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Put adventure into your vacation with ATV Explorer Motorcycle Jungle Tours.
Take a trip out of time through
the wild Mayan jungle
Swim and snorkel in a clear
freshwater cenote pool
Ride well maintained automatic
ATV's through tropical jungle
See the hidden natural
mysteries of Mexico on this eco-tour
Climb an beautiful
un-restored Maya temple
Explore huge, ancient
underground caves
Hike through the jungle
to a cenote cavern
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See exotic animals and plants
Marvel at the ruins of a
rediscovered Maya pyramid.
Eco-tour just minutes from
Playa del Carmen and Playacar
Perfect tour for groups, couples families, friends, famous people...
Safe, fun adventure tour for everyone
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Space is limited, so make
reservations today.
7 tours a day, 7 days a week, rain or shine, year round
2 hour adventure tour Additional
Info
Don't forget to wear your bathing suit under your
clothes and some comfortable shoes.
Bring a towel, insect repellent (bio degradable), and money
for tips and/or souvenir t-shirts.
Helmets and safety goggles available.
Snorkel equipment and life vest available.
Minimum age to drive: 12 years.
You can do the ATV Jungle Tour 7 days a week, rain or shine.
The ATV Explorer Tour is located just a few minutes South of
Playa del Carmen. Transportation is available through us at an additional
cost.
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Cenotes and Caves
You will visit beautiful caves and cenotes on your ATV Explorer
Motorcycle Jungle Tour in Playa del Carmen. The eastern half of the Yucatan
Peninsula, Mexico, is home to thousands of caves and natural springs called
cenotes. The ancient Mayans considered them sacred entrances to the
spiritual world. No visit to this region would be complete without a trip to one
of these palm-lined, crystal-clear, freshwater pools.
The Yucatan peninsula was originally under the ocean, and the
region's limestone foundation is fossilized coral beds and ocean floor. There
are no above ground rivers in this area, all of the ground water sinks through
the porous limestone and travels to the sea in underground rivers. Parts of the
limestone weakened over time and collapsed, leaving sinkholes filled with water.
Locally around Playa del Carmen these pools are called cenotes.
During the ice ages, portions of the underground rivers dried up
and water dripping through the limestone left mineral deposits in beautiful
formations. Decorations - stalactites and stalagmites - formed in the caves and
caverns, and were covered with water when the rivers began flowing once again.
The
Maya used the cenotes for water - both for drinking and irrigation - and in
religious ceremonies. Some of their cities were built around cenotes or wells
dug down to the ground water. Divers have explored the cenote at Chichen Itza
and have found offerings the ancient Maya made to the gods. Among them copper
and gold necklaces, pottery, jade beads, and skeletons of both sexes and all
ages.
ATV Explorer Motorcycle Jungle Tour takes you swimming in one of the most
beautiful cenotes near Playa del Carmen. The water is clean, sheltered from the
sun by sheltering cavern roof. It is so clear that the stalagmites on the bottom
look like they are just under the surface, when the truth is they are more than
60 feet down!
A highlight of the jungle tour is a trip into an ancient cave. This cave used
to be a cenote, but dried up centuries ago. Near the entrance is a burial site
of an ancient Maya priest.
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