(TE37) Tulum, snorkel in front of archaeological zone of Tulum and Cenote Casa Tortugas
Tour and private guide
10 to 12 hours
All entrances
Private transportation
Pick up and drop off hotel
Tour brief description
Tour for two to 15 persons from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Riviera Maya.
The tour starts in the archaeological Mayan zone of Tulum, a beautiful place in the Caribbean seashore, where you can appreciate old buildings from 1,500 years ago, mainly the ones dedicated to Mayan deities. A travel to past that won’t disappoint you.
We’ll continue making snorkel in the beautiful reef barrier of Tulum, just in front of the archaeological zone. At low depth you can appreciate colorful corals, infinite and incredible sea flora and fauna, and of course, the view from the Caribbean to the archaeological zone is like no one.
Later, we’ll go to the Casa Tortugas cenote, where we can swim, jump into the water from little platforms and refresh ourselves in four kinds of cenotes: one open, two semi open and one with a little passage to a cavern. All four with crystalline waters where we can find fishes and little turtles.
In every moment our certified guide we’ll explain you the stories of the place, the curious details, the development and the importance of every site.
The unit price decreases according to the size of the group.
Departure Time
7:30 a.m.
Included
- Pick up and drop off in your hotel.
- Entrance to archaeological zone of Tulum.
- Snorkel in front of archeological zone of Tulum.
- Entrance to Casa Tortugas cenote.
- Driver.
- Private guide.
- Private transportation.
- Box lunch.
- Bottled water and snacks in transportation.
- Souvenir.
- Face mask and sanitizing gel.
No Included
- Tips.
- Lifejacket rent (obligatory).
- Lockers rent.
- Video and photography permission in museums, archaeological zones and attractions.
Languages
Spanish, English.
Additional information
- Before the tour start you must show your ID to the guide.
- Swim fins are borrowed.
- Use tennis or comfortable shoes.
- Use flip flops in aquatic activities.
- You must bring swimwear and towel.
- You must bring a change of dry clothes.
- Use sunglasses.
- Use sun block and hat.
- You must have the physical condition to walk up to 180 minutes. (with breaks).
- Spanish and English languages don’t have an extra cost.
- We don’t do surprise stops in any store to force you to buy handicrafts.
- We strictly respect the itinerary.
- We don’t sell you anything aboard or in the tour.
- All aquatic experiences are shared with other tourists.
- If during the tour the maritime authorities decree a prohibition of navigation due to bad weather at sea, the experience will be canceled for the safety of all visitors and the tour will continue, without reimbursement of the maritime experience.
- Confirmation will be received by email at the time of booking.
- Infants under 2 years of age are free of charge, but must travel in the arms or on the legs of their parents. (please inform us in the notes).
- Babies (over two years old) and young children must have their own seats.
- A infant car seat available per tour, (please request it).
- The unit price decreases according to the size of the group.
(TE37) Tulum, snorkel in front of archaeological zone of Tulum and Cenote Casa Tortugas
$464.37
USD max per person.
Final price in dollars includes all taxes
Itinerary
Tulum archaeological zone
We’ll visit the most famous Mayan city of the Caribbean, that means ‘wall’ and delimits the city by north, south and west. On east there is the Caribbean, from where the first Europeans were impressed to see the city while navigating in this turquoise color waters.
We’ll cross the wall to the archaeological zone, and from the entrance, we’ll see this beautiful city built over a cliff in where stand out the main avenues, palaces, temples and mainly, the castle, that is the biggest edifice just before an exit to the Caribbean.
We’ll know the importance of this city as a marine and land trade city. We’ll tell you about the importance and secrets of this civilization, while you delight with its wonderful sea views and colors.
Snorkel in reef barrier
After the walk in the hot archaeological zone of Tulum, we will take a boat that will bring us to the reef zone of the Mexican Caribbean, the second biggest in the world. There, our guide will give us all the necessary equipment to snorkel and see closer this extraordinary aquatic world.
Guided by an expert, we will delight with the coral and fishes in all sizes and colors. This is an ecosystem rich in fishes, stingrays and marine turtles we can see depend on which season we are. With no doubt, it will be an incredible scenario to take pictures from your visit to the Mexican Caribbean.
Casa Tortugas Cenotes
Our tour continues to a wonderful set of four cenotes with fresh and crystalline waters, where we can swim with sea fauna, jump from some platforms, snorkeling and, in some moments, feel like aquatic adventure paleontologists or just kids, balancing in a swing while we see the transparent waters.
The Campana cenote is semi open, where you can see stalactites, stalagmites and strange sone formations.
Wisho cenote has a little passage to a cavern, where you can see fossils that speak of the millenary geological history of this region.
Tres Zapotes cenote is big and wide open with crystalline waters, 100 meters long, where you can happily swim, enjoy the marine fauna and blue sky at the same time.
In Jaguar cenote, you must be a little reckless, because the challenging access to this semi opened cavern to see the stone formations, fossils and big and deep tree roots.
The tour ends taking you back to your hotel.
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