Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Akumal, Quintana Roo

January 16, 2022 Elouise Mccaul

Akumal means "Place of the Turtle" in the Mayan language, and if you snorkel here, you just might see one swimming alongside you. (Don’t touch it, though. That’s prohibited by law.) You’ll definitely see coral and beautiful fish in the clear, sparkling waters. This tourist-friendly little town is about an hour south of Cancun—but it seems light-years away.
Restaurants in Akumal

1. Dive Cenotes Mexico

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5.0 based on 66 reviews

Dive Cenotes Mexico

Dive Cenotes Mexico (DCM) specializes in a wide array of cenotes cavern and cave diving services including cenote cavern and cave guiding and training (cave, technical, and all recreational scuba diver levels). DCM provides personalized diving services for the beginner to the advanced cave diver, along the Riviera Maya (Playa del Carmen-Akumal-Tulum), Quintana Roo, Mexico.

2. Akumal Dive Shop

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5.0 based on 1,286 reviews

Akumal Dive Shop

The Original Akumal Dive Shop is a 5 Star PADI IDC center. The first dive shop on Mexico's Caribbean mainland. With over 30 years experience, we offer the best snorkeling tours to encounter free turtles, Morninga and sunset Sailing in a catamaran, recreational diving and from Discover Scuba Diving experience to advanced levels of instructor training in Akumal, Tulum at the Riviera Maya.

3. Akumal Ecological Guides

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5.0 based on 139 reviews

Akumal Ecological Guides

We are a team of local guides in Akumal, and we can find sea turtles and enjoy them for an hour, on the way we can see turtles in their natural habitat, also colorful fish, coral reefs all in a sustainable way.

4. Namaste Transportation & Tours

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5.0 based on 26 reviews

Namaste Transportation & Tours

Namaste Transportation and Tours is a small, locally owned, Akumal-based company that provides private airport transportation and tours to anywhere in the Riviera Maya and Yucatan Peninsula. Our rides are not shared with other groups and are customised to meet our clients’ needs. Guests enjoy our new, air-conditioned vans. Our drivers speak English and Spanish.

5. Blue Experience Diving

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5.0 based on 430 reviews

Blue Experience Diving

Blue Experience Diving welcomes you to Akumal and the Mayan Riviera. We offer PADI diving certification courses from beginner to Pro, daily Ocean Dives in the incredible reefs of the Mexican Caribbean, and Cenote diving in some of the most beautiful open or cavern Cenotes of the region, all this in small groups, tailoring the experience to your personal requirements and level of experience. Join Blue Experience Diving to start or continue your underwater adventures.

6. Budha Gardens Spa

Akumal Bay, Akumal 77776 Mexico +52 984 745 4942 [email protected] http://www.budhagardenspa.com
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5.0 based on 167 reviews

Budha Gardens Spa

A tranquil boutique spa in a small Caribbean village, steps away from the crystal blue waters. With peaceful gardens, trickling fountains and intoxicating tropic flowers, makes a perfect place to receive professional spa services. Budha Gardens Spa will be the high light of a relaxing vacation. Our master massage therapist will take years of stress off and leaving you feeling rejuvenated and refreshed. Our full spa menu gives you a variety of invigorating spa treatments to choose from. Make this special place a part of your vacation, you deserve it!

Reviewed By Jphaymes - Charlottesville, United States

A very serene spa and garden located within the compound of Hotel Akumal Caribe. My husband and I booked a foot massage and a mini facial. The staff is very inviting, friendly, and down to earth. The treatment rooms immaculate. The mini facial was extremely relaxing. My skin looked luminous afterwards. My husband commented his foot massage was the best he ever had. We loved our experience so much we booked again for the following day. Me: Therapeutic Massage. Husband: Relaxing massage. Both treatments perfect. The staff at Budha Garden spa are exceptional. The service 5 star. Treat yourself

7. Cenote Santa Cruz

Akumal 77776 Mexico +52 984 182 6052 [email protected] http://www.cenotesantacruz.com
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5.0 based on 693 reviews

Cenote Santa Cruz

Friends, if you are calling us and we don't answer your calls it is because we don't have good reception. We work only with previous reservations that can be made on our website or direct to our E-mail. We will answer you as soon as possible, we apologize for the inconvenience. Eco-friendly tours. Our excursions are groupal, private and personalized. “We invite you to live an awesome and fun adventure, enjoying the wonders that the Yucatan Peninsula has to offer, its heavenly beaches, Cenotes, Natural Reserves and archaeological sites. We are focused on sustainable, educational and recreational tourism in order to get the maximum and closest experience with the local communities, getting to know the flora, fauna and regional culture.”

Reviewed By jlwilm - Madison, United States

We were told that the Cenote Santa Cruz is a “must see” and we were not disappointed. We were 4 people picked up at our condo by Juan Pablo (JP) and it was immediately obvious that he has a passion for Mexico and the natural beauty. He made us very comfortable and alleviated any apprehensions. He explained everything and told us so much history of the surrounding area. JP kept insisting that this was “our” tour and we could take as much or as little of his time as we needed. The Cenote is breathtakingly beautiful with cool, clear water and we felt like we were in another world. This was not my first visit to a Cenote in Mexico but this was by far, the best, most informative and most beautiful one. I highly recommend Cenote Santa Cruz.

8. EcoRanchoMayamar

Akumal 77776 Mexico
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5.0 based on 171 reviews

EcoRanchoMayamar

Reviewed By olympiaruiz - Mexico, null

My favorite part of the experience was the amazing and truly awesome caves with cenotes inside of them, they were unique and special because are 100% natural, and located in middle of the jungle. The tour consist in 4 caves, each one has something different, and Roberto in every moment takes care of you. Also, if you want he gives you time alone inside of the place. Since de first moment you arrived Roberto gives you an exclusive treatment, he will receive you with some lunch at the house, and then he personally gives you the tour. The place it’s pet friendly, and exclusive. It’s an experience you can’t miss if you are around Playa Del Carmen or Tulum, you won’t regret it. It’s perfect to have an adventure, because you explore and swim at the same time. CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK! PD: each tour is exclusive because you reserve and you will not find more people.

9. Akumal Natura Rescue

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5.0 based on 108 reviews

Akumal Natura Rescue

Wild animals and cenotes environmentalist tour. A guided tour of four hours in which you will meet more than 80 animals of 23 different species plant a tree, know the flora with its medicinal plants of the jungle and at the end you can swim in a magnificent illuminated underground cenote. To get there you have to go first to the meeting point at Akumal Natura Glamping (googleMaps). From there we will take our vehicle to the ranch with the animals, plants and cenotes. All togheter 4 hours experience.

10. Akumal Beach

Akumal Mexico
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4.5 based on 13,346 reviews

Akumal Beach

Reviewed By Hiram_Vienna - Vienna, Austria

The powder white sand is fantastic - you can swim with the sea turtles just 20m from the beach - it’s like a dream here

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