Rikstar Selects Week 36 2026 - 6 Selects This Week

Tulum

Damian Lazarus Sunrise Set at Day Zero Tulum 2024 - Damian Lazarus (BeatPort)

We are starting off with a well known DJ, Damian Lazarus, and his Day Zero festival there, which attracted crowds from every corner of the world all flying in to Tulum, Mexico for this amazing festival.

We started off with this so you can see just the power that this small jungle town/beach resort in Mexico has.

How to decide on Ibiza vs Tulum vs Mykonos (Music Edition)? - Tulum Documentary

Now we are into the vlogs, discussions and documentaries on Tulum, so here is a woman breaking down the differences on Tulum and Ibiza.

Tulum VS Ibiza, las diferencias de estos dos epicentros de la música electronica | The Industry#10 - The Industry

Another video explaining the differences. It's in Spanish, but you can change the audio dub to English if you don't speak Spanish, or put on English subs, both through YouTube's platform.

TULUM NIGHTLIFE: Welcome to the Jungle! 🌴 (Party Places + Prices) - Tulum Nightlife

Sometimes the best way to see things live is to see travel vloggers who have recently been to the area of interest, and see what's happening there. Thanks to YouTube this is possible, as 20 years ago it wasn't. So you get to see some of the nightlife vibes in this video.

72 HOURS IN TULUM Mexico 🇲🇽 2024 (Best jungle restaurants, fav beach clubs) TRAVEL GUIDE - Tulum Travel Guide

Another vlogger who breaks down her 72 hours spent in Tulum, so the best restaurants, beach clubs and more.

TULUM: THE HIDDEN SIDE (Mexico) - Malini Angelica

Another great video on the hidden side of Tulum, such a well made documentary, pro level, it made me instantly subscribe. I see the content creator is also a TV presenter, which makes her content even better and explains why it's so well produced. For some really well put together travel type vlogs go give her a subscribe, as I watched some of her videos above and was blown away by the quality and depth of the documentary.

Tulum Uncovered: The Last Chapter of a Lost Civilization - Full Documentary - Tulum Documentary

Tulum also has the lost city of Tulum, where the ancient Mayan civilization lived, so another great reason to visit if you were looking to put that on your to-do list.

Alternatives To Tulum In South America.

If you don't fancy going to North America, from South you can check out Florianópolis & Santa Catarina, Brazil, which people in South America are already calling the Ibiza of South America.

For that boho luxe VIP type vibe, so think high end Tulum beach bars, be sure to check out Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Then three other notable mentions are Cartagena and Medellín, as well as Buenos Aires, Argentina, as all are leading hubs for nightlife and music, attracting the biggest DJs from around the world.