(TE38) Tulum, snorkel in front of archaeological zone of Tulum and Azul or Caracol cenotes
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 you’ll have to choose one of the two cenotes where we will go to refresh from Quintana Roo hot weather.
Cenote Azul: an open cenote with different depths, perfect for all family members. You can snorkel and make dives in this big cenote in L form, in where live fishes of different kinds and sizes. Is one of the biggest in all Yucatán peninsula.
Caracol cenote: a semi one cenote, the illumination, the inside views and the cavern are incredible. You can swim and even dive here. This place offers you to make a walk in a beautiful grotto full of vegetation, stalactites and stalacmites. The walk is over a wooded road through the jungle. With a piece of luck we can see funny monkeys, perfect for adventurous souls.
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 archaeological zone of Tulum.
- Entrance to Azul or Caracol cenotes.
- Private land and boat guide.
- Driver.
- 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.
- In this tour you’ll have to choose between Azul and Caracol cenotes and tell the guide your selection the day of your tour.
- 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 the lagoon, the experience will be canceled for the safety of all visitors and the tour will continue, without reimbursement of the 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.
(TE38) Tulum, snorkel in front of archaeological zone of Tulum and Azul or Caracol cenotes
$430.91
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.
In this tour you have to chose one of the following cenotes, Azul or Carcol.
Cenote Azul
One of the most visited cenotes in Quintana Roo. An enormous sweet and fresh water cenote, open type, that is like a natural swimming pool with little fishes, low deep pools for all family members and perfect areas to swim, jump and snorkeling to admire the beautiful sea fauna. If you stay quiet, you can see and feel a little shoal. A very funny sensation!
The tour ends taking you back to your hotel.
Cenote Caracol
Miles inside the jungle, far away from all urban noise, there is the famous semi open cenote Caracol with a beautiful grotto and footpath.
We recommend you first walk through the footpath under ground’s level and watch the vegetation, stalactites and stalagmites, and with a little luck, see multicolor birds, specially the toh. Visiting this grotto, in some moments, let us see beautiful landscapes and listen sounds from another world. And with another piece of luck, we can see funny monkeys in the jungle.
In the main cenote, apart from swimming pleasantly, there are beautiful caverns at the bottom, some of them a little hidden, where you can swim too.
The tour ends taking you back to your hotel.
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