This is a well run Cenote with ample car parking available outside. Entrance is around USD 10 per person but bear in mind you aren't allowed to re-enter, so make sure you have everything you need first time round. There are lockers available to hire inside for 30 pesos and you need to leave a form of ID as a deposit. One added bonus was that there are some cordoned off areas where you can watch turtles swimming. At the time we arrived the Cenote was busy, so as with most things in Mexico, I'd suggest arriving early to get the place to yourselves.

PREPARE FOR MOSQUITO BITES. Don't let that stop you from going though. We read so many reviews prior to going here for the first time saying to arrive at the Gran Cenote no later than 8am as it gets crowded very quickly. Of course we slept through our alarm and didn't make it here until about 9:30 am thinking we're not going to be able to enjoy it much due to large crowds. I'm not sure if it was due to the pandemic or that maybe we lucked out or possibly both, but it was not busy at all when we got there even though we got there late. There were still other people there but we didn't feel like we had to wait to get in the water. This place is beautiful and the water is such a pretty blue. There are caves that you can swim through but do have bats that fly over you. They won't bother you though and it was actually pretty cool. It cost 300 pesos per adult to get in. You are required to shower your body (even your hair) prior to going in the cenote and it's more to be respectful and preserve the beauty of the cenote and not getting things like sunscreen, bug spray, makeup, etc all mixed in the pretty blue water. I'm mentioning this part especially because the party that got in before us were complaining about having to get wet (which was weird because you're gonna get wet by going in the cenote anyway?) and some girls didn't want to get their face or hair wet cuz they made sure to make it nice for pics etc... just be respectful of what the staff here ask. They do have lockers for a small fee and I think life vests all you need to provide is your drivers license for them to hold until you return the life vest back. I am not a swimmer myself and am also very short lol so life vests are a good option (unfortunately I left my driver's license at my hotel so I just posted myself on a rock. Be careful stepping on rocks though because they are very rough, pointy, and uneven. I almost messed up my ankle trying to hop on to one that looked smooth but ended up not being that at all lol and ended up getting cuts. Unfortunately when you walk downstairs to swim it gets more humid which means mosquitos so we got eaten up pretty bad. There are spots to put your stuff down while you swim and there are spots to sit and eat. We only spent about an hour here and that's pretty much all we needed. It was a beautiful experience overall.

Cenotes are amazing and this one was no different. There weren’t many fish and we only saw one turtle, but the cool refreshing water and the tranquility of the place was what we needed. I would suggest going EARLY IN THE MORNING when there are less people. We arrived around 9 am and about 40 min in busses were pulling in. If you drive in you can bring a lunch with you. There’s an area to chill and eat. Make sure to wash off all of the sunscreen and bug repellant prior to swimming as those chemicals destroy the environment.