The photographer taking pictures for our group tried to school me as if I was naive enough to not understand - to "tell them simply and quietly you are not interested". Then there are others who plop a bird and a lizard on your head and take as many pictures - with YOUR phone as they can then tell you that you owe then $100 per person for this. He'll show you a menu but not with prices until you check out, only to find out your drinks were $25 each. I wondered why our tour guide was so absolutely silent when we were approached to buy cocktails at 9:30 in the morning from a "guy" promising the best possible price that he will negotiate on our behalf since all the others are just there to get a lot of money from us. This beach is full of solicitors and opportunists - there may be a beautiful beach there, we never got a chance to experience it since you are accosted from the minute you approach. We support them, buy their products and tip generously. We do excursions in every country we visit - to support the locals. NONE of them tell you what is really here because they are all in on trying to get the most money from you they possibly can. Many tour operators take you here - and for a reason.
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