Looking for other RV'ers to Caravan to Cancun in Feb. Anyone made this trip before ?

[Chuck711]

Looking for other RV'ers to Caravan to Cancun in Feb with my wife Ann and myself

Looking to Travel to Cancun from eastern side of Gulf to Cancun, South on Mexica Hwy 180

Safety in numbers

stay a few days in interesting places along the way

Chuck [email protected]

 

[Kannon]

I did this trip with a tour guide.Been to Mexico many times.It can be a challenge.One time a pump in my diesel broke.Needed to be towed to Cat factory.The proper tow vehicles not available.The tow vehicle used skewed the living spaces from frame.Had to get back to USA to get fixed.Roads are not well marked and GPS was useless.Expect to get lost and have adventures.

 

[Rich W.]

Some thoughts on this over coffee this morning:

One must have one‘s adventures and you do a risk/benefit analysis and go forth and conquer, but there is nothing in Mexico that would make it worth the risk to take my coach there. I might fly to Puerto Vallarta to go on a fishing trip next fall but probably not.

But I’ve also been to Mexico several times, mainland and Baja, to many other third world countries all over the Caribean in my sailing years, and around the world in my travel photography phase (even traveling with armed commando type “escorts” in the Middle East and North Africa). So I’ve had enough of that. You may still want to see places like that.

And I’m also done with air travel and cruise ships for the most part, which is why I bought the coach. So other than a very few select places around the globe (Paris for instance), and a couple select cruises, international travel is pretty much a thing of the past for me as well. So that’s me.

If you do go my, advice would be to focus on good reliable insurance first and then look into a caravan thing if needed. A caravan alone wont shield you from the woes of highway travel in Mexico. I welcomed the searches of the Federales with them poking through my stuff with their HKs because that was better than the alternatives, but there were never enough of them around when traversing open country. And as far as service, parts and repairs go, well refer to @Kannon.

A lot of RVers love driving to Mexico, have had no problems, and will highly recommend it, and under different circumstances I might as well. But for me there is plenty to see and do on this side of the border, and too much that can go wrong and ruin a vacation (or other pursuit) on that side.

 

[J&JD]

Some thoughts on this over coffee this morning:

One must have one‘s adventures and you do a risk/benefit analysis and go forth and conquer, but there is nothing in Mexico that would make it worth the risk to take my coach there. I might go on a fishing trip next fall from the West coast south of Baja, but probably not.

But I’ve also been to Mexico several times, mainland and Baja, to many other third world countries all over the Caribean in my sailing years, and around the world in my travel photography phase (even traveling with armed commando type “escorts” in the Middle East and North Africa). So I’ve had enough of that. You may still want to see places like that.

And I’m also done with air travel and cruise ships for the most part, which is why I bought the coach. So other than a very few select places around the globe (Paris for instance), and a couple select cruises, international travel is pretty much a thing of the past for me as well. So that’s me.

If you do go my, advice would be to focus on good reliable insurance first and then look into a caravan thing if needed. A caravan alone wont shield you from the woes of highway travel in Mexico. I welcomed the searches of the Federales with them poking through my stuff with their HKs because that was better than the alternatives, but there were never enough of them around when traversing open country. And as far as service, parts and repairs go, well refer to @Kannon.

A lot of RVers love driving to Mexico, have had no problems, and will highly recommend it, and under different circumstances I might as well. But for me there is plenty to see and do on this side of the border, and too much that can go wrong and ruin a vacation (or other pursuit) on that side.

I am afraid I agree. We have been to Mexico several times. The last time was right before Covid for an anniversary. We flew to Cabo San Lucas, one of the safest areas. Our hotel was very concerned about safety. One of their drivers provided airport transportation, and there were armed guards at the gate to the hotel. It made us realize the increased risk in Mexico of late. Judy D

 

[TheLooks]

Been there done that, felt like I needed armed security most of the time. Not what I call a vacation.

 

[Voyageurs]

We have RVed all over Mexico. 25 of the 31 states and federal district. We were in a little class C. There is a learning curve for sure and there are areas we wouldn’t travel. But overall great experiences, lots of challenges and lots of fun. Beautiful country and lots to explore. We were off the beaten track sometimes so we made sure that we were conversant in Spanish which wasn’t that hard as we speak French.

Get lots of opinions and reports and plan accordingly.

Good luck and safe travels.