Tulum CenotesCenotes Casa Tortuga: The 5-Cenote Day Pass
The Cenotes Casa Tortuga day pass is the cheapest guided way into several cenotes at once near Tulum: five of them inside one park at km 239, three open to the sky and two semi-open caves, with a certified guide and a life jacket, for $24. The park's own basic package at the ticket window is MX$650, which makes the booked ticket the cheaper door rather than the convenient one. There is no transport in the price. Compare it against every Tulum cenotes tour.
About This Cenote Tour
Valid 1 day; the guided circuit runs 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours
$24 per person, checked September 2026
4.7 from 62 reviews
Shared guided groups; a private option exists for larger parties
Campana, Wisho, Dorca and Tres Zapotes plus one more inside the same park - 5 in total
Food, drinks, kayak, zip line and ATV are sold separately; the Silver and Golden passes bundle some of them
Listing at a Glance
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- Tour name Cenotes Casa Tortuga: 5 Cenotes Day Pass
- Operator Tulum Snorkel Services
- Booking platform GetYourGuide
- Product ID 1233048
- Starting price $24
- Price note Gate packages at the park itself start at MX$650; the booked pass is the cheaper door
- Price last checked September 2026
- Rating 4.7
- Review count 62
- Review source GetYourGuide verified bookings
- Listed duration Valid 1 day; the guided circuit runs 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours
- Cenotes visited Campana, Wisho, Dorca and Tres Zapotes plus one more inside the same park - 5 in total
- Type of cenote 3 open to the sky, 2 semi-open caves
- Time in the water Guided circuit of about 2 hours, then all-day access to the rest areas
- Entry fees included Yes - the pass is the park entry
- Paid on the day Food, drinks, kayak, zip line and ATV are sold separately; the Silver and Golden passes bundle some of them
- Transport Not included - you make your own way to km 239 on the Tulum-Playa del Carmen highway
- Hotel pickup No
- Pickup areas None
- Pickup window Park hours printed as 09:00 to 17:00; you arrive when you like
- Expected return Last admission at 17:00; the guided circuit takes about two hours
- Group size Shared guided groups; a private option exists for larger parties
- Guide Yes - a certified guide leads the whole circuit
- Guide languages English, Spanish
- Gear Life jacket included; snorkel gear is not listed
- Life jacket Yes
- Lunch No
- Drinks None stated
- Cancellation 24 hours before the activity
- Reserve now, pay later Yes
- Minimum age None stated
- Difficulty Easy - stairs and platforms, life jackets for everyone
- Accessibility Not suitable for wheelchair users
- Not suitable for Pregnant travellers, back or heart problems, claustrophobia, respiratory issues, recent surgery
- Weather Runs year round; the cenotes are shaded and the water sits near 24-25C whatever the sky does
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Quick answer What the pass covers, and why it undercuts the park's own gate price
The Casa Tortuga day pass is a ticket, not a tour with a van. It buys a guided circuit of five cenotes inside one park at km 239 on the Tulum-Playa del Carmen highway - three open to the sky, two semi-open caves - with a certified guide and a life jacket, running about an hour and forty minutes to two hours, after which the grounds stay open to you for the rest of the day. The park sells the same basic experience at its own window for MX$650. Getting there is your problem: there is no transport in the price.
Key takeaways
- The pass is $24; the park's own BASIC package at the gate is MX$650, about $38 at September 2026 rates
- Five cenotes, a guide and a life jacket are included - food, zip line and the river channel are not
- No transport: a colectivo up Highway 307 is the cheap way in, a taxi the easy one
- If you want a van, a lunch and every gate fee prepaid instead, compare the small-group day
The Park on Video
The full circuit filmed end to end: the five pools, the guided pace and how busy the platforms get by midday.
What the Casa Tortuga Pass Actually Buys
The five cenotes
Casa Tortuga's park holds Cenote Campana, Cenote Wisho, Cenote Dorca and Cenote Tres Zapotes, plus the fifth on the guided circuit. Three sit open to the sky, which is the postcard shape most people picture, and two are semi-open caves where the roof closes over and the light comes in sideways off the water. The guided round takes them in sequence with a life jacket on and a certified guide setting the pace, which is what keeps a group of strangers moving through in under two hours.
That pace is the trade-off. This is not a day for hanging around one pool - it is a circuit, and the value is in seeing five different shapes of cenote for the price of one gate fee elsewhere.
Why the booked ticket costs less than the gate
The park publishes its packages on its own package page and the booking platform sells the same guided circuit at its own price. Both are set out below, converted at the 16.9 pesos to the dollar the peso was trading at on 4 September 2026.
| Where you buy | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Booked day pass | $24, about MX$405 | The guided circuit of five cenotes, certified guide, life jacket, all-day access |
| BASIC at the gate | MX$650, about $38 | The same guided five-cenote circuit with a life jacket |
| SILVER at the gate | MX$1,200, about $71 | Adds the Rio Tortuga channel plus a zip line or a meal |
| GOLDEN at the gate | MX$1,500, about $89 | The circuit, the channel, the zip line and the meal |
What is not in it
Food and drinks, the kayak, the zip line, the ATV and any transport. The park sells meals at the Restaurante Carey - burritos, cochinita pibil tacos, tempura fish tacos or chicken enchiladas with rice, beans and flavoured water - and reviewers of other parks nearby are blunt about captive-audience pricing, so bring cash and set your expectations by what a jungle park charges rather than what Tulum town does.
Snorkel gear is not listed either. Life jackets are, for everyone.
Getting there without a car
The park sits at km 239 on the highway between Tulum and Playa del Carmen. Colectivo vans run that road constantly with no timetable, cost around MX$40 per person and will stop when flagged; you tell the driver the cenote and pay in cash. The alternative is a taxi, which is worth it for three or four people and expensive for one, and where you should agree the fare before getting in.
If that sounds like too much friction, the tours with a van are the fix. The small-group day with lunch collects you free inside Tulum town and prepays every gate fee; the private Sac Actun trip lets you pick your own hour.
Who it suits
Families, first-timers and anyone travelling with people who want water they can stand up in. The circuit is easy, life jackets go on everyone, and the mix of open pools and half-covered caves means nobody has to be talked into an enclosed space.
It is a poor choice for divers - this is swimming and floating, not a dive site - and for anyone who came specifically for the famous names on the Coba road. Gran Cenote and Casa Cenote are on the private three-cenote morning instead.
The Guided Circuit, Step by Step
The park runs the pass as a guided loop rather than free entry. This is its published shape; start times run through the day from 09:00.
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On arrival
Check in and life jackets
Tickets are scanned at the gate at km 239, life jackets are issued and groups form for the next departure. Showers stand at the entrance and the rinse is compulsory before anyone gets in.
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+10 min
The first open cenote
The circuit opens with one of the three cenotes open to the sky - the easiest water of the day and where the guide runs the safety briefing.
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+40 min
The semi-open caves
Two of the five sit half under rock, with the light coming in low across the water. This is the part people photograph.
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+1 h 40
Circuit ends, park stays open
The guided loop finishes between an hour forty and two hours in. The pass is valid all day, so the rest areas and the grounds stay yours until the park closes, printed as 17:00 on its package page.
Where It Is
At km 239 on the Tulum-Playa del Carmen highway, about fifteen minutes north of Tulum town. Colectivos on the 307 stop at the entrance.
Casa Tortuga Day Pass: Questions Before You Book
Is Cenotes Casa Tortuga worth it?
For the price, yes - five cenotes with a guide and a life jacket for $24 is the cheapest guided cenote circuit compared on this site, and it costs less than the park's own MX$650 gate package. The caveat is that it is a park circuit rather than a day out: no transport, no food, and a guided pace through five pools in under two hours.
How long do you need at Casa Tortuga?
The guided circuit runs an hour and forty minutes to two hours. The pass is valid all day, so if you have your own transport there is no reason to leave straight after - the rest areas stay open until the park closes, which its package page prints as 17:00.
Can you get to Casa Tortuga by colectivo?
Yes. The park is on Highway 307 at km 239 between Tulum and Playa del Carmen, and colectivos run that stretch every few minutes for about MX$40 per person. Flag one on the main road, pay the driver cash and tell them where you are getting out.
What is the difference between the basic, silver and golden passes?
At the gate, BASIC is the guided five-cenote circuit with a life jacket, SILVER adds the Rio Tortuga channel plus one of either a zip line or a meal, and GOLDEN includes all of it. The booked pass covers the guided circuit; upgrades are chosen at the park.
What Travellers Said
The best cenotes we have done in Tulum! Beautiful ponds and many different ones with caves and more open water.
Excellent, private tour was worth it for our large group of 14.
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