Things to do in Tulum
Tulum Ruins Tour59 optionsTulum Cenote Tour54 optionsTulum Xel Ha10 optionsSnorkeling Tulum21 optionsTulum Airport Transfer12 optionsATV Tulum12 optionsTulum Day Trip6 optionsBoat Tour Tulum15 optionsCoba Ruins Tulum26 optionsKayaking Tours7 optionsWhale Shark Diving Tulum7 optionsTulum Bike Tour6 options
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Tulum Ruins Scooter Tour: Snorkel & Lunch at Beach CenoteA full-day guided scooter, ATV or e-bike tour in Tulum takes you from the Maya ruins through downtown and along the famous Beach Road to a cenote for snorkeling and swimming. Your guide rides with you, entry to both the ruins and cenote is included, and you'll have a Mayan lunch and snorkeling gear on hand. The tour runs seven hours and suits riders of any fitness level, with children welcome from age six.Is it for me?Choose your vehicle—ATV, scooter, or e-bike—based on how much control you want while navigating between the ruins, Beach Road stops, and cenote, since you'll be riding yourself rather than sitting in a van.
Tulum, Coba & Cenote Day Trip: Ruins, Swim & Playa del CarmenThis 12- to 14-hour day trip visits the coastal ruins of Tulum and the inland pyramids of Coba, includes a swim in a cenote the Maya considered sacred, and ends with time on Fifth Avenue in Playa del Carmen. A certified guide in English or Spanish leads the stops; hotel pickup is included; regional lunch and all site entries are covered. The cenote location varies by availability to avoid crowds.Is it for me?Book the 4X1 if you're based in Cancun or Puerto Morelos; choose 3X1 for Riviera Maya hotels. Add Plus if you prefer drinks included with lunch rather than purchasing them on-site.
Sian Ka'an Sunset Boat Tour: Mangrove Lagoon Golden HourA sunset boat tour through Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve departing from Tulum, where you sail across lagoons and through mangrove forest to watch the golden hour from the water. The tour includes a local guide in multiple languages, a picnic dinner, hotel pickup and drop-off, and runs six hours total. You'll spot resident birds, crocodiles, fish and possibly manatees as the light shifts across the horizon.Is it for me?The tour departs from your Tulum hotel, so you skip arranging a ride to the lagoon—the six-hour outing handles transport both ways, which matters if you're without a car or staying in town and want to reach Sian Ka'an at the hour it's least crowded.
Pink Lagoons & Rio Lagartos Boat Tour from TulumThis 13-hour boat tour from Tulum combines Las Coloradas' pink lagoons with a guided boat ride through Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, where you spot flamingos and crocodiles, then apply mineral-rich white clay in a traditional Mayan exfoliation ritual before eating lunch at a local restaurant. The tour includes round transportation from Cancún or Playa del Carmen, a bilingual guide, breakfast, the boat ride, and your choice of a dish at the restaurant; a preservation tax in Río Lagartos is optional at checkout.Is it for me?Book this tour if you're arriving in Cancún or Playa del Carmen with a full day free and want to see two ecosystems in one trip without arranging your own transport or navigation. The shared group format and fixed schedule mean the whole day holds together—you don't piece it together yourself, and the early start gets you to Las Coloradas before the afternoon heat peaks.
Tulum & Coba Ruins Private Tour with Xcaret Night ShowA 12-hour private tour from Cancun combines two Mayan archaeological sites with an evening at Xcaret park and its Mexico Spectacular show. Hotel pickup and drop-off, a professional guide in English or Spanish, transport by air-conditioned minivan, and park entry are included. The day moves from the rainforest temples of Coba — where you can climb the Yucatan's tallest pyramid — to the clifftop ruins of Tulum overlooking the Caribbean, then to Xcaret's cenotes, underground rivers and the night show featuring 300 performers telling Mexico's history through music and regional dance.Is it for me?The 12-hour day involves walking the rainforest paths at Coba, climbing the optional pyramid, and standing on the Tulum clifftop — so moderate fitness and comfortable shoes matter. The tour is built for small groups (minimum two people per booking), and the fixed schedule means all three sites and the night show fit into one day without gaps or backtracking.
Tulum to Cancun: Private Driver & Flexible Sightseeing StopsYou get picked up from your Tulum hotel and have 3–4 hours to visit your choice of stops — cenotes, Akumal, Playa del Carmen, or the archaeological zone — with an English-speaking driver handling all the navigation and timing. Hotel drop-off is included, so you only need to decide where you want to go and how long you want to stay there.Is it for me?Book this if you want to explore the area around Tulum without renting a car or negotiating transport each time — the driver handles the route and timing, which frees you to decide what you actually want to see and how long to linger.
Tulum Ruins, Cenote & Akumal Turtle Swim: Private Full-Day TourA private full-day tour of Tulum combines a guided visit to the Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean, a swim in a natural cenote (a limestone sinkhole fed by filtered rainwater), and snorkeling with wild turtles in Akumal. The tour includes a professional guide in English or Spanish, round-trip air-conditioned transport from your hotel, and bottled water; it runs about six hours and covers the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. A guide leads the cenote swim and the turtle encounter in Akumal, where you enter the water to meet them in their natural habitat.Is it for me?Book this tour if you are traveling as a couple or a small family and want the three stops—ruins, cenote, turtles—without coordinating pickups or managing a shared van schedule. The private transport and guide mean the day stays on track and you move at your own pace between stops.
Ziplining, kayaking & cenotes: 2 days at Xel-Ha & XenotesA two-day activity combining water sports at Xel-Ha park and four cenotes accessed via Xenotes, where you zip line, kayak, rappel and swim in freshwater pools. Round-trip transport from Cancun and Riviera Maya hotels, breakfast and lunch both days, and unlimited snorkeling gear are included; you choose which park to visit first. Minimum height of 4.5 feet and weight of 88 pounds required for zip lines; cenote roads are unpaved and cell service is unavailable in the jungle.Is it for me?Two full days means you commit to both parks without splitting them across separate bookings, which locks in the transport and meals as one package. If your schedule only has one day free, this does not fit—look for a single-park option instead.
