Location: Playa del Carmen
Top Things to do in Playa del Carmen
Top 10 Private Tours in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Playa del Carmen is one of the top diving destinations in the world, thanks to vibrant sea life and dazzling underwater caverns. On dry land, Playa is a hipper and more modern version of the fishing village it once was. Spend some quality time on the golf course or wave hello to the playful spider monkeys at The Jungle Place sanctuary. Explore the ancient ruins of the Coba Mayan Village, or get in some quality people-watching as you shop and stroll along 5th Avenue.
Restaurants in Playa del Carmen
1. Ek Balam & Samula Cenote Private Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Your experience begins at 8:00 AM, (suggested time), you'll be taken directly to Ek Balam to spend a few hours enjoying and learning about the site with a certified guide. After that, a refreshing swim at the Samula cenote and a buffet lunch will be waiting for you. A stop at the colonial town of Valladolid isalso included, however you can decide to got straight to your hotel depending on your energy level. The tour finishes with the drop-off at your hotel, about 10-12 hours after your pickup.
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Local taxes, Bottled water, Snacks, Driver/guide, Professional art historian guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle, Lunch
Exclusions: Towels, Gratuities, Snorkel or other equipment not included
Reviewed By PoTu34
We arrived on time and driver was outside with a name card waiting for us as we were traveling back to go home on Christmas we could not find a private car back home on line so we asked our driver on arrival and he found us a driver working Christmas to drive us back and that driver emailed us and picked us up and got us to airport in plenty of time
2. Bacalar Muyil
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
It is unique ecotour. You will get to know magical places in Mexico within planty of turists. Wild archeological site and Bacalar lagoon „the place where the heaven is born”.
Inclusions: Lunch
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Reviewed By agatak312
A lot of fun ???? a perfect time and lovely memories ???? We recommend Paulina ???? Everything is professional
3. Tulum Deluxe (Muyil Ruins, Kaan Luum Lagoon, Tulum, Blue Cenote)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
We pick you up where you are and without hurry there is no time limit on our excursions We do what the customer needs and requires completely private (tour not shared) and simply because we are the best.
Inclusions: Use of Snorkelling equipment
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Reviewed By Ashleyn1014
I cannot say enough good things about Jesus and the tour he provides. Came down to Bacalar during covid and post tropical storm, things were closed and nature had an attitude but Jose made it work. Our tour had to be altered a bit, but before any changes were made Jesus ran it by us first to make sure we were ok with it. Really appreciated that. His level of communicating and making you the boss of your tour is incredible. Covered so much of Bacalar in this one expedition. Bacalar is a beautiful place and Jesus made sure we were able to experience it. 10 out of 10, would book again and recommend to friends.
4. Private tour to Coba Ruins and Swim in Cenote
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 39 reviews
Visit the Coba ruins, swim in the cenote in Coba at the best times to avoid the crowds. Private Transportation, private guide. All included with lunch.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Professional guide, 1 bike per person or 1 tricycle for 2 people in Coba, Lunch (one meal a la carte) with water, soda, beer included, Beverages water, soda, beer included, Use of snorkel equipment including life jackets
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By Swicktrip
I've been diving in Cozumel a dozen times but this was my 1st trip to Tulum and the Cenotes. Stumbled on ABSOLUTE ADVENTURES on Trip Advisor. It seemed a bit expensive but was so worth it! Dulce (what a doll!) and her driver met us just off the boat and gave us a day to remember, highlight of the week! Dulce was personable, articulate and knowledgeable of all aspects of Tulum ruins and Mayan history and the Cenotes and "their" amazing history. The tour also included a Mayan lunch at Dos Ojos and then Dulce joined us for a "snorkel with the turtles" at Playa Akumal before dropping us back off at the pier where we caught the ferry back to Cozumel. There was even a little shopping time and a quick Starbucks at the adjacent mall; all in all, a full and very satisfying day of New Adventures and lots of photos.
5. Private City Tour Tulum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Get to know Tulum, the most famous city of the Caribbean for its incredible beaches, hotels with a holistic ambient and new structures, and get an ideal selfie. You will see beautiful holistic hotels or eco hotels, very chic, where you can undoubtedly take beautiful selfies and have a great memory. We will pick you up at the set time, and we will start a 4-hour tour of the city of Tulum, where we will visit both the famous hotel zone and local market areas and show you the location of the archaeological zone, make stops at the viewpoints important of the city, we cross the main Avenue of the center of the City, passing by the letters of "Tulum", and optional stops (suggested) in points of Interest of the holistic hotel zone as: Gallery in Lab Azulik Matcha Mama Pablo Escobar Beach Club house (extra cost) Mother Earth Monument Boca de Paila Bridge Taqueria Euphemia (for consumption) Clandestine Bar (for consumption)
Inclusions: Private transportation, Bottled water, Soda/Pop, Bilingual guide, Hotel Zone Trip, Ahau Hotel Entrance (Outside for 20 minutes, time to take photos)
Exclusions: Brunch, Gratuities, Photos
Reviewed By kandiceo2021
We did a private catamaran to isla mujeres and it was awesome!! They are great to go with for any excursion you wanna do!! I highly recommend them! Sweet people ???? you just tell them what you wanna do and they will hook you up!!
6. Tulum Ruins Private Tour with Turtle and Cenote Snorkeling
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 81 reviews
Visit Tulum with a private guide at the best times to avoid the crowds! Discover the unique beauty of a cenote (choose between Jaguar, Nicte Ha or Taak bi Ha) and swim with turtles in Akumal! This private tour is the perfect combination to do the best activities of the Riviera Maya. Of course with lunch at a local Mexican restaurant.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Professional guide, Lunch (one meal a la carte) with water, soda, beer included, Beverages water, soda, beer included, Use of snorkel equipment including life jackets and wetsuits
Exclusions: Gratuities, Tulum truck shuttle
Reviewed By Swicktrip
I've been diving in Cozumel a dozen times but this was my 1st trip to Tulum and the Cenotes. Stumbled on ABSOLUTE ADVENTURES on Trip Advisor. It seemed a bit expensive but was so worth it! Dulce (what a doll!) and her driver met us just off the boat and gave us a day to remember, highlight of the week! Dulce was personable, articulate and knowledgeable of all aspects of Tulum ruins and Mayan history and the Cenotes and "their" amazing history. The tour also included a Mayan lunch at Dos Ojos and then Dulce joined us for a "snorkel with the turtles" at Playa Akumal before dropping us back off at the pier where we caught the ferry back to Cozumel. There was even a little shopping time and a quick Starbucks at the adjacent mall; all in all, a full and very satisfying day of New Adventures and lots of photos.
7. Dream Underground World (Cenote cavernous exploring)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 46 reviews
• Half-day expedition with an estimated time of 5 hours. • Enjoy at your own pace. • Private transportation. • Private pick up and drop off at your hotel or rental home. • Discover the most extensive underground river system on planet earth • Snorkel and swim a mystical cave system full of crystal clear water and exotic rock formations. • Gourmet beachside lunch in the powdery white sand beaches of Tulum.. • All included (entrances, life jackets & snorkeling equipment, drinks and snacks on board). • The most talented and passionate guides in the region. • Secluded Locations. • No gimmicks, No upsells. • Photos during your expedition are a courtesy from Living Dreams at the end of your day.
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Beverages, Lunch, Snacks, Professional guide, Use of Snorkelling equipment, Private tour, Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions: Gratuities, Alcoholic drinks (In the restaurant) * Only included on board vehicle.
Reviewed By beachnuttylaura
I was referred to Living Dreams when I was inquiring concerns regarding a different company. I am so happy I was referred to Living Dreams! We booked 2 tours with them... The Coba Jungle Tour and Cenotes, and the Underground River Tour and Turtle Snorkeling. We had Hector as our guide and enjoyed him so such we requested him as our guide for our second tour. These are private tours so you are not rushed and they go to less crowded sites which makes each experience more memorable and pleasurable! They helped us design our tours based on our likes and desires and I must say every place they suggested and took us to exceeded our expectations! This company is very professional, honest, and have a wonderful staff working for them! I recommend you book all your tours Living Dreams you will not be disappointed :-)
8. Discover Tulum & Coba with a delicious gourmet beachside lunch
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 51 reviews
WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE tour operator in all the Riviera Maya ON TRIP ADVISOR check out our reviews!!!!! • Private tour. • Enjoy at your own pace. • Private air-conditioned vehicle with pick up and drop off at your hotel or rental home. • Enjoy Tulum Archaeological site with a "Living Dreams Mexico" private guide. • Climb to the top the tallest pre-Columbian structure in the northern Yucatan (not mandatory). • Journey on bicycle or bike taxi (included) • Gourmet beachside lunch in the powdery white sand beaches of Tulum. • All included (entrances, on board the transportation soft drinks, beers, water, snacks). • The most talented and passionate guides in the region. • Secluded Locations. • No gimmicks, No upsells. • Photos during your expedition are a courtesy from Living Dreams at the end of your day.
Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Bottled water, Beverages, Lunch, Snacks, Live commentary on board, All activities, Driver/guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle, Photography, Round-trip private transfer, Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions: Gratuities, Alcoholic drinks in restaurant
Reviewed By beachnuttylaura
I was referred to Living Dreams when I was inquiring concerns regarding a different company. I am so happy I was referred to Living Dreams! We booked 2 tours with them... The Coba Jungle Tour and Cenotes, and the Underground River Tour and Turtle Snorkeling. We had Hector as our guide and enjoyed him so such we requested him as our guide for our second tour. These are private tours so you are not rushed and they go to less crowded sites which makes each experience more memorable and pleasurable! They helped us design our tours based on our likes and desires and I must say every place they suggested and took us to exceeded our expectations! This company is very professional, honest, and have a wonderful staff working for them! I recommend you book all your tours Living Dreams you will not be disappointed :-)
9. VIP Cenotes Private Tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 59 reviews
- Deep clean and sanitize van and equipment (done for every tour). - VIP Private Tour. Just for you. - Get early & avoid the crowds. - Snorkel as never before. - Jump & refresh in an open sky Cenote. - Feel the crystalline cold water of the underground rivers in your body. - Explore a cave. - Snorkel in a turquoise blue water Lagoon. - Eat the best fresh ceviche in the Riviera Maya from local fishermen restaurant. - Everything is done at your pace. No rush. - Customize the schedule if you want.
Inclusions: English speaking Snorkeling Expert all day. , Professional and disinfected premium snorkel equipment., Yalku Lagoon entrance fee., Open Cenote entrance fee., Cave & Underground River entrance fee. , Free time in all activities., Private Transportation., Air-conditioned vehicle. , Passenger insurance., Cold bottled water all day.
Exclusions: Don’t forget your towel & swimsuit., Don’t forget comfortable shoes., Don’t forget a good sunscreen., Not included - Lunch at local restaurant (optional), Not included - Tips (optional)
Reviewed By ZestyChic
Fantastic tour!! Damien promptly responded to all our tour related questions. He communicated well and provided great background on our ride to 45 min drive to Tulum. Joel was an amazing tour guide for The Tulum ruins and 2 Cenotes we visited. He is so passionate and proud he is of his heritage. He’s incredibly knowledgeable and provided great history facts and old photos of the Mayans ruins in all their glory. He was cheerful, fun, polite, professional and helpful along the tour. He’s a gem on this tour. He also had great recommendations for the best photos along the tour. He swam with us in the Cenote underground cave and pointed out places to check out or avoid as we snorkeled. He’s a genuinely positive and happy-go-lucky guy. He drove us to the beat keep secret Cenotes and the did not disappoint! They were truly beautiful and magical. We were the only ones at the Taak no-ha Cenote underground cave and it was truly a special experience to swim and snorkel there. The second Cenote was a swimming hole with some diving planks (Xunaan-ha). Also very fun. Both were pretty chilly water - but definitely refreshing after walking the ruins in 90’. Thanks for sharing your beautiful secret spots- Cenotes with us! This private tour was so worthwhile. We got to go at our own pace, take our time and enjoy our day. The owner, Damien followed up with us to confirm we enjoyed our tour were happy customers. You can tell they love what they do and they do it well. We would highly recommend this tour company!
10. Private Cenotes tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 34 reviews
Swimming and snorkeling in a Cenote is a lifetime experience which can only be done in this part of the world. BTM has chosen the best cenotes (caves and sinkholes ) for you to enjoy. First we are going to visit a cave cenote with a breathtaking underground river with pristine waters and impressive rock formations, then we will visit an open cenote that looks like a huge natural swimming pool surrounded by mangroves and full of fish. You can follow our recomendations or if you have done your own research we can go to any cenote that you prefer.
Inclusions: Lunch and Drinks, BTM Tour Guide, All entrance fees
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Reviewed By petiteJuli3
When I reached out to our hotel concierge at El Pez, they hooked us up with Boutique Tours Mexico. Although we could have gone with another competitor with lower price, we are so happy to have done our tour with Boutique. Our tour guide Leo came to our hotel to pick us up round-trip. Leo was such an amazing tour guide. He was knowledgeable about the area, the things we were experiencing, and even a little history lesson. Not to mention Leo is personable. He was a champ when it came to me too. I can't swim in the ocean and Leo assured me that he "got me." He guided me in the water and I was able to snorkel along with him and my husband, rather than sit on a boat. When my motion sickness started getting to me, Leo was patient and made sure we were going at my pace and comfortablity. Luis, our boat captain, was amazing too. He would be navigating and be on the lookout for wild life for us. At the beginning, we didn't get to see any manatees where they usually feed, but on our way back, Luis asked if we wanted to go back just to check. Shoutout to Leo spending his bachelor day with us, the day before his wedding. To me, that's dedication and a love for his job! I mean, who wouldn't want to spend time with dolphins, sea turtles, and gem-like waters. My husband wants to go work with these two now haha. Leo and Luis were so wonderful and made Sian Kian experience even more memorable. We believe that if we had done a usual tour group setting, we wouldn't have the hands on experience we had received. We would 100% want to do future tours with Leo again when we return to Mexico in the Yucatan region. It was the best part of our trip. Congratulations to Leo and thank you Leo and Boutique Tours Mexico for a wonderful experience and memory!
