There are multiple cenotes across the street from the Barcelo Maya Grand. Courtesy Unofficial Barcelo Maya
When I last visited the Barcelo Maya Grand mega-resort back in July 2018, I had every intention of visiting one of the five cenotes which are basically across the highway from the complex. Unfortunately, I got way too comfortable in the Palace pool which is where I wound up after taking all my photos and filming on that vacay. Good choice for vacation mode, bad choice for being more productive.
Since I will be returning to the resort at the end of this month and staying at the new adults-only section, I will have a chance to redeem myself. I plan on seeing the Eden cenote since it is a larger cenote but not a huge trek from the highway.
Here are links to the cenotes in case you wish to learn more about them:
If you are not staying at the Barcelo, I’ve posted a video of how to get to these cenotes from Playa del Carmen (actually, you can use the colectivos to get there from anywhere along the road from PDC to Tulum). I like this video not only for the various cenote filming, but for highlighting traveling on the colectivos, or shuttle service primarily used by locals to get around the vast area of the Riviera Maya. I’ve taken them before during the day and they are a cheap form of transportation.
What do you think? Have you seen these cenotes or any others in the Riviera Maya?