Tulum

Tulum & Holbox, Mexico · 7 days

Tulum

Jungle suites, cenote swims, no-shoes restaurants

Concept

The Yucatán in two acts. Four nights in Tulum, jungle suite on the beach road, the Mayan ruins at first light, cenote swims at dawn, dinner at Hartwood, then a transfer up to Holbox for three nights of car-free island life, flamingos, sandbars and (in season) bioluminescence at midnight.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • → Mayan ruins of Tulum at sunrise (before the gates)
  • → Private cenote swim at Gran Cenote or Calavera
  • → Sian Ka'an biosphere float through the canals
  • → Holbox sandbar dinner + bioluminescence

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Day by day

  1. DAY

    1

    Arrival in Tulum

    Private transfer from CUN (about 90 min) to a jungle-beach suite on the Tulum hotel zone. Sundowners at the beach bar, dinner at a chef-led restaurant in the jungle.

    Jungle-beach suiteBeach bar sundownerJungle dinner

  2. DAY

    2

    Ruins at first light

    Early entry to the Tulum Mayan ruins on the cliffs, almost empty, with the sun rising over the Caribbean. Long beach breakfast. Afternoon at the resort pool.

    Ruins at sunriseCliff-edge Mayan siteBeach breakfast

  3. DAY

    3

    Cenote morning

    Private cenote tour to two of the area's best, Gran Cenote and Calavera or Cenote Azul. Swim through limestone caves with sunlight piercing the water. Afternoon hammock time.

    Gran CenoteCave swimLimestone caves

  4. DAY

    4

    Sian Ka'an day

    Full day in the Sian Ka'an UNESCO biosphere, Muyil ruins, then a guided float through the mangrove canals built by the Maya. Late lunch on a deserted Caribbean beach.

    Muyil ruinsMangrove canal floatDeserted beach lunch

  5. DAY

    5

    Drive to Holbox

    Private driver across the peninsula. Ferry across to Holbox, no cars, just golf carts. Beachfront cabaña, dinner at a sand-floor restaurant.

    Holbox ferryBeachfront cabañaSand-floor dinner

  6. DAY

    6

    Sandbars & flamingos

    Private boat to Punta Mosquito sandbar and the Yalahau cenote. Lunch on the boat. Evening cocktails at Punta Cocos for sunset. If in season, bioluminescence wade at midnight.

    Punta MosquitoYalahau cenoteBioluminescence (seasonal)

  7. DAY

    7

    Slow departure

    Final swim. Ferry back to the mainland. Private transfer to CUN for your flight home.

    Final swimFerry + transfer