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🤿 Cenote Snorkeling Tour (Dos Ojos & Casa Cenote)

Float through crystal-clear freshwater caverns hung with stalactites at Dos Ojos and mangrove-lined Casa Cenote.

Nhazi
$60–$140
Oge
4-5 hours
Oge
year-round
Ọrụ maka
Families

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  • Half-day tours visit two cenotes, typically Dos Ojos and Casa Cenote, ~45 min south of Playa del Carmen
  • Water visibility 30 m+; stalactites, light beams and freshwater fish
  • Wetsuit, mask, snorkel and flashlight provided on guided tours
  • Cenote entrance fees ($10-20 per cenote) sometimes excluded — check listing
  • Casa Cenote's brackish mangrove channel often has a resident tarpon and small crocodile ('Panchito')
  • Private tours with Mayan lunch available (Viator Dos Ojos private tour)
💵 Nlekọta ọnụahịa: Group cenote snorkel tours $60-90 pp; Viator private Dos Ojos snorkel w/ lunch $120-140; entrance fees +$10-20 if excluded

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Expect to pay between $60 and $140 USD per person depending on the operator, group size, and what is bundled in. For reference: Group cenote snorkel tours $60-90 pp; Viator private Dos Ojos snorkel w/ lunch $120-140; entrance fees +$10-20 if excluded.

Plan for 4-5 hours. Times vary slightly by operator and pickup location, and hotel pickup adds transfer time at each end.

No — this runs year-round in Playa del Carmen. December–April brings the driest weather and biggest crowds; September–October is quietest with the best prices.

It is one of the most family-friendly picks in Playa del Carmen; kids are welcome and child pricing usually applies.

Bring swimwear, a towel, and reef-safe biodegradable sunscreen — masks, fins and vests are included on nearly every tour.

Visibility drops after storms, so operators reschedule rather than run a bad trip; a rain shower alone does not cancel.

A day or two ahead is usually enough outside holiday weeks, and booking direct often lets you pick the exact departure time you want.

Many operators include round-trip transport from Playa del Carmen hotels or a central meeting point on 5th Avenue; others charge a small supplement or are self-drive. We confirm pickup details with your booking request before you pay anything.

Half-day tours visit two cenotes, typically Dos Ojos and Casa Cenote, ~45 min south of Playa del Carmen Water visibility 30 m+; stalactites, light beams and freshwater fish Wetsuit, mask, snorkel and flashlight provided on guided tours
site na $60–$140 USD

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Got ya! Anyị ga-aza site na ozi-e n'ime awa ole na ole na-availability na ziri ezi price.
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