if there are thousands of cenotes in the tulum area how do you decide which one to go to and
what is it like what can you expect and is it kind of creepy coming up and if you're new here welcome
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my experiences going to cenotes in tulum your girl is gonna break it down for you with which
cenotes i went to tips for visiting them and at the end i'll share with you my favorite cenote
but let's start with one of the best and easiest cenotes to visit which is dos ojos
when i think of cenotes and tulum this is what i envision this really really beautiful clear
blue water and you definitely get that at dos ojos it's such a great place for swimming and
also a really great place for snorkeling so i was scuba diving when i was at dos ojos and there's
two different dives here there's the barbie line and then there's the bat cave and they're both
really cool dives but even if you're not a diver snorkeling here could be really really cool i
could see the snorkelers while i was diving go on one of the guided snorkels and be able to see all
the phenomenal stalagmites and stalactites cenote dose ojos is a great one if it's raining outside
because it's partially covered or fully covered depending on which part of the cenote that you're
in this is unlike the next cenote which is cenote calavera the closest one to tulum town i'm gonna
be honest about my experience of this cenote which it's not a positive one but if you're getting some
value out of this video cheers that like button and consider subscribing i'm gonna be honest i
tried riding my bike here because i thought it was really close to town hiking here on this busy road
it's really not the best people drive really fast and as you can see from that little clip
it's pretty busy there and when i went up to the front i after research and reviews online i was
expecting to pay about five dollars to get in cost wise this is a relatively expensive experience
it's 17 a person and that's not the normal price they are totally just charging whatever they want
and when you read the reviews they'll just charge you if you have extra things like gopros or stuff
like that so hiding your camera is key but when i went and looked there were just so many people
and i was like ah yeah i'm not gonna be doing this right now and that's part of the reason why i did
not have a good experience of this cenote in other words they'll basically just name any price that
they want to and i talk about it in a video the link in the description about 17 things i did not
expect about tulum the guy at the front did allow me to go look at the cenote because i was like all
right i'll pay more but only if it's worth it and when i went back there there were a million people
and here's a good tip for cenotes make sure you go early not just for the photos and the videos
but in general it's hard to enjoy a place when it's insanely crowded and cenotes are a pretty
special place and you want to be able to enjoy the serenity of it and so make sure you go early
anytime you're going to a cenote including this one especially because it's so close to town
let's talk about the next cenote which is cenote jaguar i ended up visiting the cenote while doing
the maya adrenaline tour which is a whole zipline atv jungle tour and you swim in the
it's a super cenote ride out here and once you get here you rinse off put on your
life jacket and go down into cenote jaguar which is really beautiful and totally
optional you can do the mayan tradition of going into the little hut where they
say a few mayan words before you enter the cenote which is cool and refreshing and beautiful
and they bring flashlights and you swim through the cave where you'll see tons of stalagmites
and stalactites and bats that's super super cool wait put it up there and get oh my god
so one thing to note from that video is that yes the water is cold both at this cenote and
all cenotes it's groundwater and so it's really fresh and refreshing however you
want to look at it i was being a little squeamish that day because
i was extra cold from being outside all day but just know that the water is cold
to recap we're going to put on our dive equipment and then we're going to swing from this rope
down into this cenote actually over there then to there's another okay we gotta go to the other side
just kidding you actually take a really steep set of stairs going down into the cenote and it
really is for divers only so check out my separate video about that if you're considering diving here
so these next three cenotes including my favorite one i was on a tour to go see
and my tip for you here that's key especially if you want photos or you want a more
serene and quiet experience with these cenotes is to go on a tour but to go on a tour that
allows you to go before it opens to the general public that is the key way to get the photos
and to really just enjoy the cenote without anyone else there
welcome to cenote
and a couple things about expectations one thing is that some cenotes will require you to wear life
jackets and some of them have time limits in other words you pay and you can only go for 45 minutes
for example so just be aware that's the case for some of the cenotes for me i happen to be visiting
at a time in which it wasn't that busy and so they didn't bother with any of that and they didn't
have the normal lifeguards there so i was able to take my life jacket off whenever i wanted to this
next cenote at zuha was really interesting and is family owned and really deep into the jungle
and actually here at this cenote and really all cenotes you can expect to find facilities to be
able to use the bathroom change your clothes etc etc some of them have lockers i didn't see
lockers every single one but i was always with other people who could generally just watch
my belongings but that's just something to be aware of i didn't expect this it's pretty cool
at this cenote and at a lot of the cenotes there are not posted prices about flying drones in other
words they'll say things like inquire for prices which means they will literally size you up and
see how much they want to charge you to fly your drone this is something about mexico that kind
of drives me crazy about the prices is that they will charge whatever they want and then they also
do additional things like if you have a drone or if you have a gopro they'll charge you a different
price and it's definitely not published it's uh it's based off of how they feel and how you look
and what they can gauge off of you and so while it's tempting to bring my drone in for this shot
i'm good here i was able to fly my drone for free
which is really cool because i was able to get this next shot that both shows the inside of
the cenote as well as the surrounding awesome jungle take me back to mexico
spelled oxman but it's pronounced ashman
so beautiful down here they have these humongous roots these beautiful plants i'm super excited to
get in the water i'll admit this is one of the coolest places i've ever been to
to say the rope swing is epic it doesn't even come close to explaining it
i think you can see why this is my favorite cenote right so phenomenal and here's a bonus tip for you
if you're in this area which these three cenotes are about a 45-minute drive away from tulum and
toward the town of vaio de libe which is a beautiful colonial town that you should spend
the afternoon having lunch and they do have a cenote of their own but it's a great place to
just do a quick stop between cenotes cenotes are a must visit when you're in tulum i've had so
much fun today and so much fun making this video cheers that like button if you haven't already
i'm here every week with new adventures and i'll see you in the next one ciao