Tulum's cenotes sit along three roads. The Cobá road west of town has Calavera, Gran Cenote, Carwash and Zacil-Ha within 10 km. Highway 307 north has Casa Cenote, Casa Tortuga and Dos Ojos, with Azul and Cristalino near Puerto Aventuras. Highway 307 south has Cristal, Escondido and Angelita.
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The cenotes around Tulum line three roads out of town. West on the Cobá road are Calavera, Gran Cenote, Carwash and Zacil-Ha, all within 10 km. North on Highway 307 are Caleta Tankah, Casa Cenote, Casa Tortuga and the Dos Ojos park, then Azul, Cristalino and Jardín del Edén about 40 km out. South on Highway 307 are Cristal, Escondido and Angelita. The map above plots each one, and the tables below give the road distance from the town centre.
Plan by road, not by cenote. Two cenotes on the same road are a 10-minute hop; two on different roads mean driving back through town.
All distances and times are by road from Tulum town centre, calculated with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap data in October 2026. They assume no traffic, so add 20 to 30 percent, and more where the last stretch is a dirt track.
The road to Cobá leaves town at the main junction and runs west through the jungle. The first four cenotes are close enough to cycle, and a crash at a cenote entrance on this road prompted an official warning about turning in and out of the driveways, so signal early.
| Cenote | From town | Drive | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenote Calavera | 3.3 km | 6 min | Semi-open, jump holes |
| Gran Cenote | 5.0 km | 7 min | Semi-open with a cavern |
| Cenote Carwash | 8.8 km | 10 min | Open; cave for divers |
| Cenote Zacil-Ha | 9.2 km | 11 min | Open |
| Cobá cenotes: Choo-Ha, Tamcach-Ha, Multum-Ha | 53 to 55 km | 54 to 59 min | Underground |
Carwash and Zacil-Ha sit almost side by side. The three Cobá cenotes are past the Cobá ruins, so they make sense on the same day as the ruins, not on a cenote day from Tulum. The Tren Maya’s Tulum station is also off this side of town, about 1 km from Gran Cenote in a straight line.
Highway 307 is the main coast road. Colectivos run along it and drop passengers at cenote entrances on request.
| Cenote | From town | Drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenote Tankah (Caleta Tankah) | 5.7 km | 8 min | Beach club with a cenote and an inlet |
| Casa Cenote | 10.8 km | 14 min | Mangrove channel by the sea, Tankah Tres |
| Casa Tortuga | 13.7 km | 17 min | Cenote park, several cenotes on one ticket |
| Nicte-Ha (Dos Ojos park) | 20.7 km | 23 min | Open, lilies |
| Dos Ojos | 21.9 km | 28 min | Cavern; to the water, not the gate |
| Taak Bi Ha (Dos Ojos park) | 22.3 km | 29 min | Cave, guided |
| Sac Actun (tour site) | 24.9 km | 39 min | Guided cavern tour |
| Cenote Cristalino | 39.5 km | 34 min | Open |
| Cenote Azul | 39.7 km | 33 min | Open, shallow pools |
| Jardín del Edén | 40.4 km | 36 min | Open |
The Dos Ojos park gate is near the highway and the cenote is a few kilometres in on a dirt road, which is why the drive time jumps. Azul, Cristalino and Jardín del Edén are closer to Playa del Carmen than to Tulum; see cenotes near Playa del Carmen. Akumal sits between Dos Ojos and Azul.
| Cenote | From town | Drive | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristal and Escondido | 4.8 km | 7 min | Two open cenotes facing each other across 307 |
| Cenote Angelita | 15.9 km | 15 min | Deep cenote, divers only |
| Laguna Kaan Luum | 15.9 km | 26 min | Lagoon with a deep sinkhole, not a cenote proper |
This is the road to Tulum airport, so Angelita and Kaan Luum fit a stop on the way in or out.
Two cenotes on the map reach the sea. Casa Cenote is a mangrove channel connected underground to the Caribbean, and Caleta Tankah has a rock inlet where fresh water meets salt. Both are reached from Highway 307 north (see the table above). On 12 May 2026 Casa Cenote’s resident crocodile bit a visitor; Tulum’s environment department talked of swimming limits, but we found no final rule by October 2026. The Tulum ruins and beaches are on the coast east of town, and the cenotes are unaffected by the sargassum that reaches those beaches (see Tulum sargassum).
Many of these cenotes are windows into the same flooded caves. Gran Cenote is where exploration of Sac Actun began, and in January 2018 divers connected Sac Actun with the Dos Ojos system. Sac Actun was then the longest known underwater cave; since then Ox Bel Ha, south of Tulum, has been surveyed longer, at 541.7 km as of February 2026. The hero map above, from a 2020 study, shows both. Our Sac Actun guide and what is a cenote explain more.
OpenStreetMap and Wikidata are community data, and a few points disagree. We used the best match but flag them here.
One name is missing on purpose. The only Cenote Kin Ha in OpenStreetMap is on the Puerto Morelos cenote route, about 75 km north, so it is not a Tulum cenote and is not on this map.
Before you set off, check cenote entrance fees and carry pesos. Our guide to getting around Tulum covers bikes, colectivos and taxis to each road, and our tours page lists trips with pickup.
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
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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
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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
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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
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Cenote Calavera, 3.3 km from the town centre by road on the way to Cobá, about 6 minutes by car or a short bike ride. Gran Cenote is next, at about 5 km on the same road. Cristal and Escondido are 4.8 km away on Highway 307 heading south. Routing times assume no traffic, so add a few minutes, more if you turn off onto a dirt access road.
Yes, if you stay on one road. Calavera, Gran Cenote, Carwash and Zacil-Ha all sit on the Cobá road within about 9 km of town, so three or four fit in a day by bike or car. Casa Cenote, Casa Tortuga and Dos Ojos pair well on Highway 307 north. Mixing roads means doubling back through town, which eats the day.
About 22 km by road to the water, roughly 28 minutes in light traffic, north on Highway 307 and then along a dirt road from the park gate. The gate itself is near the highway; the cenote is a few kilometres further in. Nicte-Ha, Taak Bi Ha and The Pit are in the same park, so most people combine them.
They are about 40 km north of Tulum, near Xpu-Ha and Puerto Aventuras, around 35 minutes by car. Cristalino is next to them. They are closer to Playa del Carmen than to Tulum, so they suit a day heading north or a stay in Akumal. Our guide to cenotes near Playa del Carmen covers that stretch.
Calavera (3.3 km), Cristal and Escondido (4.8 km) and Gran Cenote (5 km) are an easy ride from the town centre. Carwash and Zacil-Ha, at about 9 km on the Cobá road, are a longer ride. A Tulum to Cobá cycle path was due to open in March 2026, but we could not confirm it is open, so expect to share the road shoulder with traffic.
Cycle to the Cobá road cenotes: Calavera is 3.3 km from town and Gran Cenote 5 km.
No cenote near Tulum publishes an official price.
Stay in Tulum town if cenotes and a budget come first: Gran Cenote is about 4 km away.
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.