Tulum may lack some of the grandeur of Chich n Itz , it contains 60 buildings, which are thought to be about 10 percent of the original city. It stylized designs and the incredible setting more than make up for the lack of major pyramids. Up until the 1960s the only way to get to Tulum was by boat. Now it is one of the Maya world's most visited sites, visit early if possible, to avoid the crowds. A small admission fee is charged.
Multilingual guides are available.
An early trip to Tulum, combined with lunch in Playa del Carmen, and an afternoon at spent at Xel Ha makes for an great full day trip from Cancun. Coba Coba is the largest of Yucatan's archeological sites, it is also the least excavated of all the major sites on the Yucatan peninsula. Containing 20,000 structures, Coba once was home to as many as 40,000 Mayans. Coba is a striking site with magnificent pyramids and incredibly detailed stelae. The Nohoch Mul pyramid, the tallest on the peninsula, reaches 140 feet into the sky.