Top 7 Riviera Maya Tours

1.Tulum Ruins and 2 Cenotes Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 992 reviews · 6 hours · from $42Our pick

Visit Tulum with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, then cool off at Cenote Mariposa and Cenote Chen-Ha. Guides such as Susana, Freddy, Jorge, Carlos Moo, and Perfecto are praised for lively Maya history talks. Hotel pickup, transport, water, and a snack are included, but Tulum entry fees cost extra.

“Excellent trip with an incredibly knowledgeable guide Luis. Driver was great and safe. Really great experience highly recommend.”

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2.Jungle ATV Tour, Ziplining, and Cenote Swim

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 670 reviews · 4 hours · from $51

Spend about four hours at Extreme Adventure Cancun riding an ATV, crossing three jungle ziplines, and swimming in Cenote Verde Lucero. Guides such as Alan, Omar, and Alex keep the pace lively and safety-focused. Expect a dusty, wet outing with tacos, a short dance show, and tequila tasting.

“Raul and Ernesto were amazing!! We had a great time, definitely recommend for those who don’t mind getting a little muddy!”

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3.Choose your experience to live in Los 7 Cenotes San Gerónimo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 491 reviews · from $169Top rated

Meet at San Pedro y San Pablo Church in Sotuta, then cycle 1.2 kilometers with a guide to an open cenote and a cave cenote. English and Spanish support comes from guides including Alicia, Charlie, and Hassel. Choose food with the Connection experience, or adventure without lunch.

“This is a must!! The whole day was fantastic. The tour guides were knowledgeable and great fun. The lunch was one of our best meals in Mexico. And the Cenotes are absolutely breath taking! The 9 metre jump is actually 16 which was even better. I would 100 go again.”

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4.DIVA 60ft Elite Italian Yacht Experience in Cancun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 286 reviews · 1 to 8 hours (approx.)

Take DIVA, a private 60-foot Italian yacht, through Cancun’s lagoon and Caribbean waters with a captain, two sailors, and a steward. Short trips focus on the bay, while longer charters add snorkeling, Playa Norte, Punta Sur, and optional lunch on Isla Mujeres. Bring your own food and drinks.

“Anselmo, Marisol and Anthony did a wonderful job of taking care of all of us. They were very attentive to our needs and were super kind and friendly! The boat was very clean. We had a wonderful day on the water!”

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5.Tulum Ruins and 2 Cenotes Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 168 reviews · 5 - 6.5 hours · from $42

Explore Tulum’s seaside temples with an English or Spanish guide, then swim in Mariposa and Chen-Ha cenotes at Canamayte Eco Park. Guides such as Carlos, Estrella, Susana, and George bring Maya history to life. Expect air-conditioned transport, uneven paths, and a possible extra Tulum entry fee.

“The cenotes the ruins and our tour guide George! The cenotes were so beautiful and the water was so blue and clear. Kids had a blast”

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6.Rio Lagartos & Las Coloradas Day Trip w/Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 118 reviews · 12 hours · from $104

Travel from Tulum, Riviera Maya, or Playa del Carmen to Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas with a bilingual guide such as Jose, Noe, or Enrique. Cruise mangroves for flamingos and crocodiles, see pink salt ponds, enjoy a Mayan clay bath, swim at a beach, and eat a local lunch.

“We absolutely LOVED our trip! It was one of the highlights of our holiday! From the start, the communication regarding pick up time and what we needed to bring was clear, the vehicle AC was wonderful, and our guide Noe (Noeh) was fantastic. He took great care to explain every little details at the start of our trip and gave us some wonderful history on the areas we were passing and visiting. I would recommend this trip time and time again. Las Coloradas is beautiful, we loved boating through the mangroves and the Mexican mud body mask was great - especially washing it off at a beautiful beach afterwards! The…”

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7.Coba, Tulum, Cenote & Lunch ECO Full Day from Rivera

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 54 reviews · 12 hours · from $77

Travel by coach from Riviera Maya to Tulum, Cenote Mariposa, and Coba with an English or Spanish guide. You will see the Temple of the Frescoes, join a Maya purification ceremony, swim in clear cenote water, taste honey and cocoa, and eat an included meal. Guides Luis and Victor have received especially warm praise.

“Nice sites, surprisingly good lunch, amazing cenote with no extra extortion of money for lockers and life vests. I would however not book through this company again because of the organizational nightmare that is the transportation in the morning. I booked because it had a pick up (important to me because of a recent knee injury) but still had to walk to a random faraway resort and then go through what must have been close to 3 hours of changing busses, vans, standing still besides the road without any communication before actually arriving at Tulum. Another super negativ point is that the tour is in spanish and english and the…”

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