Tulum Private Day Tour: Choose Your Four Stops

Design your own day in Tulum without a fixed schedule holding you back.

A private customizable day tour in Tulum where you pick up to four stops from cenotes, archaeological sites, and art venues, with 8 to 10 hours of dedicated service, hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, and a professional guide. You choose the stops and the pace; the driver, vehicle, tolls, parking, water and umbrellas come with it. Entrance fees to individual sites are paid on arrival.

Step-by-step itinerary

Customizable private Tulum day trip

• Swim in crystal-clear cenote waters
• Explore SFER IK Uh May art space
• Visit Tulum Mayan ruins with guide

The Experience

You start from your hotel and work backward from there. Pick Cenote Nicte-Ha, Cenote Azul, or Gran Cenote to swim in clear water—each charges $20 per person at the gate. Add the Tulum Ruins ($35 entry) to walk the clifftop temples and ceremonial buildings with a guide who explains the Mayan settlement's history and its position overlooking the Caribbean. Swap one of those for SFER IK Uh May ($25 entry), an art and architecture space built into the jungle with contemporary installations and organic structures designed to move through at your own speed. Or request a stop the operator hasn't listed—they'll work to fit it in. The only constraint is that you're choosing from what exists within reach of Tulum, and you're building the day inside 8 to 10 hours of service.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and picks you up at your hotel, so the morning doesn't start with a shuttle to a meeting point. Snorkeling gear comes with the tour if you're cenote-bound; bottled water and an umbrella travel with you. The driver handles the route and the timing, which means you're not navigating between stops or calculating how long each one takes. Entrance fees stay separate—you pay them at each location—but everything else (transport, tolls, parking, the guide at Tulum Ruins) is settled before you book. A van or SUV option lets you choose the vehicle size at checkout.

The trade-off is that you're building the day yourself instead of following a set itinerary. That freedom is the point, but it means deciding what matters to you before you arrive. Most travelers combine a cenote swim with either the ruins or the art space, then add a second cenote or a named landmark if time allows. The guide at Tulum Ruins is included; at the other stops, you explore at your own pace.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private air-conditioned van or SUV (your choice at checkout).
• professional guide at Tulum Ruins.
• snorkeling equipment.
• bottled water.
• umbrella.
• all tolls and parking fees.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Xael Travel Cancun

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to build your own itinerary instead of following a fixed schedule—the 8 to 10 hour window and private transport mean you can linger at a cenote, skip a stop that doesn't interest you, or add a second one without waiting for a group to move on. It works best if you know roughly what you want to see before you book, though the operator can help you decide when you confirm.

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Top questions

What's the difference between the cenotes on this tour?

Cenote Nicte-Ha, Cenote Azul, and Gran Cenote are all swimmable sinkholes near Tulum with clear freshwater, each with its own setting and entrance fee of $20 per person. The operator lists them as separate options so you can pick one based on what appeals to you—some travelers prefer the one closest to their other stops to save travel time.

Do I need to decide which stops I want before I book?

You can book the tour first and decide your stops when you confirm with the operator, or choose them at checkout—either way, you're picking up to four from the cenotes, Tulum Ruins, SFER IK Uh May, and the Ven a la Luz sculpture, or suggesting another place nearby. The operator will work to fit your requests into the 8 to 10 hour window.

Is the guide included for all the stops?

A professional guide is included at Tulum Ruins to walk you through the archaeological site and explain its history. At the cenotes and SFER IK Uh May, you explore at your own pace without a guide; the driver stays with the vehicle and is available to answer questions about the area.

What happens if I want to visit a place that's not on the list?

Tell the operator about it when you book or confirm your stops, and they'll do their best to include it if it's within reach of Tulum and fits inside your service window. Not every request is possible, but customization is the point of this tour.

Are entrance fees included in the tour price?

No—entrance fees are paid directly at each location. Cenotes cost $20 per person, Tulum Ruins $35, and SFER IK Uh May $25. Everything else (transport, tolls, parking, water, umbrella, and the guide at the ruins) is included in the tour price.

How much time do I spend at each stop?

That's up to you. With 8 to 10 hours of service and travel time between stops, a cenote swim typically takes an hour or two, the Tulum Ruins with a guide run about two to three hours, and SFER IK Uh May takes as long as you want to wander the art and architecture. The driver adjusts the day around your pace.