We booked this excursion through their website after reading lots of TripAdvisor reviews. They had excellent communication and answered all of my questions timely. We paid online and received an email with day of instructions. They told us to take a taxi from the port to the Mercado Municipal which is where the starting line was. This was no problem and I think it was $10-12. Not exactly sure. They said someone would be there by 9:45 but we were about 25 minutes early. I’ll be honest, we were a little nervous when we got there. This market was definitely not in a tourist area and there were a lot of locals shopping there. However, if you’re an Amazing Race fan you know that is usually the setting they race in. So around 9:30 two people from the race got there and they were easy to identify because they wore name tags and shirts that had their logo on them. They were super friendly and very energetic and we instantly felt at ease. They gave us an info packet to review and we waited for the other teams to get there. There were three teams in total which is fewer than usual but actually I think it was perfect. Too many teams would’ve made it clustered and there would have been a lot of just following the other teams I think. They gave us the option to break up into two teams of two but we decided to stay together. I will say there is a slight advantage if you have more people on your team but I don’t think it made a huge difference. We got our first clue and took off. I don’t want to give away any of the clues or locations for obvious reasons but I will say some were fairly easy and some more thoughtful and time consuming. You have to keep in mind that this is designed for most anyone to be able to participate in so there’s nothing crazy like bungee jumping or anything extremely physically demanding. But you do have to think, find things, and solve puzzles. About halfway through the race there is a stop where the teams come together to do a snorkeling excursion. They explain this on their website. When you check in at that stop they record your time so you don’t lose your lead over other teams. After that part you finish the race and they add the two times together and that’s how they determine the winner, so there’s a chance that the team that reaches the finish line first may not be the winners. After the finish you go to a local restaurant where they give you a couple tickets to exchange for drinks and they give you chips and salsa on the house. They were very good! We actually ordered some tacos and quesadillas and they also were very very good. After that they have the award ceremony and give medals. Our team won. Yay! It really was so much fun. I will say it was hot so be prepared for that. They will give you water, soda, beer, on the boat at the halfway point but other than that bring some water yourself. The locals were funny. Some helped and some you could tell we’re trying to confuse you a little. We felt safe the entire time. The staff were awesome. They said they used to have a great clue in the museum but it is undergoing renovations now, but they will add the museum back in when it’s done. Overall I thought it was very well done and we're so glad we did it!
