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Updated: August 28, 2026

Tulum Cenote Gallery

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Photographs of the water around Tulum — open pools, roofed caverns, a channel through mangrove and the road that reaches them. None of them is captioned as a cenote it cannot be proven to be.

A shaft of daylight falling through a roof opening onto the turquoise water of an enclosed cavern cenote hung with stalactites
A shaft of daylight falling through a roof opening onto the turquoise water of an enclosed cavern cenote hung with stalactites
The inside of a fully enclosed cavern cenote, stalactites hanging to the waterline and no opening to the sky
The inside of a fully enclosed cavern cenote, stalactites hanging to the waterline and no opening to the sky
Clear shallow water over pale limestone at the open edge of a cenote, with a jetty, a life ring and jungle behind
Clear shallow water over pale limestone at the open edge of a cenote, with a jetty, a life ring and jungle behind
An open cenote seen from above, ringed by jungle, its dark blue centre shading to pale green at the edges
An open cenote seen from above, ringed by jungle, its dark blue centre shading to pale green at the edges
Divers silhouetted in shafts of light inside a flooded cavern
Divers silhouetted in shafts of light inside a flooded cavern
Turquoise water under a red-brown limestone overhang, with roots hanging from the roof down to the surface
Turquoise water under a red-brown limestone overhang, with roots hanging from the roof down to the surface
A narrow green cenote channel running between palms and overhanging trees, with a wooden deck at the far end
A narrow green cenote channel running between palms and overhanging trees, with a wooden deck at the far end
Swimmers at an open cenote with a wooden deck and steps down into shallow blue-green water
Swimmers at an open cenote with a wooden deck and steps down into shallow blue-green water
A wooden stair and walkway leading down into a cavern cenote, with lamps reflected in the water under a low limestone roof
A wooden stair and walkway leading down into a cavern cenote, with lamps reflected in the water under a low limestone roof
A wide cavern cenote with stalactites and tree roots reaching the water, and a boardwalk along the far wall
A wide cavern cenote with stalactites and tree roots reaching the water, and a boardwalk along the far wall
The signed entrance to a cenote, a stepped path and handrail leading down to a dark opening in the limestone
The signed entrance to a cenote, a stepped path and handrail leading down to a dark opening in the limestone
Dark green water at the foot of a high limestone wall inside a cenote, with a swimmer at the far side
Dark green water at the foot of a high limestone wall inside a cenote, with a swimmer at the far side
A green sea turtle in clear open water, seen from above while snorkelling
A green sea turtle in clear open water, seen from above while snorkelling
A hand-painted Cenote Bonita sign on the jungle path above a cenote entrance
A hand-painted Cenote Bonita sign on the jungle path above a cenote entrance
Quad bikes on a white limestone track through low jungle on the road out of Tulum
Quad bikes on a white limestone track through low jungle on the road out of Tulum

The difference these pictures show is the one that decides a day: an open cenote has the sky above it and warms up; a cavern keeps its roof, its stalactites and a steady temperature all year. Which of the two you want is the first question on the cenote comparison, and Tulum Cenote Tours sorts every departure by which kind it puts you in.

Booked a day and want to know what to carry into a photograph like these? Three of these cenotes ban devices in the water entirely — what to wear and what to bring has the list, Gran Cenote is where several of these were taken, and Tulum Cenote guided tours has the departures.