Crazy Buggy: jungle, cenote and Maya community

The Crazy Buggy is more of a ride than a thrill circuit. You drive yourself, along jungle tracks in the Riviera Maya, for about two hours. From four people onwards, two buggies can be arranged, and the minimum age is five. There are no single-seat buggies: two or three people share a vehicle, and whoever takes the wheel must hold a driving licence, a photo of it will do. Full price from ten years old, 90 € instead of 120 € for children under ten; the child rate is applied when we confirm your booking. The full outing takes about four hours.

Halfway through, the break is at a private cenote, roughly an hour to cool off away from the busy cenotes on the coast. The last stop is the one that gives the day its character: a visit to a Maya community, where the meal is served in a local home. You can buy a small bag of food staples on site, in cash, to hand out to village families; it is offered with no obligation, and not on rainy days. Transport is provided from Playa del Carmen, but not from Tulum or Cancún. Bookings are firm: no changes or cancellations within twenty-four hours.

An extra on site: about 100 pesos in cash to buy bags of food to hand out to village families. It is not offered on rainy days, when the families stay in.