Tulum is a great beach town in the Mayan Riviera that can be a bit difficult to understand for the first time visitor. Many visitors think that Tulum is just the Tulum Ruins, and that is the extent of this pretty and precious little town. For visitors that stay at small hotels in Tulum, they [...]
Whaleshark season – a great addition to your Tulum vacation
Very few know this but Whaleshark season is in full swing in the Gulf of Mexico and Cancun, just 2 hours from the lovely beaches of Tulum. This once in a life time trip is a great addition to your Tulum vacation and for many, it is another bucket list item scratched off their list. [...]
Crush your next vacation and get your a** to Tulum
Many of us feel this way, if you are going to do something, do it well! Why waste your time doing something okay, or with mediocrity. Set your goals, research how you will achieve those goals, plan it, do it, and be super excited that you reached if not exceeded those goals. Crushing your vacation [...]
Sunset at Cesiak in the Sian Kaan Biosphere – video blog
We really don’t need to say anything as the video speaks for itself. This was one of those spontaneous evenings where a bunch of Casa de las Olas guests decided to high tail to the Sian Kaan and watch the sunset at Cesiak from the roof top. A bottle of wine, some roasted pumpkin seed [...]
Food discovery in Mexico – raw cacao – a Tulum moment
Okay many of you may already know the benefits of cacao, the bean that produces chocolate and is grown throughout South America. I did not know the benefits or taste of the raw cacao bean and a serendipidous moment in Tulum on the Tulum beach road has changed all of that. The taste was incredible, [...]
The new family at Casa de las Olas – The Woodpeckers
No joke, we have a new family of yucatan woodpeckers living in the palm trees and there are more than one! This family had their babies last year and they have grown to love the palm trees at Casa de las Olas. We in turn love to watch them, their habits, thier rituals and their [...]
Find the ultimate sustainable vacation – Check out Tulum
People say it takes a while to find us. They search and search for the perfect vacation destination and then the perfect lodgings that match their need for a break, their belief system, their vacation needs and somewhere that they connect to before they arrive. Sorry it took you so long to find us, but [...]
Kayaking in the Sian Kaan in Mexico – guided or unguided tour
When people think of Tulum they have a mental image of large, white sand beaches, cool places to stay, ecclectic community and a night sky that has more stars than most people have ever seen. This is picture is true, all of it, but what many don’t know is that the landscape is much more [...]
Why LEED certification proves sustainability for this Tulum Hotel
I don’t know if you read our post about the incredible guest we had a few months back that completed the LEED application for us after her vacation. This took us by surprise, and made us a little warm and fuzzy all over. Someone noticed that we care, someone saw that we are committed to [...]
