Tuesday was a big day! We decided to knock out the full-day adventure right off the bat (strategy was to rent the bikes for the end of the week). This tour was a small-group tour (there were 10 of us total) lead by the tour guide and a driver. The tour included Chichen Itza, Valladolid, and the Xux Ha cenote. It was an incredible day full of adventure. The tour guide provided a wealth of information the entire time, had very knowledgeable responses to every single question asked, and really made the experience top-notch!
First up was Chichen Itza (chicken pizza, for the newbies). Kendall was interested in the first eight minutes and then completely hated the rest. Not exactly the most exciting thing for her. I have been to Chichen Itza many years ago, but it still it just mind-blowing to me how the site was built.
After Chichen Itza, our tour continued to a small colonial village called Valladolid. Here, we had lunch at a great restaurant (included with our tour) and then had a chance to walk around the village for about 45 minutes. We visited a local chocolate shop and then explored the main, central square. The mustard yellow paint seemed to be a common theme throughout what we saw of the village.
After Valladolid, we ventured to the cenote. Immediately upon arriving, Kendall made quick friends with a kitten. This thing followed us everywhere! There are over 6,000 cenotes on the Yucatan Peninsula. The one we visited was below ground, and we had to take several steep staircases just to get down to the water. But man....what a view once we got down there! There was also a platform where people could jump/dive off, into the water. It was such an amazing experience!
After swimming for about an hour, our tour took us back to Tulum and dropped us off at our place. Kendall immediately wanted to swim (again) and we were all too tuckered out to walk anywhere for dinner. We found a great food delivery place - think Doordash or Uber Eats - called Tomato! We found an amazing burrito place, Burrito Amor, and completely devoured the food and had a fun game night.
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