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Playa del Carmen · YUCATAN MAYAN RUINS TOURS

The 15 Best Mayan Ruins Tours from Playa del Carmen

18 tours reviewed

Four ruined cities sit within a morning of Playa and none of them is like the others: Tulum on its cliff, Cobá under the trees, Chichén Itzá out on its plain, Ek Balam with its stucco frieze still intact. These are the best Mayan ruins tours from Playa del Carmen, with what each site gives you, how long the drive is, and which guides earn the extra.

Reef Snorkeling & Jungle Speedboat Adventure with Mayan Ceremony

Reef Snorkeling & Jungle Speedboat Adventure with Mayan Ceremony - Snorkeling on a major reef area: what you’re really buying with your time

Playa del Carmen Buggy Tour with Cenote Swim and Mayan Village Visit

Playa del Carmen Buggy Tour with Cenote Swim and Mayan Village Visit - The Buggy Portion Beyond Playa del Carmen

2.Playa del Carmen Buggy Tour with Cenote Swim and Mayan Village Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,747 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $99

Off-road buggy ride beyond Playa del Carmen, swim in a jungle cenote, and meet a Mayan village family on a small-group tour.

“The visit to the village and cenote were amazing! Our tour guides were great also. I t was a long ride from Vidanta and the air conditioning in the bus did not work, that needs to be fixed.”

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Chacchoben Mayan Ruins from Costa Maya

Chacchoben Mayan Ruins from Costa Maya - Where to Meet: The Toucan Tours Office Near Costa Maya Port

3.Chacchoben Mayan Ruins from Costa Maya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,352 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $55Best value

Guided Chacchoben Mayan ruins from Costa Maya with jungle context and an optional Playa Mahahual beach club stop, plus round-trip transport.

“It was a wonderful excursion and great experience working with Viator It was very easy to change a time and day if it necessary Thanks”

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Tulum, Coba, Cenote, and Mayan Ceremony Full-Day Tour plus Lunch

Tulum, Coba, Cenote, and Mayan Ceremony Full-Day Tour plus Lunch - Price and the real all-in cost of this day tour

4.Tulum, Coba, Cenote, and Mayan Ceremony Full-Day Tour plus Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 973 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $95

Tour Coba and Tulum, swim Cenote Mariposa, and join a shaman ceremony with traditional lunch, starting from Cancun or Riviera Maya.

“Tulum and Coba are such fantastic places and so different. This is a gr8 2 in 1 experience. We also had a chance to visit 2 cenotes in the same location where we had lunch. The swim in the cenote is so refreshing. Lunch was excellent, lots of choices and tasted very good. Mildred our guide was good and she gave sufficient information about each site and history. The cons, due which I gave 4 stars. 1. The pickup arrangement. We were picked up from our hotel at 6.55am and we did not depart from Cancun until 8.40am. An hour and 45 minutes of picking other passengers and then sorting…”

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Tulum Day Trip Mayan Ruins and Cenote Swim

Tulum Day Trip Mayan Ruins and Cenote Swim - Practical Rules Inside the Ruins: Water, Shoes, and Where You Can Stand

5.Tulum Day Trip Mayan Ruins and Cenote Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 924 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $79

Full-day Tulum ruins and Cenote Puerta Maya swim from Cancun, with guided Mayan history, priority entry, and time to cool off.

“Lovely outing. Ruins: great info from our guide. We went in August and it was boiling hot so we didn’t linger too long. I’d like to visit again in a different season so it would be comfortable to hangout longer Cenote: Wonderful. I didn’t expect it to be an exclusive location. It’s limited to a few different tours which means there were very few people there. A couple of families were leaving when we arrived and then it was just our group. I traveled with my daughter and there were just 6 others in our group. Felt very relaxed and we had space to ourselves. Tacos at the cenote were…”

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Coba Multun-Ha Cenote Tulum and Mayan Museum Small Group

Coba Multun-Ha Cenote Tulum and Mayan Museum Small Group - Pickup and timing from Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya

6.Coba Multun-Ha Cenote Tulum and Mayan Museum Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 773 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $109

Small-group Coba and Tulum day trip from Playa del Carmen with lunch, a Mayan museum stop, and a swim at Multum Ha Cenote.

“I have marked the trip down as the operator messed up and tried to collect us from the wrong hotel, with a very similar name but about 45 minutes bus journey away! Whilst they were able to put us on the trip on the following day, it was pure good fortune that they had capacity and we were not otherwise engaged and we suffered considerable distress, especially when we thought the error might have ours not their's and that we might miss the trip completely and lose our money. Otherwise, the trip was amazing.”

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4 Private Cenotes, Zip-Lines, Canoes & Mayan Village with Delicious Lunch

4 Private Cenotes, Zip-Lines, Canoes & Mayan Village with Delicious Lunch - Private Transport Across the Riviera Maya, and Why It Matters

7.4 Private Cenotes, Zip-Lines, Canoes & Mayan Village with Delicious Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 757 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $275

Private Tankah cenotes, zip-lines, canoeing, and a Mayan village lunch with pickup, snacks, drinks, and flexible timing in Riviera Maya.

“An amazing experience. Our guide Hugo was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. The cenotes were beautiful and warm to swim in. The zip lines were fun and very safe. And to top it all off the home cooked meal at the end was soooo good. I would 10/10 recommend this tour. Plus paying extra for the private tour was well worth it.”

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Jade Caverns and Mayan Village Cozumel ATV TOUR

Jade Caverns and Mayan Village Cozumel ATV TOUR - Jade Cenote: 60 million years, Mayan meaning, and the 20-foot jump moment

8.Jade Caverns and Mayan Village Cozumel ATV TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $79

Cozumel ATV tour to Jade Cenote and El Cedral, with a 20-foot jump option, cultural stops, and cruise-port pickup for $79.

“Thanks you Alfonso for giving me my confidence back with driving ATV's! Due to a bad experience on a atv, I'd lost confidence in riding atv's. With Alfonso encouragement, I was able to ride the atv with no worries!”

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Coba Ruins, Punta Laguna Nature Reserve, Cenote and Mayan family

Coba Ruins, Punta Laguna Nature Reserve, Cenote and Mayan family - Cobá by bicycle: the ruins that feel like a jungle adventure

9.Coba Ruins, Punta Laguna Nature Reserve, Cenote and Mayan family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 489 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $184

Cobá by bike, Punta Laguna monkeys and lagoons, plus a Mayan family meal and cenote time on a small-group day from Tulum.

“Spent a day in January. Got picked up timely from Playa del Carmen and upon collecting another couple, we headed out to Coba. This was really nice to see a site which is well maintained. The old structures are well preserved and interesting. We then made our way to Punta Laguna and enjoyed a jungle trek looking for Monkeys. The guide found us some to see which was good. After the zip line fun we grabbed a nice lunch and finished with a deep cenote. Would recommend this tour company and the guide Alonso, it was good to learn of the local culture and the challenges faced by the communities.”

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Tulum: Mayan Ruins & Sian Kaan Tour with Boat Ride and Lunch

Tulum: Mayan Ruins & Sian Kaan Tour with Boat Ride and Lunch - Getting There: Pickup Options, Group Size, and Timing Reality

10.Mayan Ruins & Sian Kaan Tour with Boat Ride and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 423 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $169

Guided Tulum ruins, then Sian Ka'an mangrove boat ride and canal float with lunch, small groups, and optional lazy river only.

“Claudio gave us an excellent tour of the Mayan buildings at Muyil and pointed out birds, flowers and trees too. We enjoyed a taco lunch before a fun boat trip across two lakes in the nature reserve and a very relaxing swim in the river. We really enjoyed the trip.”

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One Day Tour to Chacchoben Mayan City and Bacalar Lagoon with a Certified Guide

One Day Tour to Chacchoben Mayan City and Bacalar Lagoon with a Certified Guide - From Plaza Las Fuentes To The Van: Keep It Easy

12.One Day Tour to Chacchoben Mayan City and Bacalar Lagoon with a Certified Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 372 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $119

Chacchoben ruins and Bacalar Lagoon in one 5.5-hour cruise day, with kayaking gear and fajita lunch included.

“The Mayan ruins site was nice to see and was kept up well. We learned a lot from our guide Diego about the Mayan culture. We also loved the lagoon too. Was very relaxing and the tacos and drinks were fabulous!”

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Coba, Tulum, Multun-Ha Cenote and Mayan Museum Reduced Group

Coba, Tulum, Multun-Ha Cenote and Mayan Museum Reduced Group - Entering Tulum: Ruins, Views, and the Bottle Rule

13.Coba, Tulum, Multun-Ha Cenote and Mayan Museum Reduced Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 344 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $109

Small-group day trip from Playa del Carmen to Tulum, Mayan Museum, Coba, and Multun-Ha cenote, with lunch and pickup.

“Jose Antonio was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable about the history of the area and the different cultural traditions of each. The group size was only six. My family of four and another couple. We had the Cenote to ourselves and the early morning stop at Tullum meant no other tourists in our photos. It was everything we could have asked for.”

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Authentic Mayan Cooking Class in Cozumel

Authentic Mayan Cooking Class in Cozumel - The 2.5-hour flow: cook, learn, then taste

14.Authentic Mayan Cooking Class in Cozumel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 344 reviews · 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Cook ancient Mayan recipes in Cozumel at Ix Kool. Make tortillas and guacamole, learn the culture, then enjoy a full meal.

“This was the second time that I arranged for a group of friends to take this Mayan cooking class. The food and class were excellent again. Everyone enjoyed the experience and the food. However: 1) we booked a private class for 13 people, but there was another group there which stretched the resources (too many people at one time for one instructor); 2) please consider having all people who handle food for others (e.g., when making tortillas) use gloves because hand sanitizer isn't sufficient; 3) put a banister/railing on the very steep stairs going to the restrooms (they are too difficult for some people to manage and some had to…”

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Mayan Adventure Snorkeling Tour from Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya

Mayan Adventure Snorkeling Tour from Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya - Getting to Aventuras Mayas and the 7:00 am start time

15.Mayan Adventure Snorkeling Tour from Playa del Carmen or Riviera Maya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 313 reviews · 7 hours (approx.)

Full-day snorkeling from Playa del Carmen with Yal Ku Lagoon, jungle cenotes, and an underground river plus lunch and pickup.

“Wonderful day... would have been even better if we had seen some more wildlife in the more open waters but you can't make nature dance to your tune on the day! Underground cenote beautiful... the water was so clear!”

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