Exotik half a day tour: Cenote Cave and Swimming with Sea Turtles
Overview
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This "swimming with turtles tour and cenote brings you to two of the top attractions in the Riviera Maya with an expert guide and all you need for a great escape in history, culture, and nature.
Swimming with sea turtles in Akumal and a jungle oasis cenote swim in the Riviera Maya, plus round-trip transportation and beverages
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
Not included: Turtle care program , 15 USD per person, must be paid at the travel date.
The use of any type of sunscreen is not allowed during the swimminng with turtles activity,
What To Expect
Cenote Nohoch
Head into the jungle and discover a magical oasis in a unique cenote swim in the Riviera Maya. Cenotes are natural limestone sinkholes full of mineral-rich freshwater, the perfect "swimming hole" to refresh, play, and admire the stunning natural beauty of the jungle.
Akumal Beach
Dive into the natural habitat of sea turtles with a once-in-a lifetime adventure in Akumal. This calm bay in the Riviera Maya is home to sea turtles who come to graze on the seagrass, giving you an opportunity to snorkel alongside them in an extraordinary natural encounter.
Options
Hotel Pick up
Pickup included
Tulum Meeting point
What‘s Included
Bottled water on board
Snacks
Aquatic guide in cenote cavern
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Air-conditioned vehicle
Aquatic guide for turtles encounter
Gratuities
Turtle protection program.
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
194 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great trip
530angelan,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing experience on the Xotik Half-Day Tour: Cenote Cave and Swimming with Sea Turtles! The entire excursion was well organized, fun, and unforgettable. Our tour guide, Ivan, was absolutely fantastic. He was knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and made sure everyone felt comfortable and had a great time. He shared interesting information throughout the tour and truly went above and beyond to make the experience special. A special thank you as well to our driver, Chris, who was professional, safe, and very courteous. Transportation was smooth and comfortable from start to finish. Swimming with the sea turtles was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and the cenote cave was absolutely beautiful. We highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area. Thank you, Ivan and Chris, for making our day so memorable!
Cenote and turtles
anahig895,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an amazing experience our tour guide Ivan was very polite and helpful and made the trips exciting !! Our driver Charlie was also very smooth when on the road I definitely recommend this duo !!
Great time
F8407DIjenniferp,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour guide Ivan and the driver Charlie were great. Both very attentive and welcoming. Ivan is incredibly knowledgeable about the culture and places we visited. Would highly recommend.
Best Trip Ever
Navigate32810209382,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing Trip and guide, the places we went were beautiful from the turtles on the playa and the tunnels in the cenote, Ivan did a great job guiding us would definitely recommend this company to others visiting the area.
Amazing experienced
O1490LSseanm,May 29, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Family day out made even more special and Amazing by our guide camas and driver Rodrigo, camas was very attentive to some of our party who weren’t confident in the water/at swimming he was a very good guide and was very funny would definitely recommend this tour
This was a great trip!
Q2434BWgc,Apr 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00He driver Edgar picket us up from our hotel perfectly on time. First visit was Akumal, had a great experience. Within minutes of beeing in the water we saw our first sea turtle. Beautiful fish in the reef. Next stop was Nohoch Nah Chich. Out tourguide Ivan was very knowledgable about the area. Beautiful cave system with pristine clear (a bit cold) water. All in all a great trip, 100% recommended. Thanks again Edgar and Ivan.
Very good tour
pjotrv651,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ivan & Danny very nice people and very good tour for a good price and good driver aswell beautiful cenote and was good swimming with turtles, the guides really try to protect the animals with the rules.
Swimming with turtles:)
Paradise57426064038,Apr 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour to Akumal with Ivan/Iban was great. We have seen many turtles and also stingrays. They always made us aware of animals. Great guide! I always felt safe. The experience of swimming next to the turtles was unique. Highly recommended!
Excellent
doddie90,Apr 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great trip i cant say enough abot ivan and frederico they couldnt do enough for me and my wife ivan was very informative and helpfull and frederico went out of his way to help the swimming with turtles was a lot better than i expe ted and the cenote was amazing great trip thank you very much guys
Tartarughe e cenotes
beatricerI750ZR,Apr 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Israel Kamas was great and This is a beatiful experience
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