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    Cenote Tortuga - Cenote Tres Zapotes - the first out of four cenotes

    Cenote Tortuga

    4.5(29 reviews)
    19.9 km

    Of note this is a review based visiting cenote during the rainy season (June 2025) and visiting on…read morea day that was actually rainy/thunderstorming. For us it was the perfect way to spend our rainy day. Also as note I should mention I am a tourist, but even then I do agree the prices are little high. Let's start off with pricing. Though they don't have a website, they do have a WhatsApp (+52 984 322 2222) that lists all their prices in pesos if you look at their catalog. There are 4 tiers - we chose the most basic tier (paquete basico) which came with a tour guide of the 4 cenotes (two that are open and two that are covered) and life jackets at a cost of 750 pesos. This 750 pesos was suppose to also include kayak rental but either due to rainy season we didn't get to do that as went to the kayak, there was no one manning it. Of note you do absolutely need the tour if you want to do the 2 covered cenotes, as you can't enter the covered cenotes without them. There was no option to just enter the park and explore the cenotes on your own. Our guide was bilingual and did both the tour in Spanish and in English. First up was the covered cenote which was awesome as you could see all the stalactites hanging from the cave. It was super fun to float in between them - wouldn't recommend if you're claustrophobic. The next cenotes were the open cenotes - Cenote Dorca and Cenote tres Zapatos which is like a lazy river that funnels into a bigger cenote. The last cenote Cenote Wisho was so cool because you could see fossils/sea shells from when it used to be a reef and there are some points the water gets to 50 feet deep. Again you don't have to be the strongest swimmer because you have life jackets that help you bob up and down the cenotes. The tour took about an hour and a half and after they let you go and swim only at the open cenotes and hang out if you want, but you do have to return the life jacket. We stayed at Zamas hotel and did need a taxi to and from the hotel which cost 1600 pesos round trip (I know STEEP, the taxi prices in Tulum are ridiculous). But if you have a scooter or car there is free parking there. Another cost to factor it besides the ticket (at minimum 750 pesos) we also had to rent lockers as for the tour the only thing you could bring along with is your sandals and there isn't many places to put down your stuff. The locker was 100 pesos - 4 of us managed to fit our towels/backpack/water bottle into one locker to try to save money. Some tips! 1. Get there early (like 9-10 am) if you want the cenotes to yourself and for the least amount of people on the required guided tour. We had only about 10 people on our tour and it was really nice especially in covered cenote as you felt like you'd had it all to yourself. When we finished up at 12:30 PM, it definitely looked like a zoo with way more people. 2. Bring waterproof cover for your phone! There are plenty of opportunities to take pictures of all cenotes so don't listen if they say you can't bring your phone you totally can. Just know it will absolutely get wet so bring waterproof phone. 3. Wear sandals that you can easily slip on/off or water shoes. My friend preferred the water shoes so he didn't have to take them on and off in between the cenotes. 4. Bring CASH as everything (tickets, lockers, guide tips) was paid for in CASH and not by card. So bring CASH 5. You don't need to be the strongest swimmer, but would recommend to fully enjoy the cenotes you should know how to swim/tread water as a lot of the cenotes had many deep parts. If you only do the tour you're fine because you can just float with life jacket, but if you go back on your own you don't have the life jacket and need to be able to swim. 6. Remember no sunscreen/bug spray! Keep the cenote water clean and pristine and they do make you shower off before entering the cenotes. Do be prepared for bug bites as you travel to get to the cenotes as you go through the jungle. 7. Plan to be there for at least 3-4 hours to fully enjoy it.

    This was part of the package from the Mayan ruins we toured two days ago. It has 3 cenotes, a cave,…read morea true cenote and a cavernous cenote. Our tour guide Jimmy "Papi Chulo" was great! He shared the rules and information about each location, pointed out some facts and even threw some jokes in here and there. He was very personable! The group was decent size but not so large that it took away from the experience. All of the sites were pretty cool, but the surface Cenote was probably the most fun because it had 4 different platforms of different heights to jump of off.. the "lazy" river wasn't so lazy lol it required effort the whole time. One thing I suggest is to not bring anything you don't feel up to carrying cause there are times when you have to hold things like sandals, glasses and phones. My phone is water resistant so no big deal, but holding sandals swimming is not really convenient. I'm not sure the cost of everything off hand, but it was worth whatever it cost in my opinion.

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    Cenote Tortuga - Another view of open cenote

    Another view of open cenote

    Cenote Tortuga - Extension of Cenote Tres Zapotes

    Extension of Cenote Tres Zapotes

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    City of San Miguel de Cozumel - Perfect day and a great lunch.

    City of San Miguel de Cozumel

    4.1(13 reviews)
    36.5 km

    I love the City of San Miguel de Cozumel, or COSMC for short. I just made that up. You're welcome,…read moreCozumel Tourism Board. Here's another: "U and ME belong in the middle of COZUMEL." That's on me. Ok, and how about: "What's that z'mel?? Cozumel!" (I'll work on that one). Anyway... This is a great place to go for clearer water when Playa Del Carmen is full of seaweed. And for when you need a change of pace and you want vendors to push bikes, cigars, jewelry, and stuff in a different location. The city, which is a lively and easily accessible port city, is pretty much Playa Del Carmen's 5th Avenue with a breeze. I found a place to rent electric bikes (skip the vendors- they only have manual bikes) and rode to the reef Dzul-Ha at Money Bar. It's not spectacular by any means--- you won't be finding Nemo--- but it was shallow, free, easy to access, uncrowded, clean, and had amenities. If you want to see the ruins and more, you will likely need a scooter instead.

    My husband and I have visited the city of Cozumel twice when we were on cruises, and we have…read moreenjoyed this city. Cozumel has beaches, wildlife, fun activities, restaurants, shopping, etcetera. Tourists can get by with speaking English and with using the U.S. dollar. For our first visit years ago, I am not sure that we scheduled a shore excursion. I think that we just wandered around and found enough activities to do, such as visiting a zoo, going on a chocolate tour, and eating at a restaurant. For our most recent cruise, we scheduled an excursion that was a drive away, but we did spend some time in Cozumel, where we saw many stores that sold jewelry, clothing, beverages, and souvenirs. Overall, I think that Cozumel is a good city to visit if you are on a cruise.

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    City of San Miguel de Cozumel
    City of San Miguel de Cozumel
    City of San Miguel de Cozumel

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