Explore Rio Secreto in Playa del Carmen, including additional access to new features with a Rio Secreto Plus admission ticket. Visit the new 'Dry Route', which includes a visit to the Salón de la Paz for a fantastic sound and light show and a 25-minute guided walk on the interpretive nature trails. Bike through the forest and go rappelling, then continue to Rio Secreto's natural underground rivers and impressive caves filled with unique rock formations. Fuel up with a buffet lunch and refreshing non-alcoholic beverages. Use of all equipment and transport from the welcome center are included.

Explore the new 'Dry Route', in addition to the standard Rio Secreto activities, with Rio Secreto Plus admission
Visit the Salon de la Paz for a 1-hour light and sound show, then take a 25-minute guided hike on an an interpretive nature trail
Enjoy the regular Rio Secreto activities like biking, swimming, rappelling and exploring the caves
Dig in to a provided buffet lunch accompanied by non-alcoholic beverages

What's Included

Lunch
Light refreshments
Professional guide
Use of bicycle
All necessary equipment

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Río Secreto
Río Secreto, 77719 Q.R., Mexico

Pickup points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Rio Secreto

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for travellers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Not wheelchair accessible
It is recommended that you wear a short sleeve t-shirt with your swimsuit underneath, and bring along extra clothes to change into later.
Please bring extra cash and/or a credit card for purchasing extra food, souvenirs, photos, or other items inside the nature reserve
Near public transportation
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Aaron_S

Our guide was amazing. He connected with everyone in our group (there were no more than 10). He was extremely knowledgeable about the caves - both scientific and cultural aspects of the connections to the caves. He focused a lot on the story of the global ecosystem which I appreciated. On the bike ride, our 12 year old took a turn too tight, over corrected and crashed. He got some minor scrapes on hands. Our guide did an excellent job tending to this to ensure it was disinfected. They are great about providing water and safety gear. My only feedback is that I wish there were more places to do photos of our own that are not in the caves. We didn’t feel like the photo package was worth it for us.

Reviews

4.5

265 reviews

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Unique experience

Alexis_G, Aug 2023

Such a great experience. It’s so different and awe inspiring. The plus is definitely the way to go. I have done this now twice. Guides have been awesome and very knowledgeable. Love the rappelling wish we could do this twice lol. The only thing I don’t like is they do not allow you to take any pictures. They say it’s for your safety (oh uh) but it’s definitely to sell you their photo package. That would be fine if they didn’t charge $120 bucks for that package. It is way over priced. I of course bought it the first time since wow. But this second time it just felt like way too much after all the spending I have done lol. Plus we didn’t love the way we looked in the photos though the photos are very well professionally done and the caves look amazing. But otherwise I recommend doing this since it really is amazing. I don’t know any other place where you spend two hours walking and swimming through caves with amazing stalagmites.

Great day, worth it.

Aaron_S, Aug 2023

Top Mexico Highlight

Michael_D, Mar 2023

I would give this tour and company 5 starts. They were great, friendly and provided exceptional service. Our tour guide was Gustavo and can tell that he is passionate. We do a lot of tours when traveling and this one was one of the best we ever did.

Could’ve been great

David_A, Jan 2023

Everything could’ve been great. When putting groups together I would ask for age. Also 1 truck for bike transport is ridiculous.

True underworld experience!

Pierre_L, Jan 2023

So worth! Natural experience not as commercial sites. Very close to nature. Guide Gabriel was so positive with lots of explanations. Much complete experience compare to swingning in a cenote…

MEH, do it if you have been to Playa del Carmen-Cancun a couple of times before

Andrea_F, Oct 2022

Its a nice experience BUT wouldn't recommend it to someone travel for a first time to Playa del Carmen - Cancun. There is SOOOO much more to do, specially taking into account that you can't take pictures inside the cave as part of protection and EACH PICTURE COST 25 DOLLARS (or you can buy a package for 99 dollars). If its your 3rd or 4th time at Yucatan peninsula, it is something that should be missed, but if its a first time visit to the place, look for something else.

It’s all about the tour guide!

Gloria_A, June 2022

Driss (tour guide) was funny, knowledgeable and very kind! He took the time to tour in two languages and never left anyone out of the fun! He even got us a ride to our hotel (we paid) but at least we didn’t have to hunt a taxi down! 10/10! The tour itself was exciting! Repelling was scary but rewarding when we got to the bottom. The cavern was really cool and swimming in the depths of the planet…nothing cooler!!

It was beautiful, interesting and...

Debra M, Sept 2017

It was beautiful, interesting and fun! What we loved most about it was the variety of activities caving, bike riding, repealing into the ceneote, and swimming through the the cave. Would definitely recommend the 'Plus' option! Everything was well maintained, professionally handled, and both culturally and ecologically sensitive. Tip: when they offer you a walking stick for cave walking take it. I have a bad knee so I took it as a procaution, but most the people who didn't take one wished they had. The floor of the cave is uneven but it can be hard to see under the water so the walking stick helps you know what's coming. I enjoy learning new things....and we saw a fascinating new creature which is a cross between a spider and a scorpion. Our guide explained it was harmless and blind. Apparently all creatures that live in the caves ' see ' by using their long antennae to feel vibration in the pitch blackness of the cave. Our guide was great. The groups are small so you get to know each other. In the cave it helps if you work as a team. It was everything I would want in a day trip!

This was an amazing experience...

Paul M, Aug 2016

This was an amazing experience! Alandra, our tour guide was great. She had such an in depth knowledge of the background of the Rio Secreto. Being in the water in this underground river for such an extended time wading and swimming among the stalagmites and stalagtights looking at the wonders God created underground was fantastic. A must experience tour.

This tour was amazing , our gide...

Fatima G, June 2016

This tour was amazing , our gide Raul ,was great and the rio secrets was one of a kind experience . Most do if your in cancun.

This adventure was very cool, we...

Christopher_L, May 2016

This adventure was very cool, we spent some time in the dry caves as you were not in the water and then changed into our wet suites and we were off on a little tour to the caves were we learned a little of the history of the Mayan culture, once we were in the caves it was very exciting and beautiful as the color of the water and the reflections off the ceiling were amazing, we then went on a short mountain bike ride, to another part of the caves were we repelled down a small crevice down about 50 feet into a large cavern were we hiked out and had lunch. Our guide was Lara and she was very knowledgable of the history of the Mayan culture and the structures and materials in the caves as well as a great sense of humor.