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Cenote Adventure: Explore Mayan Riviera's Hidden Gems
4.5
258 Ratings
Playa del Carmen
Embark on a thrilling nature adventure in the Mayan Riviera with a tour of 4 cenotes. Swim in sacred waters, support local guides, and add some adrenaline with an optional zipline experience.
Embark on a thrilling nature adventure in the Mayan Riviera with a tour of 4 cenotes. Swim in sacred waters, support local guides, and add some adrenaline with an optional zipline experience.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Akumal Beach - Visit Akumal Beach for a chance to swim alongside wild turtles. Put on a snorkel mask and be amazed by the marine life as you glide over the colorful reef.
- Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich - Immerse yourself in the invigorating waters and explore a distinctive setting revered by the Mayans. Grab your snorkeling gear to witness the…
- Akumal Beach - Visit Akumal Beach for a chance to swim alongside wild turtles. Put on a snorkel mask and be amazed by the marine life as you glide over the colorful reef.
- Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich - Immerse yourself in the invigorating waters and explore a distinctive setting revered by the Mayans. Grab your snorkeling gear to witness the extraordinary underwater world of the cenotes. Conclude with a serene transfer back to the starting location.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Aquatic guide in the Cenote and Akumal
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Aquatic guide in the Cenote and Akumal
What's Not Included
- Programa de cuidado de tortugas de Bahía Akumal, se deben pagar después del embarque.
- Gratuities
- Programa de cuidado de tortugas de Bahía Akumal, se deben pagar después del embarque.
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience the wonders of Akumal Beach’s underwater realm by diving with wild turtles and unwinding in a cenote cave during a guided half-day tour from Tulum, Playa del Carmen, or the Riviera Maya.
Join a half-day guided tour to discover ancient cenotes and seize the unique chance to swim with turtles at Akumal Beach. Benefit from convenient round-trip…
Experience the wonders of Akumal Beach’s underwater realm by diving with wild turtles and unwinding in a cenote cave during a guided half-day tour from Tulum, Playa del Carmen, or the Riviera Maya.
Join a half-day guided tour to discover ancient cenotes and seize the unique chance to swim with turtles at Akumal Beach. Benefit from convenient round-trip transfers from your hotel or a designated meeting point in Playa del Carmen, the Riviera Maya, and Tulum.
- Not included Akumal Bay turtle care program , 500 Mexican Pesos per person, must be paid at the travel date.
Location
Coco Bongo
8:10 AM
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
4.5
(258 Ratings)
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526richardy
Aug 29, 2026
Swimming with tutles - This was a brilliant adventure. We did it with our 14 and 15 year old teens. The turtle swimming was wonderful. They are beautiful. We also saw many other fish on the coral reef including a massive stingray. The cavern cenote swim was so relaxing and our great guide Mark, gave us lots of information and was very attentive. Overall 100% recommend 👍
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Johan_p
Jul 30, 2025
Not surprising that the... - Not surprising that the water was cold. But this was the best exploration of different Cenotes. Our guide was great and we had extra time to relax, have something to eat and sit down and just relax
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Grainnea2014
Jul 14, 2025
Extremely physical tour!!! - This trip was fantastic!!! ( especially the caves) BUT ITS AN EXTREMELY PHYSICAL TOUR. IF YOU HAVE HEART TROUBLE OR ARE CLAUSTROPHOBIC .....DO NOT DO THIS TOUR!...
Our guide " PAULINA" WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. Only for her ,we could not of done this. The caves have smaller& smaller chambers as the tour proceeds. I'm claustrophobia....so I nearly lost my mind only for the PAULINA'S guided & caring support,handheld grip & encouraging effort to overcome your fears. PAULINA was off the charts . Her work is her passion!& her safety ethic is exceptional 👏 👌. PAULINA really cared we did what we paid for but what wasn't mentioned to us was the 1 MILE SWIM to veiw the turtles& get back to shore.... We never knew this & paulina emphasised the physical nature of the tour. A lot of swimming involved & need to be physically fit...which we are not. Only for PAULINA we would of wasted our money as the information wasn't provided to ANYBODY from other hotels too. Thankyou soooo much PAULINA...your work safety ethic is mind blowing & very appreciated 👏 too
Grainne Allen
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Allison_m
Jun 30, 2025
This was on of our... - This was one of our favorite things we did in Mexico! Nancy was an amazing tour guide. A couple of notes so people are prepared: you should only sign up for this tour if you are a strong swimmer (in a life jacket). At Akumal we swam over a pretty large area and several people were struggling to keep up. It’s also extra hard if you’re not used to snorkeling or being tossed around in the waves.
Nancy warned us the water in the cave would be cold but it’s really just swimming pool cold. It was fine. It was raining really hard when we went in so this does seem to be a good rainy day activity. If you are afraid of bats or are sketched out swimming in caves (fair), you can wait outside. Plenty of people did that and there are other things to do when others are in the cave. They will try to sell you photos (around $30 which is fairly reasonable compared to other tours that did this). It did detract a little from the experience when they made us get out of the water and pose on the rocks inside the cave even though we didn’t plan to purchase photos
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Billy
May 26, 2025
Great excursion - We had a great time on this tour last week. Very organized and well done. Lucas our guide and Norberto our driver were great. Lucas is very knowledgeable about the Mayan Culture and history of the Cenotes. We so much fun swimming in the cenote and then went to Akumel to swim in the bay. We saw 7 turtles and 2 stingrays. The focus on safety and preserving the green turtles habitat is very important and they do an excellent job in doing that while still finding the turtles. The last stop was an amazing lunch on the beach. The food and drinks were great. I just did this excursion but had such a great time, I would do it again. If you get Lucas as your guide, you won’t be disappointed. Well done Lucas and Norberto.
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Semir_b
Feb 2, 2025
Fun tournof turtles and cenote - Tour was very informative and interesting. The tour guide Cristobal is very knowlegeable of the area and the attractions. Cracked a few jokes here and there and made the entire tour exciting. Highly recommended.
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Lnrrn
Apr 7, 2025
Fun trip, excellent guide, could be better - The tour guide, Nancy was amazing, and made the whole trip excellent. The turtles were a bit disappointing because there were so many different tours in the water at the same time. It wasn’t actually swimming with turtles it was just standing still and waiting for the turtles to come up to you. It was cool, but not as fun as actually swimming in freewater with turtles. The cenote was in a beautiful location and was a long, dark cavern (unlike some that are both open and closed). The trip starts at 7 AM and we got home at around 3 PM, so it was a long day and we were very hungry. The only snacks given were a bag of chips. Overall, we were glad we went, but it wasn’t the most amazing thing we did while in Playa Del Carmen.
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G61wamelissah
May 2, 2026
Experience good unhappy with paid photos and videos - The trip was amazing I got to see the turtles and the cenote it was so beautiful I would definitely recommend however I am very disappointed with the photos I purchased at the end of the experience. I downloaded them to realise that 90% of the videos and photos I received were taken from other online sources. For $30 (discounted price) I feel kind of ripped off since I was expecting to receive only photos and videos taken of my experience. It’s just a shame having to pay for photos I can get for free elsewhere. The pictures and videos I received weren’t even take recently some of which being taken as early as 2022.
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Deniz_t
Aug 27, 2025
Good tour but incorrect description - The tour and the guide were good, but it doesn't match the description, which mentions 4 cenotes. But you only see one.
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Brianr175
Jun 6, 2025
Turtles and Cenotes - The tour guides were punctual. They were great and answered all questions. However tour is listed as 90 minutes at turtles and 90 minutes at Cenotes. We got 40 and 50 minutes. Photos are also no allowed in Cenotes. If I had known that, I would not have booked this tour. The Cenotes NoHoch was amazing and I would love to go back and take photos.
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