Aktun-Chen park description:

As you enter the five million-year-old cave at Aktun Chen’s eco-park, you may feel like you’re venturing into another world. Large stalactites and stalagmites create eerie formations along the 600-yard walk through the cavern. Your guide will explain the history and geology of the cave and the surrounding region.

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We offer private transportation for groups on Mini Bus or Bus to Aktun-Chen Park, if you have, more than 20 people contact us for a special package with transportation. You can arrive in your own car, taxi or public van that runs along the main road of Playa-Tulum.
The caves of Aktun Chen are considered by the National Geographic Society as the third most impressive underground walking path in the world, according to their Top Ten Discover the longest dry cave in the state. Equipment, guide, and lockers included. Tour duration 1 hour approximately.
The main attraction in the park is a dry cave, 540 meters in length, which has thousands of stalactites and stalagmites, calcium carbonate columns, and tree roots which penetrate the limestone until they reach the subterranean water level. Inside this cave, there is a beautiful subterranean “cenote” or water-filled sinkhole, of crystalline water with a vault saturated with stalactites.
The park is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in winter and 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in summer, every day.   Location: Km. 107 highway 307, Cancún – Tulum, between Akumal and Xel Ha.

Underground caves

The underground caves at Aktunchen were formed over millions of years, and they may have remained a secret for generations to come if some farmers didn’t stumble upon them a few decades ago.

The dramatic rock formations could be spooky, but occasional openings in the ceiling and walls diminish the eerie effect by allowing light and fresh air to penetrate. Aktun Chen means “well inside a cave” in the Maya language. The walk through the cave is mostly dry but as you near the end you will arrive at the underground cenote (sinkhole) that gives the park its name.

Mayan Wildlife

Rounding out the list of things to do at Aktunchen is seeing the wildlife. The park has a natural zoo that displays flora and fauna from the region. Among the creatures that you can expect to see there are agoutis, parrots, coati mundi, and whitetail deer. Zoo visits are included in the cave tour fee, and as you might suspect, they are especially popular with kids. Kids ages six to ten enjoy discounted rates for any activities at Aktunchen, and if there are youngsters in your group who are less than six years old, they get in for free!

At Aktun Chen you can also soar above the jungle canopy on a zip line, then take a dip in a freshwater cenote. You’ll also meet animals native to the Yucatan Peninsula such as deer, peccaries, and spider monkeys in the park’s zoo areas.

A visit to Aktun Chen is a good choice for a family vacation excursion as the activities are suitable for all ages.

The main attraction in the park is a dry cave, 540 meters in length, which has thousands of stalactites and stalagmites, calcium carbonate columns, and tree roots which penetrate the limestone until they reach the subterranean water level. Inside this cave there is a beautiful subterranean “cenote”, or water-filled sinkhole, of crystalline water with a vault saturated with stalactites.

When you go out of the cave you can watch whitetail deer, pheasant, wild turkeys, wild boar, parrots, monkeys, etc. All of these species of the region’s wildlife can be observed in their natural habitat, without confinement. In this area, you can find a Snack bar, where you can enjoy a delicious cold beer, a soda, or a Mexican dish.

This park also has a “serpentario”, snake observatory, the most complete of Mexico’s southeast, with 15 species typical of this region.

The reception is located 3.5 km from the highway, with a paved path, that allows very easy access for cars and buses. On this tour, you can enjoy the pureness of the local tropical jungle, which has been very well preserved because this land has not been used for agriculture.

The park tour is 2-3 hours. The tour of the cave is done with a guide who explains the cave’s formations and the Mayan historical and cultural purposes of these caverns.

The park is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in winter and 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in summer, every day.

Location: Km. 107 highway 307, Cancún – Tulum, between Akumal and Xel Ha.