Xel-Ha & Coba Ruins Tour: An Unforgettable Day from Riviera Maya & Cancun
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Coba
Embark on an unforgettable adventure from Riviera Maya & Cancun with the Xel-Ha & Coba Ruins Tour. Explore the ancient Mayan ruins of Coba and dive into the natural beauty of Xel-Ha, an aquatic park. Experience biking, ziplining, and more in crystal-clear waters. Book now!
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Zona Arqueologica de Coba - NA
- Xel-Ha Park by Xcaret - Embark on the Cobá Xel-HA excursion, beginning with a journey through the majestic Cobá archaeological site, a former Mayan city nestled in the forest and encircled by lakes. The adventure proceeds to Xel-Ha, a place where guests can indulge in a sumptuous buffet featuring a wide array of dishes, cool off in the pristine waters, snorkel, or partake in an assortment of unique aquatic and terrestrial activities that the Park exclusively provides.
The comprehensive schedule for the Tour encompasses a guided exploration of each site, ensuring that visitors have a complete and memorable experience.
During the initial segment of the tour at the archaeological site, we will then transport you to Xel-Ha. Here, you will savor a diverse and delectable buffet spread, showcasing the finest in Mexican and international cuisine, complemented by a selection of refreshing beverages and cocktails.
Subsequently, you may opt to swim and snorkel in the river, engage in various activities (such as rock climbing, the courage stone, zip-lining, or trepachanga), or alternatively, spend time diving into natural crystalline pools or exploring a Mayan cave; traverse the jungle, follow paths, and enjoy the flora while cycling, or simply unwind in a hammock under the palm trees.
Remember to return to the designated meeting point to catch the bus for a contented and relaxed ride back to your hotel.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- 20 different activities at Xel-Ha
- Lunch included
- Access to lounge chairs, hammocks, and rest areas
- Unlimited drinks with open bar at Xel-Ha
- Use of life jackets, inner tubes, and bicycles
- Priority Access with admission bracelets on the bus
- Local guide fluent in English and Spanish
- Light breakfast on board
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Optional activities.These are educational activities of interaction with wild life, Sea Trek, Snuba
- Souvenirs (Available to purchase)
- Photos (Available to purchase)
Additional Information
Take a combined trip from Cancun to the Mayan ruins at Coba and Xel-Ha, a natural water park, all in a single day! Explore the Coba archaeological site on a bike and behold the Yucatan Peninsula from the hidden Nohoch Mul Pyramid amidst dense jungle. Relish a buffet lunch at Xel-Ha where you can walk on rope bridges, go ziplining, and participate in other activities in the transparent waters of its natural wells. Benefit from the personalized services of your guide in this small-group tour, capped at 20 individuals.
- Tour only operate Tuesday and Thursday.
- The Voucher schedule is informative.
- Tours and days of operation are subject to availability and changes.
- Child prices are height dependent. Children over 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) pay the adult price. Children between 3.2 feet (1 meter) and 4.6 feet (1.4 meters) pay the child price. All children under 3.2 feet (1 meter) travel free provided they do not occupy a seat.
- It is recommended that you bring comfortable lightweight clothing, walking shoes or sneakers, biodegradable sunblock, a swimsuit and towel, and an extra change of clothing.
- Infants 0 to 4 years are Free of charge.
- Important: Children must be accompanied by an adult all the time.
- The pickup operates from different hotels in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya so the pickup time will vary depending on the location of your hotel. We will pick you up at your hotel or at the nearest point available in our routes.
- If at the time of completing your purchase you do not have the name of the hotel, you must contact the Customer Service Viator staff at least 24 hours prior to the visit to the park to help you to coordinate the pickup with us.
- Please confirm the exact time and meeting point using the message option in your Reservation or contacting Grupo Xcaret.
- All requests for changes, cancellations and/or refunds on bookings must be in the 24-hour or more window prior to the visit date.
- We accept changes in visit dates from one month to the next (valid until the current year and subject to changes in public tariffs)
- We accept changes of visit dates from one day to another with the restriction of one day before.
- In the event of having symptoms such as cough, sore throat, runny nose, and/or red eyes and a temperature exceeding 100.4 F (38 C), our staff reserves the right to refuse to board our transportation or to enter our facilities.
Location
Zona Arqueologica de Coba
Carretera Federal Tulum 307,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(24 Ratings)
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Chris_c
Nov 11, 2023
Do it. - You can't climb the ruins anymore, but coba is less crowded and xel-ha was so cool to walk around and float the river.
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Thahairgoddes
Aug 27, 2022
Excellent - The whole experience was amazing. Eduardo was the best tour guide seeing the ruins. Very knowledgeable and great personality. Could not say enough great things about him. Xel-Ha hidden wonder was great fun. There is something there for people of all ages and swimming capabilities. Highly recommend as an excursion. From swimming with dolphins, to scuba, the lazy river, to cliff jumping... There is something for everyone. Everything inside the park was all inclusive... Food, drinks, alcohol.... Great times and definitely see myself coming back.
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Silvanamz1363dy
May 18, 2022
spectacular - All the care and love with guests and with nature. Perfect place to contemplate nature, rest and have fun.
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Susan_e
Nov 26, 2021
Beautiful site - Guide was knowledgeable and excellent in giving info both in english and spanish. We had a great morning at Coba.
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Gabylasouris
Sep 23, 2021
Cool experience - We did Cobá/Xel-Ha !!☺️☺️☺️
Coba is very different from Chichen itza 😱😱😱😱
Not the same on luxury if I can say like that. The toilet there is not like I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂.
You can walk 2 km to the end and back or you can take a bike and if you have kids or just want to have an amazing experience 😂😂 we’ll get the taxi bike 😂😂😂 that was the best part of it for us. It’s included but you tip !!! 🤗🤗🤗
In the bus to coba that takes about 1h, they give you a sandwich and juice around 9am. We left the hotel at 7h40. Arrived at 8h10 to the main bus stop (xelha). Had 40 mins there. Left for coba at 8h50. Arrived at 9h50. Did 2 hours here with toilet and tour guide. Left for xelha at 11h50. Arrived at 12h50 at xelha.
Went for lunch at the international buffet.
Did the river snorkel for 2 hours OMGGGG we love it wowowowowo. Just amazing the life in there. We didn’t do all the corner of the lake. (We are going again at the tulip TOUR) did all the stuff included. Very nice park but definitely you can do that park in one day. They have lockers for free. We are had a blast !!!!!
Adam (9 years old) wanted to do the bike in the air but it cost money 😵💫
We took the train bus for the river snorkel…. Very cool 🙂🙂🙂
Thé nature is really amazing.
I’m having so much fun 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m like a kid 😂😂😂
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Carter
Feb 11, 2020
Best of these parks - We researched all of these commonly owned parks and chose this one. We made the right choice for what we wanted and I think most would. What we liked: beautiful setting, great shaded walkways with unique sitting areas with ocean or forest views; the manatee area was awesome; the zip line was fun and something the whole family could do; the water slide on the light house was fun. We usually don’t do buffets, but this one was good with food cooked fresh constantly and you knew it was up to temp so food was safe. Open bar was nice for parents to have a couple glasses of wine. We did not do any add-on activities with no regret - saw the dolphins jump and that was just fine. The lazy river and snorkeling were also great, but with the wind direction on our visit, I called the lazy river a working river and that also impacted snorkeling. The weather was not their fault. Probably the best value of all of these parks, but it all depends on what you want to do. We’d do this again.
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W9896ywmattw
Jan 22, 2024
A fun family experience. - Had a great time here during our visit to Mexico in January. Went with my wife, and 12 and 14 year old children. For those interested in going, please be aware that it is over 2 hours from Cancun, but well worth the trip. The park is huge, and well maintained. Food and drinks are included in admission. We ate at what I guess you could call the traditional Mexican buffet for breakfast, and we all agreed it was one of the best buffets we've ever had. We had the "fast food" buffet for lunch, which was pretty basic and not that great. Service at both buffets was terrific. Hiking, cliff jumping, zip lining and snorkeling were all amazing. There are photo stations around the park where you can just scan your wristband to get your picture taken. The only downside was with the free drinks, there were some people who were overserved. I would recommend this experience.
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0319simb
Oct 8, 2021
Great experience, bring the right gear! - We toured the Coba ruins and visited Tulum. The tour is pretty phys demanding (but great!) so be sure to bring the right shoes and clothes for the heat. Afterwards we went to the Xel-Há park. The tour took up most of the day and we didn’t get to spend much time at the park. If you can, split the tour and park visit between x2 days so you can enjoy every thing Xel-Há has to offer. A special shout out to Rogelio Mejica! In the blink of an eye my phone (in seewag watr proof jacket) fell to the bottom of the lagoon. Rogelio swam to where we were, asked a few questions and quickly scanned the water to then dive prob 14ft+ to save my phone. We can’t thank him enough as the trip would have def. been sour. Saved the day!
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Dj6940
Dec 20, 2021
Misinformed of Coba site opened when booked tour. - I enjoyed the Tulum portion of the tour and our guide Jaime was great, informative and helpful from pick up to conclusion of the tour.
I was disappointed with Grupo Xcaret for allowing people to sign up for the Coba & Tulum tour (Coba had been closed for many weeks prior) expecting that they had an exclusive agreement to guide tours there, only to be informed the night before and at pick up that the Coba site was closed and the rest of the tour would be at Xel-ha park.
While Xel-ha park was ok, over eat & drink with snorkeling- though being 57 y.o. I don't have much interest in tower slides and kids play.
I don't have many opportunity to make the trek to this region and was trying to see as much of Maya ruins as possible.
Double check everything and don't rely on the tour group to inform you of cultural sites availability.
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Suvi1983
Sep 9, 2021
Liars - Customer Service representatives are liars. I had booked tickets to Xel-Ha and XCaret for Spring Break 2020 for a total of about $600. As soon as Covid was declared a pandemic in March, I called to cancel. Their representatives asked me to hold on to my tickets for 2 years and gauge the situation so that I can use if I chose to travel any time in 2 years. They said if I changed my plans, I could call in any time and that I would get a refund. At this point, my kids are not old enough to be vaccinated and so we have decided not to travel, so I called them to cancel and they said they won't refund the money since its past the cancellation period. So essentially, they lied to me. Also, I sent multiple emails and did not get any responses, so I kept calling them. I lost $600. Very terrible !!
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