Cancun's Maya Temazcal Night Ceremony: Cenote Swim and Traditional Dinner Experience

Plunge into the world of Maya during this 4-hour night event that fuses a ‘temazcal’ (‘house of heat’) sanctification ritual, a dip in a ‘cenote’ (an underground pool formed naturally), and a customary dinner of Maya food cooked by native home chefs. Your journey includes two-way transportation from Cancun and a skilled guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cancun - Pick-ups from the Cancun and Playa Mujeres between 03:15 and 04:00 pm.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
  • Dinner
  • Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Cancun
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Emily_d
Dec 13, 2023
Wonderful and so connective - This was an incredible experience. The guides were wonderful and the entire ceremony was well explained. I will say it is about 2 hours down from Cancun though so bring some snacks! Thank you to the Mayan people for sharing this experience with us!
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Kyle_d
Apr 21, 2022
Incredible experience, must try! - This was an awesome experience. Being in the temazcal was incredibly intense, but it felt amazing to be able to make it through the whole ceremony. The guides were very helpful and told everyone many times how they could let the shaman know that they needed to leave the temazcal before the ceremony was over if it was too much for them. One person left as soon as it started, others in the middle, and a couple just before it ended, and there were no issues, those people were let out promptly. I would recommend doing a little research on the culture and their use of the ceremony before going as it will make the experience even better. My only issue was the lack of timing details in the event page and confirmation email. The timing varies depending on where you are getting picked up. It says it's a 4-hour event, but for us it was 8-hours because we didn't realize we were staying 2-hours away from the ceremony location. This was not an issue but it would have been better to be prepared for that. Overall great experience, wonderful and friendly guides, AMAZING food, would recommend, and would go again.
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Vanessa_n
Aug 30, 2020
Awesome experience - It was a beautiful experience! Everyone and every part of it was awesome! Our tour guide Luisa was very good and organized. Would highly recommend and do again!
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Tania_c
Mar 30, 2020
A must do! - Do it! Great experience! They provide transportation, dinner, and a beautiful experience you won’t regret.
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Kris_h
Apr 27, 2023
Great experience, but it is the tourist sweat lodge experience - The entire experience met our expectations. There were guides who spoke as many languages as needed. While we would recommend the experience to others, there were two things that disappointed us. We booked a hotel pickup in advance at an upcharge, but we were informed they weren’t from Viator, so we had to walk to a meeting point. Secondly, we were informed by our guide at the site that the sweat lodge experience at hand was just a tourist version, so it lacked the four openings feature of the authentic version, among other things. The experience was a great primer for a deeper experience for most.
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5haleyr
Jan 27, 2022
Great ceremony! Good to feel cleansed - The ceremony was not only a cool cultural experience but was really cathartic. When you are in the temazcal its pitch black and they have everyone scream at the top of their lungs to get all the negeativity and stress out! Where in our daily lives can you just scream?? It felt great! The cenote is so beyond gorgeous. The guides were great. The dinner is very simple which of course is totally fine but there were so many bones and little bit in the chicken i just couldnt keep eating. Very long commute to get there. Overall great experience!
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Elaine_b
Apr 14, 2024
Waaaay too far from Cancun! - Although the Tour says that it is four hours, that did not include the 2 1/2 hours drive to get there and 2 1/2 hours back. The driver never said a word, to the point that we thought we may be kidnapped! The tour also was advertised as small group however that is just how many people are in the van. Once we got to the site, many other vans drove up so the actual tour was nearly 40 people. Not what we had signed up for! Other than that, the actual experience was very interesting and the food was better than it needed to be.
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Visvanathan_m
Dec 24, 2023
Tour operator can cub... - Tour operator can cub travel experts is a terrible company. Did not pick us up from my location twice , and said it’s a no show
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Eduardo
Mar 8, 2020
Do not go, you can do this for way less money somewhere else - I search “temazcal near PLAYA MUJERES” this thing is 2 hrs away from here, even worse, we spent 1.5 hrs picking up people from many different places, all of them long distance among each other. The experience is overrated and there were big spiders inside the temazcal, food portions were very good and there is no chance to ask for anything else, not even freaking sauce. The only good thing are the guides, all of them are freaking hot and speak multiple languages.
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