Culture and day trips · All year
Chichen Itza with Valladolid and a Cenote
The long day to Chichen Itza with a cenote and an hour in Valladolid. Pickup along the Riviera Maya.
4.6 · 1,237 reviews on GetYourGuide
Villa ExperienceExperiences · Riviera Maya & TulumNovember 2026
The Mexican Caribbean · Reef, cenotes and ruins
Two bookings carry this coast: the Sian Ka'an Reserve Ancient Maya Canals Tour, where you float the canals the Maya cut through the biosphere, and Chichen Itza with Valladolid and a Cenote if you only make one inland day. After that it is Rio Secreto's underground river, the Casa Tortuga cenotes, and the Tulum ruins with a guide before the crowds.
23 tours · checked 16 October 2026
Culture and day trips · All year
The long day to Chichen Itza with a cenote and an hour in Valladolid. Pickup along the Riviera Maya.
4.6 · 1,237 reviews on GetYourGuide
Evenings on the water · All year
A sunset paddle on the Cancún lagoon.
4.8 · 282 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
Swim with the turtles at Akumal with a guide and no queue.
4.6 · 402 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
Two sites on the Puerto Morelos reef, gear and park fees included. Two hours, close in.
4.8 · 187 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
A full day out to Isla Mujeres by catamaran.
4.8 · 170 reviews on GetYourGuide
On the water · All year
The cove and the rivers at Xel-Ha, with the snorkelling, the zip lines and the food all in the one ticket.
4.5 · 8 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Float the Maya canals through the biosphere south of Tulum. The best-reviewed day trip from Tulum on GetYourGuide.
4.8 · 608 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Out through the lagoons to Punta Allen for the birds and the dolphins, snorkelling when the water allows, lunch ashore.
4.8 · 324 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Six hundred metres on foot and swimming through a lit underground river. Pickup from Playa, Akumal, Puerto Morelos or Tulum.
4.6 · 200 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Sian Ka'an by kayak, in a small group, at dawn if you can.
4.9 · 95 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
A guided hour at the Puerto Morelos conservation zoo, where some of the animals can be held and fed.
4.8 · 83 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Five cenotes on one property, open and cave, for a self-paced day.
4.7 · 79 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
The whole of Xcaret, underground rivers to the beach, ending with the big evening show. Thirteen hours if you stay for it.
4.3 · 101 reviews on GetYourGuide
Wild places and wildlife · All year
Two cenotes in the Sac Actun system, privately, with a swim through part of the cave and a meal after.
4.9 · 21 reviews on GetYourGuide
On land · All year
You drive the buggy down jungle tracks to a cenote. The best-reviewed buggy day on the coast.
4.8 · 396 reviews on GetYourGuide
On land · All year
Xcaret's adventure park: zip lines, rafting the underground rivers, amphibious vehicles, lunch included.
4.5 · 72 reviews on GetYourGuide
On land · All year
The monkey sanctuary at Akumal, then a short ATV run out to a cavern and its cenote.
4.9 · 12 reviews on GetYourGuide
Food and drink · All year
Cook and eat in a Tulum family's kitchen.
4.9 · 61 reviews on GetYourGuide
Food and drink · All year
Ninety minutes through Tulum town between small kitchens and the murals, with someone who knows both.
5.0 · 27 reviews on GetYourGuide
Culture and day trips · All year
The resident Cirque du Soleil show near Playa del Carmen; dinner option available.
4.7 · 371 reviews on GetYourGuide
Culture and day trips · All year
The clifftop ruins with a guide who knows them, before the crowds arrive.
4.9 · 110 reviews on GetYourGuide
Culture and day trips · All year
Coba on foot or by bicycle, spider monkeys at Punta Laguna, a meal and a cenote. The quieter ruins.
4.9 · 65 reviews on GetYourGuide
Culture and day trips · All year
Ek Balam while it is still quiet, the market at Valladolid, and a cenote before the drive home.
4.7 · 19 reviews on GetYourGuide
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Frequently asked
By rating and review count across our catalogue it is Sian Ka'an, either the Ancient Maya Canals Tour or the boat trip out to Punta Allen. Chichen Itza is the bigger name and the longer day: twelve hours with a cenote and Valladolid on the way back. Coba and Ek Balam are the quieter ruins.
The Croco Cun interactive zoo at Puerto Morelos, the Casa Tortuga cenotes, the Akumal turtle swim and the Cirque du Soleil JOYA show all work with children. Xcaret and Xplor are built for families and take a whole day. Sian Ka'an and Chichen Itza are long days in a van or a boat, so judge those by the child.
They spread along the whole coast. Rio Secreto picks up from Playa, Akumal, Puerto Morelos or Tulum; the buggy day and Xplor start at Playa del Carmen; the cenote dives and the private Sac Actun trip start at Tulum; Chichen Itza, Coba and Ek Balam are driven day trips with pickup along the Riviera Maya.
Yes. Everything on this page is snorkel-and-swim: the five cenotes at Casa Tortuga, the private pair in the Sac Actun system and the lit underground river at Rio Secreto are all walked and swum, not dived. If you want to dive, the beginners' trip is on our Cancún page.
These book on GetYourGuide rather than with us. We choose them, write the line under each and keep the list checked; the operator holds the booking and the cancellation terms. We earn a commission on the links, and say so at the bottom of the page.
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