RIVIERA MAYA · DAY TRIP
The Riviera Maya’s best days out.
The 15 most popular tulum and coba tours around Playa del Carmen. The ones worth booking ahead, with prices, run times and who runs them.
Ride jungle buggies from Playa del Carmen, swim in a cenote, and visit a Maya village. Small group, pickup, and snacks included.
Most Popular“This was fabulous!! So much fun!! The guides treated us like family! Fun ride, beautiful cenote, great food and culture.”
A full day from Playa del Carmen packing Tulum ruins, Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich swimming, and Akumal turtle snorkeling with guides and lunch.
“This was a very nice day out. Our guides, Oscar and Cesar were great, friendly, professional, and very nice. The Mayan ruins had no shade so be prepared for blazing sun and lots of walking in it. Turtle swim and Cenote swim were awesome. I did have a slight panic attack while swimming with the…”
A great value Riviera Maya half-day: guided Tulum ruins walk plus two cenotes (Mariposa and Chen-Ha) with roundtrip transport and a real Maya story.
“We loved our day out the team from Eqinox tours. The visit to Tulum and the cenotes was amazing. Our guide Miguel ?Briceño was outstanding. He gave us a deep explanation of all the traditions and rituals that seem to go beyond other guides. The choice of restaurant buffet was a gastronomic highlight of out…”
Early small-group day trip linking Chichén Itzá, Ik Kil cenote swim, and Coba ruins, with breakfast, lunch, and guide—plus a cash add-on.
“Jesus was an amazing tour guide! And the cenote is not to be missed. The food at lunch was very fresh and plentiful options.”
Small-group day trip from Playa del Carmen to Coba, Tulum, a Mayan museum, and a cenote swim with lunch and hotel pickup.
“We had an awesome time. Saw incredible sites. Was given excellent history on the sites. Our guide kept it all interesting by adding some lighthearted humor. We really liked that it was a small group and that the cenote was at the end of our excursion. That really cooled us off after all our site…”
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.”
VIP private Tulum tour with English guide, hotel pickup, Tulum ruins, and two cenotes with snorkeling gear and entry fees included.
“Heber, our guide, was amazing! His passion for Mexico & its history was amazing! He explained the creation of the Mayan culture & how it played out in all aspects of life in ancient Tulum. We loved hearing his insights & stories. We asked a lot of questions & he answered them all & more.…”
Small-group full-day Mayan route from early Tulum to Coba jungle ruins and Multun-Ha cenote swim, plus museum time and lunch.
“This tour was canceled less than 24 hours before the start time. It caused us to scramble to find another tour by a different agency, but we weren’t able to book something with a similar itinerary last minute. The explanation given to us by the agency for cancellation was archeological work at Coba, but that…”
Private Tulum & Coba tour from Playa del Carmen with a guide, admission tickets, bike ride, and drinks on a comfy round-trip transfer.
“Walking through the tunnel at Tulum & then discovering the ruins & thinking wow. Would definitely recommend the tricycle bike ride at Coba, it was disappointing not to be able to climb at Coba but was great to experience Nohoch Mul on our own with nobody else around.”
Drive a buggy through the Playa del Carmen jungle, swim in a private cenote, then visit a Mayan village on a 4-hour tour.
Tulum, Cobá, and Cenote Kuxtal from Playa del Carmen with guide, lunch, hotel pickup, and a jungle swim. Around 12 hours.
“We had a bilingual guide as I was the only English speaking person in the tour. Selena took very good care of me and made sure to translate and explain everything to me. They also gave us a drink at the end of the trip since it was a very hot day and we were…”
Private Tulum plus cenotes and Akumal turtle snorkeling, with early ruins entry, a la carte lunch, and hotel pickup in a cool van.
“Arturo our tour guide and Enrique our Driver were great!! Very informative, helped to guide us along our day, and everything was smooth and very well structured!! It Was a fabulous day with the family.”
See Tulum and Cobá with an expert guide, then cool off at Cenote Mariposa with a buffet lunch on this 12-hour Playa del Carmen day trip.
“Highly recommend this tour, our guide Miguel was very knowledgeable and friendly. He created a great atmosphere and provided us with lots of good information. Our driver Manuel was very good too, kept us safe during the trip. They picked us up from out hotel on time and took us to beautiful places. Due to…”
One long day from Playa del Carmen to Tulum, Cobá, and Cenote Kuxtal, with guided ruins time, lunch, and a refreshing jungle swim.
“Found this tour chaotic. There was a lot of confusion amongst the passengers at the start of the tour over tax, with everyone being told different amounts (assuming they’d booked through their hotels). The tour guide didn’t have a clue what was going on. He simply said it was all done through an app and…”
Tulum Ruins, ATV Extreme jungle ride, and a cenote swim with lunch and hotel pickup from Playa del Carmen in one 7-hour day.
“Awesome experience , guide was so knowledgeable, friendly & get attention to details, cenote was really great as well as Mayan ruins & jungle atv”
The cenotes, the ruins, the reef — and every road out along the Riviera Maya.
