Comments on: Cenote Cristalino: sacred for the Mayas and for the senses! https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses Piggy-back ride with A&Z Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-28777 Zara Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:12:37 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-28777 Hi Jennifer, We use a GoPro camera. I have actually reviewed it in another post. See here: http://bkpk.me/review-gopro-naked-hero/ Hi Jennifer,
We use a GoPro camera.
I have actually reviewed it in another post. See here: http://bkpk.me/review-gopro-naked-hero/

]]> By: Jennifer Siu https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-28742 Jennifer Siu Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:29:34 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-28742 Can I ask you what camera you used to film underwater? The quality is amazing Can I ask you what camera you used to film underwater? The quality is amazing

]]> By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-12788 Zara Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:36:42 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-12788 Hi Lorena! Cenote Cristalino is sort of a park on its own - there is a ticket counter at the entrance (by the road side) JUST for Cristalino. It is near other cenotes too and very well known, so you shouldn't have a problem finding it once you are in the area. The entrance doesn't look like much though - there is a little board on the road side and a shack selling the tickets. But ask any bus or taxi driver for the cenotes between Playa del Carmen and Tulum and they will know for sure - all the cenotes of that area are pretty much in a row and it is a well known place by locals, no worries! Hi Lorena!

Cenote Cristalino is sort of a park on its own – there is a ticket counter at the entrance (by the road side) JUST for Cristalino. It is near other cenotes too and very well known, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding it once you are in the area.

The entrance doesn’t look like much though – there is a little board on the road side and a shack selling the tickets. But ask any bus or taxi driver for the cenotes between Playa del Carmen and Tulum and they will know for sure – all the cenotes of that area are pretty much in a row and it is a well known place by locals, no worries!

]]> By: Lorena https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-12732 Lorena Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:31:06 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-12732 Hello all, I wanted to know if the Cristalino cenote was part of the Ecopar Kantuchi ecological park because on google map I can only see this ecological park and cant find the entrance for the cristalino cenote, how does it look like ? is it easy to find? Thank you! Hello all, I wanted to know if the Cristalino cenote was part of the Ecopar Kantuchi ecological park because on google map I can only see this ecological park and cant find the entrance for the cristalino cenote, how does it look like ? is it easy to find? Thank you!

]]> By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-11599 Zara Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:57:31 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-11599 Jimmy, I don't think you must have missed much. There's basically the pool by the life guard and some more pool area towards the right (still connected, but you swim past some floating greenery) and also some more water towards the left under the rocks (sort of a cave). This is all there is inside the Cenote Cristalino area, as far as I remember. There are other cenotes right next door, but you'd need to access them from the main road, as they all have different entrances and admission tickets. Jimmy, I don’t think you must have missed much. There’s basically the pool by the life guard and some more pool area towards the right (still connected, but you swim past some floating greenery) and also some more water towards the left under the rocks (sort of a cave). This is all there is inside the Cenote Cristalino area, as far as I remember. There are other cenotes right next door, but you’d need to access them from the main road, as they all have different entrances and admission tickets.

]]> By: Jimmy https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-11578 Jimmy Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:12:00 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-11578 I went to Cristalino cenote last week quickly on my way back from Tulum. I was swimming in the main pool by the life guard. It was smaller than I expected. Was I supposed to get out and walk in the area to find more pools to swim in ? Just want to know if I missed other beautiful spots. Thanks! I went to Cristalino cenote last week quickly on my way back from Tulum. I was swimming in the main pool by the life guard. It was smaller than I expected. Was I supposed to get out and walk in the area to find more pools to swim in ? Just want to know if I missed other beautiful spots. Thanks!

]]> By: Cenote Cristalino: swim with the fishes | Backpack Me https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-8910 Cenote Cristalino: swim with the fishes | Backpack Me Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:26:41 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-8910 [...] Watch the video we took inside the cenote’s water, with music by Florence + the Machine! Hi! If you like what you see, leave us a comment! We would LOVE to hear from you! Subscribe to our RSS feed or sign-up to get email updates everyday on what’s new! Tags: cenote/cenote cristalino/dive/maya/mexico/playa del carmen/quintana roo/swim/tulum/yucatan [...] [...] Watch the video we took inside the cenote’s water, with music by Florence + the Machine! Hi! If you like what you see, leave us a comment! We would LOVE to hear from you! Subscribe to our RSS feed or sign-up to get email updates everyday on what’s new! Tags: cenote/cenote cristalino/dive/maya/mexico/playa del carmen/quintana roo/swim/tulum/yucatan [...]

]]> By: We’ve got secrets that can’t leave Cancun… | Backpack Me https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-7269 We’ve got secrets that can’t leave Cancun… | Backpack Me Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:33:28 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-7269 [...] it’s not all about the beach only! There are amazing sinkholes (“cenotes”) where you can swim and dive… there is Mexican food to enjoy (and spicy up your life!) and [...] [...] it’s not all about the beach only! There are amazing sinkholes (“cenotes”) where you can swim and dive… there is Mexican food to enjoy (and spicy up your life!) and [...]

]]> By: Nick https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-3248 Nick Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:37:34 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-3248 Wanted to give a short report back: We visited Cenote CRISTALINO - 80 peso per person entry fee. This includes a free life jacket. Snorkel/goggle option is also available for an extra 50 peso per person. Fantastic cenote. very rustic, quite, maybe about 8 or 9 locals were there. peaceful, well recommended. Almost directly across the highway 307 from the Barcelo Hotel Then visted Cenote AZURE. 50 peso entry. We also took up the goggle and snorkel option at 70 pesos (you get to keep the snorkel) Also amazing, not as clear as Cristalino, but more variety. More people. Also enjoyable I recommend that any trip to the Riviera Maya area includes a cenote visit. Breathtaking! Wanted to give a short report back:

We visited Cenote CRISTALINO – 80 peso per person entry fee. This includes a free life jacket. Snorkel/goggle option is also available for an extra 50 peso per person. Fantastic cenote. very rustic, quite, maybe about 8 or 9 locals were there. peaceful, well recommended. Almost directly across the highway 307 from the Barcelo Hotel

Then visted Cenote AZURE. 50 peso entry. We also took up the goggle and snorkel option at 70 pesos (you get to keep the snorkel)

Also amazing, not as clear as Cristalino, but more variety. More people. Also enjoyable

I recommend that any trip to the Riviera Maya area includes a cenote visit. Breathtaking!

]]> By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-2939 Zara Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:24:31 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-2939 Hi Nick, There are other cenotes right next to Cristalino but I am not sure if they are like Cristalino or more cave style as we only went to Cristalino itself.. In any case, I know there are others close by (around Akumal - half way between Playa del Carmen and Tulum). Check this link, I think it has pretty good info: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150812-c2594/Playa-Del-Carmen:Mexico:Cenotes.html Cheers! Hi Nick,

There are other cenotes right next to Cristalino but I am not sure if they are like Cristalino or more cave style as we only went to Cristalino itself.. In any case, I know there are others close by (around Akumal – half way between Playa del Carmen and Tulum).

Check this link, I think it has pretty good info:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g150812-c2594/Playa-Del-Carmen:Mexico:Cenotes.html

Cheers!

]]> By: Nick https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-2933 Nick Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:08:55 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-2933 Thank you for your quick and superb reply. It’s much appreciated! We will go to Cristalino as our first experience. Do you know the name of a nearby underground/cave cenote, so we experience both types on our trip? Thanks Thank you for your quick and superb reply. It’s much appreciated! We will go to Cristalino as our first experience.

Do you know the name of a nearby underground/cave cenote, so we experience both types on our trip? Thanks

]]> By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-2923 Zara Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:18:19 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-2923 Hi Nick, There are different kinds of Cenotes, some open air like Cristalino and others with caves connecting underground (where you can also scuba dive, etc). I wouldn't say that one is the "true Cenote experience" over the other, just different kinds of things. There are different Cenotes close by so you can probably even visit more than one! Hi Nick,
There are different kinds of Cenotes, some open air like Cristalino and others with caves connecting underground (where you can also scuba dive, etc). I wouldn’t say that one is the “true Cenote experience” over the other, just different kinds of things. There are different Cenotes close by so you can probably even visit more than one!

]]> By: Nick https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-2921 Nick Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:18:10 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-2921 Hi, this sounds amazing and our hotel is close by. I was wondering, whil researching our trip, we saw photos of underground cenotes, almost like caves. Isnt that the true cenote experience. The one a cristalino appears to be open air. Thanks Hi, this sounds amazing and our hotel is close by. I was wondering, whil researching our trip, we saw photos of underground cenotes, almost like caves. Isnt that the true cenote experience. The one a cristalino appears to be open air. Thanks

]]> By: Zara https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-1008 Zara Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:18:44 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-1008 Cenote Cristalino is closer to Playa del Carmen than Cancun, but possible to go there from Cancun - maybe 2/3 hrs drive. If you don't have a car, I'd suggest taking a bus from Cancun to Playa del Carmen - 2 hrs. Then in Playa ask for the "colectivos" (shared vans operating as small buses) that goes to Akumal. On the way to Akumal just tell the driver you want to go down on the Cenotes - that's about half hr out of Playa Del Carmen. There are 3 entrances for different cenotes, this one is just one of them. You have to pay to enter (USD 5 or so) and it is really worth it! You can also take taxi from Playa. Once in Cancun ask around and there might be other closer Cenotes also beautiful... But chances are that closer to Cancun they are also way busier which spoils a bit the idyllic feeling of this kind of places. Let us know how it goes! :) Cenote Cristalino is closer to Playa del Carmen than Cancun, but possible to go there from Cancun – maybe 2/3 hrs drive. If you don’t have a car, I’d suggest taking a bus from Cancun to Playa del Carmen – 2 hrs. Then in Playa ask for the “colectivos” (shared vans operating as small buses) that goes to Akumal. On the way to Akumal just tell the driver you want to go down on the Cenotes – that’s about half hr out of Playa Del Carmen. There are 3 entrances for different cenotes, this one is just one of them. You have to pay to enter (USD 5 or so) and it is really worth it! You can also take taxi from Playa. Once in Cancun ask around and there might be other closer Cenotes also beautiful… But chances are that closer to Cancun they are also way busier which spoils a bit the idyllic feeling of this kind of places. Let us know how it goes! :)

]]> By: Saiqa https://bkpk.me/cenote-cristalino-sacred-for-the-mayas-and-for-the-senses/#comment-1006 Saiqa Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:48:47 +0000 http://bkpk.me/?p=483#comment-1006 I'm visiting Cancun in March and was wondering how I would be able to visit this cenote? I’m visiting Cancun in March and was wondering how I would be able to visit this cenote?

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