You can experience much of the local culture, Mayan ruins, and designated sites on your own. Depending where you are staying, you have 3 - different transports options, and different prices based mostly on your level of “adventure”…

BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND YOUR HOTEL/RESORT -
Private transfer - The typically recommended outfits are Canada Transfers, Happy Shuttle, USA Transfers, a favorite of ours and other longer-term visitors is Cancun Reliable Tours.
You can also get a shared transfer to your hotel and pay less, you will likely take longer to get there.

ADO bus - very inexpensive option to get to Cancun, Puerto Morelos, PDC, or points south. Clean, comfortable ride, but you will be dropped at the ADO terminal and will need to taxi to your hotel. Very popular option for PDC…

Taxi - similar fare as a private transfer and generally not a good choice.

GETTING AROUND -
Private transfer
Taxi
Rental car
Private or shared guide through the hotel

We have a trusted taxi driver that we have shared with several other visitors, some looking for a ride between the airport and resort, some looking for a driver/guide to go to the Mayan ruins or other beach towns like Akumal and Tulum. He is a very nice gentleman and his rates have not increased like the transfer outfits and taxi unions. I can share feedback from others if you want his contact info…

If staying in PDC or nearby you will find a number of excellent restaurants and food carts in the area. Also great live music if you like classic rock or Latin music…

So do you have your accommodations booked already? Are you planning on staying in a couple different areas or just in PDC because that is a central location? Do you want to visit Merida or another area in the Yucatán state? Isla Mujeres or Cozumel?
It’s easy to do too much moving around here, and PDC can be an ideal spot, but it depends on how far south you want to be…