Private Tour Tulum Ruins - Cenote Cave: Discover Mayan Riviera's Historical Sites

Embark on a private tour of the Tulum Ruins and Cenote Cave in the Mayan Riviera. Explore the historical sites, swim in crystal-clear waters, and learn about the Mayan culture with local guides.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Tulum Archaeological Site - Visit and enjoy the archaeological zone of Tulum, skip the lines, without additional charges, best of all in private.

You and your companions will enjoy a walking tour of the archaeological zone of Tulum, you will appreciate the important “Mayan Ruins” together with a local guide who will tell us about the culture and history of the place, this mythical place has a beautiful panoramic view of the Caribbean Sea.

  • Cenote Taak Bi Ha - A few kilometers from Tulum we will enter the jungle, to visit a magical, cavern-type cenote, be amazed by its beauty and be amazed by the imposing ancient formations (stalactites and stalagmites). We will have the opportunity to enter the flooded caves to see the incredible underground caves doing snorkeling using water lanterns in together with a local guide
What's Included
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Waterproof flashlights
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Along with your family, you’ll get the chance to delve deep into the heart of the Mayan Riviera by exploring its renowned landmarks crucial to Mayan heritage.

We’ll pick you up at the lobby of your accommodation, or if you’re travelling in your rented or personal vehicle, kindly notify us so we can arrange a common meeting point. ;)

First station.

Together with your family, you’ll explore the stunning archaeological site of Tulum, accompanied by a local guide who will share important insights about Mayan heritage and the history of the locale.

Second station.

We’ll venture into the Mayan wilderness, to explore a cave-like cenote declared as ‘The finest in the region’ boasting clear water, ancestral formations, subterranean rivers, and beauty untouched.

You and your family are in for a cool snorkeling experience at the end of the cenote.

The journey will be completely private, devoid of touring groups, queues, and hidden charges, and most importantly, with the guidance of local guides. ;)

  • Minimum of 2 participants to carry out the experience, in case of being 1 participant you must cover the additional cost of the second participant
Location
Tulum 77
Tulum
As an additional option at the meeting point, we meet at the main entrance of the Aki Tulum supermarket, it is essential to have your coupon corresponding to your reservation
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Hannah_f
Aug 14, 2024
Best tour ever! - Can’t recommend the Ricardo experience enough! He was our driver and cenote guide. He picked us up in a timely manner and had a fun playlist ready for us in the van. It started to downpour and he helped us buy ponchos before passing us to Elias to take us through the ruins. Elias taught us all about Mayan culture and was very funny throughout his portion. After he helped us find Ricardo again where we headed to a famous cenote! It wasn’t crowded and we had so much fun snorkeling and learning more about Mayan culture. He even helped us get some street tacos making the experience a 1000/100!
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Gina_p
Jun 27, 2024
Great tour! - great tour/experience. We were dodging a tropical storm so it was raining, but had a great time anyways - it was nice because it wasn't hot. The ruins were great and Beto did a great job with the history. Ricardo was our driver and guide in the cenote. The cenote was beautiful and Ricardo brought his go pro and took pictures that he emailed to use afterwards. Overall would highly recommend this experience!
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Carla_y
Jun 20, 2024
A great day in Tulum - We had the best day in Tulum! The ruins are stunning and Vetos guidance made the experience that much richer and more interesting. Then Fabian took us to a stunning cave cenote. We had plenty of time to swim, snorkel and explore. Fabian took photos of us snorkeling on a waterproof GoPro to send to us after. The cenote has bathrooms and change rooms as well.
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Jeanelle_m
Jun 18, 2024
Best Tour in Tulum! - Our tour guide was amazing!!! He brought the history of the ruins to life in a light and engaging manner. The cave visit was a beautiful experience! Picturesque with crystal clear water - perfect for swimming!
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Kristen_p
Jun 3, 2024
This tour goes to 11 - We were picked up by Ricardo and Fabian at our Air bnb in a timely manner. They passed us over to Beto when we got to the Tulum ruins. We loved our tour with him. You can tell he loves the area. He is super knowledgeable, personable and fun. We finished the tour and he let us wander around as long as we wanted. We got back to the air conditioned van and had some cold beverages waiting. Next stop was the cave cenote. Ricardo and Fabian took us around the cenote. It was amazing. They took under water pictures that they air dropped to us in the van on the way home. It was a very cool experience. Overall the day was perfect and I couldn’t recommend it enough. Thanks guys! 11/10
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Beth_c
May 27, 2024
Wonderful tour!! - The Tulum ruins are in such a beautiful setting. We’ve toured 3 other ruin sites in Mexico and Tulum’ setting is just stunning. Our guide Beto was terrific! Funny and extremely knowledgeable and he seemed to really enjoy sharing his immense knowledge! We learned so very much. He allowed us as much time as we wanted overlooking the sea and exploring on our own after his detailed tour. He’s just such a good guide! Favian picked us up and drove, and he was also our guide at the cave cenote. He was wonderful! Had all the equipment we needed for snorkeling. Explained everything so very well and got into the water with us and guided us around and took us to parts you had to have a guide for. It was amazing!!! He even took GoPro videos and pics and shared us with those after. He did an excellent job! The cenote was so refreshing after the heat at Tulum. We’ve done open cenotes, but this cave one was very cool. Take this private tour! You will not regret it! We all had the best time!
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Explorer578453
May 8, 2024
Very kind staff - Ricardo was our driver/guide, Roberto was our Ruins guide and they were both very helpful and knowledgeable. They were accommodating with our pick up location. Our 79y grandma went with us and they were helping her with the stairs and moving around, very kind of them. The ruins and Cenote were both very beautiful. Would book with them again.
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Michelle_p
May 6, 2024
Perfect day - What an amazing tour. The ruins were nice and our private tour guide loaded us up with information. The we went to the cenotes which was spectacular. Richard was amazing, no crowds and we had a great time. Would definitely recommend. Best part of the trip. Both guides were amazing and know their stuff.
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Rogie_m
May 2, 2024
Cancun Vacation - I had such a wonderful day. Will go back again . Beautiful place and the weather was great. I hope you get to experience it too.
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J4mscxgrnj
Apr 19, 2024
Great tours. - Everything was great! I would like to say how great Beto was during our tour of the Mayan ruins. We thoroughly enjoyed all of his knowledge that he shared. The cenote was A+!!! Very short walk (couple hundred feet) from where the van lets you out to the actual cenote! The water was beautiful. I do recommend water shoes! I would highly recommend this private tour.
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