Riviera Maya Highlights: Tulum Ruins, Akumal Turtles Snorkeling and Cenote Swim

Experience the best of Riviera Maya on this tour! Explore the ancient Tulum ruins, snorkel with turtles in Akumal, and swim in a stunning cenote. Enjoy a tasty regional lunch and convenient transportation.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tulum Archaeological Site - Discover the Mayan archaeological site of Tulum, world famous for its unique location alongside the Caribbean coastline. Built on a natural outcrop facing the rising sun, the stunning turquoise blue ocean backdrop makes this beautiful site one of the most picturesque in the world.
What's Included
  • Tulum Ruins Entrance with bilingual Guide
  • Fresh Mexican tacos with vegetarian and gluten-free options
  • Life Jackets provided for all water activities and snorkel equipment
  • Round-trip Transportation
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Cenote Entrance with guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir, photos (available to purchase)
  • Government fees
Additional Information

This tour offers an exciting exploration of the Riviera Maya’s premier attractions. Start with a visit to the historic ruins of Tulum, then enjoy snorkeling with sea turtles in Akumal’s waters. Next, experience a refreshing swim in a crystal-clear cenote and snorkel through underground caves. The tour provides a delightful taco lunch with authentic…

Location
Súper Akí Tulum
If you don't need transportation we can meet you at the Super Aki supermarket at 9:00 am. You can park your car if needed and we will take you with our transportation to the activities.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Samantha_m
Mar 7, 2026
Best excursion! - Amazing excursion! Our tour guide, Memo, was so knowledgeable and fun. We loved seeing the turtles so close while snorkelling. The tour was well organized and offered a good variety of activities. We had a group of 8 and did the private tour, which I would recommend. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour, especially if you're staying in Tulum!
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Kimbz151jz
Mar 7, 2026
Great excursion - Wonderful excursion. There is some walking, especially to the ruins. A lot of up and down stairs and uneven surfaces. The turtles were amazing and the cenote was incredible. Our guide was very informative and kept us interested. Wear your bathing suit if possible. You will also need a hat and swim shirt since no sunscreen is allowed.
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Darcy
Mar 6, 2026
Great trip. - Awesome trip. Highly recommend
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Ben_k
Mar 5, 2026
Once in a lifetime experience - Our tour guide aura did an outstanding job, encouraging people to do things that they might not normally do. This experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity for friends, coworkers, families, couples, and newlyweds. It will bring everyone closer together and is challenging and rewarding at the same time. I personally wouldn’t recommend this experience for anyone over the age of 70 or anyone under the age of 12 unless they are very good at open ocean swimming and don’t overreact and cramped spaces. If you have any concerns about the cave part, you are spelunking in a cave system that’s filled with water. Even for those with slight claustrophobia at no time did this feel dangerous in the tour guide made the entire experience safe and enjoyable. The sea turtles were outstanding, although ocean swimming can be challenging for even the best swimmers and the lifejackets sometimes make it more difficult than easy to maneuver. There’s a 90% chance you’ll CC turtles and it depends on the amount of people out there not the amount of turtles. We saw five different sea turtles in our half hour experience. So this experience is fully recommended for the age groups identified earlier and just make sure you get out of the caves before 5 PM when the Jaguars and pumas come back to get their daily drink. You probably don’t wanna be there for that part. Consider buying the pictures at the end of the experience from the professional photographer because they were far beyond the quality that we could’ve captured during the experience.
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Dougfitzs
Mar 4, 2026
I loved the turtles; my wife loved the cenote. - We absolutely LOVED it. We're not keen on Mayan ruins, so these Tulum ruins were perfect for us - short and sweet. We felt that we are in Mexico, and therefore, we had to see some Mayan ruins. Don't get me wrong. The guide was good; he explained the Mayan culture very well; the ruins were good. we're just not history buffs. The real reason we took this tour was that I really wanted the snorkel with the turtles experience. We read the reviews from this and other tours and were concerned that we might not see even one turtle - after all, there are no guarantees in nature, but ... our guide Mark said that he always sees a turtle, and he was right. We saw about 8 or so turtles, including one coming up for air right beside me. Mark was excellent, guiding us as a group to where he thought that they should be, and ... he was right. It was amazing. At one point, I started to fall behind, and he told me to grab his life-preserver, and he pulled me back into the group. After the turtles, we went to the cenote - in Jaguar park. My wife wasn't too keen on this, because we're older, and she didn't want to jump into deep, dark water from a high ledge. She even talked about waiting for me in the car; but Mark assured us that there were stairs and we could simply walk in, which is exactly what we did. And this cenote tour became the highlight of this trip for my wife. She was blown away by how beautiful and magical the cavern and cenote were. The only negative? That we didn't buy a water-proof container for our cell phone, so that we could take photos of the cenote and turtles. She now proclaims this tour as one of the best trips we have ever had - and we have been all over the world. I was blown away by the turtles. She was blown away by the cenote. All in all, this trip gets a 5 out of 5. Doug F.
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433waldemarr
Mar 4, 2026
Top, top and top !!! - Unforgettable tour - Highly recommended! Our tour to the Tulum ruins, snorkeling with turtles in Akumal and the dreamlike Cenote was just perfect! The impressive ruins in Tulum right by the sea were breathtakingly beautiful and full of history. Swimming with the turtles in Akumal was a unique experience - seeing these animals in the great outdoors was absolutely magical. The cenote was also beautiful and a wonderful refreshment. The food was delicious and freshly prepared - just the thing after an eventful day. Special praise goes to our tour guide Ruben! He organized the entire tour excellently, explained everything in an understandable way and made sure with his likeable manner that we felt comfortable at all times. You can tell he's doing his job with passion. The whole tour was great fun and was perfectly organized. Very clear 5+ stars and an absolute recommendation! Waldemar and Enny
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699jeanmichelm
Mar 4, 2026
3 activities in one day! - An active day full of discoveries. Guided tour of the beautiful Tulum site. Encounter with the Yacatan Green Turtles, on the animal beach. And finally a beautiful Cenote hidden in the jungle, in which you dive into crystal clear water. Small group well supervised, full of explanations and anecdotes, very friendly atmosphere, decent meal.
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Marie-eve
Mar 4, 2026
With our great guide Roberto - All day was amazing. We were guided by Roberto who speaks French, English and Spanish. He has a lot of fascinating knowledge. Tulum's visit was spectacular! Swimming with turtles was magical! We saw 4 of them and a stingray. The taco meal in the forest was memorable. And the visit to the cenotes dazzled us. We were a group of 14 people, all Francophone and quickly became friends. An incredible experience to live, the most beautiful day of our trip! Thanks again Roberto!
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Melissawz7649hy
Mar 3, 2026
Excellent Tulum ruins, Akumal sea turtles and cenote tour - We just finished our tour of the ruins, snorkeling with turtles and cenote visit with the wonderful tour guide Alma. The day was so fun and Alma was an excellent guide. I would highly recommend this tour if you want to get a taste of various Riviera Maya experiences!
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Abel-viana
Mar 3, 2026
A chance not to miss! - Very interesting on top of the beach very crowded parking
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).