Things To Do
Recommended Cenotes
• Cenote Calavera: Very close to downtown, this is a popular spot that's very instagram-worthy. The cenote is small and often busy, but it's a cute little place to hang out. There's also a bar that serves drinks! • Cenote Carwash: An open water cenote that's quieter and a bit more secluded. Lots of fish and some turtles as well • Cenote Dos Ojos: Great for scuba diving and snorkelling. One of the most popular in Tulum. • Cenote Escondido: A jungle trek leads to this secluded cenote. Great for scuba diving and snorkelling. • Cenote Azul: Located about 25 minutes from Tulum, this cenote is quite large with multiple different swimming areas
Recommended Cenotes Con’t
• Cenote Choo-Ha & Tamcach-Ha: These cenotes are about an hour north of Tulum located in Coba, there's 3 caves in the area and you can pay to visit 1, 2, or 3. The cost is only 100 peso per cenote. They're great on rainy days since they're underground and there's also cliffs to jump off of. Really secluded, quiet place if you have a car we definitely recommend checking it out. • Cenote Atik: beautiful cenote great for pictures and for a nice swimming. • Cenote Chukum: beautiful and very deep cenote located in valladolid. This is one of our favorites.
Recommended Beaches and Lagoons
• Playa Paraiso: This is the main public beach with lots of restaurants, bars, and beach clubs. There is a small entrance fee to access. • Caleta Tankah: A more secluded beach area about 8 minutes from downtown. There is a small open cenote within the ocean which is great for swimming. A restaurant/bar located in the area. Entry fee of 300 pesos • Soliman Bay & Akumal: A beautiful tropical beach on the way to Playa del Carmen with lots of sea turtles • Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve: A very secluded nature reserve, it takes about an hour to get here and there are no vendors but great for picnics and relaxing • Laguna Nopalitos: amazing lagoon with beautiful colors, drinks and food to spend the day. 15 min from Tulum. 200 mxn pass day.
Recommended Beaches and Lagoons Con’t
Tulum's beach zone is broken into three main zones, the public beach, the private beach, and Sian Ka'an. The 'public zone' is located on the left side of the strip when you arrive in the beach zone and has lots of beautiful vacant beach with some restaurants and bars. The 'private zone' is on the right side and is occupied by hotels, bars, and restaurants, great if you'd like to visit a beach club and/or rent a cabana. Sian Ka'an is at the end of the private zone. There is a controlled entry point, access is 100 pesos and you can enter the nature reserve to access one of the many beaches along the entire stretch.
Recommended Restaurants
• La Pizzine: Very cool ambiance and art, great brick oven pizza • Negro Huitlacoxe: A favourite among tourists and locals • Del Cielo: Breakfast and Brunch • Kokoro: Secluded within the jungle, amazing sushi, cocktails, and vibe. One of our favourites! • Orchid House Rooftop: restaurant with gorgeous ambiance and delicious affordable food. A great spot to work as well • Hartwood: Delicious meat dishes • La Consentida: Great pizza • Arca: One of the top restaurants in Latin America • Taqueria Honorio: Best cochinita tacos in Tulum • Burrito Amor: Amazing burritos • El Camello Jr.: Really fresh delicious fish and seafood • Il Bacaro: Delicious italian food and atmosphere • El Takazo Jr.: Delicious authentic Mexican • Veleta Market: A market with multiple cuisine options • Mayami Burger: Delicious burgers • Mera: Good coffee and breakfast (popular spot) • Canova: Very delicious plates and beautiful place to go on a date
Recommended Restaurants Con’t
• Cafeteria Alegria Located in aldea zama is one of our favorites for brunch • Rossina Good coffe, goód pastries in Aldea Zama • Asian Bodega Japanese-mexican fusion. Hotspot. • Mestixa Lively Japanese-mexican fusion
Recommended Beach Clubs
These hotels are perfect to spend the day, having fun, food and drinks. Most of them have pools and beach front restaurants. Normally there is a minimum consumption to spend on drinks and food. • Panamera • La Zebra • Umi • Casa Violeta • Hotelito Azul • Pocna • Radhoo • NoMaDe • Ikal • Be Tulum • Azvlik • Ikal • Dos Ceibas • Habitas • Ahau Hotel