Tulum Ruins Tour, Cenotes Tour & Snorkel at Tulum’s Reef

The original name of Tulum was Zamá, which in ancient Mayan language means "dawn”. Tulum was an important walled city which in ancient times was used as a port for an extensive commercial network, since the terrestrial and maritime routes of the ancient Mayan people converged here.

• About Tulum Ruins Tour:

  Tulum is the only Mayan archaeological site to be found in front of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean Sea.

  The original name of Tulum is Zama, meaning City of Dawn, because it faces the sunrise.

  Tulúm is the Mayan word for fence, wall or trench.

  Tulum was among the first places in the Mayan kingdom to receive sunlight each day.

  No more than about 1,600 people ever inhabited Tulum at one time.

  Tulum is the third most-visited archaeological site in all of Mexico.

You will be surprised by the color of the water of the Caribbean Sea and the size of the uncontaminated beach. The reef is colorful and it covers sandy, grassy and coral seabed. Some areas have been colonized by sponges and purple sea fans swaying in the current, and has a variety of tropical fish. The coral reef area is the one of the richest around: you’ll get to see tropical fishes like sergeant major, several species of grunts, schools of doctorfish tang, butterflyfish and parrotfish. If you are fortunate, you could even spot a sea turtle, a stingray, or a spotted eagle ray! Nevertheless, if you want to be sure to swim with green sea turtles, book one of our tours to Akumal, where turtle encounters are guaranteed.

• About Snorkel at Tulum’s Coral Reef:

  Playa Maya is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

  An estimated 50-80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface, the ocean contains 99% of living space on the planet, and less than 10% of that space has been explored by humans.

  We have 4 types of rays in the Caribbean Sea: stingrays, eagle rays, mobula rays and manta rays. The most commonly seen is the stingray, followed by the eagle ray.

  Rays in the Caribbean aren’t dangerous and only attack in self-defense, injecting a very painful, but not deadly, venom. So far, there are no known cases of humans being attacked by rays in this region.

A cenote is, in a few words, a cave with water. But the natural environment of the Yucatan Peninsula is what makes these places really spectacular scenarios. Snorkeling inside the cenotes in the Riviera Maya is one of the most requested aquatic activities, since it is such a unique experience in this area of the world.

• About Cenotes Tour Tulum:

  A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Mayan for sacrificial offerings.

  The term ‘Cenote’ derives from a word used by the low-land Yucatec Mayan —ts’onot—to refer to any location with accessible groundwater.

  There are 4 kind of cenotes: open, semi-open, ancient and cavern. In our tour, we’ll visit an ancient and a cavern cenote.

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