Cenote Escondido (Mayan Blue) — Attraction in Quintana Roo

WoW... Breathtaking. Bring your GoPro or your waterproof smartphone case. The underwater is amazing. The entrance fees (120 pesos per person) gives you access to Cenote Cristal and Cenote Escondido. Both are gorgeous and deep, with cristal clear water. In Cenote Escondido you can jump from a little cliff, holding a rope and releasing it when you're ready. It looks high from the rim, but it's very high when you're on it as you don't really see the surface of the water, but the stones 6 meters deeper. You can scuba dive there (200 pesos per person) if you bring your equipment. You can snorkel there, but they don't rent the equipment either, so bring yours. You won't be disappointed. To the people who don't know what is a cenote, it's not a beach nor a lagoon. It's a wild spring, hidden in the tropical forest. People are requested not to put sunscreen, not to speak loud and not to bring pets. We have to respect the peace...

Don‘t follow google maps directions when getting there. The entrance is on the other street of cenote cristal. The ticket office for this cenote is also over there. You can easily park at cristal, get your tickets and walk about 10 minutes to this cenote. (You can also drive there) Its 300 pesos for both cenotes. The cenote is very beautiful and super long. There is lots of shade spots to chill you can jump in, watch wildlife an turtles there is even benches to chill and eat some snacks, dont forget to bring them! Its not allowed to go in the cenote with applied sunscreen or mosquito repellent. I spent multiple hours here. There was less algea than in Cristal. Only a few tourists on a random hot friday. Lifewest not mandatory. If you want to swimm longer distance and snorkle this cenote is even better...

We took a collectivo from Tulum centre and it was very easy to get there with visible signs on where to get off. Just ask the driver "Cenote Escondido?" before getting in to confirm. As others mentioned, you need to first pay and get your bracelet on the opposite side of the highway from Escondido. We went around 2:30PM on a Monday and it was not very busy. The lady told us it closes at 4:30 PM (Google notes 5PM closing time)

I recommend bringing snorkeling gear, a book for the hammocks and some snacks or lunch. We only stayed a few hours, although it's definitely a place I would like to spend a whole morning or afternoon.

We had such a great time exploring the beautiful area in the Tulum jungle. It's fun to swing off the rope or just jump off the side into the...