Riviera Maya · FULL-DAY
Good full-day tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Sian Ka’an from Tulum with wildlife spotting, snorkeling, a lagoon swim, boat ride, and lunch in Punta Allen.
“It was an amazing experience! Our tour guide Niko was great and shared tons of great information with us! We saw so many beautiful birds and wildlife!”
Review of a Tulum, cenote, and Akumal turtle tour from Playa del Carmen, with practical advice on costs, crowds, lunch, guides, and what to bring.
“Yaris is an amazing tour guide! Tulum, the cenote, and the sea turtles are all incredible. Only negative was the tour guide in Tulum who was not good at explaining things in English. Would highly recommend!! Thank you Yaris!”
Swim with whale sharks from Riviera Maya, snorkel near Isla Mujeres, enjoy ceviche lunch, and get hotel pickup for a full day at sea.
“We had a fantastic experience with 2 swims with whale sharks. Jane was an excellent guide with lots of information about what to expect, about whale sharks, and lots of fun experiences around Cancun! Pablo was an excellent capitan and we had a lovely lunch! Definitely get the video they make it's much smoother than your phone and allows you to truly enjoy the experience!”
Visit Tulum, swim in a clear cenote, and snorkel with Akumal turtles on a full-day tour with lunch, guides, and hotel pickup.
“Loved the tour and Alfredo and Moises were great. Swimming with the Alumal turtles was on my bucket list and Tulum was amazing.”
Review of the Holbox Island day trip from Playa del Carmen, with boat stops, wildlife, lunch, free time, transport tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Overall the excursion was a great experience. Positive: beautiful stop at “mosquito beach” clear water, just beautiful. Tour guide: friendly and knowledgeable, lunch was good. Negatives: it’s a very long van ride from Playa Del Carmen 2 hrs - the pier at Holbox is in disrepair and we had to get off the boat directly in to gross seaweed/ stagnant water that smelled like a toilet. - it’s extremely hot on the island and 2 hours is too long unless you really enjoy shopping for souvenirs. I could have done without stopping at Holbox Island all together, it would have made the overall experience better.”
Explore Tulum and Coba, visit a Mayan village, swim in sacred cenotes, and enjoy lunch on this full-day Playa del Carmen tour.
“This was my least favorite tour I booked. The meeting point is confusing because I chose meet at Tulum but then it said the meeting point was at Coco Bongo. We went to Coco Bongo then we were late because they expected us to be at Tulum which was my mistake. However, there was no communication before hand about where we would have met at Tulum either and I had to reach out through Viator to reach someone. With all my other tours someobe reached out via WhatsApp before hand to tell me where we would be meeting to make sure we would know exactly. So even if we had…”
Review of Riviera Maya’s Snorkel Extreme tour, with Caribbean snorkeling, jungle zip lines, rappelling, a cenote swim, lunch, and hotel pickup.
“We loved Snorkel Our guides were wonderful - the ATVs were a blast and the cenote/cave swim was gorgeous! We have absolutely no complaints and would gladly do it again.”
Review of a 12-hour Riviera Maya tour to Tulum, Coba, Cenote Mariposa, and a Mayan traditions demonstration, with practical cost tips.
“Nice sites, surprisingly good lunch, amazing cenote with no extra extortion of money for lockers and life vests. I would however not book through this company again because of the organizational nightmare that is the transportation in the morning. I booked because it had a pick up (important to me because of a recent knee injury) but still had to walk to a random faraway resort and then go through what must have been close to 3 hours of changing busses, vans, standing still besides the road without any communication before actually arriving at Tulum. Another super negativ point is that the tour is in spanish and english and the…”
Review of Xplor Park near Playa del Carmen, with zip lines, underground rivers, amphibious vehicles, buffet meals, and practical booking tips.
“Thrilling and well-organized. I went with friends and we loved every second. Don't miss the underground river and the ATV ride!”
Review of the full-day Chichén Itzá tour from Cancún and Riviera Maya, including cenote swimming, Valladolid, lunch, fees, timing, and value.
“We learned more about the history of the Mayas The tour guide was very helpful and knowledgeable ( Jorge) sorry I forgot he’s last name”
Float through Sian Ka'an's clear Mayan canals, visit Muyil ruins, enjoy lunch, and travel privately from Tulum, Akumal, or Puerto Aventuras.
“The tour takes you in a boat through 2 beautiful lagoons, into a river where you can float with the current for about 30 minutes. Or you can explore through a boardwalk. The place is a national treasure.”
Review of a Playa del Carmen day trip to Chichen Itza, Cenote Oxman, Valladolid, and lunch, with practical advice on value and planning.
“The destinations were amazing, getting there and back was not! Lacking in organization and communication. And a staff member insulted us because we weren’t fluent in Spanish.”
Review of a private Chichen Itza tour from Playa del Carmen with a cenote swim, Valladolid visit, lunch, and personal guide.
“Fabian our guide and driver had answers for all questions on Mayan culture past and current descendents and gave information on other cultures to compare. Very positive trip.”
Review the Playa del Carmen to Isla Mujeres catamaran tour, with snorkeling, buffet lunch, open bar, transport, costs, and practical tips.
“Nao conseguimos tomar cafe por causa do horário, sendo que chegamos antecipados e tivemos que esperar o casal q foi conosco. E apesar de pedir 10 minutos nao nos concederam o q vimos ser possivel.”
Review of the Chichen Itza and Cenote tour from Playa del Carmen, with guide tips, costs, timing, transport, and advice before booking.
“Bien ! Mais les arrêts intéressants sont beaucoup trop rapides ! Comme la cenote ou la ville de Valladodid ( 30 min )”
Pick a cenote, a ruin or a stretch of reef.
