GO SEE THE COBA RUINS ON A BIKE AND VISIT THE NEARBY SUBTERREAN CENOTES
The Coba ruins are about a 45-minute drive from Tulum, headed west into the jungle. One of the largest Mayan cities on the entire Yucatan Peninsula, it’s an impressive ruins site and large enough to ride on bikes through the jungle. Readily available and for rent ($50 pesos in 2018) near the entrance to the park, we also recommend getting a guide to ride with you!

After the ruins, you can cool off at the nearby cenotes, just a few more miles up the road. There are 3 in all, Tamcach-Ha, Choo-Ha and Multum-Ha, and they are all subterranean, deep and impressive. One of the cenotes has a couple diving platforms to leap from, if you are brave enough. One of them is over 30 feet!