Did I miss a good one?

[luvthesun]

Hi!

I just posted (on page 2 of my trip report) my review of the cenotes I visited two weeks ago.

http://tulum.info/showthread.php?t=1912

I didn't include Dos Ojos or Yal ku (does that qualify as a cenote?) because I didn't visit them on this trip... but I loved both.

There's only so much time, and so many cenotes.... which ones did I miss that I should put on my list for next time?

Thanks!

Luvthesun or.... Missthesun.. more like it.

[Lynnette]

I feel your pain, missthesun! You covered a lot of cenotes....how far inland did you go? I know there are some around Valladolid, but don't recall the names at the moment.

[luvthesun]

I'm not sure exactly how far we drove inland from 307....but it definitely felt like miles..maybe 3 for Cenote Carocol? If anyone out there knows for sure... let us know. My husband says it only FELT like 3 miles because of the bumpy road.. he thinks it was less. I still say 3 or 4 even because I know I wouldn't want to walk it in the blazing sun!

[AdGuy]

There's only so much time, and so many cenotes.... which ones did I miss that I should put on my list for next time?


If you're heading to Chichen Itza, I definitely recommend checking out Ik Kil and Dzitnup. When around Coba, head over to Koopiox cenote (it also has a zip line). Around the Tulum area, I'd suggest Cenote Calavera (just a mile west of the Coba-307 intersection) and the free "hidden" cenote by the Sian Ka'an arch. Further to the north, I'd say Manati cenote is worth checking out.

[luvthesun]

Ik Kil and Dzitnup???? very strange names. Now I'll have to go. Are they easy to find?

[kimba]

Yep, very easy to find. Ik-Kil is about 3kms from Chichen Itza, across the road from Dolores Alba on 180.

http://www.wohlmut.com/Maya/Ik-Kil.htm

Dzitnup is about 7kms outside of Valladolid.

Did you know that there are over 3,000 cenotes on The Yucatan peninsula?

[luvthesun]

whoa!... I better get busy!

[TnTWalter]

Lee any more info on koopiox cenote, did a search but came up dry. Thanks.

:eat-drink:

[AdGuy]

Lee any more info on koopiox cenote, did a search but came up dry. Thanks.

:eat-drink:


Love that line "did a search on Koopiox cenote and came up dry" :). Koopiox is just beyond the Coba ruins. If you continued going down the road it's probably another mile or so past the parking lot and Lake Coba. As I recall, the admission was about 25 pesos/person and the zip line at the cenote goes more than 200 feet. The zip line is more the reason to go to this cenote than the actual water/snorkeling opportunity. I think SteveO has been to this too and perhaps James as well. I don't think I'd make a special trip just for this cenote but if you're heading to the Coba ruins or even the Punta Laguna Monkey Reserve it would be worth stopping.