Guided tour to Tulum and Coba ruins, Cenote & Playa del Carmen
Description
It all starts with an exciting trip to the Mayan ruins of Tulum, where you will participate in a fascinating guided tour that will last approximately one hour. What makes it extraordinary? You will have the chance to capture stunning images with the clear blue sea as a backdrop, creating unforgettable memories. But that is just the beginning of what characterizes our journey. In the evening, we will take you to a carefully chosen restaurant, where you can taste the exclusive local cuisine, highlighting the flavors of the region in an authentically delicious way. What truly sets us apart is our strong commitment to exploration. Our next stop will take you to Cobá, the Mayan ruins, where you will enjoy a full hour of detailed research, allowing you to delve into the history and culture of this ancient civilization. Afterwards, we will travel to Playa del Carmen, offering you the possibility of taking a leisurely stroll along Fifth Avenue.
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Itinerary
We will pick up tourists at their respective hotels. Later, we will go to Tulum, with a 2-hour journey. Our first stop will be in Tulum, the ancient Mayan city located on a cliff overlooking the Mexican Caribbean Sea. A specialized bilingual guide will share intriguing facts about the archaeological site, its historical relevance and the daily life of its inhabitants in its heyday. Learn about past cultures and theories about their disappearance. Here we will make a 90-minute visit. Afterwards, we will board the bus and head towards Cobá. The journey will last 1 hour.
The next step includes a visit to Cenote Muul Ichi Ts'ono'ot. These cenotes, characteristic of the Yucatan Peninsula, are natural sinkholes in limestone caves that were sacred to the ancient Mayans. Afterwards, you'll enjoy an authentic regional buffet lunch to recharge your batteries. Next, we will go to the archaeological zone of Cobá, with a 45-minute journey.
The Mayan ruins of Cobá, mostly still hidden under jungle foliage, are the site of the tallest pyramid in Yucatán. Climb to the top for jaw-dropping views. Listen to your guide recount the discovery of this site and admire the fusion between nature and man-made structures, as well as the links of the jungle with the ruins. We will enjoy a 1-hour visit. After concluding our exploration in Cobá, we will head to Playa del Carmen, with a journey of 1 hour and 45 minutes.
In Playa del Carmen, we will visit 5th Avenue for 45 minutes, where you can explore this charming place full of nightlife and shops. It is the perfect place to dine and shop. Finally, we will return to the hotels. The return trip, dropping off the last passenger, will have a maximum duration of 2 hours.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We offer roundtrip transportation (from hotel or meeting point, as applicable) for all travelers who book this tour. Areas to which the transportation service applies: CANCUN: • Downtown Cancun • Hotel zone • Puerto Juarez • Playa Mujeres • Costa Mujeres • Puerto Cancun PUERTO MORELOS: • Bus stop at Chedraui Puerto Morelos supermarket NOTE: Some hotels or hotel complexes on the list do not allow access to the facilities, so pick-up at the closest possible access or entrance applies. NOTE 2: Some hotels or lodging centers are located in areas with difficult access (very narrow streets, alleys, streets in poor condition, blockages, or for security reasons), so pick-up at the closest possible point applies. NOTE 3: The exact pick-up time varies by hotel. Some estimated times are: Cancun: 6:40 AM / 7:40 AM Puerto Morelos: 7:30 AM / 8:30 AM The time that appears on your ticket (7:00 AM) is the general pick-up time in Cancun, where our buses depart and pick up. *** If your hotel is not listed, please ask us if we can pick you up there, or what would be the closest possible meeting point. *** *** You will receive a final confirmation message (one day before the scheduled date of your excursion) with the exact pick-up time and point, to your contact information. ***
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(15)
If you have the opportunity to visit Cancun, do it. The tour is incredible, time passes very quickly and you enjoy the entire trip.
A unique experience that I would definitely repeat. The entire staff was very attentive and caring. Excellent for connecting with nature and with your partner.
The sites of Tulùm and Coba were very good. The Cenote in the cave was nice. The guide mixed a fragment of English translation into a stream of Spanish discussion. Incomprehensible. As the tour started late, we made 1 (too) express tour of Tulum. Frustrant. We spent 2 hours in a Mayan cooperative, which offers the same products as everywhere. Uninteresting. We could've spent at least another 30 minutes in Tulum. In the end, taxes paid very expensive for a short time on both sites. 1 speedy guide Incomprehensible. 1 very (too) long time for 1 lunch "maya" good but without originality and a craft cooperative of products found everywhere. Diamond option: we still had to rent life jackets and bicycles... when everything was included!
all in all 5 hours on the bus only for pick up and drop off; being permanently talked into buying stuff on and off the bus; time at locations too short, guide screaming the whole day and treating us like a kindergarden teacher
To start they picked us up late to take us to the starting point, there were 7 adults, 4 Mexicans and 3 Italians. At the starting point they made us wait for more than an hour under the sun and heat that although November was very hot with 100 other people to make the TOTAL payment that Mexican cones we had to pay much less. Having managed to leave in the bus that would take us to the tour we lost another hour to go pick up other people who did not show up. All the way to Tulum, the guide didn't talk to us at all, the first thing he did was sell us on the bus, anti insects and sunscreen... arrived in Tulum short, fast and poor explanation... arrived in Coba still pays for the tricycle service and short, fast and poor explanation, after we went to a lost place to eat a poor buffet at a place not very clean in a hurry because there was the shaman waiting for us for the "blessing"... that to everything that asked for his blessing asked for 3000 to 11000 to do it, if you did not pay, LATERAL sent you away angry and badly. From there we start at the cenote, another remote place, beautiful for goodness sake but in total darkness, with the cold of the evening and coming out they disconnect the lights to make us leave quickly. From there another long endless road to go to Playa del Carmen, arrived they make you get off for no more than 30 minutes because we were late for the return... a tour that we will never forget because the ugliest of our lives!
Very time-consuming activities, time-consuming to leave, time-consuming with a lot of conversation on the spot, late to arrive at playa del Carmen. Wouldn't do it again
It was very Nice, I enjoyed everything and it was a cool experience. Comfortable seats, and helpful guides. They took good care of me
The whole trip was taken long time, we were picked up at hotel @7am and back to hotel @11:30pm. Poor managed schedule. It took too long for someone shopping, not in the best interest of most passengers. Four in one actually was three in one, the last one was cancelled due to late schedule.
Do not book with this company, they charge a ridiculous amount for taxes and fees, well beyond what the actual taxes and fees are. We confirmed this with other passengers and the locals while we were on the tour. The other thing is that although they say the tour is in English, they spent 95% of the time speaking spanish on the bus and then would say just a few words in English and even skipped some important announcements such as not being able to take plastic water bottles into the historic sites. Avoid this company and book through your hotel or somewhere locally for half the cost (I confirmed this during our stay).
We had an amazing experience!! All the activities were perfect for families and very informative. Our guide, Gustavo was EXCELLENT! He was very patient and explained everything we did. Totally recommend this excursion.
