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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Cindy_d
Feb 21, 2025
The guides know the... - The guides know the history of Tulum and its people! Makes for a very informative trip!! Amazing ruins!
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Steven_t
Feb 4, 2025
Tulum express tour was fantastic! - Our tour guide Jaime was great! He was very knowledgeable, sincere, but also hilarious. He found ways to connect us to the history and present of Mexico. We left the hotel at 7:30, got to Tulum and got back at 1:30. We had time to see everything there, but wanted to get back to resort for lunch, drinks, and relaxation; it was the perfect option for us.
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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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Paulagrassel
Feb 13, 2025
That there is a 20... - That there is a 20 dollars extra charge per person . Water should be provided at the beginning and the end of the tour. Pickup time was 8 am not 7 am as we were told plus other hotel pick ups made arrival time much later than we anticipated .
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Kylie_w
Jan 20, 2025
Good trip to Tulum - unexpected entrance fee though. - The tour was good, but picked us up 30 min late (and we were the only pick up). Pepe was a good guide, but we were under the impression that all entrance fees were included in the tour price. However, Pepe informed us that we had to pay a $20 US entrance fee before getting on the bus. This should have been communicated with us beforehand but wasn’t so it came as a surprise. Also, we saw Pepe pay the equivalent of $10 at the pay booth. Not sure where the other $10 went. Other than that, Tulum is an exceptional site with great views. Well worth the trip to experience it.
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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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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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