Half-Day Tour: Cenote Cave & Swimming with Turtles in Riviera Maya
4.7
38 Ratings
Playa del Carmen

This excursion engages you in two of the Riviera Maya’s must-see places accompanied by a seasoned guide, providing a wonderful retreat amidst history, culture, and natural beauty.

Experience marine turtle swimming in Akumal and a unique cenote swim in the jungle oasis of the Riviera Maya, complemented with round-trip transportation and drinks.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cenote Hunab Ku - Head into the jungle and discover a magical oasis in a unique cenote swim in the Riviera Maya. Cenotes are natural limestone sinkholes full of mineral-rich freshwater, the perfect “swimming hole” to refresh, play, and admire the stunning natural beauty of the jungle.
What's Included
  • Snacks provided
  • Cenote cavern exploration with aquatic guide
  • Complimentary drinks (water and soda) on transport
  • Snorkeling equipment included
  • Air-conditioned transport
  • Guided turtles encounter experience
What's Not Included
  • 240 MXN per person not included forAkumal Bay turtle care program, must be paid at after boarding.
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
Location
Coco Bongo
08:20 am
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.7
(38 Ratings)
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Goplaces34356868910
Mar 18, 2024
Excellent guide Terry - We booked this trip with the beach guy Cancun, who I had found before arriving. We were picked up by Terry the guide and his driver who he called speedy Gonzales, and we were told everything from start to finish. We first went to swim at Akumal beach with the turtles, in which we saw many and enjoyed it very much. Terry then got us back on the minibus after we had showered and were ready to go to the cenote. We were given potato tacos, which were lovely, and bottles of drinks. Terry himself swum through the cenotes with us and was super informative about the history of it, it was so beautiful and we highly enjoyed it! Everything was great from start to finish and we look forward to returning to Mexico in November.
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Maryanne_p
Mar 17, 2024
A Great Adventure - Our tour guide Enrique and our driver Julian were an excellent team! Our pick up time was exactly as promised. Enrique shows so much enthusiasm and knowledge of the area. Our swimming guides in Akumal were excellent as well. They kept me afloat! Absolutely would do this again!
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Margaret_c
Feb 26, 2024
This was a wonderful... - This was a wonderful trip. Our guide Evan was excellent!!! Our favorite was our experience in the cenotes. Evan gave us lots of information and guided us smoothly through the cave. Amazing experience. Thank you!!!
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Seanhd5595hr
Feb 20, 2024
Great tour, fantastic tour guide and driver, very comfortable. - This was terrific, and terry and Louis (the driver) did a great job keeping the families and kids engaged. Little kids have a hard time with the snorkels, so the beach and turtle part I would recommend for kids 7 or older with good swimming ability. The caves are great for the kids though, our littles enjoyed that.
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483nicholem
Feb 18, 2024
Run don’t walk! Book this now! - This was such an amazing tour! Job was our tour guide and was so amazing not only finding me an emergency bathroom on our way but ended up being the best of buddies with our little guy as he called him Mr jack! He was so knowledgeable and helpful this was the best all around trip we’ve had! 10/10 suggest taking this tour!
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Katharina_l
Jan 30, 2024
Wonderful water activities - Absolutely wonderful, especially the cenote . Gorgeous blue colours in the water, stalactite formations, fish and bats. And we did see a turtle in Akumal. Our guides Job and Julian did a great job. Thank you!
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Joshb1980b
Feb 19, 2024
Frank and Terry rule! - Terry and Frank were awesome guides. Super friendly and knowledgeable. Would absolutely use again. Thank you guys so so much for all of it!
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W470mqjohnw
Feb 15, 2024
Awesome day👍👍 - We did start off with a prolonged pick up journey into Carmen and then to the office to pay taxes?? But there is no doubt of the dedication and friendly input by our guide Raul… he is superb and great company… great enthusiasm and makes the trip so good. Great experience in the bay with the sea life and then the caves …. 👍👍
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Venture13544709974
Jan 31, 2024
Cenote and turtle - It was a lot of impressive, fun and not to expensive. The guides Julian and Job were very nice and professional. I recommend this activity 😎
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Nancee_s
Feb 23, 2024
Thumbs down for turtles, cheers for Cenotes! - Swimming with turtles was so-so. If you have never seen a turtle in the ocean, it’s a new experience but the long ride from Playa for 3 minutes of turtles is underwhelming. The cenote swim was great. Saying drivers/guides were bilingual is a stretch. We just had to trust they knew where we were supposed to be.
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