Tulum

Where should I stay?

Where should I eat?

• Taquería Honorio · Tulum Pueblo · Yucatecan tacos: Casual morning taquería known for cochinita pibil, the Yucatán's slow-roasted achiote pork, served in tacos and tortas.
• Antojitos La Chiapaneca · Tulum Pueblo · Mexican street food: Busy evening street-food spot for cheap tacos al pastor and other antojitos.
• El Camello Jr. · Tulum Pueblo · Seafood: No-frills local seafood restaurant serving large plates of ceviche, fish and shrimp at fair prices.
• Burrito Amor · Tulum Pueblo · Burritos: Small spot for filling burritos wrapped in banana leaf, good for a quick lunch in town.
• Ki'bok Coffee · Tulum Pueblo · Café: Long-running café on the main avenue for coffee and breakfast before heading to the ruins or cenotes.
• Hartwood · Zona Hotelera · Wood-fired Mexican: Open-air restaurant on the beach road cooking local produce and seafood over a wood fire; reservations recommended.
• Posada Margherita · Zona Hotelera · Italian: Beachfront Italian restaurant known for fresh handmade pasta served steps from the sand.
• Arca · Zona Hotelera · Contemporary Mexican: Jungle-set restaurant on the beach road with a wood-fired tasting-style menu built on Yucatán ingredients.

What should I do?

• Playa Paraíso · Parque Nacional del Jaguar: Wide white-sand beach with turquoise water just south of the ruins.
• Gran Cenote · Carretera Tulum–Cobá: Clear, partly open cenote with caverns and turtles, close to town and easy for swimming and snorkeling.
• Cenote Dos Ojos · Carretera Tulum–Playa del Carmen: Two connected cenotes in one of the region's largest underwater cave systems, popular for snorkeling and cave diving.
• Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an · Sian Ka'an: UNESCO-listed reserve of lagoons, mangroves and reef south of Tulum, best seen on a boat tour with a guide.
• Zona Arqueológica de Cobá · Cobá: Large Maya site in the jungle about 45 minutes inland, with long sacbé roads you can explore by bike.
• Zona Arqueológica de Muyil · Muyil: Quiet Maya ruins at the edge of Sian Ka'an, with a jungle boardwalk leading to a lagoon.
• Biking between town and the beach · Tulum Pueblo / Zona Hotelera: Rent a bike in town and ride the bike path to the beach, ruins and nearby cenotes instead of taking taxis.