The 7 Best Tulum Ruins Tours

1.Viator Exclusive: Tulum Ruins, Reef Snorkeling, Cenote and Caves

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,242 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $129Our pick

This 8 to 10-hour trip combines Tulum’s seaside Maya ruins, a short boat ride to a Caribbean reef, and a jungle cenote with caves. Guides such as Suly, Raul, Ulrich, and Mimi add history and practical help. Hotel transfers, gear, entrance fees, lunch, and water are included, but bring $35 cash for the marine conservation fee.

“fun experience; excellent guide for the Tulum tour, snorkeling and the cenote tour. Miguel was excellent and helped us a lot, especially during the snorkeling.”

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2.Tulum Ruins and Cenote Guided Tour, from Cancun

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,592 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $49

Travel by air-conditioned van from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, or Tulum to Tulum’s cliff-top Maya ruins, then swim in a cenote with lifejackets and lockers. Guides such as Carlos, Luis, Susana, and Fredie have been praised for clear cultural commentary, but confirm pickup details, extra fees, and the exact cenote before departure.

“great experience and i highly recommend. the guide was very friendly and informative and did a great job splitting his presentation between english and spanish. Tulum was fantastic and so was the cenotes”

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3.Tulum Ruins, Turtles in Akumal and Cenote tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,706 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $129

Spend a full day combining Tulum’s seaside Maya ruins, a guided boat-and-snorkel outing in Akumal Bay, and a freshwater cenote swim at Yax-Muul. Ocean Tours Mexico provides transport, equipment, life jackets, tacos, water, and bilingual guides such as Alejandro, Yul, Mimi, and Arturo. Expect an active day with early pickup, wet clothes, and plenty of driving.

“Our guide for the day was Mark. Overall, it was an enjoyable day. It would be helpful to have more logistical details in advance of the excursion such as ability to change clothes, how we would only ride the boat out to snorkel but walk back in so nothing could be left on the boat. Regardless, Mark did a great job guiding us to all three stops. It would have been nice to have a bit more time on our own in Tulum but the snorkeling was good (a bit crowded but that can't be helped) and the cenote was amazing. The food served at the cenote location after the…”

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4.Full Day Tulum Ruins Tour Cenote and Swimming with Sea Turtles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,171 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $131

Spend about nine hours visiting Tulum, swimming through the underground Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich, and snorkeling at Akumal Beach. Guides lead each activity, with lunch, equipment, water, and transfers included. The group is capped at 18, but expect extra fees of $15 for turtle protection and $20 for the Tulum reserve.

“Pablo was absolutely amazing, accommodating and an all around wonderful person. A great guide, he did a wonderful job keeping us all close together during activities and was very safety oriented during the portions of our trip that involved water. The trip was everything I imagined and more!”

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5.Tulum Ruins and 2 Cenotes Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 992 reviews · 6 hours · from $42Best value

Visit Tulum with guides such as Susana, Freddy, Jorge, or Carlos Moo, then cool off at cave and open-air cenotes Mariposa and Chen-Ha. Expect about two hours at the ruins, air-conditioned transport, English or Spanish commentary, and a full adult cost of about $82 once the $40 Tulum admission is added.

“Wonderful day learning about Mayan history and culture. Gama was a great guide. The cenotes were amazing!”

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6.Private Tulum Ruins, Turtles in Akumal and Cenote Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 581 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $375

You’ll visit Tulum with a private bilingual guide, snorkel with sea turtles at Akumal, and swim in a crystal-clear cenote. Guides such as Claudia, Carlos, Alma, and JP have led this route, with private transport, equipment, lunch, water, and hotel pickup included. Expect a full but flexible day for up to 10 people.

“JP , our guide, made this private tour a great one. Alphonse, our driver, was wonderful as well. I would not hesitate to book this again. We did the ruins, snorkeling with the turtles, and the cenote with lunch and everything was top notch.”

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7.Tulum Ruins Guided Tour from Cancun and Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 426 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $89

Visit Tulum’s cliff-top Maya ruins with a bilingual guide, air-conditioned transport, water, fruit, crackers, and hotel pickup from Cancun or Riviera Maya. Guides such as Erika, Cory, Rodrigo, and Saul have led engaging history walks. The site visit lasts about two hours, though transport can make this a four-to-five-hour outing.

“A good tour but an early rise and long ride. Our pickup time was 6:50. Snacks and water were provided. The guide was knowledgeable”

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