Cenote Calavera came highly recommended and it did not disappoint. It was beautiful! We were scared to jump in at first as it didn’t look as easy as it does on IG. It’s 7 meters deep. There were bats in the cave and lots of bugs. You can’t wear any bug spray or sun block so be prepared. They make you shower prior to getting in. The swing was so hard to get on. Lol! But with help from other tourist, I was able to get on it. Fun times!!

After reading the reviews, we decided to take a quick peek at this little Cenote close to town with the skull shaped openings. What was once $100 a couple months ago is now $250. When we asked about the price difference, we were told “everyone’s prices went up.” Perhaps this is due to the closure of the beaches due to the Covid crisis as well. Either way, the water was clear and refreshing, with a few fun places to jump in the water, there were also a few hammocks around for use. One man slept the entire 90 minutes of our visit and another moved my belongings from the hammock to the ground, leaving my sunglasses facedown on rocks. I’d go back for $100-$150, but not $250.

Watch out, when you arrive you will pay the entrance fees of 250/p. But then comes the scam, you will walk some feet and, before reaching the Cenote, 2 guys will require you to pay hundreds of pesos if you want to take photos or videos. Tell them you are not interested, hide your cameras and continue your walk to the Cenote. There will be nobody to watch you, so that you can do whatever you want !

What an extremely unique cenote. Calavera is skull in Spanish. The cenote has 3 openings, 2 eyes and the mouth, resembling a skull. People can jump in the hole, but I could not bring myself to do it. The ladder is tricky when entering the bigger hole. The rungs are placed pretty far from each other. I recommend placing your foot long ways on the rung of the ladder and securing yourself by leaning with your shin into the ladder as you descend. Just take it slowly. Generally, people are nice. A lady was on the swing and I asked her politely if I could just take a few photos on it and then she could have it back. She obliged. There was a local on the property that took photos for us. We tipped him for photo taking. They were all very nice and friendly. I totally recommend going before 11:00 a.m. It gets super crowded and folks like to jump over you. Literally, jump over you.

Unless you are heading into the underwater cave system via scuba diving this cenote was less than impressive. It was 100 pesos per person for the entrance fee, once I saw the cenote I felt that I had paid too much. There was so many people in one small hole, once you were in you had to be very aware of people jumping in and around you in order not to get hit but there is no avoiding the splashes. There were a lot of divers trying to get in around people that were not respecting the space they needed. Some workers on site were cutting brush and burning it and the smoke was surrounding the area and was very unpleasant. I didn’t even take a picture.

Avoid this cenote! They completely scammed us. The sign says 250 pesos and when we entered they asked us for 650 pesos. I said I saw the price outside and they said that was for locals and there is a different price for tourists. We later learned this was not true and went back and they would not communicate with us. The cenote itself was unique but the Gran close by was nicer and much better run. Beware of the shadiness and do not support them!

Must go!! We woke up at the crack of dawn to be the first 5 at the denote. Greater by the owners who were extremely lovely. There was a German woman who was filming some sort of video so it was quite entertaining yelling out Spanish words here and there! It was stunning! Remember this is a cave with still water! My fiancé jumps in and I dive in after. Ofc things don’t go as planned and I ended up taking a chunk of skin out of my knee. All my fault. The man came and rushed to my aide he was so concerned and helpful. Poor man kept saying sorry we had to reassure him that it was my fault it’s okay. This happens probably to one out of 20 people. So it’s okay. My hubby jumped back in took some crazy shots. Then we rushed to the hotel to get it cleaned. But besides that we had a blast. There’s so much to see at this cenote! Don’t forget swim with caution and come prepared with mosquito repellant!

This is exactly what it looks like in the pictures. There are three holes in the ground that you either jump into or take the big ladder into the biggest opening and swim under ground in the cave. It is the coolest experience and beautiful for pictures, they have a rope swing as well to take some cool pictures with, I would recommend stopped here as it is not only beautiful but it is in someone backyard so instead of Paying for a normal tourist attraction you pay the local people.

Out of all of the cenotes in Tulum, this was our least favorite. It’s expensive and the awkward part is that you have to shower right in front of the photography desk before entering. Showering in front of four men as a woman is not something I feel comfortable with. It seemed overcrowded, overhyped and frankly there are better options for cenotes in Tulum.

This place was a total scam. They over charged us because we were Americans. They made us pay 650 pesos when the sign clearly said it was 250 pesos, our friends later in the day was also only charged 250. Completely rude and definitely trying to scam tourists. Not to mention it’s a super small cenote and honestly not that fun, just a hole in the ground. Super sketchy, avoid this and go to Cenote Gran down down the street!