Fit to Fly?: How to Get Covid Tested in El Cuyo (updated 1st July 2021)

Do I need a Covid test to travel to El Cuyo? No. Travel within Mexico is unrestricted. Covid tests are not needed to enter the country, although there are Coronavirus screening measures at airports. Travelling home is a different matter. Check with your airline regarding your destination requirements for test type (PCR or RDT) and time scales. These vary greatly.

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El Cuyo V Coronavirus: Know What’s What! (updated 1st July 2021)

El Cuyo‘s town and beaches are open with standard precautions taken against Coronavirus. Conscious and respectful tourists are most welcome! Covid tests, isolation and quarantine measures are not required in Mexico at present.  When entering shops, restaurants, hotels are other areas of enclosed spaces, face masks are required, antibacterial gel offered, and safe distancing encouraged.  Mask wearing on empty streets or

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How to get from El Cuyo to Cancun by Bus (2022)

“How do I get from El Cuyo to Cancun by public transport?” is probably the most frequent question elcuyo.net is contacted about, so we figured it was time to dedicate a post to the subject. Scroll down to find all the information you’ll need to get the bus from El Cuyo to Cancun. We’ve also included information for onward travel

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Day tripping from El Cuyo

So you made it to El Cuyo and have spent a few days in total chill-out mode, but now you fancy getting out for the day! There are a number of places to visit that are relatively close by and if you have your own transport, they are easily accessible (Las Coloradas along the sand track being the only place

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New Accommodation Options

El Cuyo is growing – and that means the accommodation options that are available are increasing in number and in quality too…great news for those wanting to travel here. Since January, three new properties have opened…two new apartments and a campsite. Barefoot and Lazy Apartments have a completely refurbed apartment, 1 block back from the beach on the Veraniega (east

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Getting Around El Cuyo

This question has come up a few times recently, so I felt it’d be useful to put together a little blog post with this information! Getting around El Cuyo is fairly easy on foot – the town stretches east to west alongside the beach and is approximately 2.5km long. From north to south, between the sea and the lagoon at

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Take a day trip to Isla Holbox

Over the Christmas & New Year break we tried out the Holbox boat trip available through Tours Aventura (booked with Luis in the El Cuyo main square – the house with the lighthouse wallart). Nora @solotravelz was my travel buddy for the day and we were both visiting Holbox for the first time – with high expectations but not much background

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Is the Kiting Good In El Cuyo?

Simply put…yes! El Cuyo is fast becoming known as a hot destination for kiters… statistics show that kiteboarding conditions here compare favourably to the better-known and well-rated resorts of Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cancun and Isla Blanca. From November until June, these conditions – consistent winds and shallow waters – make it a perfect place to learn this relatively new

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Check out El Cuyo’s new website!

We’re really excited to be launching the new look ‘elcuyo.net’ website, where our aim is to make it as easy as possible for you to find all the information you need to ensure your visit to our little piece of paradise goes smoothly! We’ve launched with the fundamentals, but we know there’ll be lots of questions we haven’t thought of,

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