If you had to pick one cenote close to PDC?

Mauiwowie · 01-10-2008

Which cenote is closest to PDC and worth going to? We would like to go to one by taxi but don't want too far a drive. If you can recommend one, what is the cost and is there any place there to store personal property.

Beachnutt719 · 01-10-2008

I think Tommy is the expert on cenotes but I would say Gran Cenote.
Do not remember cost and there was no lockers etc.

Babaloo · 01-10-2008

Cenote Azul is very close to town (easy cab ride) and very pretty
...I'd go on any day but Sunday to avoid crowds

Gran Cenote is probably nicer but a much longer cab ride

Fredwms · 01-10-2008

We enjoyed the cenote at Hidden Worlds.

**sctx** · 01-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babaloo

Cenote Azul is very close to town (easy cab ride) and very pretty
...I'd go on any day but Sunday to avoid crowds

Azul is very cool since you have all the cichlids and catfish, it's like swimming in an aquarium.... but I prefer Cristallino for the cliff dive........ best suggestion, do both of these cenotes, it's only a short walk between the two. I believe Cristallino has the blue snakey thing swimming down in the cave mouth.... pretty freaky creature and I've never been able to find out what it really is

Scoop · 01-10-2008

What's the name of the cenote where you pay a fee to a guy and then wander down a somewhat rocky trail to get to? It's the one with the relatively short cliff with a ladder off to the left (south?). Isn't that one off of 307 and relatively close to Playa?

redhairgirl1 · 01-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by sctx

Azul is very cool since you have all the cichlids and catfish, it's like swimming in an aquarium.... but I prefer Cristallino for the cliff dive........ best suggestion, do both of these cenotes, it's only a short walk between the two. I believe Cristallino has the blue snakey thing swimming down in the cave mouth.... pretty freaky creature and I've never been able to find out what it really is

Ya mean this thing

We did both of these Cenotes, and yes, they are both beautiful. Although i did find out that i am not a huge fan of swimming with a lot of catfish nibbling at your toes

You can read about these 2 cenotes, and our thoughts on them in my link to our trip report

Rissask · 01-10-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoop

What's the name of the cenote where you pay a fee to a guy and then wander down a somewhat rocky trail to get to? It's the one with the relatively short cliff with a ladder off to the left (south?). Isn't that one off of 307 and relatively close to Playa?

Sounds like Azul to me maybe.

We liked El Eden. It's bigger than Azul, has a cliff to dive, places to sit, and there is another cenote (El Jardin) nearby (no swimming but lots of birds).

Rissask · 01-10-2008

a freshwater eel of some kind, it looks like

a good reason NOT to go to that cenote

Andiline · 01-10-2008

Redhairgirl: looks like a common eel to me... So I agree with Rissa on that one (not on the: not go into the water-part though).

jlsl · 01-10-2008

OK, there goes another of my Playa secrets

I think the closest one worth visiting would be Chaak Tun. It's located on Juarez Avenue, about 4-5 kms from the highway. You just keep going West (opposite to the beach) on Juarez. You'll pass a security gate, just say you are going to El Cenote. From there is still 2 or 3 more kms.

It's a nice underground cenote, inside a cave with nice stalactites and stalagmites, nice vegetation, and I've even seen a monkey sometimes.

Best time to go is after 11 AM, after the Jeep and Cenote tour (or whatever the name of that tour is) leaves.

Skiptown · 01-10-2008

Hidden world is one we have been to. It is neat as you climb down a ladder in what is a hole in the ground and find yourself in a huge cavern . Great snorkleing.

Greg in NJ · 01-29-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babaloo

Gran Cenote is probably nicer but a much longer cab ride

Where is this? We'll be renting a jeep one day and would like to go.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skiptown

Hidden world is one we have been to. It is neat as you climb down a ladder in what is a hole in the ground and find yourself in a huge cavern . Great snorkleing.

What is Hidden World... a tour? Didn't see anything on the site.

Thanks,

Greg in NJ

mexigirl · 01-29-2008

Manatee cenote on Tankah bay would be my choice. And stop at Casa Cenote afterward for a great lunch and drinks. Maybe not the closest, but well worth the trip

Page · 01-29-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg in NJ

Where is this? We'll be renting a jeep one day and would like to go.

What is Hidden World... a tour? Didn't see anything on the site.

Thanks,

Greg in NJ

Gran Cenote is on the Coba road - go south to Tulum on 307 and turn right (west) at the Coba sign. It's about 3K on the right. Relatively expensive to get into compared to Azul and the others on cenote row, but well worth it.

Caroline

01-10-2008	#1 (permalink)
Mauiwowie toe in water Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: I am the wind! (Sask.) Posts: 53	If you had to pick one cenote close to PDC? Which cenote is closest to PDC and worth going to? We would like to go to one by taxi but don't want too far a drive. If you can recommend one, what is the cost and is there any place there to store personal property.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

01-10-2008	#2 (permalink)
Beachnutt719 añejo Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,972	I think Tommy is the expert on cenotes but I would say Gran Cenote. Do not remember cost and there was no lockers etc.

01-10-2008	#3 (permalink)
Babaloo añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paamul, Q Roo Mexico Posts: 10,366	Cenote Azul is very close to town (easy cab ride) and very pretty ...I'd go on any day but Sunday to avoid crowds Gran Cenote is probably nicer but a much longer cab ride

01-10-2008	#4 (permalink)
Fredwms toe in water Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hauser Lake, Idaho Posts: 41	We enjoyed the cenote at Hidden Worlds.

01-10-2008	#6 (permalink)
Scoop way into it Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lake country, Indiana Posts: 181	What's the name of the cenote where you pay a fee to a guy and then wander down a somewhat rocky trail to get to? It's the one with the relatively short cliff with a ladder off to the left (south?). Isn't that one off of 307 and relatively close to Playa?

01-10-2008	#9 (permalink)
Rissask Brit basher Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 18,418	a freshwater eel of some kind, it looks like a good reason NOT to go to that cenote

01-10-2008	#10 (permalink)
Andiline añejo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 7,435	Redhairgirl: looks like a common eel to me... So I agree with Rissa on that one (not on the: not go into the water-part though).

01-10-2008	#11 (permalink)
jlsl beachaholic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 460	OK, there goes another of my Playa secrets I think the closest one worth visiting would be Chaak Tun. It's located on Juarez Avenue, about 4-5 kms from the highway. You just keep going West (opposite to the beach) on Juarez. You'll pass a security gate, just say you are going to El Cenote. From there is still 2 or 3 more kms. It's a nice underground cenote, inside a cave with nice stalactites and stalagmites, nice vegetation, and I've even seen a monkey sometimes. Best time to go is after 11 AM, after the Jeep and Cenote tour (or whatever the name of that tour is) leaves.

01-10-2008	#12 (permalink)
Skiptown reposado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Where the Columbia and Snake Meet Posts: 1,442	Hidden world is one we have been to. It is neat as you climb down a ladder in what is a hole in the ground and find yourself in a huge cavern . Great snorkleing.

01-29-2008	#14 (permalink)
mexigirl into ruins Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: minneapolis, mn Posts: 73	Manatee cenote on Tankah bay would be my choice. And stop at Casa Cenote afterward for a great lunch and drinks. Maybe not the closest, but well worth the trip

register to remove these adverts