Sentences with phrase «like cenotes»

The attraction mixes natural wonders like cenotes leading down to marvelous underground caves with cultural attractions like a Mayan Ball Game.

On day trips you can discover Mayan archaeological sites and natural areas like cenotes, as well as the flamingo reserves at Celestun and Ria Lagarto.

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At the center of the chamber is a cenote; its babbling water reverberates lightly, like ancestral whispers.

A wooden walkway leads around a lagoon into the whimsical theater, designed to look like a giant blue cenote.

With their stalactites and stalagmites, and pools of water shining an unearthly blue, Riviera Maya cenotes look like wondrous underground cathedrals.

I liked Grand Cenote better because there was more light and a few different areas for newbies to explore.

As you enter Ik Kil, which has some regular tourist stuff like a gift ship, food vendors and such, you then walk up to a railing and look down hundreds of feet into the Cenote.

Some of the most famous cenote locales are located near archaeological sites like the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza and Dos Ojos at cenote locales are located near archaeological sites like the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itza and Dos Ojos at Cenote of Chichen Itza and Dos Ojos at Tulum.

Cenotes were once important locations for ancient indigenous residents of the Yucatan like the Toltec and Mayan peoples.

You will have access to numerous water - based activities like scuba diving, reef snorkeling, cenote snorkeling, sailing, booze cruises, dinner cruises, sunset cruises, dolphin swims, manatee encounters, jet ski adventures, kayaking trips, and even more.

Like all the other cenotes there was a staircase that proceeded down into the earth, opening into a huge cavity.

Definitely worth diving in a cenote if you like exploring underwater caves.

Casa Cenote looks like a river more than a cave, and its openness makes it a fabulous spot for snorkeling as it brings a lot of light.

I liked how natural this cenote looks despite its popularity.

Riviera Maya options that Zoetry's concierge can arrange for an additional fee include: • Tours and excursions to the Mayan ruins at Tulum and Chichen Itza • Trips to nearby waterparks like... MORE Xcaret and Xel - Ha • Scuba lessons and certification dives • Snorkel and scuba trips to the Riviera Maya's coral reef (the world's second - longest) • Snorkeling and diving the Riviera Maya's mysterious cenote caves • Fishing charters

I didn't snorkel @ Cenotes though, so thanks for sharing about what it's like!

Those cenotes are around locations like Valladolid, Chichen Itza, Merida, Uxmal and more.

It's a big, wide open cenote that is so close to the sea it feels more like an inlet than a cenote.

An ancient meteor turned Mexico's Yucatan peninsula into honeycomb of caverns, cenotes (sinkholes) and underground rivers allowing you to scuba dive areas like Dos Ojos.

So I ended up exploring Yucatan for three months, visiting gorgeous colonial towns & cities; enjoying stunning beaches, cenotes and lagunas; and joining other unique adventures like diving in cenotes, watching huge flocks of pink Flamingoes, floating in pink water salt flats and being smeared with white clay.

Besides, the Riviera Maya is known around the world for its natural beauty and biodiversity, consisting on the lush Mayan Jungle, the mesmerizing «cenotes» or natural sinkholes of fresh water fed by underground rivers, the mangroves ecosystems supporting a wealth of life, from fishes to crocodiles and of course the legendary postcard - like beaches as the perfect backdrop for Riviera Maya hotels.

The tour included a trip to a Mayan Village where we did meet a Shaman who blessed us, a meal prepared by Mayan women which was delicious and a trip to a cenote, which is a cold natural spring in a deep abyss... it seemed like paradise.

Archeologists have explored the cenote thoroughly, dredging up artifacts like pottery and gold — and human skeletons.

Cenotes can be classified by its kind of entrance: with opened or semi-opened entrance like Ponderosa or Jardín del Eden, Car wash or Aktunha, Calavera or Temple of Doom, Pit and Angelita or with room entrance like Chak Mool, Tajmahal, Dos Ojos, Dream Gate and Gran Cenote.

This course includes 5 Adventure dives, 2 of them are mandatory - Deep and Navegation dives, for the other 3 dives we can choose any adventure dive like peak performance buoyancy, drift, boat, fish id, underwater naturalistic, to name... Tulum has perfect dive sites to achieve this level of certification, deep reefs in the caribbean sea of Tulum and also deep cenotes in the Mayan Jungle.

They are in general shallow dives between 8 meters - 25 ft and 14 meters - 47 ft, there are also deep cenotes like Pit and Angelita only for Advanced divers.

Along with the well - known cenotes and caves dotted around the peninsula, there are many hidden caves on private property that can be experienced by joining a tour with an adventure company like AllTourNative.

Participants will participate in a mountain bike ride, rappelling into a refreshing cenote (a flooded freshwater cavern unique to this region), swimming in the natural freshwater pool, soaring through the lush emerald canopy on a series of zip lines, and canoeing on a splendid freshwater lagoon where you will witness a variety of indigenous wildlife like howler monkeys and brilliantly plumed tropical birds.

Some of our zipline tours are combined in combination with other adventures like nature hiking, off - roading, cenote swimming, and even more.

Cenote Verde Lucero in Puerto Moreles is a smaller cenote so it has less traffic but still offers a lot of extras like a zip line and diving opportunCenote Verde Lucero in Puerto Moreles is a smaller cenote so it has less traffic but still offers a lot of extras like a zip line and diving opportuncenote so it has less traffic but still offers a lot of extras like a zip line and diving opportunities.

Diving takes place on the same barrier reef as Cozumel but offers many more tourist activities, like exploring the ruins of Tulum and Chichen Itza, zip lining above the jungle or visiting the nearby eco parks and diving in Cenotes.

They are in general shallow dives between 8 meters - 25 ft and 12 meters - 40 ft, there are also deep cenotes like Pit and Angelita only for Advanced Divers.

There are many options and kind of cenotes, with open entrance like Ponderosa or Jardín del Eden, Car wash or Aktunha, Calavera or Temple of Doom, Pit and Angelita or with room entrance like Chak Mool, Tajmahal, Dos Ojos, Dream Gate and Gran Cenote.

Because most of the water in the cenote comes from rain water, it is remarkably clear, - you may feel like youre looking into a mirror.

Tres Ríos is home to ten cenotes (cave - like natural freshwater sinkholes), 120 species of plants and 131 species of animals.

Cenotes (cave - like sinkholes with natural wells fed by underground rivers) cover the Yucatan Peninsula.

If you would like to experience a world apart in scuba diving, then cenote cavern dives are the answer.

Because of its proximity to coastal wilderness, as well as the jungles full of cenotes and underground rivers, and Mayan ruin sites like Tulum, Coba, and Chichen Itza, Playa Del Carmen also attracts archaeology buffs, extreme eco-adventurers, and nature enthusiasts.

Some Cenotes are unmarked and people just stumble across them while exploring the jungle, and others, like Rio Secreto, are massively developed and include tours and meals.

After your fun filled ride, you may want to cool off in a cenote its like your own bathtub, only bigger, more beautiful and surrounded by lush tropical foliage.

Cenote Verde Lucero is like 18 kms from Puerto Morelos town, just drive by the principal road of the cenote road and look for theCenote Verde Lucero is like 18 kms from Puerto Morelos town, just drive by the principal road of the cenote road and look for thecenote road and look for the sign.

Valladolid makes a perfect base for exploring the impressive and beautiful Mayan Ruins (like Chichen Itza, Coba and Ek Balam) and the many gorgeous and unique cenotes in the Yucatan.

At the far end of the cenote, there was a small cave - like area with a low overhanging rock ceiling which was fun to explore.

Merida is a perfect city to base yourself while exploring the many things to do inside and outside of the city — like museums, bustling and vibrant markets, pretty and relaxing parks, off the beaten path / lesser - known and popular Mayan Ruins, beautiful cenotes deep within the jungle, the yellow - painted town of Izamal and more.

While staying in the pueblo, we planned to do all of our non-beach related activities like visiting the ruins, riding bikes, and swimming in a cenote so that once we were staying on the beach, we really had no reason to leave.

In general, Merida is an amazing cultural and historic colonial city to base yourself if you plan on exploring some of the many things to do in the surrounding area, like the town of Izamal, the Ruta Puuc, the Loltun Caves, the Mayapan Ruins, the Cuzama / Chunkanan Cenotes, and much more.

You can swim in one of the many gorgeous and unique cenotes (naturally formed limestone sinkholes filled with freshwater that are unique to the Yucatan Peninsula) in the area surrounding the town; explore one of the nearby ancient Mayan Ruins sites like those at Tulum, Coba or Chichen Itza; swim at the beautiful beaches; shop for authentic souvenirs and local handicrafts while supporting the local community; eat delicious food from a wide variety of cuisines (including traditional Mexican and Yucatecan dishes); practice yoga and so much more.

7 fun - packed days of bull shark interaction, seminars with the Dr. Erich Ritter team, lively exchange with like - minded, and time to relax on Playa del Carmen's white sandy beaches, extendable by 3 days of cenotes diving.

First stay for a couple of days in one of our hotels along the Riviera Maya to dive the Cenotes, Barracuda, Mama Viña Wreck, Tortugas and the Bull Sharks, or participate in our Sailfish or Whale Shark Safaris depending on the season, and maybe even have a stroll along La Quinta, Playa del Carmen's most colorful and lively street filled with restaurants, bars and shops, or visit the most cultural highlights during one of our excursions like Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba and Xcaret.

Description: This action - packed trip will feature a variety of adventure activities like zip lining through the Mayan jungle and swimming in the crystal waters of cenotes.