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Swelled with pride on a cliff by the turquoise waters of the Mexican Caribbean you can find the amazing vestiges of the most important archeological site of the Quintana Roo coast.
 It was built during the Postclassical Period of the Mayan Culture; it was the most important port of these coasts. More than sixty buildings surrounded by three huge walls with five sensational doors protected the city of Tulum.
At the South of the archeological zone, on the way to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, you can find the most beautiful and deserted beaches. These are the Mayan Brook beaches. Some small hotels, restaurants and bars with a particular Caribbean magic, suddenly appear by the sea, where lying on a hammock, you can enjoy your favorite reading in the shade of the palm trees.
Inside the Mayab forest, two km from the archeological zone, there is a small town called Tulum. Inhabited by local natives of the region, this town has been growing during the last years together with the evolution of the tourist zone. In a totally casual atmosphere you can also find small restaurants, stores and hotels all along the road, which is the town main street too.
 Here and there, in the town or at the beach, you can find hotels, restaurants and different alternatives for all kind of budgets. The most incredible and adventured tours by bike, boat, jeep or horse, in the forest, along the deserted beaches or the wonderful natural wells (underground rivers). Diving and snorkeling on the open sea are two unforgettable experiences: the Great Mayan Reef, the second biggest reef in the world, not more than a hundred meters far from the beach. Diving through the caverns, for the ones who like extreme sports, will give them a new vision of this silent world in an underwater flight through a world formed underground during the glacial period.
With a more developed ecological and cultural conscience than in Playa del Carmen, the citizens of Tulum try to keep the essence of their town and invite you to share it.
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