Coba Ruins, Cho Ha Cenote, Tulum and Paradise Beach Day Trip with Lunch Included

The gentlemen who gave us the tour. Super amazing people and wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to help us. Tour itself was also amazing. True beauty.

The Coba Ruins, Cho Ha Cenote, Tulum and Paradise Beach Day Trip with Lunch Included tour by Mayan Riviera Tours was great. Ulises was our tour guide and Javier was our driver. It was $89.90 pp via Viator and the same tour (Mayan Tour: Cobá – Cenote Cho Ha – Tulum – Playa Paraiso) cost $100 pp via the Mayan Riviera Tours website so I bought it thru Viator. My husband and I were in Cancun so we had to pay an additional $15 per person for the extra transportation charge. We were picked up at 6:30 AM. We made three more stops to pick up the other 10 people. There were 12 seats in the van and all were full. We got back to our Hyatt Cancun Zilara resort at 6:45 PM. It was a long, hot and sweaty day, but a lot of fun. Our first stop was Tulum. Then we went to the beach that you can see when you are behind the highest temple at Tulum and look to the right where a bunch of small boats are. We stayed at that beach for about an hour. There was seaweed in the water but it felt very good. If you want fresh showers after getting in the ocean, you have to pay. None of our group paid. We just stayed salty and stinky for the rest of the day. Our next stop was a tasty buffet lunch. We ordered one beer and one bottle of water and the charge was 90 pesos. If you want to buy souvenirs, this is the place to do it since this is the only time you’ll have time to do it. There was a large gift shop on the first floor of the restaurant. After lunch we went to Coba. When you are at Coba, you can walk the two or 3 km each way to the main pyramid, which is currently closed to climbing due to Covid, or you can rent individual bikes for 60 pesos or a pedicab that will hold two people for 140 pesos. Everyone in our group rented the pedicabs and were extremely happy for it! Please remember to tip your driver. After Coba we went to the Choo Ha cenote. Just like at the other cenote we had visited in November, you must shower prior to getting into it so that your bug spray and sunscreen don’t kill the fish. (Liquid soap was provided.) To access the cenote you walk down two flights of wooden stairs. Once you get down to the cenote there is a natural rock ledge for you to place your belongings, like your shoes, towel and glasses, but leave everything else in the (unlocked, guarded and with the door open for easy access) van because there’s not a lot of room. The cenote is very cold, just like another we’ve been to so my husband and I only went in to our knees but others in our group jumped in, dove in, swam around and enjoyed it. We were at the cenote for an hour. If you want to rent life vests you can but I didn’t see anything else to spend money on, even beverages, but I might just not have noticed. The van was spotless when we were picked up in the morning, but by the end of the day was very sandy and dirty. A large cooler with ice and 330ml bottles of water was at the sliding door for easy access by all. Since we were staying at an all-inclusive, we had been hoarding water, sodas and beer and brought those cold beverages in a laundry bag and dumped them in the cooler for others to enjoy. I definitely suggest that you bring additional beverages if you want, even a large bottle of water since the small ones are quite tiny on a hot and humid day. This was the second tour we took with Mayan Riviera Tours. In November, 2020 we went to Chichen Itza and Ek Balam and were fortunate to have Ulises and Javier then, too.

Amazing tour with a small group! Ulysses was very knowledgeable and gave us plenty of free time to roam around the sites for pictures. The cenote at the end was a great way to cool off! Definitely recommend this tour!

The cenote was amazing. Transportation was professional and safe. Joel and Arturo our tour guide was very informative. They took their time giving you the history of Tulum and made you feel comfortable. Safety was always a priority with them.

We had an amazing time, Ulysses was our tour guide and Javier was our driver, Ulysses was very knowledgeable and very devoted to the Mayan culture. He was amazing and between the 2 of them we had a fantastic experience. Can’t say enough about Ulysses he was absolutely amazing.

Very well done and organized. Ulysses and Javier were very professional and courteous. Ulysses clearly is an expert in his field and thoroughly (sometimes a little too thorough) explained what we were experiencing. Definitely a fun day .

Ulysses was our tour guy, AWESOME!!!! Our driver was fantastic as well. Great communication all around. We booked the tour on short notice.. The tour company emailed me a couple of times to set up the departure time.

Joel and Ulysses were an amazing duo. Joel picked us up at the scheduled time at our resort. It was a very small group (my husband and I, our two friends, and one other person). Everything was COVID safe and we didn't have any problems distancing ourselves in the van. There was a lot of room. Joel provided a cooler of water that we could grab water anytime during the trip. When we met up with Ulysses in Tulum it was immediately a tour I will not forget. He was extremely personable and full of Mayan culture knowledge. The entire time was fascinating to hear the history and passion that he has for these beautiful places. We learned so much from him and highly recommend his tour. We had a lot of opportunities to roam the areas on our own and soak it all in. In addition to walking shoes, definitely bring a hat which saved us from the beating sun. Pack a towel if you plan to jump into the Cenote and/or want to lay on the beach at Paradise (bring money for a nice cold beer or margarita to buy at the bar when you get to Paradise. It'll be worth it). Like everyone mentioned in their reviews - when you go the Coba ruins, definitely pay the $3 to rent a bike. We had a blast biking through the forest to the Coba pyramid. Being able to get around the area on bike was definitely worth it. This is an entire day of adventure, so prepare to be awed, inspired and exhausted by the end. We are so glad we booked this trip. We only stayed 5 days so we wanted a tour that hit most of our bucket list items in one day. They delivered. Thanks so much for your time Joel and Ulysses!

Ulysses was our guide and he was absolutely fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. We especially enjoyed swimming in the Cenotes and visiting Tulum. Ulysses gave the best recommendations at each location. I highly recommend this excursion.

It was a great day trip. It was so amazing seeing the Mayan and Coba Ruins. The beach was beautiful and the Cho Ha Cenote was simply amazing. I highly recommend this trip.