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Tulum Archaeological Site and Cenote Swim: A Cultural Adventure from Riviera Maya
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131 Ratings
Cancún
Embark on a cultural adventure from Riviera Maya to the Tulum Archaeological Site and a scenic cenote. Explore ancient Mayan ruins and swim in a traditional cenote surrounded by beautiful scenery.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tulum Archaeological Site - Tulum was a port city crucially important to the Mayan culture and its economy in the region. With a professional tour guide, you’ll learn more about what made this city a powerhouse in its time. With temples scattered throughout the city and many other cultural epicenters within reach, this visit will prove to be not only educational but an interesting experience to learn about the Mayan culture, their advanced knowledge and the heritage of the region.
- Cenotes Casa Tortuga Tulum - Take a refreshing swim in the waters of a beautiful cenote, you’ll be able to learn more about the amazing underground networks of water bodies in the region.
Enjoy the scenery and even enjoy the depths with your snorkel gear, should you choose to do so.
What's Included
- Admission fees and priority access at Tulum archaeological site
- Guided tour of Tulum Mayan Temples
- Roundtrip transportation to and from your centrally located hotel (If selected)
- Tequila tasting
What's Not Included
- Natural reserve fee 300 MXN & Tulum Local Tax 80 MXN
- Optional lunch (300MXN) lifejacket and snorkel rental (200MXN)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off if (Tulum Hotels)
- Food and beverages not listed as inclusions
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Your day commences with a simplistic, hassle-free pick-up from your hotel or a designated assembly point. You’ll board a cozy, air-conditioned vehicle to transport you to Tulum, a famed archaeological site which played a major role as a significant port during the Mayan period. Relish the picturesque landscape along this journey filled with natural beauty.
Priority entry to the archaeological site is included, where you will partake in an expert-led tour of the temples. Discover and gain insights about essential attractions like the astronomical observatory of the ancient Mayan city of Tulum and various cultural edifices within the city walls. Leaving behind the azure waters of Tulum, you will progress to the next phase of your adventure, an impressive cenote that holds historical and cultural value in the Mayan tradition.
Take a moment to soak in the stunning surroundings preceding a tranquil journey back.
- Children 2 and younger are complimentary when accompanied by a paying adult.
- You must be able to walk at a leisurely pace for approximately 1.5miles (2km) and be able to climb and descend stairs.
- An additional surcharge of 380 MXN for the Natural reserve fee for conservation efforts and Tulum Local Tax is payable on the day of your activity.
- Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby or meeting point 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
- Roundtrip transportation is available from most centrally located Cancun, Playa Mujeres, Costa Mujeres, Puerto Morelos Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen Hotels. You will confirm your exact pickup time with the local tour operator.
- If your hotel is outside coverage you will be asked to meet the tour at a nearby location.
- Hotel pickup from Tulum hotels is not available. Passengers staying at Tulum Hotels must meet the tour at the designated meeting point.
- You should bring swimwear, towel, a change of clothes, sunscreen, insect repellent and spending cash for incidentals.
Location
Súper Akí Puerto Morelos
Benito Juárez
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(131 Ratings)
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Brian_b
May 12, 2024
Great tour! Highly recommend! - Great tour! Very beautiful and informative!! Tour guide was excellent! (Jaqueline). Very scenic! Thank you!
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Trenanikah2021
May 1, 2024
Great excursion! - Jacqueline and Vincent were great guides. The tour was very informative and fun. The cenote was beautiful and relaxing. I liked that we got some time at the nearby shops.
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Passport25797739874
Mar 22, 2024
Beautiful - The tour was amazing. Very informative and interesting. The ruins and ocean were beautiful. Don't forget your hat because it was very sunny.
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Jamie_d
Mar 18, 2024
Such a great and informative tour - If you get Jerry as your tour guide consider yourself lucky. He is so knowledgeable, funny and actually cares about you as a group. The lunch is so good get it and I recommend the al pastor burrito and guac so good. Buy souvenirs near the tea restaurant they are so reasonably priced. The cenote is so amazing take some water shoes your feet will thank you. Honestly we learned so much about the Mayan culture on this tour. You will be out in the heat so wear sunscreen, hat, and take an eco friendly water bottle. If u forget your bottle buy the canned water just before you enter the temple you will need it.
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Sarah_s
Mar 4, 2024
Great day of sightseeing! - Layla was an excellent guide. The tour was long as we came from Cancun and the drive to Tulum is ~2hrs, just be prepared for a long day and you'll have a wonderful time!
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Stacey_v
Feb 20, 2024
Description misleading. Tour was great!! - The tour itself was great. Our tour guide, Mary, was fun, knowledgeable, patient and very accommodating. It’s the description on the tour that was misleading. The actual timeline is double the one mentioned. It said six hours and so we schedule dinner reservations. Luckily for us, Mary worked wonders to get us back so we can have dinner. Be aware, the tour is 12-13 hours.
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Michelle_b
Jun 5, 2024
FULL DAY TOUR… Be Aware - The tour does what it says but the 6 hours does not start until you get to Tulum and ends when you leave the cenote. If you are taking this from Cancun, add 4 hours and plan on a 10 hour day. Also , Tulum in June is VERY Hot, so plan accordingly. There is no time for gift shopping to buy souvenirs, only 10 minutes for bathroom and water that you are in desperate need of at the end. The ruins are interesting but it is so hot that it can be difficult to truly appreciate them. The Cenote was okay, not that impressive and the food (American hamburger & fries) were okay, nothing exceptional like the tour guide would have you believe. Mary our guide was very informative but we had hoped for a shorter excursion and will be sure to read more reviews next time.
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Tanisha_j
May 3, 2024
No - I would not recommend this trip it took 10 hours because we stopped 12 times to pick up other guests and the entire trip should’ve been 6 hours
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Vi_d
Apr 8, 2024
Bring water and umbrella - The pick was on time and the overall tour was as describe. Here are a few issues that I had with the tour.
1.) The tour guide might have a deal with restaurant he takes you to because the food deal that he pitch does not taste good. In fact, it was the worst taco I had in MX.
2.) When we got to the temple site, the tour guide talked for about 45 minutes (on 1 ruin temple), and only left 30 minutes for self exploration.
3.) The tour guide does not offer any umbrellas and choose to stand the whole group under direct sun the whole time even though there is near back shade spots. There was no reason to make adults and children stand under the direct sun light.
4.) No water was offer on the tour.
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Linton_e
May 14, 2024
Can pick up super late. Waited over 45 mins for shuttle. - Arrived at the pick up area early (oxxo) as instructed by tour operator Arturo of Cancun travel experience.
Arturo did message me and said van shuttle was running a few mins late because of traffic.
Waited another 45 mins. No shuttle. Other tour customers was also waiting over a hour because they arrived at 9am.
I made my own way to the Mayan ruins eventually and called Arturo to tell him shuttle never came and I’m at Mayan ruins. He told me to reach out to tour guide Ruben.
I called Ruben and messaged him. No answer no reply to my messages.
I was still willing to do the tour even tho shuttle van never picked me up but I was abandoned. I decided to pay for parking and pay for entrance to the tour and did the whole tour myself. Terrible experience. I understand traffic delays happen but you have to communicate better with your customers on how long is the actual delay because standing in the hot sun waiting for a shuttle van is not fun, one of the customers fainted waiting for the very late shuttle because it was so humid.
It’s only fair to give me a full refund for my terrible experience.
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