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Mayan City Tulum Tours and Guides - Tulum is the ancient Mayan city overlooking the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The beautiful views and fascinating history Tulum is a day trip that no Cancun tourist should ever miss.  Tulum is one of the most visited of all Mayan ruins, and it's also the only major Mayan ruin to be found along Mexico's Caribbean coastline on the "Riviera Maya". Many people visit Tulum by pre-arranged tours that are sold to the public all along the Cancun strip.
The Tulum ruins are smaller than Chichen Itza, though its prestine crystal waters make up for it TWO-TIMES over.
You can cover the Tulum ruins in between 1.5 to 2 hours without rushing. Be prepared the area can be extremely hot, bring along your swimwear.. you'll need it before youhead back.
If you don't need a pre-arranged trip then you could always do things the adventurous way and find your own way there. There are many bilingual guides which are for hire by the entrance.The name Tulum comes from the Yucatec word for "wall". It is likely that the city's original name was something like Zama or "place of the dawn". Tulum was built in the Early Classic period AD250-600 and developed into an important city in the years AD1200-1530.
One of the spectacles at Tulum is the voladores, or flyers located close to the entrance. They dress in brilliantly colored traditional costumes, climb up a 150 foot pole, tie their ankles to ropes wound around the pole and then jump off. They fly gracefully around and around as the ropes unwind until they reach the ground. As the voladores "fly," another performer balances at the top of the pole and plays haunting tunes on his wooden flute.
Tulum is dominated by El Castillo, the tallest and most impressive building at Tulum.
However, there are many other buildings that you can explore more intimately such as the Temple of the descending God. Tulum is surrounded by three walls and with the ocean forming the fourth boundary the city was designed to be defensive. The walls average 18 feet thick and are between 9 and 15 feet high, entrance to the city complex is via one of the original five tunnels.
Tulum is opening from 8:00am to 5pm during the Summer months.
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