Country/Town visited: Palenque, Mexico
Date of stay: Oct 2011
Where you stayed: El Panchan, Margarita & Ed's
Travelled with: Wife
Tour or pre planned: Pre-planned
Palenque is such a unique experience when compared to many of the other places you visit on a trip to Mexico. It is set deep in the jungle and offers some of the most raw and spectacular Mayan ruins in all of Mexico. Sleeping in the jungle itself provides an atmosphere that is something not to be missed, especially when you often hear the symphony of birds and insects at night which constantly remind you that you are far far away from home.
You have the choice of staying in Palenque town, which is about a 20min drive to the ruins and is home to all the shops and restaurants etc. (although the choice here is not that great). OR, you can stay much deeper in the jungle in one of the many places situated along the road to the ruins (I highly recommend it as there isn’t much to do in Palenque town itself).
The best pick of these in my opinion is by far, El Panchan.
El Panchan is a sprawling rustic jungle bungalow backpacker paradise situated literally in the middle of nowhere (although only 10 mins from the ruins). There are many different areas to stay in El Panchan, but I can highly recommend ‘Margarita & Ed’s’. They offer pretty decent bungalows that cater to all, and they are very friendly and helpful to boot.
Set amongst the El Panchan area are several restaurants serving up fantastic food and great live music at night. The ‘resort’ (if you could call it that) attracts many travellers, musicians and also archaeologists so there is quite a diverse bunch of people for you to meet.
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