RIVIERA MAYA · DAY TRIP
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 15 most popular akumal sea turtle tours around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Snorkel with sea turtles at Akumal and swim inside Yucatán cenote caverns. Half-day Cancun tour with pickup and snorkeling gear.
Most Popular“Take a waterproof camera. I’d do it again. Sea turtles and the cenote all in one trip ! Hope that’s how you spell it. Lol”
Swim a limestone cenote near Tulum, snorkel with sea turtles at Akumal, then eat lunch at Punta Venado Beach Club.
“My boyfriend and I took the Cenote + Turtles tour, which I purchased as a gift for my boyfriend's birthday. Prior to the cenote, our tour guide Jesus Salas had taken lunch orders for the beach club later and made a mistake with one of our orders. Since we had many hours before lunch, we…”
A full day from Playa del Carmen packing Tulum ruins, Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich swimming, and Akumal turtle snorkeling with guides and lunch.
“Yaris is an amazing tour guide! Tulum, the cenote, and the sea turtles are all incredible. Only negative was the tour guide in Tulum who was not good at explaining things in English. Would highly recommend!! Thank you Yaris!”
Private Tulum ruins, Akumal turtle snorkeling, and a cenote swim with hotel pickup, lunch, and gear included from Playa del Carmen.
“Wonderful trip, Wonderful people, Wonderful day. Such a fantastic experience, must do...so fun. Thank you.”
Private sea turtle snorkeling at Akumal Beach near Playa del Carmen. $45 includes gear, Akumal entry, and a calm guided swim.
“Very fun! Saw a total of 8 turtles. Instructor was very patient and gave good instructions for us beginners.”
Private Akumal Bay snorkeling with green sea turtles on the official CONANP circuit. Gear and park access included. English.
“This is the most incredible experience my wife and I had. Darwin is the best tour guide you could possibly have. He goes the extra mile to make sure you have the best tour ever and see incredible sea life as well as the amazing turtles. We saw more turtles than I could count and…”
Akumal sea turtles and a guided cenote swim circuit in one day, with small-group handling, snorkeling gear, and hotel pickup from Playa del Carmen.
“A lot of money for the experience you receive. The transportation was sketchy and didn’t feel like I was paying for a professional service. I understand if the tour was cheaper. Felt unsafe at times and the communication was poor. The tour guide was nice and you could tell she was trying her best but…”
Private Akumal turtle snorkeling with a GoPro photo session. Gear, guide, and a protected reef route. About 1 hour.
“Rodrigo was our guide- he was wonderful! My cousin had not snorkeled before and he made her feel safe and comfortable. We saw several turtles! And schools of colorful fish! It was a great experience. The facilities have nice bathroom, showers and lockers. Thank you Rodrigo & team for sharing this beautiful part of your…”
A long day from Playa del Carmen to Tulum, with a cenote swim at Canamayte and turtle time in Akumal, plus lunch.
“Beautiful experience, I recommend without hesitation everything was perfect Recommendation, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, water shoe, jersey and towel of course. An experience we will never forget thank you ❤️Auto-translated”
Private day from Playa del Carmen to Tulum, Taak Bi Ha cenote, and Akumal turtle snorkeling with an early start and included tickets.
“The day is yours to spend time as you wish. Our tour operator Ivan was amazing. He kept our family laughing. We enjoyed his professionalism, kindness, patience (to one in our group that needed assistance) and his all around friendliness. He made our day fabulous!”
Half-day tour from Playa del Carmen featuring a jungle swim in Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich and snorkeling with Akumal sea turtles.
“Pickup and drop off took a long time to get all the guests. Time at activities was pretty short but very cool”
Swim in Tulum cenotes and Akumal with sea turtles on an 8-hour Riviera Maya trip with lunch, a guide, and round-trip transport.
“We loved seeing the dolphins and turtles. Pure magic to swim with dolphins. The director was flexible with us when we needed to switch days. We did not see whales, but everything else was great. Went with my 8 and 11yo”
Small-group day trip from Playa del Carmen to Tulum ruins, Cenote Tak Be Lum swim, and Akumal sea turtle snorkeling with lunch.
“This was a good time to three different places. Ezekiel The tour guide did a great job. Do be careful of mosquitoes at the cenote”
Private Tulum ruins and Akumal turtle snorkeling from Playa del Carmen. Hotel pickup, guide, gear, and fees included in 6 hours.
“We had this fantastic italian guide, Ivo who really made us appreciate the places. Tulum is beautiful, the turtles are spectacular, the camera-girl made fantastic pictures for us, and the cenote was simply amazing. A lovely trip!”
Snorkel with sea turtles off Tulum, then swim cenotes at Chikin Ha in a small-group tour from Playa del Carmen.
“Het snorkelen in zee was wat minder, de golven waren erg ruig. Het zwemmen in de cenotes was wel heel leuk. Tourgids/chaffeur waren erg aardig. Tourgids alexandria was erg leuk.”
The cenotes, the ruins, the reef — and every road out along the Riviera Maya.
