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Call Toll Free US & Canada: 1.866.266.5639
Same Local
Rates = Best Rates!
Only 5 KM south
of Playa Del Carmen &
2 KM south of Calica Pier!
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ATV Explorer Jungle Tours is the original Playa del Carmen jungle
tour. Ride an ATV through jungle paths, swim in a clear 60 foot deep cenote,
explore caves, climb ancient Mayan ruins on this 2 hour tour. Right next to
Playa del Carmen and Playacar, Mexico, just an hour south of Cancun.
 You
will visit beautiful caves and cenotes on your ATV Explorer Jungle Tours in
Playa del Carmen. The eastern half of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, is home
to thousands of caves and natural springs called cenotes. The ancient Mayans
considered them sacred entrances to the spiritual world. No visit to this
region would be complete without a trip to one of these palm-lined, crystal-clear,
freshwater pools.
The Yucatan peninsula was originally under the ocean, and the region's limestone
foundation is fossilized coral beds and ocean floor. There are no above ground
rivers in this area, all of the ground water sinks through the porous limestone
and travels to the sea in underground rivers. Parts of the limestone weakened
over time and collapsed, leaving sinkholes filled with water. Locally around
Playa del Carmen these pools are called cenotes.
 
During the ice ages, portions of the underground rivers dried up and water
dripping through the limestone left mineral deposits in beautiful formations.
Decorations - stalactites and stalagmites - formed in the caves and caverns,
and were covered with water when the rivers began flowing once again.
The Maya used the cenotes for water - both for drinking and irrigation - and
in religious ceremonies. Some of their cities were built around cenotes or wells
dug down to the ground water. Divers have explored the cenote at Chichen Itza
and have found offerings the ancient Maya made to the gods. Among them copper
and gold necklaces, pottery, jade beads, and skeletons of both sexes and all
ages.
ATV Explorer Jungle Tours takes you swimming in one of the most beautiful cenotes
near Playa del Carmen. The water is clean, sheltered from the sun by sheltering
cavern roof. It is so clear that the stalagmites on the bottom look like they
are just under the surface, when the truth is they are more than 60 feet down!
A highlight of the jungle tour is a trip into an ancient cave. This cave used
to be a cenote, but dried up centuries ago. Near the entrance is a burial site
of an ancient Maya priest.
Ancient Cave
Bats in a Cave
Tour Includes:
- Experienced bilingual guide(s)
- ATV, goggles, snorkel masks
- ATV instructions
- ATV riding through the jungle
- Visit to ancient sites
- Visit to fresh water cenote for a refreshing swim
- All Mexican taxes
- No hidden fees or charges
All the guides bilingual.
Some parts of the terrain
is rough - persons with back
problems and pregnant women
should not book this tour.
To safely operate the ATV,
the weight limit per ATV
is a maximum of 350 pounds.
1-2 people per ATV. Minimum
age to participate is 8.
ATVs are very simple to operate
and instructions are provided.
| Rates |
$59 USD/person single rider, $50
USD/person double rider |
| Duration |
2 hours |
| Time |
9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00
PM |
Call Toll Free US &
Canada: 1.866.266.5639
**Cancellation Policy:
- Full refund if cancelled prior to 48 hours and 72 hours
(weekends & US & Canadian holidays) of tour start time.
- Cancellations within 48 hours and 72 hours (weekends &
US & Canadian holidays) of tour start time or if you do not show up or
miss the tour, no refund is applicable.
- Tour cancelled by tour operator due to unsafe weather conditions,
a full refund will apply or rescheduled if possible.
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