8 Cenotes near Izamal, Yucatán: Map & Photos

8 cenotes · within 60 km

There are 8 cenotes within 60 km of Izamal in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Cenote Yaxbacaltún, 35 km away; the farthest, Cenote Ik Kil, is 57 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Izamal and Valladolid, which make good bases.

Cenotes are good for a swim all year, at about 24 °C. Most charge a small entrance fee, ask you to shower first and skip sunscreen, and close in the late afternoon.

Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.

The Cenotes 8

Cenote Yaxbacaltún · Cenote · 35 km from Izamal · Yucatán
One of Homún's biggest cenotes: a deep, semi-open pool about 15 m down, with diving platforms, a rope swing, rappelling and a simple restaurant.
Cenotes de Homún · Cenote · 35 km from Izamal
A Maya town ringed by dozens of cenotes, from open pools to caves, visited with local mototaxi guides.
Cenote Pool Uinic · Cenote · 36 km from Izamal · Yucatán
A small, lit cave cenote in a family's fruit garden in Homún, with shallow clear water, a tree growing up through the roof and night swims.
Cenotes Santa Bárbara · Cenote · 36 km from Izamal · Yucatán
A family cenote park outside Homún with four cenotes, Cascabel, Chaksikín, Xooch and Pool Cocom, reached by bike or a little motor train.
Cenote Yokdzonot · Cenote · 39 km from Izamal
An open cenote west of Chichén Itzá, rescued and run by a cooperative of Maya women from the village of Yokdzonot.
Cenotes de Cuzamá · Cenote · 40 km from Izamal
Next to Homún: at the old hacienda of Chunkanán, horse-drawn carts on henequen rail tracks take you to three cave cenotes.
Cenote Tsukán · Cenote · 44 km from Izamal · Yucatán
A cavern cenote hung with curtains of stalactites on the road west of Pisté, run as a Maya cultural park with a healing-tree ritual and a cooking workshop.
Cenote Ik Kil · Cenote · 57 km from Izamal · Near Valladolid
A round, open cenote with vines hanging down to the water, a few minutes from Chichén Itzá; good for a swim after the ruins.