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GRAN CENOTE


Sac Aktun is located four kilometers west of Tulum on the Coba Road. There is an attended parking area right at the road's edge, and a large sign that says "Gran Cenote" (the main entrance to the system).
After paying your entrance fee, you can suit up using convenient tables located right at the edge of the parking lot. You then walk a short distance to the edge of the cenote and descend a set of stairs. From here you walk to a large dock at the edge of the water, then jump in. That's all there is to it.


The main cavern at Gran Cenote is a popular cavern tour site. A gold line runs around the perimeter of the main cavern. The cavern area is so bright that you can shot video with out lights! This is one of the most decorated caverns in the area.


Depths in Gran Cenote seldom exceed 40 feet, and depths are fairly constant. There is no halocline anywhere in the cave.