Tulum Express: Mayan Ruins Tour

Embark on a half-day tour from Cancun to Tulum and discover the ancient Mayan ruins. Learn about Mayan culture and history while exploring this archaeological city on the coast of Quintana Roo. Round-trip transport, entrance fees, and professional guides included.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tulum Archaeological Site - Your guide will pick you up from your Cancun or Riviera Maya hotel between 7am and 9am, depending on your location. Board your air-conditioned coach and head to Tulum, the ancient Mayan city situated atop a cliff overlooking the Caribbean.
    For two hours, a guide walks you through tour of the “Walled City” that played…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • State Tax of 20 usd per pax or its equivalent in pesos.
Additional Information

This 6-hour tour takes you from your Cancun or Riviera Maya Hotel to the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum, the only archaeological city on the coast of Quintana Roo. Tour this historic site with an informative guide, learn about Mayan culture and commerce. Round-trip transport by air-conditioned coach is included from Cancun and the Riviera Maya, as are…

Location
Tulum Archaeological Site
Carretera Federal, Cancun - Chetumal Km 230, 307
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Roshan_p
May 3, 2024
Awesome day out! - Aron (our driver) and Ariel (our tour guide) were both exceptional, friendly and super knowledgeable. Had a really good time exploring the ancient ruins of Tulum and the town of Playa Del Carmen. Felt like we had a good amount of time at both locations.
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Fmeveryneistaken
Jan 27, 2024
good experience... - Ariel the guide was great, very knowledgeable and considerate. Was a good amount of time, 2 hour tour plus transportation time. I don't know if the ruins are all that impressive, but it was very good to learn about the Maya civilization, and the scenery at this spot is wondeful.
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Rosietur
Jan 18, 2024
Great Hakf Day Trip to Tulum - Highly recommend! - We chose this trip because it was one of the only short day trips to Tulum. I didn’t need to go a full day snd after experiencing it, it was perfect amount of time. Our guide Israel was not only full of information and knowledgeable but he is also part Mayan which made our experience that much more personal and could feel his passion for the history on the ruins. It was quite the experience. I learned so much about the history and have so much respect for the Mayan’s. Plus we bought a sterling silver charm with both our initials on it with the Mayan alphabet. Very cool!!
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Keith_a
Dec 17, 2023
A wonderful experience - I highly recommend this 1/2 day tour. This coach ride was very comfortable and clean. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and the Ruins and coastline are incredible to see.
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T1576pplaurao
Dec 6, 2023
Excellent guides and tour! - Very worthwhile tour! Amazing views, helpful and organized staff and smooth process. Our guide, Lalo, was very knowledgeable about the ruins, Mayan history, and other parts of Mexico’s history as well. Our driver, David, did a great job as well. We loved this tour!
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Melissa_c
Jun 27, 2024
Tulum express - Ariel was so friendly and knowledgeable about Tulum and Mayan culture. He was so patient with our 3 and 7 year old boys who did a lot of complaining because of the heat. The walking itself was pretty short. You can not access the Tulum ruin beach anymore though because of turtle nests. That was a bummer. But we took a nap on the bus on the way back which was perfect way for us to recharge back for more pool time fun!
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Scott_t
Feb 18, 2024
Good tour - Tour guide was nice. Transport was on time and good. I would have liked a little more time to have a lunch. Two hours is all you need to explore the Talum ruins.
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Gerald_l
Jan 13, 2024
Tulum is a late Mayan... - Tulum is a late Mayan period. Pepe of Cancun Paradise tours did a very good job guiding the group and conveying the Mayan story. The oceanside cliffs were sublime.
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Robert_i
Dec 2, 2023
Nice half day excursion - The site was very interesting. Our guide, Pepe, gave good information about Tulum. The van driver got us there and back safely though some busy traffic.
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William_s
Mar 5, 2024
Tulum “Express” trip is really Tulum “Long and Slow” trip - So was interesting seeing the Tulum Ruins and we had a good driver and tour guide but overall this was a painfully long tour and day. We got picked up by “Cancun Passion” at our Cancun hotel (Intercontinental) at 6:45am (we were the first pickup)…..we then spent the next 2+ hours going to 4 other hotels to pick up other guests. After that we finally headed to Tulum and arrived at 9:50am. We were given 2-hours to tour the Tulum Ruins which were nice. We than left Tulum around 11:50am and proceeded to do drop offs at these same 4 hotels which took another 2+ hours. Finally made it back to our Cancun hotel around 2:15. So for the total 7-1/2 hours of the tour we spent 2-hours actually looking at something interesting and the other 5-1/2 hours just driving around doing hotel pickups and drop offs. I realize Cancún Passion is trying to maximize their profit by only using one van to do all the pickups throughout the Yucatán Peninsula regardless of how long that takes, but really a wasted day and costs for the little we got to see. Lots of good tours throughout the Peninsula but if spending the majority of the day trip just doing hotel pickups and drop offs is not what you are looking to pay for, then Cancun Passions is probably not the tour company for you
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