Sian Ka’an & Muyil Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Mayan for “a place where heaven begins”, Sian Ka’an is an enormous and quite unique biosphere reserve. It consists of a thick jungle, blue lagoons, and Mayan-built canals, and boasts a record number of unique species.

There are two distinct ways of exploring this unique reserve. The oceanic side with beaches and saltwater lagoons can be accessed via Punta Allen. And the jungle side with Mayan ruins, freshwater lagoons, and wetlands can be accessed via Muyil.

We recommend exploring the jungle side of Sian Ka’an on a four-hour tour that takes you to an off-the-beaten-track Mayan site, a boat tour of the lagoons, watching wildlife, and floating in a lazy river.

If you are driving further down to Bacalar after your Sian Ka'an tour, we recommend declining the hotel pickup/dropoff in Tulum and arriving straight at the Muyil parking lot. This will give you some significant time back.