Mayan ruins on the beach and boho chic. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Tulum

Best months: January, February, March, April and December.

What to see in Tulum

1. Ruines de Tulum
   Few archaeological sites have a setting like this: a walled Maya city perched on a clifftop above the Caribbean Sea.
2. Playa Paraíso
   This pale-sand beach sits just south of the Tulum ruins on the Yucatán's Caribbean coast, with clear turquoise water and jungle behind it.
3. Cenote Gran Cenote
   Gran Cenote is one of the easiest cenotes to reach from Tulum, yet it still feels striking: very clear water, stalactites overhead and light falling through openings in the rock.
4. Réserve de Sian Ka'an
   This vast reserve on the Caribbean coast brings together mangroves, lagoons, forest and reef, and feels a long way from the bustle of Tulum.
5. Cobá
   Cobá is an ancient Maya city spread through the forest between lakes, where you walk in the shade along paths that were once ceremonial roads.
6. Cenote Calavera
   The cenote gets its name from three round openings in the rock that look like the face of a skull when seen from above.
7. Zone hôtelière (plage)
   This long strip of pale sand runs along turquoise Caribbean water, with jungle right behind the palms.
8. Tulum Pueblo
   The town is where Tulum's residents actually live, a few kilometres inland from the beach and the ruins.

A sample itinerary for Tulum, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €157 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Tulum itinerary, hour by hour

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