After arriving in Ciudad Del Carmen at night after a long 10 1/2 hr the ADO bus ride from Veracruz, catching a taxi in front of the bus terminal to our hotel La Venta Inn, we booked through Booking.com. Cindy and I picked Ciudad Del Carmen to stay in as it offered sun and beach, which we both enjoy—having reserved our stay for nine days, which was probably 4 to 5 days too long in hindsight. This seems to be a theme with us to overbook our visits. You need to do more research or fly by the seat of your pants more often. I must admit I’m a lot more comfortable having places booked ahead of time rather than spur the moment, and this is something we will have to improve and change.
Ciudad Del Carmen
Our hotel room was about 1 km away from the beach area and other places that we may have wanted to see, this was not really a problem for us as we do enjoy walking. You never know what you will run across when walking through a town, a hidden gem maybe.
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The City of Del Carmen doesn’t have that much to offer the general tourist. We did a lot of walking around town looking at the various sites; visited the local museum, which we did find to be interesting. Cindy and I visited the local Mercado to enjoy some local foods; had a delicious soup dish (not sure what it was called) here that we both enjoyed. We tend to get many odd looks as we are generally the only non-locals in some of these establishments, not a bad thing.
Locals try to help you out with food choices. Cindy and I have noticed that people are kind and have a general interest in your safety and that you enjoy their way of life, if only for but a brief moment. This holds, on one of our walks through a local area, we came across a couple of younger boys who informed us that we might be in the wrong area of town and that if we didn’t want to be robbed of our camera to leave the way we came as a couple of known thief’s were just up the road and in the direction we were heading. We told them that we appreciated the information, quickly reversed our direction, and made our way back to where we had come from.
Enjoying Beaches And Seafood
The beaches are very welcoming, and we spent lots of time enjoying the tranquility of having this space pretty much to ourselves. We enjoyed the beach and took time to photograph objects or moments that interested us. The water itself was murky with the steady wave action, very shallow. We always enjoyed ourselves; we had several lovely dinners at one of the restaurants on the beach. What’s a beautiful walk on the beach without stopping and enjoying a Corona’s and getting lost in the moment.
We would recommend visiting the City of Del Carmen as it offers a nice place to take a break on your way to other locations, two to three days at most. Enjoy the beach and the seafood; you can never get too much of either.
Final Thoughts On Ciudad Del Carmen
- We enjoyed our time in Ciudad Del Carmen as the beaches are beautiful and the seafood was truly a delight. We booked 9 days here which was far too long, 3 – 4 days would be more than enough time to appreciate this Mexican city.
Our Positives
- The beaches and the seafood are well worth the visit
Our Negatives
- Booked to long, not enough to keep busy and very little history to see.
Would have, Could have, Should have
- Booked 3-4 days
Next Stop
Well, we are off to the City Campeche, looking forward to Spanish and Mayan history.
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