Tulum

“Didn't need a guide, but used life vest” 

Marine Turtle Snorkel Tour Mexico

Duration: 1 day tour – 8 hours approximately
Category: Adventure and Nature
Departs: Every Thursday
Language: English, Spanish, German, French and Italian

One of the best nature tours in the Cancun area. This activity is family friendly since the water in the Bay is shallow and calm. The best ecotourism activity to do with kids! They will get to swim with turtles in their natural habitat and snorkel in the second largest reef in the world.

All this will take place in a natural protected area, Akumal, which is Mayan for place of the Turtles. It’s a little beach community located 75 miles/120 km south of Cancun. Akumal is the home of marine turtles and also the home of some rays, cuttlefish, crabs and colorful fish.

After swimming in the Bay you will enjoy the fresh and clear waters of a cenote (sinkhole) and some snacks.

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Tulum Transportation

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Parking (Updated Apr 21, 2014)

If you rent a car, it is easy enough to drive to Tulum from either Playa Del Carmen or Cancun. When you arrive at the access road to the ruins, you will immediately be stopped or someone trying to stop you and make you think you have to park at their lot because all the others are full. Ignore these people and drive all the way down until you see the yellow gate. Parking is on the right and cost 40 pesos.

Cancun Airport Private Transfers to Tulum and Akumal

Tucan-Kin.com is the best place to book your airport shuttle to Tulum. We provide a very comfortable shared service shuttle direct to Tulum, as well as a first class VIP private service. Our Shared Service is the most economical option in Tulum for airport shuttle, just 53 USD per person from Cancun airport to Tulum round trip, or starting at 24 USD per person one way. This is a very comfortable service, the only shared service to Tulum with no stops between Cancun Airport and the Tulum area this is definitely your best option in Tulum and Akumal for Airport Shuttle shared service. 

Any hotel in Cancun to many places in Tulum.   Get the rate online.

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USA Transfer: Private Tulum & Akumal Snorkel with Sea Turtles

36 Hours in Tulum (NOV. 5, 2014)

Sat 11 a.m. I don’t care how warm the water is in Corsica or how soft the sand is in Maui. As beaches go, the shores of Tulum will impress even the world’s most discerning snob. Plus, the water is as clear as a fishbowl and gentle enough for a nursery school. Drive — or better yet, bike — away from the main drag and head toward the Mezzanine Hotel. On the far side of the hotel, drop your bike and head down the short path to the beach. There is a good chance you will have a wide stretch of sand to yourself. Bring plenty of water and sunscreen — with the dearth of crowds comes a dearth of places to buy either.

Sunday

8. ­ Yoga by the Beach | 8:30 a.m.

Coming to Tulum and not taking a yoga class is like swearing off wine in Tuscany. It’s everywhere and inescapable. One of the most serene places to find your third eye is Maya Tulum. After checking in for a class, make your way down the sandy path to the yoga studio. A word of caution: Don’t be misled by your teacher’s innate calm. Just when you think he’s about to get too spiritual for real sweat, you will notice every muscle below your earlobes straining. But under a tropical palapa roof with a breeze blowing through and the light drenching the room, offering the sun a few friendly salutations feels less like working out and more like gratitude. (Drop-in classes are $15.)

9. ­ To The Bat Cave | 11 a.m.

The Yucatán Peninsula is full of cenotes (sinkholes in caves), and they range from small and claustrophobic to enormous and claustrophobic. Anyone with children will appreciate Aktun Chen, a combination cenote, wildlife preserve and zip line. Ask your guide (you’ll meet him when you check in — no one goes into the caves without one) for an abbreviated tour. (Tours of the caves only are $33 per adult; $16.50 for a child. For the full cave-cenote-wildlife preserve tour, it’s $102.) They’ll try to talk you out of the shorter tour, but stand your ground and do what I do: Point to your kids and shrug — the universal gesture for “What are you gonna do?” If you do the tour in 30 minutes, you’ll still see the bats and get to walk on the creepy underground bridge.

10. ­ Turtle Watching | 1 p.m.

Tulum’s beaches are world class, but to get closer to the action underwater, head to Akumal. Twenty minutes up the coast, Akumal is Tulum’s less bohemian cousin, and its public beach is wide, clean and dotted with overpriced quesadilla joints. Right in the middle is the Akumal Dive Center. It offers plenty of group classes — but no one ever stood on a beach with a dozen sunburned strangers in flippers and snorkels, walking backward into the water without feeling ridiculous. Instead, my husband and I rented the gear ($18 for flippers, mask, snorkel and life jacket), skipped the class and followed the advice of a guide: “Swim to the right.” Then we spent the next hour following a very friendly sea turtle throughout the tiny bay — until he finally dove deep and left us, presumably to go home to his family. And we did the same.

LODGING

Just outside the rooms at Maya Tulum, ( Tulum-Boca Paila Km 7;mayatulum.com; from $110) is the world’s most powdery beach, reason No. 1 to stay in one of the hotel’s thatch-roofed bungalows. Yoga classes; delicious, organic food; and a general air of Zen are reasons 2, 3 and 4.

For center-of-it-all action, you can’t do better than Zamas (Tulum-Boca Paila Km. 5; zamas.com; from $100). The 20 rooms — some on the beach, some in the jungle, some in a coconut grove — are bright and colorful and close to pretty much everything.

Taxis are the main source of transportation for tourists staying in Tulum. Not only are they clean with friendly drivers, but the cost is cheap and it is never hard to get in touch with a driver who knows what he's doing.

Airport Transfers

If you prefer to have a local driver get you from the airport to your hotel, you can arrange for an airport transfer. This is something that is best done in advance because regular taxis are not permitted to pick up tourists from the airport. Instead, you'll hire an airport transfer service that has been approved by the airport to meet you in baggage claim holding a sign with your name on it. In some cases, you can make arrangements through your resort, but many times you'll have to handle it yourself. The price can be anywhere from $175 to $225(USD) for four passengers.

Local Taxis

Taxis are plentiful in Tulum, and in fact, are the most used form of transportation in this town. You'll easily be able to pick them out on the streets thanks to the fact that they are white hatchbacks with either a yellow or orange stripe along the side along with a four digit number. Make note of the number because this will be what you'll need to know if you need to report lost goods, or give commentary to the taxi service about your driver.

Taxis can typically be found outside of the most popular tourist destinations including resorts, beaches, shopping centers, andrestaurants, and you can also call and have a driver pick you up wherever you need a ride in town.

Do be aware that because you are in Mexico, most drivers will speak Spanish. Only one taxi service Tulum Taxi, guarantees you an English-speaking driver; however, you can easily get by with a driver who does not speak your language. Just write down the name of the location you are headed to and give it to the driver to avoid any miscommunications.

Tulum Taxi is the one taxi service concerning which we have detailed information. Give them a call at (984) 132-4553; you'll find them in the heart of Tulum.

Taxi drivers here can also be used as tour guides. For about 150 pesos, which is anywhere from $10 to $12(USD) you can have your driver take you around the area and show you the sites you want to see as well as those he or she feels are important for you to see.

Rates

The rates for taxis in Tulum are predetermined by the local taxi union, and most tourists are surprised at how inexpensive they are. You can typically get to the beach from your hotel for less than $5(USD), and you won't have to watch the meter or worry about haggling for a good price. If you prefer to know what you're getting into in advance, you'll typically be able to find a listing of the current rates at the front desk of your hotel, but your driver will always have a rate card on hand as well.

Wondering about local taxi rates? Check out this table.

If you feel your driver earned a tip, 10 pesos, or about $0.90(USD) is the going rate for gratuities at this time.

Whether you need a taxi for a quick tour, a night on the town, or for every time you go somewhere throughout the duration of your stay, you'll find the cabs in this town to be a great way to get around.

Zamas, a hotel, bar and restaurant, is the bright, Crayola-colored center of Tulum. To be in Tulum means to eat at Zamas, stay at Zamas, drink at Zamas or just enjoy the pink, blue, yellow and teal tables and chairs at Zamas. The best time to go is morning — when the beach is freshly raked, the waves are gentle and the crowds are thin. Order a cappuccino and the huevos rancheros — fried eggs and black beans served on a crispy corn tortilla (breakfast for two, about 250 pesos). Once the shop owners open their stands and the streets fill up with fashion editors on their way to yoga class, it’s your cue to move on.  src