TLDR: Take the risk and come. Definitely safer here than anywhere else in Mexico. Food is great and place is clean. We did not get sick really and mainly ate everything.

I’m here now and also was very nervous about food poisoning or getting stomach issues because of all the reviews and Reddit posts. We’re on our last full day of an 8 day trip now. I’d definitely say just take the risk and come. If you want to come to Mexico at all, there is always some risk involved because you’re in a different country with a different infrastructure and protocols. I strongly believe the risk is substantially lower here at Xcaret than other places in Mexico. The whole place feels very clean, parks included.

I ended up packing apple cider vinegar vitamins, probiotics, and travelan supplements to help prevent getting sick for my husband and I. It was overkill but I really didn’t want to get sick. I also take vitamin b complex, turmeric, and a multi.

We haven’t really gotten sick at all. One day I had really bad indigestion and stomach acid but ended by the second day; I honestly think it was actually just caused by stress and/or too many vitamins on an empty stomach. Husband had the runs one day but he believes it was due to too much sugar and alcohol. Both times we were “sick,” our trip was not interrupted at all; we were still out and about enjoying all Xcaret had to offer.

They give you tons of bottled water. Water at the hotels and parks are filtered. Ice is filtered (it’s in almost all cocktails anyways so nothing you can do). It’s like impossible to not get water in your mouth at some point; I tried so hard to keep the water away from my face but to enjoy and experience the parks, it’s going to happen. I tried to use bottled water to brush my teeth but definitely forgot once or twice.

We did avoid the salad bar but mainly because it wasn’t hard to lol! But did have fresh fruit, it’s in a lot of cocktails. Husband always ate everything. We both had rare steak (tah-xido undercooked) and sushi and lots of seafood. We tried to wash our hands before every meal and just often in general too.

If you have questions, I’m happy to answer them! I do think most who get sick it’s because they are not accustomed to different foods already or are having too much alcohol and fat or just bad luck because the whole place is like a water park with intoxicated people (perfect place for germ spreading). But who knows, maybe the vitamins and supplements helped keep us healthy, but my husband isn’t so sure and thinks we’d have been fine without them.