Even for me, it’s uncommon {that a} one-day journey will embody rappelling, cliff leaping, kayaking, snorkeling and zip lining. Very uncommon. But, all of the aforementioned occurred on the Xenotes Oasis Maya cenote tour leaving from Cancun and touring by way of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
5 Adventures. 4 Cenotes. 1 Day. Holler.
Cenotes are pure water-filled sinkholes that type when rainfall causes the layer over the cavern to break down. The Yucatan Peninsula has an estimated 7000 of them. With so many, touring to solely 4 of them in in the future doesn’t seem to be such a feat.
Peter and I had been picked up from our resort at 9 within the morning, which was welcome after the 6:25am name time to swim with whale sharks the morning earlier than. We had been instantly on our technique to the primary cenote.
Cenote Ok’áak´ – Fire
The premiere cenote was named Ok’áak´, that means fireplace. The journey for this one was to seize onto a zipper line, trip it till you’re in the midst of the cenote after which drop into the brisk water. I used to be a bit bit afraid of how chilly the water was on this first sinkhole, so I’ll have held onto the zip line a pair seconds too lengthy, which meant that my drop into the water wasn’t so deep.
Cliff leaping from 12 ft up will make up for that.
After the zip line, we took a brief swim by way of the cenote after which reached the elective cliff soar. There was probably not an choice for me. I knew I used to be leaping. The platform appeared about 12 ft up from the water, which doesn’t sound like that far…till, you’re looking down.
I took two steps and jumped. My face stated all of it. Fear.
Lu’um Cenote – Earth
Cenote Lu’um was of the semi-open selection, a younger sinkhole that’s nonetheless partly closed on the highest. This subsequent cease required a brief rappel to get inside, rather less scary than my current rappel down a 100 foot waterfall in Costa Rica. The information managed the pace and provided a alternative in trip: gradual or quick. Since the drop into the darkish gap lacked size I opted for the latter of the 2, which obtained me to the waters edge in beneath ten seconds.
The water was chilly.
When my ft hit the water, a chill went up my backbone. Though it was frigid, the exact opposite of Cancun’s lukewarm ocean, I didn’t need to go up swimming inside this semi-closed pure creation whereas the bats flew overhead. So, I jumped in.
Unfortunately, my flimsy flip flops broke at this cease. The subsequent two spots must be performed barefoot.
Iik’ Cenote – Wind
The third cenote provided 3 ways to get within it’s lily pad stuffed waters. You may both do a handheld zipline, a seated zip line or do one other cliff soar from the platform that was about 20 ft above the water.
I did two of the three.
After zip lining and plunging into the water, I walked again as much as the platform and took a soar off.
After the primary three cenotes, and earlier than the final, we fueled up with a buffet fashion lunch.
Much wanted nourishment.
It consisted of all of the makings for sandwiches, soup, potato salad and brownies. Plus, we celebrated our prior adventurous feats with cervezas and wine.
Ha’ Cenote – Water
The last cenote, began with a brief kayak trip, the place I used to be doing all of the work whereas Peter relaxed after his beers at lunch. What’s up with that?
Then we placed on our snorkeling gear and swam by way of Ha’ exploring the shallow underwater world.
It ended up being a really lengthy, but adventurous day touring by way of the Yucatan Peninsula. What different tour are you able to verify 6+ objectives off your bucket record in a single shot? It additionally turned out to be an incredible addition to my record of the high issues to do earlier than you die.
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