Explore Tulum and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula

For Instituto Chac-Mool students who would like guided activities on the weekends, full day excursions will be scheduled for an additional fee.

There are also many local tour operators that will take you scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming with dolphins, kiteboarding, sightseeing, fishing, boating, kayaking, parasailing, ziplining, zipcycling...just about anything fun in the sun. Plus there are eco and water parks, white sand beaches, Mayan ruins and cenotes.

From Tulum pueblo, the beach is accessible by bike using the "ciclepista" dedicated to bicyclers and walkers. Plus a school shuttle will provide transport to the beach most days of the year. Check out our "Getting around the Riviera Maya" section on this website.

Tours of the local Mayan ruins and Xel-ha aquarium park will also be arranged, plus these are easy for students to visit on their own.

The following tours, among others, are being offered by Instituto Chac-Mool.

Chichen Itzá ~$65usd per person*
Includes: guide, transportation, entrance fee, buffet (no drinks), cenote swim, visit to the colonial city of Valladolid

Note: A cenote is a deep natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath.

Akumal ~$55usd per person*
Includes: guide, transportation, Cenote Dos Ojos (swim the small cenote, snorkel the large cenote) equipment, snack (fruit), water

Sian Ka'an Kayak* ~$65usd per person
Includes: guide, transportation, 3 hours of kayak (see the sunset)

Sian Ka'an Lancha* ~$90usd per person
Includes: guide, transportation, 6 hours of kayak (includes the canal)

*One child under 8 years per parent full fare will be 50% off.

Driving distances - Yucatan and the Riviera Maya

Tulum to...
...Cancun: 80 miles - 132 km
...Puerto Morelos: 59 miles - 95 km
...Cozumel Island: from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel take the ferry (1 hour)
...Playa del Carmen: 39 miles - 63 km
...Xcaret: 36 miles - 59 km
...Puerto Aventuras: 20 miles - 33 km
...Solomon Bay: 11 miles - 18 km
...Akumal: 16 miles - 26 km
...Xel-Há Park: 5 miles - 9 km
...Cobá (largest of all Mayan cities): 28 miles - 45 km
...Mérida in the state of Yucatán: 199 miles - 320 km
...Belize border: 220 miles - 606 km
...Palenque in the state of Chiapas: 459 miles - 738 km

Tulum Spanish School SITE MAP

spanish school | tulum | excursions | getting here | faq | rates | contact | registration

About Instituto Chac-Mool Spanish Schools

peer courses | private classes | college credit | children & teens | housing | our history | student references | chac-mool.com