Tulum Ruins Tour on a budget - skip the guided tours and explore on your own

Tulum Ruins Tour on a budget - skip the guided tours and explore on your own

Ah, Tulum. This ancient walled city perched on the edge of a cliff in Quintana Roo overlooking the Caribbean ocean in Mexico is quite a sight in person. Tulum's greatest attraction is its location. It stands on a bluff facing the rising sun looking out on views of the Caribbean that are nothing less than spectacular.

The ruins site is compact and easy to explore independently in only an hour or so. Although they are very popular with organized tour groups, they are still worth a visit for independent travelers as well and the various structures, as well as large iguanas everywhere, make for some fantastic photo opportunities.

With our GPS enabled Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour, you can explore the grounds at your own pace and learn about Mayan history. The tour's chronology, various features, and excavations history are all available in both text and audio accompanied by many photos and drawings.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Tulum Archaeological Site, Carretera Federal, Cancun - Chetumal Km 230, 307, Tulum 77780 Mexico

Tulum Ruins, Tulum Walls and Cenote, House of Columns

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Archeological Zone of Tulum - Mayan Port City Ruins, Carretera Federal, Cancun - Chetumal Km 230, Zona Hotelera Tulum, 307, 77780 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico

The Temple of the Wind is a one of the most interesting structures. The Temple sits on top of the cliff with its single doorway facing north and overlooking a group of small shrines on the hillside.

The round platforms seen here indicate that this is a temple to the Wind God.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Temple of the Frescoes, Unnamed Road, Zona Hotelera Tulum, Q.R., Mexico

Welcome to the Temple of Frescoes. This two storiedbuilding with its unassuming proportions has tremendous archeological significance. It is the most richly decorated and elaborately painted structure on this site.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casa Cenote, Tulum 77760 Mexico

Don’t let the beautiful ocean view distract you from this fascinating structure. It consists of two rooms, one of which can be accessed from the entrance. The other room branches out from the western offshoot within the wall’s construction.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Pyramid El Castillo (The Lighthouse), Zona Hotelera Tulum, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico

The largest structure, featured in Tulum is the 40 feet Pyramid structure of The Castle (El Castillo) which stands on a rocky bluff of the same height. This structure followed the same pattern as of other renowned Mayan architecture with the building being built in multiple phases.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Tulum Beach, Tulum Mexico

The ruins are hugged by a rugged coastline featuring a breathtaking view of turquoise waters and sandy beach by the sea. The vista of cliffs on which the ruins stand have a spellbinding effect on the visitors. The picturesque walk down to the beach via the stairs from El Castillo shows a mass of twisted limestone covered with plants. Check out this view from up close as it promises to linger in the memory of the place.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Tulum, Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula

Several more attractions to see...
- Civilization
- History
- Spanish Conquest
- Architecture
- Hieroglyphics
- The Watchtower
- North Gate
- Casa Cenote Entrance
- The House of the Cenote
- Tulum Walls
- Temple of the Wind
- Religion
- Palace of the Great Lord
- Temple of the Descending God
- Dancing Platform
- The House of Columns
- Calender
- House of Chultun
- Temple of the Initial Series
- Port and Nesting Turtles
- Mayan Ballgame
- Temple
- Today