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Private Tour to Tulum, Cenote and Swimming with Turtles

A private tour to the real Tulum ruins, a cenote swim, and genuine sea turtle swimming at Akumal.

Private tour — just your group 5-7 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private tour for your group only — the real Tulum ruins overlooking the Caribbean, a cenote swim, and genuine sea turtle swimming at Akumal.

This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include the genuine Tulum ruins — the only major Maya site built directly on the Caribbean coast — a cenote swim, and genuine sea turtle swimming at Akumal.

Highlights

  • The Tulum Ruins A real Maya site, genuinely unique for sitting directly above the Caribbean.
  • Real Sea Turtles at Akumal Genuine wild sea turtles, swimming in their natural habitat.
  • 239 Real Reviews, 100% Recommend One of the strongest-reviewed private tours in the region.
  • A Cenote Swim Included A real freshwater swim stop as part of the day.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Hotel pickup anywhere in Cancún.

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The Tulum Ruins

A real Maya site, genuinely unique for sitting directly above the Caribbean.

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Real Sea Turtles at Akumal

Genuine wild sea turtles, swimming in their natural habitat.

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239 Real Reviews, 100% Recommend

One of the strongest-reviewed private tours in the region.

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A Cenote Swim Included

A real freshwater swim stop as part of the day.

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Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — a private tour for your group only.
Yes — genuine wild sea turtles at Akumal, a real, well-known turtle habitat.
5-7 hours.
Your hotel, anywhere in Cancún.
Loggerhead turtles nest from roughly May through August and green turtles from June through September, so turtle activity at Akumal runs from about May through October overall -- though sightings while snorkeling the bay are possible for much of the year since turtles also feed there, not just nest.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private tour for your group only — the real Tulum ruins overlooking the Caribbean, a cenote swim, and genuine sea turtle swimming at Akumal. This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include the genuine Tulum ruins — the only major Maya site built directly on the Caribbean coast — a cenote swim, and genuine sea turtle swimming at Akumal.

Akumal takes its name from the Yucatec Maya words "ak" (turtle) and "lumal" (place) -- literally "place of the turtles" -- and the name has stayed accurate for centuries. Its sheltered bay sits inside real, documented nesting grounds: loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) typically nest here from May through August, and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from June through September, with hawksbills also regularly spotted feeding on the surrounding reef. Local conservation staff and volunteers patrol these beaches nightly during nesting season to protect the females and relocate vulnerable nests, which is part of why this stretch of coast still hosts wild turtles swimming in open water rather than a controlled tank.

The cenote stop on this tour is a window into a genuinely unusual piece of geology. The Yucatan Peninsula has almost no rivers on its surface because its limestone bedrock is riddled with holes, so rainwater drains straight down into a vast underground network of caves and rivers instead. A cenote forms wherever the thin limestone roof over one of those underground chambers collapses, exposing the water below. There are an estimated 10,000 of them across the peninsula, and many sit along a ring-shaped belt traced back to the Chicxulub asteroid impact some 66 million years ago -- the same impact widely linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs, which is also what shaped the groundwater system you're swimming in.

Tulum itself adds a third, very different kind of rarity: it's the only major ancient Maya city built directly on a Caribbean clifftop. Canoes once moved jade, obsidian, cotton, honey, and cacao through a gap in the reef just below these cliffs, with Tulum acting as the handoff point between seaborne trade and inland overland routes. The thick wall still visible around the site -- unusual for a Maya settlement -- protected a wealthy commercial and military outpost that remained inhabited right up until Spanish contact, making it one of the last great Maya cities still standing when Europeans arrived.

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