Overview
Immerse yourself in the Mayan world, both ancient and contemporary, on this excursion from Tulum. Take a bike ride around the archaeological site of Coba, the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, and climb to the top of one of the tallest pyramids in the Yucatan. You'll also visit the Punta Laguna Nature Reserve and meet the Mayan community that manages it.
Community support
What you will be doing
The early settlers of Cobá took advantage of a series of small lagoons to found their city, which was possibly the largest pre-Hispanic settlement of the Classic period in northern Yucatán. Cobá flourished between 300-1000 AD, and there are five main architectural groups distributed around the lakes connected by an impressive road network of sacbeoob (ancient causeways). The temple known as Nohoch Mul is about 42m tall and from the top you can see the jungle like a green carpet covering an ancient city of 72km²
We'll have lunch at the Mayan village Nuevo Durango. We will meet Don Manuel and his lovely family to experience the living Mayan culture. While we enjoy traditional Mayan food, we will also witness and contribute towards the efforts of Don Manuel to raise and breed animals such as white tailed deer, red brocket deer and endangered birds such as the great curassow and the endemic ocellated turkey, for their future release into the wild.
The community of Punta Laguna, conscious of rapid tourism development, has wisely decided to participate in ecotourism by promoting activities which are aimed towards the preservation of their culture and the land. The marvelous natural environment of this area is characterised by impressive lagoons, a cenote with crystal-clear water and a semi-deciduous jungle with trees of up to 100ft and an extraordinary bio-diversity of flora and fauna (potential habitat for over 300 species of birds and mammals).
Where we'll meet
🧭 Meeting/pick-up point: Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
🗺️ Instructions: Pick up from hotel between 7-8am. Please be aware that we will communicate your pick up time via a personalized email and it will vary from the automatic pick up time sent by the booking platform as we have to calculate it manually depending on your hotel/airbnb location. Drop off time vary depending on hotel/villas locations and the rythm of each group.
Things to know
Accessibility:
Children friendly
Fitness requirement
Moderate fitness level
Tour Language
English
License requirement
None
Additional information:
Most of our group tours require a minimum of 4 people to run the tour. If we do not hit this minimum, we reserve the right to cancel the tour, in which case we will contact you to offer an alternative tour or send a refund.
Credit card payments have a fee up to 7% depending on Credit Cards. We recommend bringing cash.
Inclusion ✅
Cycling equipment
Lunch
Refreshments
Water
Snack
Air-conditioned vehicle
Pick up and drop off transport
Entrance ticket
Tour guide
Exclusion ❌
Alcoholic beverages
Gratuities
About your host
Mexico Kan ToursSustainability is important to us. We have a zero waste programme: we do not use plastics in our tours - instead, we use refillable water bottles and bring homemade snacks in Tupperware boxes. We also have a recycling and composting programme. We select small, locally owned providers (Cenotes, Sian Kaan, food, restaurants, accommodation) to support local communities, and our team participates in beach/town clean-ups each year We financially support local organisations such as Movida Maya (empowering Mayan kids), Alma Animal (shelter for cats and dogs) and a local kids’ football team (Titanes).
For every trip booked, Kodama Travel donates £1 to Just One Tree to restore our forests and the ocean.