What I loved most about our trip was that it was unconventional because we split our time between the city of Tulum and the beach. Most people visit the beach only and I think it is SO important to stay in the city. It’s where you get the essence and authenticity of Tulum.
Our most exciting day from the first half of our trip was with Mexico Kan Tours. I highly suggest the excursion we took, World Wonder Discovery! Why you ask? Well, not only did we visit Chichen Itza one of the Seven Wonders of the World but they also took us to Cenote Yokdzonot which was one of the most thrilling experiences ever! It was smaller than the Grand Cenote and (to me) much more special. We got to swim in this cool, deep water in tranquility and really take in our surroundings. The final stop of the tour was visiting the city of Valladolid, a colonial city bursting with color and life. We had lunch at a beautiful little restaurant with the locals and enjoyed the best coconut ice cream!
If you ever visit the city below are some of my top suggestions:
Batey Mojito & Guarapo Bar – Mojito Bar for drinks well into the night
La Malquerida – authentic Mexican sit down dinner
Burrito Amor – best burrito bowl + Mexican coffee
Now for the GIVEAWAY, in collaboration with Howlita Tulum and Zamas Hotel I am hosting a GIVEAWAY for three nights stay at each hotel!
To Enter:
-Follow @Stilettobeatss, @HowlitaTulum, @ZamasHotel on Instagram
-Tag 2 friends on @stilettobeatss Instagram posts promoting the giveaway
-For Extra Entries, leave a comment below telling me why you want to win this trip
Subject to availability, black out dates may apply. The trip is valid May 1st – December 15th 2017. One entry per contestant
This is a giveaway of a lifetime! Good luck!!!
xo
ejc
Love your travel diary and hoping I can put those tips to use one day! Lol
How Freakin Magical!! Let me GO Plaaaassseeeeee 🤞
You're amazing! I loved your pictures and wished I was there as well. I was in Tulum last year for a day and wish I had had more time to enjoy and explore the beauty of it all!
On a separate note, my mom mistakenly gave away all the summer clothes I took back home for storage during the winter- so I'm restocking my closet inspired by your looks. I really love your style!
This is such a great travel diary – so pretty and adventurous! I would love to win a trip to Tulum so I can take my mom and sister. One of our favorite trips as a family before my dad passed away was to Mexico. Three of us haven't taken a trip together since so it was be pretty amazing to take a girls trip back to Mexico and bring back all those happy memories and create new ones.
Tulum forever has my heart!!! I finally got to visit it last year but only for half a day due to weather conditions and time line of my trip. As sad as I was it turned out to be the best day of my life because my boyfriend of 8 years proposed to me at playa Paraiso!!! He knew it was my dream to visit that beach and he planned the perfect proposal ❤ I would love to win this trip so we can revisit and spend more time in this beautiful location. We didn't get to explore the cenotes which was something I really really wanted to do. I follow so many Tulum instagram accounts and have a list of things to do, eat, and see!! Lol. And after reading this blog post have added more! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!!! Prayyyyying I win! It would be a dream come true….especially given the wedding we are starting to plan!
THISSSS. Ah these photos are so amazing! I'm so glad I discovered your blog, Emily! The mojito bar sounds like THE place to be. What what your absolutely favorite memory of the trip?? Cenote Yokdzonot? And did you prefer being in the city or out on the beach?!
ps- happy valentine's day!
xoxoxo
Happy Valentine's Day! This trip would mean the world to me to win.. I am between jobs, excited and ready for what's next in life, and what better way than to relax, refresh and enjoy quality time with the one whom my soul loves! I adore your style and poise, both unique and relatable, and it would be a dream to hear about your journey.
Xoxo
Laura
I'd love to go on this trip because I haven't taken a vacation in 7 years I'd love to getaway and really be at peace with myself and for once let the days be about myself not the endless dinner making and waking up at 5am to work. If enjoy every moment and treasure it always❤
My husband and I would absolutely DIE if we won this giveaway! We haven't been on a vacation since our honeymoon because of school, work, and school loans. Would love a getaway with my hubby! Such a great giveaway and such beautiful photos, I've always loved your style!✨❤
This is my dream destination! I would love the chance to go. Great blog!!
Oh my gosh babe these pictures are so amazing!! I have been liking like every post on Instagram LOL! I would really like a vacation because I would take my whole family including my new nephew. We all have passports but we haven't had the time to travel yet. But good luck to everybody and anyone who wins this would be so blessed! Thanks for sharing 🙂
These pictures are so gorgeous, and make me want to see all these beautiful places, with my own eyes, even more.
I would like to win this trip because I love traveling and it's pretty much been a dream of mine to go to such a breathting place and enjoy the beauty of nature and history. I also always wanted to go to Mexico, in general.
I would take my best friend along who loves traveling and discovering the world just as much as I do !
Thank you for this amazing giveaway, and anyone would be lucky to win !
Xx
Ariane Glover
I love Mexico! This place is stunning & your blog/insta feed is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G ❤️ My birthday is on May 1st !!!!
I would love to be able to make my way back to MX! It's such a beautiful colorful paradise, with such rich history. Like you recommended, my friends and I would not only visit the beaches, but we'd also spend time in the city to be able to immerse ourselves in the culture. Your pictures are truly beautiful!! I love traveling, art, photography – so the possibility of winning this trip would be a amazing; a dream come true!
Thanks!!
Lourdes Merchan
Insta: Lo_Luvs
I would looooove to win this trip! I've been to Carmen de Playa with my best friend and we were gonna go to Tulum to the Cenotes- we didn't because of my change of mind. HOWEVER, if Tulum was a place I wanted to visit before now it is a MUST on my list. I would love to go back to Mexico with my best friend and stay in Tulum I know I will love it!
Id love to go there caribean see is perfect
I love traveling and would love to visit a place I have never been to. (:
These pictures are amazing! I would love to win this trip and explore this part of the world that I've never seen…with my best friend who lives far away! It would mean a lot to me to have an opportunity to travel and relax during my hard times in school!
Beautiful photos, magical vibe on them, breathtaking nature and ever so charming you!
I like your bikini very much!
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Your pictures and trip look amazing. I would love to visit, definitely up there on my bucket list.
This trip would mean the world for me and my friend Lourdes Merchan! We enjoy traveling and exploring places – we also are hard working, strong Latina's and being able to celebrate this would mean the world to us!
This trip would mean the world for me and my best friend Lourdes Merchan! We enjoy traveling and exploring places – we also are hard working, strong Latina's and being able to celebrate this would mean the world to us!
Hey beauty,
I absolutely loved your post! So inspiring 🙂 I was actually telling my boyfriend how overwhelmed I've been with school. It's been such a struggle to focus, which is why I left my full time position at the bank to focus on my degree. Let me just say, it's finally paid off and I'll be walking the stage this May! I'm very pleased to say, I'll be the first in my entire family to achieve their degree!!! This is a very proud moment for me. I'd love to win this gateway to celebrate and enjoy the beach under the sun. God only knows how much I need a vacation to recoup before I start my full time position again. Thank you so much for having this giveaway, this would be the BEST graduation gift! Thank you.
Dawn
How amazing! For the past few months my boyfriend and I have been talking about going and never got around to it. I never knew much about Tulum and when he tried telling me about it, it didn't seem satisfying. After watching you on insta strories, your instagrams, and now your tulum diary blog I couldn't imagine going anywhere else now! It looks absolutely dreamy. Can't wait to see what other magical adventures you go!!
Alexis Flores
@alexisraeflores
Tulum looks absolutely beautiful and I have never been! It would definitely be an experience of a lift time, so much culture and history to take in. I would really love to go on a getaway vacation with my boyfriend of 8 years. We have yet to have a peaceful, romantic vacation by ourselves and Tulum looks like the perfect place! Thank you so much for even giving me the chance to enter this kind of giveaway, it's absolutely amazing.
Xoxoxoxox
Shealyn
I would love to win this trip because I love to travel and experience different cultures. Also, I could use an escape from the winter cold and snow that CT has recently.
Your blog is beautiful, the photos are amazing. I'm definitely going to read more blogs! Thanks for making the giveaway because I would of never found you on IG. I would love to take the trip with my boyfriend. He's in the police academy and I know our future life will be hard. So taking our very first vacation together to this beautiful city would be a blessing. Love this blog. Thanks again love!
That photo of you sitting on the dock is just breath taking! Gorgeous trip! I have never been to Mexico!
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Absolutely love how your pictures made Tulum look, I love traveling & have never has a girls trip yet. I heard fabulous things about the cenotes there.
Would love to travel to this scenic place with my hubby of five years and just disconnect from the busy LA life style for a week and just relax and reconnect ❤
Love your travel diary & it truly has motivated even more to make this summer one I will remember forever filled with travel, I have never been out of the country & am wishing for nothing more than to be able to find adventure & see the world, visiting Tulum would mean a world of adventure for me & lots of new experiences, can't wait to see who wins fingers crossed ��
Tulum is one of my favorite destinations! Dying to go back and this would be AMAZING!
@skyejaden
This place is on my bucket list. I love trying new things and visiting new places. Your blog and social media accounts is an inspiration and motivation to do just that ♡
Ig: @leslie_guzman
Oh my goodness, so much magic in these pictures! Now if only I could win that trip so I can use all of your suggestions… 😉
Xo Su
http://www.missminussized.com
These photos are amazing!! I love all of your swimsuits and beach wear. I've always wanted to go to Tulum!! It's on my boyfriend and I's bucket list! xx
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Wow these pictures are absolutely stunning!! It would be a dream to win this giveaway , all I want to do is travel and see the world. These kinds of posts inspire me to be more adventurous! Xoxo – Kiara Michelle http://www.kiaramichelle.com
Omg amazing pictures!!! Tulum is just an amazing place to visit. Is just so dreamy. Loved your post❤❤❤❤❤��������
This sounds so so awesome! I have always wanted to go to Tulum!!!! I've been dying to see the ruins 🙂
Emily! There are thousands of reasons why I want to visit Tulum: its beauty, the clear water, the many activities available for visitors, the food, the people but most importantly, the history. I want to explore my culture and capture it. Hope I am the lucky winner. It would mean so so much to be able to see Tulum for the first time! ❤ Ps. Great outfits and pictures as always. Thanks for sharing your experiences❤
Cause I desperately need a tan 🙂 and a vacay is an added bonus! Love your pictures!!
Wow I have been transported to Tulum with your spectacular imagery and blogging!
As much as your photography shows me how gorgeous it it, it just feeds my wanderlust even more to want to be there and explore every little nook and imagine I've found a secret spot only I know ��
I just want to slowly wander, take it all in and visit the beach, that incredible cenote (being at a cenote has been a longtime dream of mine!) city and sites; and eat the food!
Thank you for your post �� You're an inspiration
X
Absolutely amazing blog, I'm going to follow yours! 🍍
Your trip looked so fab and Tulum is beautiful! It would be a dream to bike around town, visit the ruins and take a dip in a cenote!
I would loooooooooooove to win this trip because as a mom to a threenager I am exhausted!! This would be just the thing I need!! What an amazing giveaway!! 💋💋
Your pictures are beautiful!! I'd love to win this trip for many reasons but I'll try to narrow it down. First of all, I just want to relax! Second, I'm in need of some vitamin D that Kansas just isn't providing 😉 id love to try some yoga classes in Tulum, I hear they are good! Swimming in the cenotes is magical and I crave it!! Thanks! @andreangriffin
Your trip looked amazing! I have been hoping to visit there soon. This would be amazing trip to celebrate turning 30 this year! Fingers crossed!
xo Adri
http://www.adrilately.blogspot.com
Your trip looked amazing! I have been hoping to visit there soon. This would be amazing trip to celebrate turning 30 this year! Fingers crossed!
xo Adri
http://www.adrilately.blogspot.com
My partner (of 9+ years) and I were planning a trip to Tulum. We are parents to an amazingly energetic three year old boy. We haven't had the chance to get away and have time to reconnect and that's why we were planning a vacation. We suddenly are having to move, unexpectedly, the funds had to be redirected. It would be so amazing to be able to have this opportunity!
WOW!! México is so pretty �� I really love your pictures
Tulum looks beautiful! Your pictures are amazing. Exploring the temples are on my bucket list. I would love to take my boyfriend there for his birthday as a thank you for the places he has taken me ��������
Hello !
This looks so great, I swear it looks like paradise !
It's easy to tell you why I would like to go there : I'm French and I only know Europe and few countries of Africa. All my trips were incredible, I love traveling. But I never been in Mexico so that would be awesome ! I'm a student and since few years, I didn't go on vacation away from France, I'm so excited by this giveaway ! I hope to see a lot of pictures of your travels and a lot of stories ! Thank you for sharing with us so many things. ��
I always wanted to Go to beautiful tulum! I See so many pictures and Videos of the Beauty of it that it wakes my Wanderlust! 🙂
Im craving for the blue Water, the old ruins and the cute little town!
Greetings from Germany, im Glad I found your Blog!
I've always wanted to visit the beautiful city of Tulum (it's front & centre on my vision board). All I've done since I graduated last year is stress about job opportunities, this will be a great avenue to relax for at least 6 days and not have to worry about anything! I'm so excited for this giveaway!
helping the eco team release baby turtles into the ocean might make me a little biased but tulum is one of my favorite places on earth! every visit leaves me centered and with a greater sense of love for the earth.
How amazing are these photos?! So beautiful. I would be so grateful to win so that my husband and I could have a relaxing getaway. This would be such a gift. Fingers crossed! ����
I love your blog! I fell in love with Mexico when I visited 4 years ago and am dreaming of returning!
Send me, @brandenmarcel and @lindsaymcilmurray to Tulum for a sandy photoshoot instead of freezing in the NYC snow!
Your trip looked absolutely stunning!!! If I ever went I think I would for sure make the most of the city as well. Such a good idea!!!xx
You came to Tulum to slay darling! Love these images and this post. It would be so amazing to get my two fave people to come along on an amazing trip! @notesfromlo @tellylovesfashion love you girls! I know everyone that enters deserves this opportunity to go but my besties happen live in two different states and it's a lot of FaceTime, group texts and phone calls. We can't just hangout and do a night in together or dinner. It would be awesome if you could get us together (for 6 days?!) in the same city. Xo
This looks like such an amazing trip! I would love to visit that landmark and just enjoy the essence of this city. Please pick me! 🙂
Love,
Karina Casillas
Me and my friends need a vacation!!! I stayed at Zamas a few years ago, and have been dreaming of going back ever since. @mattierebecca
Hola, I am extremly interested in Traveling to Tulum/ Quintana Roo because both my boyfriend and I have been trapped in an Arctic Vortex, in Spokane, WA for a very long winter now… it is slowly but surely sucking the life out of me. Being natural born Texans, we are desperately craving the sun and sea. I am hoping to win this giveway to motivate me to get us on our way to Mexico, where I hope to work on an organic farm in exchange for accomodation, learn Spanish in exchange for English lessons and hopefully gain my ASA sailing education. I couldn't dream of a better way to begin our Mexico adventure!
Pretty please and thank you for the opportunity. 😉
Sincerely,
@_coco.loco
My husband and I stayed at the amazing Zamas the year before we were married. Nearly 7 years later we haven't been back… OR ON OUR HONEYMOON!!! We keep telling ourselves this is the year we do something honeymoonlike special (as opposed to the 7 year itch!)…
Your gorgeous photographs made me feel like I was there – though I'm afraid I don't look nearly as great in a white bikini. February has indeed spoken.
So what could be more perfect than a trip to Tulum to bookend these wonderful years we've shared together. With our first home purchase (and the accompanying mortgage!), it's not as likely as we'd like to believe… but maybe….! Fingers, toes, and eyes are crossed straight through February 28th!
Would love to check out Howlita Hotel and Zamas! Great post on Tulum!
@hecelliza
Tulum is a magical place! Love your photos and post. I was married at Zamas 10 years ago and would love to renew our vows there….. @lovelanedesigns
My best friends and I would love to create our own travel diary and enjoy this beautiful country as our first getaway. My best friend is going to be 30 in July and this would be a great start to the travel diary as besties!! We early get to spend anytime wit each other let alone travel due to work and marriage and children!! We are not fortunate enough to go on trips of a lifetime like this! This would be awesome ❤️
Beautiful photos and great information
Your beautiful photos and text take me right back to my honeymoon with my husband. In October of this year we will be married for 10 years and it would be a dream come true to return to Tulum for our 10 year anniversary! My Instagram is, @tashahall3807.
I would love to win this trip to celebrate my boyfriend's and I 5th year anniversary of dating! I think it will be so fun to visit the historical Mayan ruins and to get some sun and relaxation, since it is wintertime where I live. It would be such a special trip for us two <3 Your posts have been making me want to visit Tulum so badly!!
My name is Andrea I'm a 22 year old college studentat the University of Texas at Austin. 21 years ago my parents decided to leave Mexico and bring my siblings and i to the United States. For 21 years I have not being back to my home in Mexico, finally after years of struggle I will will have the opportunity to travel Back. It would be amazing to go on this trip as my first trip back to Mexico after so many years.
I would love to go with my husband and celebrate our 7 years of marriage.
Would love to take my boyfriend because he deserves a break from working the hospital ward and to sip on fruity drinks with me by the sea! ��������
I would like to swim in the clear blue water and make endless memories. This would be a perfect vacation <3 Thank you for the opportunity.
I am dying to swim in all the cenotes around Tulum.. and of course have amazing tacos!
Hi, I would love to win and take my boyfriend with me, he just woke up from a two month coma, he had pneumonia, and I believe this would be the best way to celebrate that he's a warrior and that he can breath Caribbean air with his new lungs, he's a wonderful person, and I want to show him that no matter what I will always be by his side. We are from Mexico and all his medical costs let us a little broke so winning this giveaway would be the best thing that could ever happen to us besides the blessing that he's alive. Thank you so much .
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I would love this getaway with my husband to get some alone time with one another while soaking in the Tulum culture!!! ���� ��
-Andimo
Tulum is such a magical place! I forever want to travel there!
Love love love these photos! Definitely will take major inspo tips from you! Because like yourself, I'm a blogger! A rookie, but I learn something from bloggers like you everyday! I have a travel section on my blog, but I have yet to truly explore it. This trip would be an epic post in that section for sure! Going to Tulum would be a trip that could never be overlooked, and a serious opportunity to relax, enjoy, and take some awesome pictures!!
P.s. Tulum has been at the top of my list of places I want to travel too, and it would be a dream come true! Better than Disneyland(;
I would love to win this amazing trip to Tulum. I am from California & I have been living abroad in Mexico for a year – so many amazing opportunities & so many wonderful places to explore… I have been DYING to visit Tulum… i miss the sand, the sun, the smell of the ocean. I would love to take my bff who just got engaged for a beautiful engagement getaway filled with a life time of memories!! Xx @chantaltru
I would LOVE to win this amazing giveaway. I was born in Mexico but moved to the US at the age of 4 with my family. I am extremely wanderlust and have the heart of an adventurer. This would be the perfect trip for me to celebrate being able to leave the country after 21 years. Im more than ready for adventures and this would be PERFECT��������♥️
I would love to win this trip so I can visit and relax in the Grand Cenote with my familia! 🙂
Instagram Account: audrey.lynne 🙂
It would make for a magical honeymoon with @acfreidel! Could there be a better way to begin the rest of our lives together???
–Tyler Anderson @tanderson1812 on instagram tanderson1812@gmail.com
Great post on Tulum! It truly is my happy place too. It gives me inspiration, creativity and serenity. And it brought out a lot of romance with the man of my dreams…something that I thought was impossible as a single mom. But Tulum is special, every little bit of it. We've been through extremely hard times this past year so a trip back to Tulum is definitely in order this summer! Thanks for getting me excited again! It's truly magical…xoxo, Bri
My wife and I are obsessed with tulum! It is such a magical place. It just so happens that Zamas was our favorite place. We even drove an extra 2 hours each way to eat there and sit on the beach our last night.
My husband and I have been married for almost 4 years and we are * finally * going on our honeymoon. It would be an honor to win this trip! ����
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I want to win this trip because my MOM needs a vacation!! I love would to take her on this so she can relax and enjoy herself 🙂
My hubby and I have been trying for a baby and it's been so stressful! We would love to win this trip to get away from work life and REALLY enjoy each other! Thanks for the chance Emily!! Love your stories!!
Melissa
Stylista Fitness
My husband and I love Mexico!!! We celebrated our 10 year anniversary in Tulum and talk about going back all the time! We would really love to go!!
Love your photos. They are so magical and looks amazing. Your swimwear and style is so perfect. Very modest yet sexy. I would love to visit Tulum, it has been over 3 years in the making my other half, my sister amd her family. This would definitely pit us one step closer to dreamy Tulum.
Enjoyed this post so much.
Thank you.
Lovely post! Great page, i hope i can see Tulum one day. I would love to propose to my girlfriend there. Hopefully I have a chance at this thing. Keep up the good work!
this is awesome!
– Judith
Wow, What an incredible experience and photos. Tulum is one of the best places in Mexico to visit and enjoy in its entirety. I would love to live that experience. 😉
Your trip looks ahhmmaaazzballs, and an amazing experience. I would love to get to experience the culture and all the delicious food!
I'm so happy I stumbled upon your blog! I'd love to explore Tulum with my husband and sister!
I would love to win, to be able to explore this beautiful place and have a relaxed break from my busy life. following IG: @yaysaritha
I honestly would love to win this trip just because I love traveling. I've made a goal to myself to travel to at least four different places each year. I'm currently in the process of planning a trip for my boyfriends birthday and Tulum was on my list! I've googled it and there is some to explore and experience there! P.S. I love your blog you inspire me everyday because I too have started blogging. I listen to your snaps all the time and you give me motivation because sometimes I get so down on myself ❤️.
This is such an amazing opportunity! I love Tulum. I would love to see the ruins and swim with the sea turtles in Akumal Bay. The cenotes have always been on my bucket list!
Tulum is special in a way I can't fully describe. Being from Texas, people often stop at Cancun. But just an hour and 30 minutes away is paradise. Paradise in tulum is not just a pretty beach, but a view into Mexico/ Yucatan's history through culture, food and the people. It lets me escape the hustle and bustle of the big city of Houston Texas and to reconnect with friends and life. The simple pleasures of tulum bring massive amounts of life and happiness. From drinking a fresh margarita on a beach, to talking about life with friends over an authentic Mexican meal, to exploring the natural Mayan wonders and centoes and to waking up and watching the beautiful sunrise over some coffee. Everything is possible here and I want to experience that with my family and friends. Life is too short, tulum lets life not escape us.
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The reason I want to win this trip is because Tulum is my happy place. I was even lucky enough to meet my boyfriend there! The vibe that town has is almost inexplicable. When you are there you feel happy, free, appreciative of Mother Nature and just full of energy. Tulum is the most magical place in the world. I hope to live there one day! IG: theallisonweiss
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