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Solimon Bay - 9/9/2012 7:00:24 PM

atty637

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I am looking for info of Solimon Bay, is there public access? if so is there a watering hole and public rest room? Is there decent snorkeling? easy access?

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RE: Solimon Bay - 9/9/2012 7:35:29 PM

Maggie

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You can go to Chamicos (so East on a bumpy road then rite past the condos....keep going dead end is Chimicos).....yes you can get in there...it is really shallow....and that bay is ALIVE with stuff....just know it is really shallow....remote and beautiful!

Bano? Use ocean fish do.....when in Rome!

BINK!
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RE: Solimon Bay - 9/10/2012 1:30:24 AM

atty637

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are cabs readily available for the ride home like they are in Akumal?

Thanks for the other info too!

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RE: Solimon Bay - 9/30/2012 6:40:18 PM

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Cabs are rarely at Bahia Soliman, even on weekends, waiting for passengers. You can probably get a cab in Tulum or even PdC to get there, but getting back is going to be harder by cab. If you don't rent a car, you may find yourself walking from Bahia Soliman to 307 and getting Collectivo. Or you might get lucky and find a cab at Oscar y Lalo, just across 307 from the entrance to Bahia Soliman. I do this walk all the time but it can be very hot in the late afternoon.

There is public access to the beach in Bahia Soliman at 3 points. You have to park your car and leave some id at the security station. Then you can walk on. There are NO public bathrooms. We ask that people take nothing but photos and leave nothing but footprints. There is a restaurant at the North end of the bay at Jashita Hotel (Sahara it's called) with a bathroom. Chamico's choza at the south end has no bathrooms. There are no real facilties in Bahia Soliman, but the water is beautiful and the snorkeling at the South end especially is spectacular. It's a swim of about 200 meters from the shore to coral heads at the South end.

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RE: Solimon Bay - 9/30/2012 7:04:50 PM

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Chamico's choza at the south end has no bathrooms. There are no real facilties in Bahia Soliman, but the water is beautiful and the snorkeling at the South end especially is spectacular. It's a swim of about 200 meters from the shore to coral heads at the South end.

EXACTLY!!!

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RE: Solimon Bay - 10/1/2012 12:49:21 PM

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They have a bathroom at Chamico's. It is rustic, but it is there.

I have a picture.......

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RE: Solimon Bay - 10/1/2012 2:59:43 PM

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ORIGINAL: crunch

They have a bathroom at Chamico's. It is rustic, but it is there. I have a picture.......

If I recall correctly there were two versions!!! Neither of which had standard flushing!!!

What do ya do with that bucket anyhoo??

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RE: Solimon Bay - 10/1/2012 9:01:56 PM

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f I recall correctly there were two versions!!! Neither of which had standard flushing!!! What do ya do with that bucket anyhoo??

SERIOUSLY FG?????

U know about a bucket...squat and then just shake it off ......unless you believe in a kini wax!

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RE: Solimon Bay - 10/2/2012 6:55:39 AM

crunch

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Add water to the water.

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RE: Solimon Bay - 10/3/2012 10:17:07 PM

margaritamamma

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There is a real porcelain toilet in a hut on the property at Chamico's. There is a bucket which you use to carry water from the big barrel outside the hut to then pour down the toilet in lieu of tank flushing it. There was also TP to use.
Better than some of the campgrounds I have used at home!

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