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🤿 Cenote Dos Ojos Snorkeling Tour
Snorkel the crystal caverns of world-famous Dos Ojos ('Two Eyes'), one of the longest underwater cave systems on earth.
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- Dos Ojos is part of the Sac Actun system, ~48 km south of Playa del Carmen (40-45 min drive) in the Dos Ojos ejido park
- Two connected sinkholes ('eyes') joined by a 400 m cavern snorkel line; famous Bat Cave section
- Walk-in entrance ~400-450 MXN (~$22-25) without guide; guided cavern snorkel extra
- Tours from PDC include transport, wetsuit/snorkel gear, flashlight and guide; many add lunch at a Mayan family restaurant
- Also a bucket-list cavern/cave dive site for certified divers (2-tank dives sold separately)
- Water is a constant ~24-25°C year-round; no fish-feeding, no sunscreen in water
- Private tours pair Dos Ojos with Gran Cenote or Tulum ruins
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- ✓ Tsy misy fandoavam-bola aloha — mandoa ny mpikirakira
- ✓ Olona tena izy izay miaina eo amin'ity morontsiraka ity
Photo: eugene_o, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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