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Tulum Tour: Explore Ancient Maya Ruins and Cenote
4.6
2,567 Ratings
Cancún
Embark on a captivating journey through ancient Mayan history and natural beauty at Tulum Ruins and Cenote Mariposa. Explore the archaeological marvel of Tulum and immerse yourself in the crystal-clear waters of the sacred cenote.
Embark on a captivating journey through ancient Mayan history and natural beauty at Tulum Ruins and Cenote Mariposa. Explore the archaeological marvel of Tulum and immerse yourself in the crystal-clear waters of the sacred cenote.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tulum Archaeological Site - Tulum is perched on a bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea to the east. The name Tulúm translates to fence, wall, or trench in the Yucatán Mayan language. The surrounding walls provided defense against invasions, making Tulum a fortified site. With access to both land and sea trade routes, Tulum was a significant trade…
- Tulum Archaeological Site - Tulum is perched on a bluff overlooking the Caribbean Sea to the east. The name Tulúm translates to fence, wall, or trench in the Yucatán Mayan language. The surrounding walls provided defense against invasions, making Tulum a fortified site. With access to both land and sea trade routes, Tulum was a significant trade center, particularly for obsidian.
- Cenote Mariposa - Experience the enchantment of Mayan culture in the turquoise waters of Cenote Mariposa.
What's Included
- Round trip transportation with air-conditioning
- Multilingual guided tour at Tulum Archaeological site
- Lifejackets and lockers at the Cenote
- One bottle of water
- Guided and free time in Tulum
- Round trip transportation with air-conditioning
- Multilingual guided tour at Tulum Archaeological site
- Lifejackets and lockers at the Cenote
- One bottle of water
- Guided and free time in Tulum
What's Not Included
- Conservation fee to access the Cenote: $25 USD
- Tulum entry tax $5 usd
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Conservation fee to access the Cenote: $25 USD
- Tulum entry tax $5 usd
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
Journey through time to explore the ancient Maya civilization at Tulum, an archaeological marvel. Discover the enduring remnants of this former city’s iconic monuments and structures, bearing witness to the Maya’s lasting legacy.
Tulum, one of the Mayans’ final creations, offers breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea from its heights, inviting you to…
Journey through time to explore the ancient Maya civilization at Tulum, an archaeological marvel. Discover the enduring remnants of this former city’s iconic monuments and structures, bearing witness to the Maya’s lasting legacy.
Tulum, one of the Mayans’ final creations, offers breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea from its heights, inviting you to savour the natural beauty of the coastline and unwind on its pristine beaches.
To wrap up this memorable journey, visit Cenote Mariposa, a sacred Mayan sinkhole. Immerse yourself in its crystal-clear waters, refreshing your spirit in perfect tranquillity, and forging a deep connection to the ancient Mayan world and the serene wonders of the Yucatán Peninsula.
- Attention Grand Princess Complex Residents: Please be aware that pickups are exclusively available at Grand Princess (Main entrance at the security booth next to the Highway)
Location
Aquaworld
Boulevard Kukulcan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ronald_a
Feb 1, 2025
Nice experience with good... - Nice experience with good tour guide and driver. The trip was on time and planned out well by the tour guide, Susana
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Vacation34417454179
Jan 31, 2025
Excellent sampler tour - We loved this tour! Guides Carlos and Ramón were great: warm, funny, informative and also very genuine and warm in their telling of the history and cultural significance of places and traditions.
Day trips with multiple stops are challenging but they kept great time and balanced the guided portions with the exploration very well. The bus is modern enough and comfortable, the driver very efficient.
I loved Tulum and the cenote was beautiful, would have liked more time there but it was very enjoyable for the allotted time. Originally, I had booked an option which didn’t include the buffet lunch and Ramón explained how to opt in on the spot and very quickly we could sit down for a delicious meal with the rest of the group.
Playa del Carmen was also a fun stop. We left satisfied and looking forward to coming back. Thank you!
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Wanttobetheir
Jan 27, 2025
This is a place u can have a new time each time - My friends had always wanted to see them, so I went again and still loved it very interesting. Guide very entertaining and imformative. Would go again. Thank you Doug UT.
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Chun
Jan 20, 2025
Cultural knowledge and history of Mayan and understanding Mexican culture - Trip was in a well maintained coach and the guide was informative and helpful in explaining about the Mayan culture. The meaning on Tulum and the significance of the location as well as the level of astronomical knowledge of the Mayans upper class.
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Carruthn62
Jan 17, 2025
Tulum Mexico 🇲🇽 Kara’s bday trip - Definitely drink/bring water and comfortable shoes. This tour is incredible interesting . I’m happy to have experienced this.
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548alondrag
Jan 13, 2025
Tulum ruins cenote - Tulum Ruins was my high light of the day it was paradise 😍
Thank you too our tour Guy Moo was supper cool made out experience very welcoming 👍🏻
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Suncarbajal
Jan 20, 2025
Good tour although they do not inform you well the full cost. - The tour we really liked. The cenotes and the archaeological area are very worthwhile. The problem is that you end up paying 50% more than the tour costs because the tickets to the sites charge you separately (they charge more than the tickets actually cost); and they do not inform you that the archaeological zones have preferential price, and even on Sundays they are free for Mexicans, so if you do not tell them they charge you the same as for foreigners. Another problem is that everything is reported to you in dollars and if you ask to pay in pesos, they convert dollars as if the local currency were the dollar.
From there on out is a very good tour, on time, friendly and all well organized.
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Scott_l
Feb 13, 2025
Description is a lie. This is a different tour - The tour description is a lie. You only have like 45 min in Tulum and you will only see a small portion of the site. There is also no free time to explore, like the description says. It is all guided. They also drop you off at the shops in Playa del Carmen for 2 hours, which is not in the description. The whole day takes 12 hours, not 6-7.
The cenote is as described. And the tour guides are amazing. They just clearly aren’t given the same instructions as this ad describes.
If you only want 45 minutes to take a few pictures at Tulum, then have a good lunch/swim in a cenote, walk around the little market in Playa del Carmen for 2 hours, then this is actually a great tour. It’s just not what we wanted or paid for. We booked specifically because it said we would have over an hour to explore Tulum after the guided tour, and that doesn’t happen.
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Debasrees2025
Jan 21, 2025
Not Worth Over $50 Per Person.... - The Tulum tour was very underwhelming. While we got some great information about the Mayan history, it was only around 30 minutes before we were sent off to take pictures on our own for 20 minutes. We hadn't looked around enough structures at Tulum. We went straight to a cenote and a buffet lunch but it wasn't enough time to do both in just 1.5 hours. There wasn't enough time to go back for seconds and changing and showering took time too. We then wasted even more time at Playa del Carmen to shop around for 1.5 hours, making this experience feel like a tourist trap. I've seen better and cheaper souvenirs in Cancun so my sister and I didn't buy anything. Instead of spending time here, we could've explored another cenote and ate lunch more comfortably. This whole day was so rushed. I had so many high hopes from the reviews but was scammed and wish we could've explored Tulum and its cenotes on our own. Going on your own or booking another tour is the best option.
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Ashley6
Feb 17, 2025
Deceiving Tulum ,expensive ,difficult to get a free beach - Tulum is not good anymore,even ruins ,difficult to find free beach,look like become money grabbing place ,wonder if cartels put hands on this city,I was few years back and was different story,better to go a different place,I appreciate much more cancun,playa or even smaller like Akumal
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