Two Eyes Cenote — Attraction in Quintana Roo

We’re a couple of midlife expats who live in Playa Del Carmen. Dos Ojos is much recommended by locals and expats alike, so when our 30-year-old daughter came to visit we finally got around to going.

We paid $550MXN per person at the gate ($600 for nonresidents) and bumped down the dusty road to get to the little palapa where they gave us life vests, masks, and snorkels (the snorkel part is single-person and you take it home at the end, a nice hygienic measure). Short wetsuits are included but we didn’t want them and they are unnecessary—the water is cold when you first get in but not icy, very refreshing on a tropical afternoon!

The swimming is minimal—you can pull yourself on a rope the whole way. The group was small and the guide was very friendly and supportive of two little girls who were scared at first, but then had a great time. We were able to paddle around a bit on our own in each cavern but we were never completely out of sight of daylight.

The stalactites and stalagmites were gorgeous, with twining tree roots.We saw thousands of pretty fish and bats roosting. outside we saw indigo tok-tok birds and iguanas.

It’s rustic but clean: The dressing rooms were basic, the toilets were chemical outhouses, the shower was a bucket overhead.

A very cool place to visit in more...

We paid 650 pesos to get a “private“ tour of Los Monos for our group of seven, then access Nicte Ha on our own. They told us they were many more fish at those compared to Dos Ojos. Los Monos was amazing with all the stalactites, but our tour was not private. They added another group to ours. And there were hardly any fish. My kids still loved it. Nicte Ha was gorgeous, scenic, and quiet when we got there late in the day. They don’t take credit card and their exchange rate isn’t great. We thought it was a bit expensive. Under...

Wurden beklaut! Danke an das Personal!

Haben unsere Tasche bei der Aufsicht (wo die Schwimmwesten sind abgestellt) und den Mann dort gebeten darauf aufzupassen. Wir selber waren sehr kurz beim Einstieg in der Cenote und haben Bilder nur gemacht. Also waren nach 5-10 Minuten wieder bei der Tasche gewesen.

Ein weiterer assoziale Abzocke ist, dass man dort mit Handy kostenlos Fotos machen kann. Ich selber habe eine kleine Kamera gekauft, die ohne Blitz arbeitet, und nicht besser als ein Handy ist. Für die Benutzung einer normalen Kamera muss man 15 Euro extra bezahlen....was an Dreistigkeit nicht zu überbieten ist.

Das Highlight kommt noch! Als wir gehen wollten, hatten wir bemerkt, dass im Rucksack einiges gefehlt hatte. Der Typ von der Aufsicht stand die ganze Zeit immer dort und hatte angeblich aufgepasst. Es wurde in unserem Rucksack rumgewühlt und meine Armani Brille wurde entwendet.

Bei einer anderen Cenote wurde wieder 15 Euro für die Kamera eingefordert... die Typen grinsen sogar noch und verarschen sehr...