Aldea Zamá & the north

A look around

What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.

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Where it sits

The circle is Aldea Zamá & the north and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• Cycle the jungle road11 min walk918 m
• Mezcal & a beach party21 min walk1.8 km
• Tacos in the Pueblo22 min walk1.8 km
• Sunrise over the sea10 min taxi3.4 km
• Sunrise yoga on the beach12 min taxi3.9 km
• Tulum Beach (Zona Hotelera) (beach)13 min taxi4.5 km
• The Caribbean beach13 min taxi4.5 km
• A beach club afternoon17 min taxi5.6 km
• Casa Cenote30 min taxi9.9 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 1.The Tulum Maya ruins — The only Maya city built on the coast — a walled clifftop temple complex above a perfect turquoise cove. Small but spectacular for the setting; go at opening, and bring a swimsuit for the little beach beneath the ruins.
• 2.Gran Cenote — A gorgeous open cenote of crystal water, turtles and swim-through caves just outside town — the classic first cenote. Snorkel the clear pools among stalactites; go at opening before the crowds and buses arrive.
• 4.Cenote Calavera or Dos Ojos — Beyond Gran Cenote, the region is riddled with swimmable freshwater sinkholes — the eerie 'skull' Calavera near town, or the cathedral-like caverns of Dos Ojos for snorkelling and diving. Each is different; do at least two.
• 5.Snorkel the reef & sea turtles — Tulum sits on the Mesoamerican Reef, the world's second largest — snorkel it here or up at Akumal, where green turtles graze the seagrass in the shallows. A boat trip or a swim from the beach; go with a guide for the turtles.
• 16.Muyil ruins & lagoon float — Quiet Maya ruins in the jungle at the edge of the Sian Ka'an reserve, where you can float down an ancient canal on the lagoon. A magical, crowd-free half-day.
• 19.Punta Laguna — A community-run reserve an hour inland where spider and howler monkeys swing overhead, with a cenote and zip-lines. Wildlife and jungle, away from the coast.