Cenote Valladolid, Yucatán Municipality of Valladolid Eastern Yucatán
A 40 m wide cenote at Hacienda Chukum, northeast of Valladolid, named after the chukum trees around it, with a regional buffet and adventure activities.
From Valladolid: 20 min by car (16 km by road) How to get there ↓
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How to get to Cenote Chukum
- From Valladolid: about 20 min by road (~16 km)
- Nearest airport: Tulum (TQO), 2 h by car to Valladolid
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About Cenote Chukum
Cenote Chukum, also called Chukum-Ha, is a cenote on the grounds of Hacienda Chukum, at kilometre 3 of the road from Tikuch to Yalcobá, northeast of Valladolid and about 14 km from the city in a straight line. The site opened to visitors in 2019, run by Aventuras Mayas, an adventure-tourism company founded by Mexican entrepreneurs more than 15 years ago; at the time it was presented in the travel press as a newly discovered cenote and one of the new attractions of the year.
The cenote takes its name from the chukum trees, native to the area, that grow thickly around it. The operator describes it as a 130-foot (about 40 m) cenote, and a 2021 guide puts its diameter at about 40 m and calls the dense vegetation around it one of its main features. The hacienda's site has hosted cliff-diving exhibitions, among them jumps by the Mexican high diver Jonathan Paredes.
Around the cenote the park has adventure activities, an open-air restaurant serving Yucatecan food and a shop selling local crafts and souvenirs. Two passes are sold: a day pass with entry, parking, life jackets and lockers, and a full-day pass that adds the regional buffet. Chukum is on the way between Valladolid and Ek Balam, and some small-group cenote tours from Valladolid combine it with Suytún and Nool Ha.
How to get to Cenote Chukum
Drive from Valladolid: 20 min, 16 km
From Valladolid, drive northeast to Tikuch and take the road toward Yalcobá; Hacienda Chukum is at kilometre 3. From Mérida, drive to Valladolid first (about 160 km on the 180D toll road or the free Highway 180). Some small-group cenote tours from Valladolid's main square include it.
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Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to Cenote Chukum
- Valladolid · 16 km by road, 20 min
- Tizimín · 65 km by road, 1 h 5 min
- Playa del Carmen · 130 km by road, 1 h 55 min
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Before you go to Cenote Chukum: hours, prices and tips
- Hours
- Daily 9:00–17:00. Hacienda Chukum (official site) · checked Oct 2026
- Entry
- Day pass 350 pesos for foreign visitors (250 for Mexicans), with parking, life jacket and locker; full-day pass with regional buffet 550 pesos (350 for Mexicans). Children 5–10 pay less. Hacienda Chukum (official site) · checked Oct 2026
- Rules
- Life jackets are included with every pass. Hacienda Chukum (official site) · checked Oct 2026
Hours and prices change, especially around holidays. Each fact links to where we checked it.
Visiting Cenote Chukum: what to see and do
Swim in the 40 m wide cenote surrounded by chukum trees.
Try the park's adventure activities around the cenote.
Eat the regional buffet at the open-air restaurant (full-day pass).
Browse local crafts in the hacienda's shop.
Stop on the way to or from the Ek Balam ruins.
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Places to stay in Cenote Chukum
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Tours & activities
Day trips and guided outings from Valladolid often include Cenote Chukum; with a local guide you can get there without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at TQO (Tulum): about 2 h by road to Valladolid, then 14 km more to Cenote Chukum, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tulum (TQO), about 2 h by road from Valladolid, the base for Cenote Chukum.
Travel insurance
If you plan on swimming or snorkeling at Cenote Chukum, check that your policy covers it: some plans leave adventure activities out.
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When to go to Cenote Chukum warm
Cenote Chukum shares the climate of Valladolid, 14 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.
Underground water keeps much the same temperature all year, so Cenote Chukum is good in any month and coolest to visit in the hottest ones (April, May, and August).
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The closest Pueblo Mágico: Valladolid
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Near Cenote Chukum
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
Lists with Cenote Chukum
Cenotes in Yucatán · 28 Cenotes near Valladolid · 19 Cenotes near Tizimín · 16Location from OpenStreetMap. Written by Puebloteca.