There are cenotes all throughout the Yucatan peninsula. Cenotes are giant sinkholes caused by weaknesses in the limestone underground that fill up with water. In terms of natural wonders, only one phenomenon really comes to mind when I’m thinking about Mexico – Cenotes. We’ve never had the opportunity to visit these lesser known ruins but would love to hear in the comments about your experience! Mexico’s Natural Wonders: Cenotes Much less popular, these Mayan ruins are actually located on the island of Cozumel and only require about a half-day to visit.
Can be visited by shore excursion from the Cozumel or Costa Maya Cruise Port. In front of the Tulum ruins in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. Note: If you’re feeling really fancy, some cruises offer an airplane excursion to visit Chichen Itza!
We stayed at an all-inclusive in Puerto Aventuras and took a day-trip to Chichen Itza and had enough time to swim in a Cenote as well! You can read all about it here. But if you think you may find yourself staying on the Riviera Maya at some point in the future, or visiting one of the closer cruise ports (Progresso or Costa Maya), then I’d hold off on this one. So if Cozumel is the closest you will ever get to Chichen Itza and you’re cool with long bus rides, then go for it. It’s stunning! But I’ll be honest with you, is Cozumel the best way to see Chichen Itza? That depends! Chichen Itza is about 8 hours round-trip from Cozumel and only allows for about 45 minutes on site (which is not much at all since it’s a whole complex). If you’ve never been and you like ruins, I cannot recommend this site enough. The main cultural site for the Yucatan is Chichen Itza. I’ve got two different, inexpensive options if you want to skip the shore excursion and go exploring by yourself! Mexican Cultural/ Historical Sites: Chichen Itza So make sure you read the fine print to know what you are signing up for.Ĭozumel is also a great port to DIY. The ferry ride significantly cuts into the amount of time that you get to spend having fun. Almost every activity that is located on the main land requires you to take a ferry to Playa del Carmen. One of the main things that you should consider when looking at Cozumel shore excursions is time, Cozumel is a little island off the main land of Mexico. Typical Cruise Water Activities & Beach Breaks.Mexican Ecological Parks (Xel-Ha, Xcaret, Xplor, Xenses).Mexico’s Natural Wonders (Cenotes, Underground Rivers).Mexican Cultural/Historical Sites (Chichen Itza, Tulum, San Gervasio).I would break them down into the following categories.
The cruise lines offer about 50-60 shore excursion options. I’ll go over my experiences in each, but first a summary of what you can expect in terms of Shore Excursion Options: Once I took a Carnival cruise ship excursion and two times I did different DIY Options. Shore Excursions and DIY Options for Cozumel: To help plan, I’ve included two maps, one close-up of Cozumel and one with some of the shore excursions that you can do on the mainland of Mexico.
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