Trip Types
Guides organized by the kind of trip you are taking: beach vacations, national parks, road trips, cruises and family travel, each planned hour by hour and dollar by dollar.
Cozumel Cruise Port Guide
Which pier your ship uses, taxi fares, the ferry to Playa del Carmen, and what fits into a six-hour Cozumel cruise port day.
Costa Maya Cruise Port
What to do at the Costa Maya cruise port in Mahahual, from the terminal pool to the Chacchoben ruins and the Malecón’s beach clubs.
Is Trunk Bay Worth Visiting?
Trunk Bay’s entrance fee, its underwater snorkel trail, the free North Shore beaches nearby, and whether it’s worth the crowds.
Flamenco Beach Culebra
Flamenco Beach in Culebra pairs white sand with rusted Army tanks. Here’s the ferry fare, camping cost, and how to get to this Puerto Rico…
Magens Bay St Thomas
Everything to know before a Magens Bay day on St. Thomas: current fees and hours, taxi fares, and the best other beaches to compare it…
St. Thomas or St. John Which Is Better?
St. Thomas is cruise ships, shopping, and beaches. St. John is mostly national park, a short ferry ride away. Here’s how the two compare, and…
Punta Cana vs Puerto Plata
Punta Cana’s all-inclusive resort strip versus Puerto Plata’s north coast: beaches, cruise ports, day trips, airports, and what it takes to enter the Dominican Republic.
Best Snorkeling in Cozumel
Where to snorkel in Cozumel, what the marine park fee covers, and real tour prices from two Cozumel operators.
El Yunque National Forest
What’s open at El Yunque National Forest right now, what the entrance fee actually is, and how the closed La Mina Trail changes your plan.
Montego Bay vs Negril
Montego Bay and Negril both sit on Jamaica’s northwest coast, but they’re built for different trips — here’s how the beaches, resorts, nightlife, and the…
Dunn’s River Falls Jamaica
Admission, the climb, best time to go, what to bring, and how to fit Dunn’s River Falls into a day from Montego Bay or an…
Stingray City Grand Cayman: Is It Worth It?
Stingray City puts you waist-deep with wild southern stingrays in Grand Cayman’s North Sound. Here’s how the tours work, what two operators charge, and the…
