Kayla & Ian, other than the zoo with the boys, had one other special trip they wanted to go on while on their short visit to the Yucatan and that was to see the Cuzama Cenotes. This time we drove to the second entrance instead of taking the bus from Merida, the drive was fairly easy with a lot of road construction along the way. The restaurant to the right is the one we stopped at which had limited parking but seemed to be a great spot to start the tour. This is the entrance of Chunkanan and we stopped and parked at the restaurant where the horse and carriage were brought to us at the car where we quickly jumped on and took off.

All before I realized I had not locked the car doors of course, but I did remember 2km into our journey. What happens then you might ask… well here is a picture of my co-riders as I was turned around and they proceeded to walk the final kilometer to the first cenote! They actually did not harrass me all day long as I expected, but the doors were unlocked so I checked to ensure everything was still there, then locked the doors. Note to self: lock doors when you get out of the vehicle…

Grammy was very patient and waited for all of us at the top of each cenote, then Noah waited with Grammy, then Noah & Evan waited with Grammy. Kayla, Ian, Lyn, & myself went into each of the cenotes. I did not go into the water but they said it was very warm which was surprising because it is January and the temperature at night really cools down here. Noah did really well, and after we got him a life jacket for the first cenote he jumped in numerous times! Life jackets cost about 20 pesos, if you need one it is good to ask at the beginning, I would recommend them even if they are not required as they are great to just float on and relax in the cenotes.

The third cenote was a little scary and challenging to go into. The climb down the 24 meter ladder that may or may not be wet is always going to be interesting. There is a little ledge to stand on at the bottom and it is actually easier to get out of this cenote than the second cenote. Video below slideshow of third cenote and some funny people trying to underwater dancing… Nice!

The cenotes are definitely worth the visit and we really enjoyed parking at this entrance instead of the other. The ‘truk’ takes you through a little village where you can see that the entire town relies on the tourist attraction. Every home seems to have a horse and a cart in front of it, just waiting to get the call to work.

Cost: 250 per truck (horse drawn mine cart)

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