Cenotes (Gran Cenote, Dos Ojos, Ik Kil)

Gran Cenote (Sac Aktun)

Snorkel with turtles in clear fresh water under cave ceilings

⚠ Mostly cash only

Hours

Gran Cenote roughly 8am–4:30pm, last entry 4pm (2026 guides; sources differ)

Tickets

Gran Cenote around 400–500 pesos (2026 sources differ; cash), Ik Kil 400 pesos (Wikivoyage). Snorkel gear and lockers extra

Address

Km 4 on the Tulum–Cobá road (QR 109). Dos Ojos is off Highway 307 north of Tulum; Ik Kil is about 3 km from Chichén Itzá

Under the Yucatán runs a web of limestone caves, and where a roof has collapsed you get a cenote. At Gran Cenote you walk down wooden steps to water so clear you can see the bottom under the cave mouth, with turtles grazing on weed. It's colder than the sea and has no salt. Dos Ojos, 'two eyes', links two caverns and is popular with divers, and Chichén Itzá tours stop at Ik Kil, a round shaft with vines trailing down its walls.