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Tulum & the Yucatán

Mexico

A deep, offline guide to Tulum & the Yucatán, inside the Port Things app. Every place, description and day plan is on the phone, so it works with no signal. Only the map background needs one.

• 21,820places
• 23ready-made days
• 10languages

Ready-made days

• Chichen Itza & Valladolid

  Wonder of the world, a cenote swim, and the Yucatán's prettiest town — beat the buses

• Tulum Cenote Loop

  Four very different cenotes and the best tacos in Tulum, in the right order

• Cozumel by Ferry

  West-coast beaches, taco lunch, and the wild southern tip of the island

• Isla Mujeres by Golf Cart

  Playa Norte's turquoise shallows, a cliff-top temple, and a sunset drink

• Tulum: Ruins & Beach

  The cliff-top Maya city at opening, then the beach right below it

• Sian Ka'an: the Muyil Float

  Empty jungle ruins, then drift down a 1,000-year-old Maya canal

• Cobá: Jungle City & Three Cenotes

  Bike the ruins at opening, swim two cenotes, then find the spider monkeys

• Ek Balam & Cenote X'Canché

  The jaguar-mouth doorway, a rappel into a cenote and lunch in Valladolid

• Valladolid on Foot

  Folk art, a cenote in the middle of town, market lunch and the convent street

• Cancún on a Rainy Day

  The Maya Museum, a planetarium show, air-conditioned malls and a Yucatecan dinner

• Playa del Carmen on a Rainy Day

  Frida's museum, an illusion museum, ceviche and a mall — a few blocks apart

• Cozumel on a Rainy Day

  The island museum, a chocolate workshop and a long lunch in town

• Cozumel: Ixchel's Shrine & the Wild East Coast

  By rental car: the island museum, San Gervasio's ruins and a calm rock pool

• Bacalar: the Lagoon of Seven Colours

  A blue cenote, a quiet sail to the Pirate Canal, the pirate fort and sunset on the dock

• Costa Maya: Chacchoben & Mahahual

  For a ship day: jungle temples first, then fried snapper and the reef off the boardwalk

• Holbox: Islands, Hammocks & Sunset

  The car-free island: a three-island boat trip, lobster pizza and the sunset at Punta Cocos

• Akumal: Turtles & Yal-Ku Lagoon

  Snorkel with sea turtles in calm water, then a lagoon full of fish

• Puerto Morelos: Reef & Village

  A snorkel boat to the reef, fish off the boats, a jungle garden and calm water

• Ruta de los Cenotes: Ziplines & Cave Swims

  Jungle ziplines, a seven-mouthed cave cenote and a kayak across open water

• Playa del Carmen for Next to Nothing

  Free beaches, Quinta Avenida, a hidden Maya temple and a spring-fed pool for little ones

• Cancún on a Bus Fare

  The public beach with the CANCÚN letters, market food downtown and the evening square

• Río Lagartos Flamingos & the Pink Lakes

  A boat among the flamingos, the pink salt lakes, ceviche and a sunset on the estuary

• Tulum Town Food Crawl

  Breakfast burritos, the market, panuchos, seafood and sugar-cane mojitos at local prices

Areas covered

• Cancun Hotel Zone
• Downtown Cancun
• Puerto Morelos
• Playa del Carmen
• Akumal
• Tulum
• Riviera Maya
• Isla Mujeres
• Chichen Itza Area
• Coba Area
• Valladolid
• Cozumel
• Holbox
• Puerto Aventuras
• Bacalar
• Mahahual & Costa Maya
• Las Coloradas & Río Lagartos
• Ek Balam
• Felipe Carrillo Puerto

What's in the map

• Beaches
• Ruins & Pyramids
• Cenotes
• Adventure & Parks
• Nature & Wildlife
• Museums & Culture
• Restaurants
• Shopping & Markets
• Family Fun
• Bars & Nightlife
• Events & Festivals
• Hotels & Lodging
• Groceries & Markets
• Transport & Transit
• Pharmacies
• Hospitals & Clinics
• Dental & Diagnostics
• ATMs & Cash
• Gas Stations
• Laundry
• Emergency & Help
• Pets & Vets

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Chinese (Simplified).