Cenote X'batun

Beautiful cenote. I would recommend going early when there's not a lot of people.

Beautiful open cenote with thick vegetation that makes it a great place to connect with nature. This cenote is the entrance to an expansive underwater cave system. Cave-diving is posible. Amenities and a small shop are available at the entrance of Dzonbakal and X'batun. At the X'batun cenote there are very dilapidated bathrooms (out of order) and some shelter to change.

Beautiful place and scenery. Not to crowded when you arrive early enough! Magic place that seems like out a movie

One of the best cenotes in Merida. Definitely worth the trip. It’s not touristy so you have the whole place to yourself. It’s unreal how beautiful is. We saw all sorts of plants, birds and everything that represents this beautiful part of the world.

X'batuun is, in my opinion, the most visually appealing cenote from the surface. The diving is also amazing. It's got a great big cavern and a lot of cave to keep you busy, both deep and within recreational limits. The best time to visit is 8am when they open. Once the swimmers arrive, they destroy the visibility for the first 10m of the dive. Then it becomes crystal clear.

Wonderful cenote. Probably one of the most beautiful ones I have seen (and that is a lot). Pretty accessible, no 4x4 necessary. You access via the pueblo of Cacao, and when you get to the entrance, you have to pay entry fee for the two cenotes, Xbatun and Dzonbacal . You can only access either cenote by paying there. They give you a card that you will give to the guard sitting at the gate about 900m further down the road. Fee: 75 mxn for nationals wirh valid ID & 150 mxn for foreigners. Considering that you get to see two beautiful and clean cenotes that are well taken care of, this is a pretty fair price. Xbatun was my favourite, it literally looks like it is out of a movie set. Accessible for everyone, I would say, as the stone stairs are in perfect condition and not steep at all.

The staff was nice and it wasn't busy but the water was very merky. Which concerned me because I couldn't see what was in there. But the surroundings were pretty.

Top 1 cenote, feeling in the jungle, we were alone. The whole area is clean, the locals preserve both cenotes. After a route through Yucatan, was our favourite. The difference in the price between foreigners (100 pesos) and nationals (50 pesos) I don’t understand, plus asking for a tip every single time. This is a general reflection of our journey in Mexico.

Cenote X'batun and DZONBAKALare within the same area. Google maps will make you come from highway 261 from the north side even though a road from the south shows up on the map. That is a private road so if you are coming from Uxmal or Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché you have to drive up past them - per google maps. You will reach a 'ticket' area where you have to get your temp checked and buy tickets. Then you drive down the road off the pavement onto a dirt road to give your tickets to a guy. Then drive a couple of K until you reach Cenote X'batun. Some have complained that they were over crowded and all, we went in Jan of 2021 and they are really practicing social distancing - we were the only ones in the cenote! IMPORTANT NOTE if you can get to any cenote/Mayan site when they open or before noon - chances are you can have the place pretty much to yourself. Also you don't have to climb down a 100 foot hole in the ground on a sketcy ladder to get to this one. Pretty easy solid stair case to get here. Can recommend if you are in the Uxmal area