PLAYA DEL CARMEN
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 6 most popular akumal monkey sanctuary tours around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Akumal Monkey Sanctuary tour from Playa del Carmen with guide, small groups, monkey bonding, and rescue education. Hotel transfer optional.
Most Popular“Our guide Marcos was outstanding. He was friendly, funny and knowledgeable. All of the staff were helpful and seemed to really care about animals. The monkey experience was the absolute best!”
Off-road ATV tour from Playa del Carmen to Akumal with a cenote swim and a visit to the Akumal Monkey Sanctuary, plus optional monkey bonding.
“This experience was wonderful from beginning to end! Atv riding was the highlight of my day 10/10!!!”
Private Coba ruins plus Punta Laguna monkey sanctuary, with canoe, zipline, rappel, cenote, and lunch—start early from Playa del Carmen.
“Miguel was a fantastic tour guide! We had such an adventurous and educational trip and really appreciated all the history he taught us. We especially enjoyed the ziplining and rappelling down into the cenote. I highly recommend this day trip!!!”
Private Punta Laguna nature adventure with a Maya welcome, spider and howler monkey searches, canoeing, zip lines, and a cenote swim.
“Driver was very friendly and very knowledgeable took us way in the jungle was not a long walk and saw monkeys right above my head with such an exciting experience. I was so overjoyed this was the best experience of my life. I just loved it had such a great meal the family went be…”
Akumal Monkey Sanctuary meets an ATV circuit and a cenote swim with 2.5-million-year stalactites. 4 hours, $159 plus insurance.
ATV through Akumal jungle, swim in a cave cenote, then meet rescued monkeys in a small-group sanctuary experience.
“SOOOOOOO many mosquitos! Bring extra snug spray. Also absolutely need water shoes for the cenote. It is a “cave” cenote and your feet get a great acupuncture massage walking into the cave and to the cenote 😂 the water is COLD. The money encounter isn’t as long or involved as I expected but still super…”
The cenotes, the ruins, the reef — and every road out along the Riviera Maya.
