The Ik kil cenote is one of the most visited in Yucatan. Its proximity to Chichen Itza and its spectacular beauty, make it a regular stop for many visitors to these Mayan lands.

The Ik kil cenote is one of those who remove the hiccups, simply spectacular. The fact that 3 is located kilometers from the archeological zone of Chichen Itza, wonder of the modern world and the most visited of the Yucatan Peninsula, puts it in the spotlight of tourism in these lands.

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Services and price of the cenote Ik kil

The largest number of visitors to Chichén Itzá come from Riviera Maya. The tours that arrive in the archaeological zone from Riviera Maya are very similar: quick visit of Valladolid, cenote Ik kil (many agencies stop to eat and you have time to bathe in the cenote) and visit Chichen Itza.

This is why the cenote is within the most tourist circuits of these Mayan lands, a stop that conventional tourism agencies know is a success. Its price of 80 pesos is very accessible.

In the place there is restaurant, bathroom services and showers (showers), boxes, services and souvenir shops where tour guides usually encourage shopping, commissions are a reality.

Characteristics of the cenote Ik kil

The Ik kil cenote, also known as Sacred Blue Cenote, is open, with a mouth of 60 meters in diameter and 26 meters of fall to the crystal clear waters, a joy of place. The roots of the trees fall in the form of lianas through the walls of the cenote, looking for water. Enjoy the view of this wonder while you bathe in the cenote, spectacular image.

At the cenote you descend a stone staircase that allows you to stand at different heights of this great water well (dzonot in Yucatecan Maya). There is a jump from 5 meters that delights those who like to jump. The cenotes at the end are beautiful playgrounds. For professionals, in the Ik kil cenote, diving championships of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition have been held, you better see it. They jump from 27 meters.

For those who do not go on an organized excursion try to avoid the hours of greatest tourist influx, from 11 to 15: 30. In fact I explain something that will allow you to visit Ik kil alone: They open at 9 in the morning, but if you show up at the door at 8: 30 and ask questions in a pleasant way if you can enter, I'm sure they will leave you. For me it was a luxury to see the cenote Ik kil for an hour alone, a gift that I will always remember.

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LOCATION: Cenote Ik kil It is located at 3 Km of Chichen Itza. Leaving Chichén towards Cancún by the federal 180, free.

HOW TO GET IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? The trucks (buses) second class or collective (vans) that run along the 180 road leaving Piste, leave you at the entrance of the cenote. If you travel in ADO to Chichén, from here you take another collective to the cenote or a taxi (about 60 MXN)

SCHEDULE AND SERVICES: from 9 to 17 daily. There are services, lockers, showers, restaurant, souvenir shops. Lifejacket rental and lockers: 30 Mexican pesos. Access to the cenote with backpacks is not allowed.

PRICE ENTRY: 80 mxn (Mexican pesos) / children 40 pesos

ACCOMMODATION: In the enclosure there are some beautiful cabins to stay, at 1250 mxn the night until 4 people, without breakfast. Web of the cenote I Kil

WHAT TO BRING? Light and light clothing, hat, insect repellent, sunscreen (use it after bathing), closed and comfortable shoes to protect yourself from insect bites, some water always goes well swimsuit and a towel or pareo to dry after the bath. It is a good option to take diving mask to better appreciate the place.

THE LAW OF THE GOOD CENOTERO: To avoid contaminating the delicate water of the cenotes, do not use body creams, or protectors, or repellents before entering them. Do not hang from the roots of the trees or touch the stalactites or do any other idiocy that damages the place.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CENOTE IK KIL: 43 meters deep, an altitude from the mouth to the water of 26 meters and a diameter of 60 meters. You can dive with prior permission.

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Sandra Salvadó Training photographer, traveler by vocation and certified tourism guide by the Government of Mexico. We promote natural wonders and contemporary Mayan culture. Great fan of pre-Hispanic history. Author of the blog and co-founder of The Shortest Path Travel, agency that guides you through alternative paths in Mayan lands. Social and sustainable tourism in the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas.

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2 Comments

Unai Martin Mendiguren the 2 July, 2017 at the 19: 38

Good morning Sandra, beautiful photos! Did you need a special objective to get as much amplitude of the cenote (fisheye or similar) or with a 18mm was it worth it?

Thank you very much!
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- Sandra Salvadó the 2 July, 2017 at the 20: 44
  
  Hello Unai, I think it's the first photographic question I have on the blog, what an illusion it has made me 😉
  From an 16mmm you go well, I do not use more angular focal points. Some with fixed 24mmm, between that range I move. Tripod needed, some are barely illuminated.
  Good light in your way, that you enjoy it a lot.
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