty impressive brand new and almost silent compressor.
From what I can see they're quite busy - unlike the other dive centers in town. Robbie employs several enthusiastic freelance cave explorers who know a lot of cenotes I don't, so I plan on doing some guided dives in caves I haven't seen yet.
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