21 tours that visit a cenote around Tulum come first, then the ruins, Sian Ka'an and longer day trips.
You can reach every swimming cenote near Tulum on your own by bike, taxi, colectivo or car, so a tour earns its price when it adds a guide, snorkel gear, transport between several cenotes, or a cave you could not enter alone. The tours below are sold through GetYourGuide and run by local operators. If you book through these links, this site earns a commission at no extra cost to you.
Guided swims, snorkels and cave walks at cenotes around Tulum, some with lunch or a zipline. Check whether each one picks you up or meets at the cenote.
4 hours
A morning run from central Tulum to Gran Cenote, the jump platforms at Cenote Zemway and the mangrove edge of Casa Cenote, with snorkel gear, towels and transport between stops.
No pickup: meet on site
from$135
Check availability6 hours
Young guides from the Chemuyil community lead you on jungle trails to three dark cave cenotes with headlamps and wetsuits, then back to the village for a home-cooked meal.
No pickup: meet on site
from$56
Check availability4 hours
A budget park visit at Yax Muul on the Tulum-Playa highway: a copal blessing from a local shaman, a 12 m rappel into a cavern and swims in four open and enclosed cenotes.
No pickup: meet on site
from$28
Check availability6 hours
A ten-person van tour that reaches Casa Cenote before the crowds, moves on to Taak Bi Ha, and finishes with lamplit snorkeling in a private underground cenote after a vegetarian jungle lunch.
Pickup: Tulum
from$169
Check availability6 hours
Four jungle cenotes in one active morning, linked by zip lines, a canoe paddle and short treks, then a Mayan village lunch of chicken pibil and handmade tortillas.
from$189
Check availability5 hours
A private car tour to two very different cenotes, Xunaan Ha and Sac Actun, one a cave and one open to the sky, with a regional meal before the drive back.
Pickup: Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos or Puerto Aventuras
from$189
Check availability5 hours
An adrenaline package at the Maya Adrenaline park near Tulum: rappel into a cave cenote, drive your own ATV, ride a 1 km zip line and a water zip line, then a Mexican lunch.
Pickup: Tulum
from$78
Check availabilityEntry to one cenote or a cenote park, bought ahead. You make your own way there; no guide or transport is included.
1 day
Entry to the Casa Tortuga cenote park with a 90-minute guided swim through three open and two semi-open cenotes, then free time until closing; higher passes add a zip line and lunch.
No pickup: meet on site
from$26
Check availability1 day
A self-guided admission ticket to both linked basins of Dos Ojos with a life jacket, for people who want to swim the famous cavern at their own pace.
No pickup: meet on site
from$43
Check availability1 day
Entry to a jungle park about 13 minutes from Tulum with a turquoise cenote; the full pass adds a water-pyramid slide, a waterfall and giant skull sculptures for photos.
No pickup: meet on site
from$29
Check availabilityA try-dive for beginners and cavern dives for certified divers, run from dive shops in Tulum. A cavern dive stays where daylight is visible and needs Open Water certification; cave diving goes beyond the light and needs cave training.
4 hours
A first dive for non-certified swimmers: a 30-minute lesson, then up to 50 minutes underwater in a mangrove-ringed open cenote with an instructor and no more than four people.
from$167
Check availability5.5 hours
Two guided cavern dives on different lines at Dos Ojos for Open Water divers, with lights and 5 mm wetsuits supplied and groups of four at most.
No pickup: meet on site
from$199
Check availability5 hours
For advanced-certified divers: a deep dive in The Pit through the halocline and the hydrogen sulfide cloud at 25 m, then a cavern dive in Dos Ojos.
No pickup: meet on site
from$230
Check availabilityDay trips that pair the clifftop Tulum ruins with a cenote, some with Coba, Akumal turtles or Playa del Carmen as well. Most start from hotels further up the coast.
8-8.5 hours
The most-reviewed cenote combo in the area: a guided walk round the clifftop Tulum ruins, then swims at open Cenote Mariposa and semi-cavern Chen-Ha; site and park fees of about $40 are paid in cash on the day.
Pickup: Riviera Maya hotels
from$29
Check availability7 hours
A ten-person day from Playa del Carmen: a guided walk through the Tulum ruins, then two hours swimming in unnamed jungle cenotes about 20 minutes away, with a Mexican lunch.
Pickup: Playa del Carmen
from$172
Check availability8-10 hours
A coach day that strings together the Tulum ruins, lunch and a swim at Cenote Mariposa, and snorkeling with sea turtles in Akumal bay; entry fees are extra.
Pickup: Playa del Carmen
from$88
Check availability10 hours
The Cancún version of the ruins, cenote and turtles day: Tulum's walled city, a swim at Canamayte Eco Park, then snorkeling off Akumal.
Pickup: Cancún
from$88
Check availability10 hours
A cheap full day from Cancún: two hours at the Tulum ruins, lunch and a swim at Cenote Mariposa in Canamayte Eco Park, then free time on Playa del Carmen's Fifth Avenue.
Pickup: Cancún
from$45
Check availability12 hours
Two ruins in one long day, Tulum by the sea and Cobá in the jungle, with lunch and a swim at Cenote Mariposa in between and a short honey and cacao tradition talk.
Pickup: Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
from$66
Check availability12 hours
A coach loop from Cancún or the Riviera to the Tulum ruins and Cobá's Nohoch Mul pyramid, ending with a swim through the caves of Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich and a buffet lunch.
Pickup: Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya
from$59
Check availabilityBoat, kayak and float trips into the lagoons and canals south of Tulum. One also stops at a cenote; the others stay on the water.
6 hours
A six-person day that pairs the Muyil ruins and a drift down a Sian Ka'an canal with a cooling swim at Cenote Escondido.
No pickup: meet on site
from$215
Check availability8 hours
Run by a Mayan cooperative from Muyil: a boat across the Muyil and Chunyaxché lagoons to a small temple, then a float down an ancient canal through the reserve.
Pickup: Tulum town and hotel zone, Akumal, Puerto Aventuras, Playa del Carmen
from$161
Check availability6 hours
An afternoon small-group trip to the Muyil ruins and a lazy float down a Sian Ka'an canal, finished with tacos.
Pickup: Tulum
from$219
Check availability4.5 hours
Paddle a Mayan-built canal between the Muyil and Chunyaxché lagoons with guides from the local cooperative.
Pickup: Tulum
from$101
Check availability10 hours
A full day down the Sian Ka'an coast road to Punta Allen for a boat trip looking for dolphins, turtles and manatees, beach time and a Caribbean lunch.
Pickup: Tulum
from$254
Check availabilityA guided walk round the archaeological zone itself, meeting in Tulum.
75 minutes - 1 day
A guided walk through the walled seaport of Tulum, then time on the beaches of Parque del Jaguar below the cliffs.
No pickup: meet on site
from$17
Check availabilityShort sea snorkels off Tulum and Akumal, with turtles, rays and reef. No cenote on these.
2 hours
A boat snorkel at two spots on Tulum's reef with an in-water guide, looking for turtles and rays, plus a view of the ruins from the sea.
No pickup: meet on site
from$33
Check availability1.5 hours
A guided snorkel with green sea turtles in the protected Tsuuk Akumal area, with park entry and GoPro photos included.
No pickup: meet on site
from$34
Check availabilityLong days inland to the Maya cities of Coba and Chichen Itza. Most include a swim at a cenote near Valladolid or Coba rather than one near Tulum.
9 hours
A ten-person day from Tulum: bike or walk the Cobá ruins, look for spider monkeys at Punta Laguna, eat with a Mayan family and swim at Cenote Esmeralda.
Pickup: Tulum
from$184
Check availability12 hours
The cheapest Chichén Itzá day from Tulum: the ruins, a swim and buffet lunch at Cenote Chichikan, and a stop in Valladolid.
Pickup: Tulum
from$72
Check availability11 hours
A small-group Chichén Itzá day from Tulum with a community-run cenote (Xux-Ha) and a walk round Valladolid.
Pickup: Tulum
from$214
Check availability12 hours
Cobá and Chichén Itzá in one coach day, with three hours for lunch and a swim at Cenote Chichikan and a quick look at Valladolid.
Pickup: depends on option
from$67
Check availabilityFurther north, closer to Playa del Carmen than to Tulum.
3 hours
Drive a 4WD buggy along jungle tracks outside Playa del Carmen and cool off with a snorkel in a cenote; a Playa-based alternative to the Tulum ATV tours.
Pickup: Playa del Carmen
from$105
Check availabilityGetYourGuide's own live list for Tulum. It mixes in tours that never swim at a cenote, so check each itinerary.
Prices are in US dollars and, with ratings, were taken from GetYourGuide in October 2026. They change without warning. This site does not run the tours, take payments or handle bookings: that is GetYourGuide and the local operators.