Coba Ruins, Tulum and Cenote Tankach-Ha from Playa del Carmen

Sightseeing  :  Mexico  :  Quintana Roo  :  Playa Del Carmen  :  Day Trips

Enjoy a full-day seeing three amazing and famous places in the Yucatan Peninsula: Tulum and Coba Ruins plus the Cenote Tankach-Ha. Tulum is the only archaeological site with access to the beach while Coba has the tallest pyramid in the Mayan region and you will be able to climb it You will also have the opportunity to swim at a wonderful cenote, enjoy a buffet lunch and visit the beach of Tulum.You will be picked up from your hotel in Playa del Carmen and head to the ruins of Coba. Once here, you'll visit the tallest pyramid of the Maya civilization and be able to climb it. Learn from your guide about one of the oldest sites and admire the architecture which is considered simple compared to other sites. It remained one of the longest living Mayan cities, lasting until just before the time of the Spanish conquest.

You'll then head to cenote Tankach-Ha. In order to reach it, you have to go underground quite a few meters through a wooden staircase, from which you can jump to the crystal clear refreshing waters of the cenote. After working out an appetite it’s time for a filling buffet style lunch near the pyramid of Coba.

After lunch, you'll visit the site of Tulum. This is one of the best preserved cities by the ocean. To access the main site, you have to enter through its walls and then marvel looking at the cliffs covered with ancient buildings and the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Walk around and learn about how this city was active by the time Spaniards came and it was because of them that it ceased to exist, even though it was one of the last ones to be conquered.

After a great tour, you'll be dropped-off back at your hotel in Playa del Carmen.