By all means, the highlight of our stay in Tulum was our discovery of the famous Cenotes.

Crystal clear water in a preserved environment that used to be sacred places where the Mayans would come to perform sacrifices.

We could see turtles swimming next to us and bats coming out of the cave and flying over our heads.

And Leo was bold enough to jump from the scary 5.4m high platform!

After Tulum we moved up north to Playa del Carmen.

It’s funny how beaches of the world have their little peculiarities. A bit like Indian beaches have cows and camels, mexican beaches have mariachis looking to entertain families 🙂

We quickly returned to our favorite attraction and found Cenote Azul, a bit south along the coast.

Before the crowd kicks in, the place looks like a little paradise, with luxuriant vegetation, turquoise blue waters with lots of fishes, iguanas 🦎, blue birds 🦅 … We thought we’d stay for a few morning hours but we spent the whole day there.

It does get pretty busy quickly and Sendeven crowded in the afternoon, but with a nice friendly atmosphere and people encouraging each other for the traditional scary jump.