6 Cenotes You Must Visit in Tulum
Cenote Dos Ojos (Two Eyes)
* Underwater caves with bats that connect to other cenotes that you can access within the same park*
Opening Hours: 8am- 5pm
Entrance Fee: 200 pesos about $14 USD.
Facilities: Bathroom, Lockers (extra 30 pesos) safe to bring stuff with you and left on the side, snorkeling gear (extra fee), life vest (50 pesos)
Location: 3 km off the Highway 307, 22 km north of Tulum, 20 min drive from Tulum downtown, and 50 km south of Playa del Carmen.
Cenote Tankah (Casa Cenote)
*More of a mangrove/river near Tulum ruins, there is a crocodile…just 1 harmless baby. *
Opening Hours: 9am- 5pm
Entrance Fee: 120 pesos/ $6 USD.
Facilities: Bathroom, Lockers (extra 50 pesos), snorkeling gear (extra fee), & a restaurant across the road.
Location: 10 miles north of Tulum and 70 miles south of Playa del Carmen
-Carr. Tulum-Puerto Juarez Fracc. Tankah Caribe Lt. 32 Mza. 3, Tulum, Mexico
Cenote Calavera (Skull)
*From inside you are able to see the skull formation*
Opening Hours: 9am-5pm
Entrance Fee: 100 pesos/ $5 USD.
Facilities: low-key cenote not as popular or crowded therefore no lockers/bathrooms. Safe to leave things by a rock nearby.
Location: Quintana Roo 109, Tulum, Q.R., Mexico (2 min drive along the same road path on the way to the grand cenote [highway 109] )
Grand Cenote
*One of the most popular cenotes, goes under a cave grotto, there are bats and turtles. *
Opening Hours: 8am-4:45pm
Entrance Fee: 180 pesos/ $10 USD.
Facilities: Lockers (30 pesos), Bathrooms, life-vests (50 pesos), snorkel gear (80 pesos)
Location: Quintana Roo 109 | Located on the highway to Coba, Tulum 77796, Mexico
Cenote Cristal y Escondido
*Cenote Cristal and Cenote Escondido are two cenotes you can visit near Tulum. These two cenotes have the same entrance and ticket booth but are on opposite sides of the 307 Highway.*
Opening Hours: 8am-5pm. Entrance fee must be purchased by 4pm.
Entrance Fee: 120 pesos/ $6 USD fee includes entrance to both cenotes.
Facilities: life-vests (50 pesos), snorkel gear (80 pesos)
Location: From the center of downtown Tulum these cenotes are a 6 minute drive or 4.2 Km. 7 min drive down same road on the way to Kaan Luum Lagoon. About 5 minutes south of Tulum Pueblo on 307 South by taxi | Carretera Federal . Tulum Carrillo Puerto, Tulum 77780, Mexico
(Left: Cenote Cristal, Below: Cenote Escondido)
Kaan Lumm (Natural Spa)
* Cenote surrounded by the beautiful crystal clear aquamarine waters of the lagoon. Note the cenote is about 80 meters deep and closed off to the public.*
Opening Hours: 9am-5pm.
Entrance Fee: 100 pesos/ $5 USD if you want to use your drone its an extra 150 pesos.
Facilities: Theres vendors with cold cocos on the dock and refreshments by the parking lot.
Location: Its a little more then 5 km south of Tulum. Straight down the 307 Highway past Cenote Cristal & EscondidoThere is a hand painted sign that says Kaan Luum Lagoon. Then there is a dirt road you’d be on for another 3 miles or so until you find the entrance booth and parking lot. You can easily take a taxi to get here; however not many taxis around there to get back. (Ask your taxi to pick you up at a later time, most will.)
Natural Spa
The white soft sulfuric clay may be used to take a mud bath for beauty effects. For a mini pedicure don’t forget to hang your feet by the dock so the fishies eat the dead skin off your feet.
EXTRA SUGGESTIONS: The beaches aren’t swimmable at the moment due to the seaweed issue. Therefore, highly recommend these location if you want to swim in beautiful clear waters. Tulum is currently experiencing Sargasso on their seas. Arrive early around 8am if you want to have most of these places all for yourself before some of these get crowded. The most popular get crowded faster such as Dos Ojos and Grand Cenote. All cenotes open every day and they all have signs on the side of the roads so just keep an eye out and you shouldn’t get lost. The easiest way to get around is renting a moped for the day (about 580 pesos for 24 hrs/ $30 USD) or a car. Taxis are around 100-150 one way from Tulum center and Tulum Beach a little higher. Roads are easy to drive and you can easily visit all of these if not most of these cenotes in a day if planned wisely. Parking available at all of these locations.
Go visit, you won’t regret it!
