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Tulum Ruins, ATV Extreme, and Cenotes Tour from Riviera Maya

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

From $139.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

7 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Combine a visit to the Tulum ruins with an ATV ride and snorkeling in an underground river during this adventurous trip from Riviera Maya. Start off with a guided tour of the Mayan ruins and listen to commentary from your guide. Then zoom through the jungle to reach a cenote—underground pool—for a refreshing swim. Lunch buffet and round-trip hotel transportation included.

Full-day tour to the Tulum ruins
Guided tour of the Tulum ruins and free time to explore
ATV ride through the Mayan jungle
Snorkeling in an underground river
Buffet lunch with nonalcoholic drinks
Round-trip hotel transportation

What's Included

Lunch
Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Use of helmet
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Optional collision insurance avaiable for $15 USD.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:00 AM

Pickup details

We offer pick up service in all of Riviera Maya resorts.

What To Expect

Be ready for convenient pickup bright and early at your hotel in Riviera Maya. Climb into a comfortable tour vehicle and head straight for the area's most important archaeological site, the Tulum ruins.

Once you arrive, embark on a guided tour that hits all the highlights of the important Mayan site. You also have the opportunity to explore further on your own after the tour's conclusion.

Move on to the next phase of your adventure: an ATV ride through the Mayan jungle. Keep an eye out for local flora and fauna on the way to the snorkeling site, where you can swim in an underground river among unique rock formations.

Refuel with a traditional Mexican buffet lunch, including grilled meats, salad, beans, rice, and chips, accompanied by soft drinks and mineral water.

Drop-off back at your hotel concludes your tour.

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Important: Minimum driving age is 16 years; minimum rider age is 8 years. You must book a double-rider ATV if you are travelling with kids between 8 and 15 years
Basic swimming skills required.
Prescription goggles available under previous request.
This tour is not suitable for people with severe physical or motor handicap, serious heart problems, pregnant women or people who are not able to handle moderate physical activity.
People under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate in this tour.
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.

Limited to participants under 300 lbs. (135 kg.) and under size 44
Bring along: Comfortable clothes and footwear, water shoes, sunglasses and hat, bathing suit, extra T-shirt, towel, only biodegradable sunscreen and mosquito repellent, cash (pictures, souvenirs, tips and extra insurance).
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Christina_R

It was a 5star experience. Armando was an excellent guide. Friendly, clear and patient. It was a small group of 8 and we all had fun. The ATVs were maintained, the cenote was a great experience and the food was traditional with lots of options.

Reviews

4.5

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Would not try again

Sunny_D, Mar 2024

Never picked us up. Tried to blame us for the wrong pick up time when we had confirmation via message from the tour provider. Tour company tried to lie and said we were no show. Ended up getting partial refund from via Viator and had to dispute the rest.

Thank you Armando!

Christina_R, Nov 2023

Exhilarating and Educational

Thomas_F, Jul 2023

Overall this tour was exhilarating, educational, and a great way to break up our vacation. We had a wonderful experience from the time we were picked up at our hotel to the time we returned. Our tour guide (Jazmin)for the ATV ride and cenote swim in the caverns was attentive and educational. Our guide for the Tulum ruins was equal parts entertaining and educational making our overall experience fun even during the sweltering heat. I definitely would recommend this experience to anybody and everyone family’s and couples alike.

Great time with teens!

Ronald_V, Jun 2023

Everything was great! Very organized, timely but not rushed! I recommend using the regular life vest even for good swimmers so you can relax and enjoy the cenote.

Extremely fun!

Matthew_A, May 2023

Tour guides were incredible in English: and extremely nice! Loved the experience and would highly recommend! Eduardo and Obet were the best! 20 STARS!

Everything was great, organized and a great guide. Highly recommended!

Nataliia_S, Feb 2023

Everything was great, organized and a great guide. Highly recommended! Everything was on time, we did not wait a minute and a very friendly atmosphere

Was ok but not worth the cost.

Marla_J, Dec 2022

Very long wait for the ATV, not enough information given on what to expect in The cenote and why we had to wear life jackets. Life jackets didn’t fit well and were very uncomfortable. Tour guide was amazing and was the saving grace of the day. Taxi driver very good as well. Not enough time at the market in Tulum.

ATV Xtreme Tour, Cenote, Tulum Ruins.

Alexter_A, Jun 2022

ATV extreme was amazing, but you go through this 20 minute spiel of buying 10 or 15 American US insurance for the ATV. They have signs that scare you into buying or else it will cost you 600-2000 American US to fix. I saw our guide ram into an ATV with no regard of the damage it may have caused. If you're careful and don't go too crazy, you'll be fine. The cave is amazing as well. But they have a no shoes in the water policy, so be prepared to feel some slimy stuff under your feet. Listen to the guide and blow up your life vest. We had a member almost drown. Do tour the cave and go to the back to see the "Top Entrance", with the sunlight shining down and through, it's great. Stick your head in the water and snorkel, it's crazy how deep it goes. The Tulum Ruins are a wonder. It was super hot when we went. So bring an umbrella. I was overhearing the other tour guides. They all have their own tidbits, so listen to them throughout the way. It was a great tour altogether. I'd definitely do it again.

Awesome excursion

Darlene_D, May 2022

Awesome experience , guide was so knowledgeable, friendly & get attention to details, cenote was really great as well as Mayan ruins & jungle atv

Samantha_W, Mar 2022

A+ Tour guides!! Jorge clearly studied history and Anali is so passionate about preserving the ecosystem. We loved every minute of this tour!

Edna is amazing!!! Thank...

Chevaughn_C, Mar 2022

Edna is amazing!!! Thank you for being the best tour guide and teaching is to much about Mexico!! We can not wait to come back.

Lots of fun!

Yuting_S, Nov 2021

Great tour. We had lots of fun! Wished we had a bit more time at the Tulum ruins but we will go back again for that. At Tulum ruins, we were able to get in front of the line while lots of people were waiting in the regular line at the entrance. The ATV and cenote were also great. Would recommend this tour to others!

From beginning to the end...

Kenneth_P, Sep 2021

From beginning to the end the entire excursion was top notch our tour guide/ transportation person Orlando was excellent and informative

ATV NOT Extreme at all -- Waiting Tour

Hector_B, Aug 2021

We went with a group of 7 and chose this tour based on the reviews and the length of the trip (~7 hours per the page). Here were the problems with this god-awful waiting tour. (1) They jammed us into a van with 8 other people and poor air conditioning. Now, our group of 7 became a group of 15. The back row of the van has 4 seats sized for a 12-year old. Now imagine squeezing four 180-pound adults back there! We were literally dripping sweat because there was no air circulation despite the AC being on full blast. (2) The history of the cenote was interesting, but as a tour, just okay. (3) We waited about an hour without exaggeration to actually start riding the ATVs, which was ONLY 45 min long. The trails were man-made crushed limestone/dirt paths and not really "through" the jungle. We constantly stopped to wait for the rest of the group to catch up. I've been on other ATV tours in Costa Rica and Mexico that say "6 hours" and you get about 4 hours of GREAT riding time. The problem here was the size of the group caused a lot of delays and just standing around. (4) The Tulum ruins were the best part of this tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and great to listen to. This would be the only reason to give this review a higher rating, but with all the waiting done before this and the price of this tour as a whole, I just can't justify it. Just for reference, we were staying in Riviera Maya, took about 40 min to get to cenote/ATV, ate lunch, then drove ~30 min to Tulum ruins, and then back to the hotel about 45 min away.

Request Henry if you are a rookie

Vanessa_A, May 2021

The best excursion ever! Henry was definitely the best guide for this. My friend and I got scared during the atv ride because it was VERY rocky—Henry eased our nerves. I would highly recommend taking insurance if you are inexperienced driving an atv. Also, we couldn’t swim and Henry guided us through this beautiful underground cenote. I regret not doing the zip line, but I will be back!

Tulum

JR_W, Jan 2021

Seeing Tulum and the ruins was cool. ATV tour was fun. Snorkeling was scary but cool to do. Snorkeling gear did not work for me.

Great time

Kandese44, Jul 2019

We thoroughly enjoyed are trip here. Moises was great. I am a non swimmer but made me feel very comfortable in the cenote.ATV ride was exciting. Lunch was good as well.

Informative and fun

Daniel V, Jan 2019

We did a bachelor party for this event and it was the perfect amount of time and experience/interaction. We had a blast and would definitely recommend it.

Very good tour

yseult8, Jul 2018

Great outing with Aventuras in terms of ATV and Cenote swim. Would’ve liked more from our guide in Tulum.

Orlando our tour guide was great...

Durah M, Dec 2017

Orlando our tour guide was great very knowledgeable, I will say that the atv tour wasn’t as exciting as I thought it would be but was still all around a great experience