Tulum Private Tour: Exploring Mayan Ruins, Swimming with Turtles & Cenote Snorkeling
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209 Ratings
Playa del Carmen
Embark on a private tour of Tulum's Mayan ruins, swim with turtles, and explore stunning cenotes. Avoid the crowds, enjoy a delicious lunch, and create unforgettable memories in the Riviera Maya.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Playa del Carmen - Your private tour guide will come to your hotel or rental with private transportation to pick you up. We can pick you up from any hotel-rental between Playa del Carmen and Tulum area. It will take around 20-60 minutes to reach the ruins, depending on the location of your hotel.
What's Included
  • Private air-conditioned minivan with pick-up/drop-off from your hotel or Airbnb
  • Certified, experienced private guide for the tour
  • All entrance fees covered, including Tulum ruins, Cenote, and National park
  • Complimentary cooler with water and sodas
  • Lunch at a local Mexican restaurant with a meal and drink included
  • Premium snorkeling gear provided
  • All taxes, commissions, and cooperative fees included
  • Exclusive beach entrance with turtle conservation bracelet
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks at the restaurant
Additional Information

Explore the wonders of Tulum Mayan ruins with your own personal certified guide in the early morning to avoid large crowds.
Experience the breathtaking beauty of a cenote, with the option to choose between the Jaguar, Nicte Ha, or Taak bi Ha cenotes.
Dive into the crystal-clear waters and swim alongside majestic turtles in Akumal.
This exclusive tour offers the perfect blend of must-see activities in the Riviera Maya. And to top it off, enjoy a delectable lunch at an authentic local Mexican restaurant in the jungle.
As a trusted private tour agency for a decade, we guarantee an exceptional experience!

  • Swimming skills mandatory
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Playa del Carmen
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Melissa_n
Apr 18, 2024
Wonderful, worth the money - Our guide was Arturo. We were a party of 4 (M17, M48, M47, F47) He was wonderful. At the Ruins he talked about the history. You can tell he loves the history. He kept us away from the big groups (they were obnoxious) we learned things others may not have. He took us to a Cenote and went in with us. Let us take our time. No part of this tour was rushed. We went to lunch at a place called Juanita. I have a food allergy and he was great about checking to see what I could have. I ate the club sandwich. Probably the best one I have ever had. What a cute quiet place. The last stop was the snorkeling with the turtles. Sadly this party he was not allowed to be our guide as someone from there had to be the guide. The turtle snorkel was busy and a LOT of ocean swimming. You really should be a good swimmer for this part. Life jackets were required for all water parts. In a while we LOVED this day. We would book tours with this company again!
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Derek_p
Apr 10, 2024
Perfect tour, will book again - Arturo was amazing will definitely try to book with him next time we are here. Informational so we learned a lot but not too much. He made sure to ask what kind of tour we wanted. He was super fun and the private tour was great. We got to go on our own timeline. Tulum was great, cenotes were beautiful and snorkeling with the turtles was amazing. We got to see stingrays too.
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Ashley_w
Apr 10, 2024
Wonderful Day of Adventure - We had the private tour with Josh and our driver Enrique. It was a beautiful day at the ruins, an amazing experience at Cenote Taak Bi Ha, and saw lots of turtles and stingrays snorkeling. We were greeted on time, a lot of information shared at the sites, and felt unrushed for the day. The private tour is definitely the way to go, and it was fantastic to have the focused attention on our questions, and informative expert guide, and a safe place to leave our items for the water activities. Highly recommend.
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107shannone
Apr 1, 2024
The best excursion of our entire trip! - This was absolutely our favorite day of our entire trip to Mexico. This is WELL worth the extra money for a private tour. No dealing with crowds, no dealing with people in your group tour wandering off or holding you up! The guides were incredibly informative, personable, prompt and flexible! Great day!
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Cheryl_s
Mar 25, 2024
Wonderful! - We had a great tour. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and personable. Our daughter was a little scared when first getting into the cenote. Juan was so kind and great with kids!
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Brian_s
Mar 21, 2024
Magnificent experience - From start to finish our top notch guide Joshua and expert driver Rodrigo made sure we were safe and happy. We enjoyed a completely stress free day that was action packed but so well organized that we never felt pressured to rush. Joshua is definitely a subject matter expert on the Mayan culture and we enjoyed learning about the history while we took great photos of the grounds in Tulum. The true show stealer for my family was Taak Bi Ha Cenote. A truly incredible experience we were blown away. A relaxing lunch followed by a snorkel in the turtle sanctuary in Akumal was a very nice ending to an amazing and hassle free day. Tip: start as early as you are able to beat the crowds and beat the heat.
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127brittr
Mar 9, 2024
Wonderful guide and experience! - Our guide, Joshua, was friendly and very knowledgeable about the Tulúm ruins and the area in general. He took us through the entire property in a perfect amount of time, stopping to show and tell us about specific things and took photos for us, but didn’t drag it on for too long. We chose the Jaguar cenote and it was quiet and peaceful, but not as exciting as I had imagined. The lunch was delicious and authentic! Next up we snorkeled with the sea turtles. Our guide was very helpful with our youngest child and showed us lots of sea turtles. Overall it was a wonderful experience!
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Mark_k
Mar 6, 2024
Fablous tour - We were absolutely amazed by this tour. From start to finish they thought of everything. Our tour guide Alex was incredibly knowledgeable and was great at moving through the various activities while avoiding the crowds so we could truly enjoy the experiences.
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Christina_b
Feb 26, 2024
Super Fun Day! - It was an amazing day and our guide Joshua was excellent! He was friendly and knowledgable and really made the day! The trip to the ruins was a learning experience. The cenote was super cool (we did the cave one). Lunch at the local restaurant was delicious. Of course my favorite part was swimming with sea turtles at Akumal! We saw 4 different turtles, a stingray and lots of fish. The transportation was comfortable and super convenient picking us up right at our hotel. Overall it was a five star day, and I would highly recommend it!
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Ani_s
Feb 9, 2024
Fabulous Day experiencing the best of Mexico - It was all truly fantastic! Great to snorkel in a cenote! Exciting seeing turtles up close!!!! Great people to guide us- Joshua and Enricho!
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