Choo-Ha, Tamcach-Ha and Multum-Ha are three underground cenotes near Cobá village, 53 to 55 km from Tulum on the Cobá road and a few minutes' drive from the Cobá ruins. You climb down stairs into caves: Choo-Ha is shallow, Tamcach-Ha deep with a jump platform, Multum-Ha a round domed cavern. An October 2026 guide reports about 100 MXN each.
The Cobá cenotes are three underground cenotes near Cobá village, about an hour west of Tulum and a few minutes from the Cobá ruins: Choo-Ha, Tamcach-Ha (also spelled Tankach-Ha or Tancach-Ha) and Multum-Ha. Each is a cave reached by stairs, with clear water under a rock ceiling. An October 2026 guide reports about 100 MXN per cenote. Choo-Ha suits families; Tamcach-Ha and Multum-Ha suit confident swimmers and jumpers. Combine them with the Cobá ruins for a full day.
Checked October 2026 (details from an undated cenote guide unless noted):
| Choo-Ha | Tamcach-Ha | Multum-Ha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | Shallowest of the three | Deep (“deep water” is the meaning given for the name) | About 18 m (60 ft) |
| Way down | Stairs | Wooden spiral staircase from the cave roof | 80 to 100 steps |
| Jump | No | Platform into deep water | Large platform |
| Character | Clear, shallow; best for small children | Bats among the stalactites; colder water | Round, domed cavern; calm water; artificial light |
| Entry | About 100 MXN (Oct 2026 guide) | About 100 MXN | About 100 MXN |
All three have showers, toilets and changing rooms, and a safety rope across the water. Life jackets are for rent at Tamcach-Ha and Multum-Ha. Hours are about 9:00 to 18:00.
No official price is published. An October 2026 guide gives about 100 MXN each. An undated guide gives the same, or 300 MXN for all three; whether a combined ticket is still sold is not clear. Reports from 2016 and 2018 gave 55 MXN each, so ignore older figures. The cenote entrance fees guide explains how cenote prices work.
Drive west on the Cobá road (Hwy 109) for about 53 km, roughly an hour, passing Gran Cenote, Zacil-Ha and Carwash on the way. The cenotes are on a side road near Cobá village, 5 to 10 minutes’ drive from the ruins. Choo-Ha and Tamcach-Ha are close together; Multum-Ha is a little further on.
There is no confirmed colectivo fare to Cobá; the getting around Tulum guide has the latest on buses and car rental. The Tulum cenote map shows all three.
Choo-Ha is the shallowest: clear water under a ceiling full of stalactites, and the best of the three for children.
Tamcach-Ha goes deeper. You climb down a wooden spiral staircase from a hole in the cave roof, and there is a platform to jump from into deep water. Bats fly around the stalactites, and the water is a bit colder.
Multum-Ha is a round cavern with a domed roof, about 18 m deep, reached by 80 to 100 steps. The water is calm and lit by artificial light, and a large platform is used for jumps and photos.
The tour suggested on this page is a Cobá day trip from Tulum. It stops at Cenote Esmeralda north of Cobá, not at these three, so treat it as a way to see the ruins and a cenote in one day rather than as a Cobá cenotes tour.
On the drive back to Tulum, Carwash and Zacil-Ha sit side by side, and Gran Cenote and Calavera are near town. Every cenote is on the Tulum cenote guide homepage, and tours are on the tours page.
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There is no published price. An October 2026 guide gives about 100 MXN per cenote, and an undated guide gives 100 MXN each or 300 MXN for all three together. Reports from 2016 and 2018 gave 55 MXN, so prices have risen. Bring cash pesos and check at the ticket office before you drive between them.
It depends on who you are with. Choo-Ha is the shallowest and the easiest for children. Tamcach-Ha is deep, with a spiral staircase, a jump platform and bats around the stalactites. Multum-Ha is a round, domed cavern about 18 m deep, reached by 80 to 100 steps, with calm water and a large platform.
About 53 to 55 km by road, roughly an hour's drive west on the Cobá road (Hwy 109), past Gran Cenote, Zacil-Ha and Carwash. Choo-Ha and Tamcach-Ha are close together; Multum-Ha is a little further down the same side road. They are 5 to 10 minutes' drive from the Cobá ruins.
Yes. The ruins and the cenotes are 5 to 10 minutes apart by car, so it is easy to see the ruins in the morning and then cool off in one or two cenotes in the afternoon. With a car from Tulum, allow a full day, including about an hour's drive each way.
Choo-Ha is the best of the three for children: shallow, clear water with a safety rope across it. Tamcach-Ha and Multum-Ha are deep, so children need life jackets, which are available to rent there. All three involve stairs down into a cave, so hold small hands on the way down. Showers and changing rooms are on site.
Cenote Zacil-Ha is a small, round, open cenote about 3 m deep, 9.2 km from Tulum on the road to Cobá, next door to Cenote Carwash.
Cenote Carwash, also called Aktun Ha, is an open, lily-covered pond 8.8 km from Tulum on the Cobá road, next to Zacil-Ha.
Gran Cenote is a semi-open cenote 5 km west of Tulum on the road to Cobá: two clear pools joined by a cavern, with wooden walkways and resident turtles.