Tulum, Quintana Roo: 14 Places to Visit, Map & Guide

14 places with their own page in the municipality of Tulum, in the state of Quintana Roo.

Pueblos Mágicos in Tulum

Akumal · Town
A bay north of Tulum where sea turtles graze on seagrass; snorkel with an authorized guide in small groups, as reserve rules require.
Punta Allen · Town
A lobster-fishing village at the end of the Sian Ka'an road, with boat trips to see dolphins and good fly fishing in the flats.

Xcacel · Beach
A protected sea turtle sanctuary with an undeveloped beach and a freshwater cenote in the mangroves behind it.

Cobá · Archaeological site
A huge Maya city in the forest between two lakes, with long white roads to bike and the 42-meter Nohoch Mul pyramid.
Xel-Há ruins · Archaeological site
A Maya port with rare painted murals of birds, reopened in July 2026 after four years of work, with a new regional museum.

Casa Cenote · Cenote
A mangrove-lined cenote at Tankah that flows like a river and connects to the sea underground; fish from the reef swim in it.
Cenote Angelita · Cenote
A 60-meter-deep dive cenote south of Tulum where a cloud of hydrogen sulfide looks like an underwater river; for experienced divers.
Cenote Calavera · Cenote
A small cenote just outside town with three holes in the rock like a skull; people jump in through the biggest one.
Cenote Carwash · Cenote
An open, pond-like cenote on the Cobá road, named for the taxi drivers who once washed their cars here; famous among cave divers.
Cenote Dos Ojos · Cenote
Two linked sinkholes about 20 minutes north, the entrance to a vast flooded cave system; superb for snorkeling and cavern diving.
Cenote Zacil-Ha · Cenote
A small, round open cenote on the Cobá road with a zipline that drops you into the water, plus a pool and restaurant.
Gran Cenote · Cenote
Tulum's best-known cenote, a few minutes up the Cobá road: clear water, cave passages and turtles that swim among the snorkelers.

Laguna Kaan Luum · Lake
A shallow turquoise lagoon south of Tulum with an 80-meter-deep cenote at its center, ringed by a wooden pier.

Sian Ka'an · Nature reserve
A vast UNESCO-listed reserve of lagoons, mangroves and reef south of Tulum, with boat trips to see dolphins, birds and manatees.