Tulum and Coba from Riviera Maya

Description

This tour combines in a wonderful way the fascinating views and history found at Tulum, which is the only archaeological site in the area overlooking the Mexican Caribbean ocean above its fortressed walls; and Cobá, the beautiful and mysterious ancient Mayan City whose buildings can still be climbed!

Tulum is the most visited of the Mayan sites in the Yucatan and not only because of its proximity to Cancun and the Riviera Maya but because its breathtaking scenery is something worth seeing. Although the ruins are structurally less impressive than Chichen Itza or Uxmal and much less extensive, they have the azure Caribbean as a backdrop - an astonishing contrast and heaven for the photographer or artist. The area is small and there is little climbing involved. We also visit Cobá, a beautiful and mysterious ancient Mayan city; a great site to wander around and let your imagination run free with its many tunnels formed by giant trees, birds singing and even spider monkeys jumping from one tree to another. You will walk in the jungle on roads built by the ancient Mayans hundreds of years ago. Cobá is something we recommend for people who enjoy and appreciate different architectural building styles and a different kind of tour.

Itinerary

• Our tour begins picking up all passengers at the lobby of their hotels in the Riviera Maya to check in at our terminal, once the registration process is completed at 8:15am we depart in a deluxe motor coach bus or recent model van.
• By 10:45am we should be arriving to the archaeological site of Cobá where we will take a two-hour guided tour of the major archaeological monuments such as the Nohoch Mul group, Church group, Ball Game, a group of paintings and more. 
• After the guided tour is completed you will have one-hour free time to take pictures at the archaeological site or wander around and get some rest.
• Once we leave Cobá we will go straight to a local restaurant to have a great regional buffet lunch, with many dishes from the Yucatán for you to enjoy.
• After lunch we will get back on the road and head to the magnificent Tulum archaeological site.
• Once in Tulum we will have a one hour guided tour around the site and when the guided section of the tour is completed we will have some 30 minutes time to take pictures of this unique archaeological site.
• Once everyone is ready we will get back to our transportation by 4:30pm, leave the archaeological site and get back to Riviera Maya, arriving at approximately 6:00pm.

Includes

• Transportation from your hotel in Riviera Maya and back.
• Admission to both, Tulum and Cobá, archaeological sites.
• English speaking certified tour guide inside Cobá for 2 hours.
• English speaking certified tour guide inside Tulum for 1 hour.
• Buffet lunch.

Not Included

• Additional drinks not mentioned
• Additional meals not mentioned
• Souvenirs / handcrafts
• Gratuities for the tour guides
• Additional tax for video camera usage inside the archaeological site.

Aditional Information:

• Pick-up and drop off schedules vary depending on the location of your hotel; it starts at 7:00am ending at 7:45am; once the tour check in is completed then we are on our way to Cobá leaving Riviera Maya at 8:15am.
• We take you to the archaeological sites on air conditioned busses or recent model vans.
• For your comfort, our groups are split into speaking language and each group has its own certified guide on that particular language.

Important Information

Pick up and drop off schedules in Riviera Maya hotels vary depending on the location of your hotel. One of our representatives will get in touch with you to confirm the exact time of pick up for your tour.

Some advice

• Bring sunscreen and sunglasses, remember to use biodegradable sunscreen, we want to protect the animal life on the oceans from the chemicals used on regular sunscreen.
• You may want to bring a light sweater or jacket as it could get cold on the bus on our way to Coba/Tulum and back.
• Wear comfortable walking shoes or sneakers, flip flops are not recommended for the archaeological site.
• Please do not forget to bring your camera!
• Don’t bring tripod for your camera, as it is not allowed to get these inside the archaeological site.
• If you are bringing a video camera there is an extra fee to be paid at the entrance of the archaeological sites.