Ruta de los Cenotes, Puerto Morelos: Cenotes Km by Km

Where the Ruta de los Cenotes starts

The road leaves Federal Highway 307 at Puerto Morelos and heads west. Locogringo's 2018 guide says to drive 1 km south of Puerto Morelos and look for the large arch on the west side of the highway; Boundless Roads (July 2026) adds a sign with the cenote map on the right just past the bridge. The road is 35 km long according to the state tourism portal and 37 km (about 20 miles) according to Boundless Roads, ending in Leona Vicario. Puerto Morelos is its own municipality, separate from Cancún (Benito Juárez) since 2015. Cancún airport is about 25 km from Puerto Morelos, about 20 minutes without traffic.

The cenotes on the road, km by km

Sources place the same cenotes at different km markers, by up to 1.5 km, so treat these as a guide and watch for the roadside signs. The first figure is Locogringo (2018), the second Boundless Roads (2026) where it differs.

• Km 12 to 12.6: Las Mojarras — A large open cenote, 65 m long, with a 6 m jumping platform, zip lines and picnic areas (Boundless Roads; state tourism portal).
• Km 15.5 to 16: Siete Bocas — Seven openings in the rock over a freshwater channel 70 to 150 m long. About 2 km of dirt road from the turn-off. 300 pesos per person, daily 8:00 to 17:00 (México Desconocido, undated).
• Km 16: Boca del Puma — An eco park with a seven-line zip-line circuit, ATV trails and a cenote swim. No fee found in an opened source.
• Km 17 to 18: Verde Lucero — Open to the sky, with two platforms and a zip line that drops you into the water. 300 pesos for visitors, 150 for Mexican residents, 9:30 to 16:30 (Boundless Roads, July 2026).
• Km 18.5: Chilam Balam — Listed by Locogringo (2018) as Chilim Balam; no other details in an opened source.
• Km 19: La Noria — A cave cenote with wooden stairs down to a platform, reached on a short detour just before Kin Ha.
• Km 18 to 20: Kin Ha — A park with the cavern Cenote Kin-Ha and the open Cenote Blanca Flor. Its own site sells entry to both at 600 pesos, open 9:00 to 17:00 (checked October 2026).
• Km 19 plus 5.5 km: Zapote — The park's official address is km 19, then 5.5 km of access road (Locogringo lists km 20). Four cenotes, and the Hells Bells formations at about 30 m for certified divers.

How much the cenotes cost

There is no single Ruta de los Cenotes ticket. You pay at each gate, in cash pesos to be safe. The Boundless Roads author put the average at around 150 pesos (MXN) per cenote in a reply on the 2025-2026 guide, while the 2026 figures above run from 300 pesos at Verde Lucero and Siete Bocas to 600 pesos for Kin Ha's two cenotes. Zapote, Boca del Puma, Las Mojarras and La Noria publish no fee we could open, so plan on paying at the gate. Several Quintana Roo cenotes charge extra for a life jacket or a locker, and some make the life jacket compulsory even for swimmers (Por Esto, March 2026). For every cenote fee in one table, see how much it costs to go to a cenote.

Drive yourself, take a colectivo or book a tour

By car is the easiest way to hop between cenotes: from Cancún, take Highway 307 south to Puerto Morelos (about 30 minutes) and turn inland. Locogringo notes there are no restaurants on the road, so bring lunch. By colectivo, ride from downtown Cancún to Puerto Morelos for around 30 to 50 pesos (Destinationless Travel, January 2026; colectivos cannot be boarded at the airport). From Puerto Morelos, white combi vans run up the Ruta when full and stop along the main road. They do not drive down the access roads, so at Siete Bocas you walk the 2 km dirt road and at Zapote the access road is 5.5 km. On a tour, the pickup and the park entry are handled for you. See whether you can visit cenotes without a tour for the trade-offs.

Tours that go to the Ruta de los Cenotes

Two kinds of trip run here: adventure parks that add ATV and zip lines to a swim, and cenote parks that sell their own day. You can compare all the operators and the tours that run on the ruta de los cenotes.

• Jungle ATV, ziplines and cenote, from $39 — Extreme Adventure Cancún's park, at km 19.1 by its own address. The listing's itinerary has 45 minutes of swimming at Cenote Verde Lucero after the ATV ride and 3 ziplines. 4.2 on 1,237 reviews of this tour on GetYourGuide. Pickup included, free cancellation up to 24 hours before, reserve now and pay later. See the ATV, zipline and cenote tour.
• Kin-Ha's own ATV, ziplines and two cenotes, from $55 — Sold by the park on GetYourGuide: 45 minutes of shared ATV, 3 ziplines, entry to Cenote Kin-Ha and Cenote Blanca Flor, lunch, lockers and showers, with transport from Cancún, Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen. 4.6 on 24 reviews of this tour on GetYourGuide. More on the Cenote Kin Ha page.
• Cenote swim day without the ATV, from $59 — If you want only cenotes, the two-cenote day at Cenotes El Retoño picks up at meeting points in Cancún and Puerto Morelos. El Retoño is not on the Ruta itself: the listing's map pin is further north, about 35 minutes from Cancún. 4.9 on 75 reviews of this tour on GetYourGuide. See the cenote swim day from Cancún.

Which cenote near Puerto Morelos to pick

Pick by what you want to do in the water. For jumping, Las Mojarras has the 6 m platform and Verde Lucero has platforms plus a zip line into the water. For a cave, La Noria and Kin Ha are cavern cenotes. For snorkelling in a channel, Siete Bocas has seven openings over one long pool. For diving, Zapote is the one with the Hells Bells, about 30 m down and for certified divers only. Kin Ha and Siete Bocas also have both a cave and open water in one stop. Whatever you pick, arrive early: Por Esto (March 2026) suggests 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. to avoid queues, and most cenotes ban sunscreen and repellent in the water.