Cuzama Cenotes: Jump In, Swim, Dive in Three Different Cenotes

There are a few cenote tours in the town of Cuzama with which you can visit some local cenotes with different characteristics. The Cuzama Cenotes tour begins at Chinkanan, a former henequen hacienda. Here you’ll board a “truck”—a small wagon on rails pulled by a horse—and tour three cenotes along five miles of wilderness.

Cuzama Cenotes: Chelentun

The entrance to the cenote is straightforward, which is not always the case. The stairs are made of concrete and have sturdy railway railings—those the “truck” rides on—as rails. What sets this cenote apart is the arch structure at the back of the cave. The water is warm at 80 °F.

As you can imagine, the underwater sights make cenotes a magnet for divers. It seems that this particular one, with its depth of 60 ft. and visibility of over 160 ft., is a great place to train. For those feeling more like Jacques Cousteau, it features two smaller caves, 100 and 130 feet deep.

Cuzama Cenotes: Chak-Zinik-Che

As you descend the 30 ft. stairway attached to the wall, try to remember the name of this cenote means “the Home of the Red Ant”.

The 130-feet-deep pool is under a stalactite-filled roof, but there’s some room to explore, as the cave is T-shaped. Though the water is a comfortable 80 °F on the surface, it’s bound to get colder the lower you go, as it can reach a whopping 250 ft. in depth in some places.

Cuzama Cenotes: Bolom-Chojol

How would you like to make your grand entrance? In this cenote, with a name that means “Nine Mice Burrows”, the choice is yours. You could just follow the stairs down. They’re metal and sturdy, with railings made from the “truck” rails. That’s all right, we won’t judge. However, you could also throw yourself off the 30-feet drop down to the water.

At 40 ft. deep and over 160 ft. visibility, this is also a good place to dive. There’s even a two-level cave that reaches 80 ft. depth on its first level, and, if you want to keep going, 130 ft. in the second.