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Tulum Ruins: Self-Guided Tour with Audio Narration & Map
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
- 1 hour
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum at your own pace on this self-guided audio walking tour. Download the app, which provides with you audio narration, text, images, a map and a suggested route. Includes a live GPS map so you can see where you are at all times, though you can also use the app offline. If you need extra support, help is available via email, chat or call.
- A self-guided app-based audio walking tour of Tulum
- Explore the ruins at your own pace, with live GPS location
- Includes suggested route, audio, text, images and map
- Email, chat and call support available
What's Included
- Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
- Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
- Learn more: dive deeper into any story you enjoyed with extra stories.
- Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Ruinas de TulumTulum Municipality, Zona Hotelera Tulum, 77765 Quintana Roo, Mexico
After booking the tour, search your email for the phrase "Set up your self-guided tour now." Follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.
Start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Opening hours
- 5/9/2019 - 5/28/2025
Monday - Sunday : 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Tulum Archaeological Site
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Casa Cenote
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Tulum
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
El Castillo
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Temple of the Frescoes
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Tulum Beach
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Flexibility and Convenience: • Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. It's perfect for tailoring your exploration and revisiting your favorite spots on future trips. • Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace, free from the constraints of a group.
- Comprehensive Tour Experience: • The app provides a full itinerary, travel tips, narrated audio stories, scripts, images, videos, and recommendations for additional activities. • Enjoy a private experience without the crowds, ideal for personalized stops and photo opportunities.
- Ease of Use and Accessibility: • The app is hands-free and activates stories via GPS, offering support through call, chat, or email. • There is no need for a continuous cell or Wi-Fi connection as the GPS map works offline.
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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Reviews
4.0
15 reviews
Nicola_W, Mar 2023
This app was a great find! Lots of interesting info and a good intro to Mayan history and culture, before and after encounter with the Spanish. Allows you to explore at your own pace and really enjoy the ruins and the scenic location. In my view, the best way to explore Tulum ruins! Ppl kept asking us where we got the app!
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Thanks Nicola! I’m thrilled that my Tulum tour helped make your visit so amazing. And it sounds like you helped to make some other peoples’ visit amazing too! I may have tours for wherever you travel next -- hope you check them out on future vacations.
DarrenL, Nov 2022
This was perfect for us. This self pace tour allowed to get info about the sites, go at our own pace and allowed us to take breaks in the shades when it gets too hot.
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Thank you so much for your feedback, Darren! That flexibility to move at your own pace is one of the best features of our self-guided tour. I’m delighted that my tour of Tulum Ruins added to your learning and that you enjoyed it. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to improve the tour and earn that extra star! I also have 100 other self-guided tours for other parks, scenic drives, cities, and historic sites in the US — hopefully, you’ll get the chance to try them next time!
Also, just to remind you, the tour you bought is yours for a lifetime. So, you can listen to it at home or on your next visit.
AnneMarie_L, Mar 2022
The idea of this app was good in theory. In reality, it has too many bugs. The site itself is nice but the app is terrible to guide you through the site. I would walk and the app would sometimes kick in to tell me about the ruins. Most of the time, it would fail to provide me any details or guidance.
Don't waste your money. When you get to Tulum they offer guides tours and tickets included for $10USD.
Response from Host, Mar 2022
Thanks for the feedback Anne! We typically only see customers facing this type of issue if they haven’t hit “Allow” on Location Permissions. The self-guided tour can only accurately start playing the audios if it knows your location. I’d be more than happy to fix your existing tour or simply exchange it for a new one if you’ve already left Tulum! Please send me a message and let me know -- my goal is to make sure everyone who takes this tour gets everything they expected, and more.
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