Things to Do in Tulum

Tulum sits about 80 miles south of Cancún at the southern end of the Riviera Maya. It’s two places: the small town of Tulum Pueblo (cheap eats, taco joints, bus station) and the Hotel Zone — a 6-mile beach road of boutique cabañas, beach clubs, and yoga studios. The cliff-top Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean are the iconic image. Inland, the Yucatán’s cenote network runs underground for hundreds of miles, with dozens of swimming entries within 30 minutes of town.