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Beautiful Off the Beaten Path Underground Cenote Near Coba Ruins!
Cenote Tamcach-​Ha is a beautiful underground cenote that is located about a 10 minute drive from the Coba Ruins. This cenote is situated slightly off the beaten path and it is lesser known and written about (you won’t find it listed on too many websites or in many guidebooks).
I visited this cenote during the afternoon of November 14^th with friends from my hostel in Tulum.
I had rented a car from Tulum and drove to this cenote after visiting the ruins, in combination with the two other nearby cenotes in this group, Choo-​Ha and Multum-​Ha. From the parking lot at the Coba ruins, we turned left and followed the road around the lagoon. We took another left turn at the first road we came to, with a sign at the corner pointing us in the right direction. We drove through a portion of the Coba village, and then made a right turn down a narrow and newly paved highway that was surrounded by gorgeous, thick and lush jungle on both sides. After driving along the highway for a little while and following the signs, we turned left on a dirt road. The ticket booth for all three cenotes was located at the entrance to this road. We continued down this road where both Cenotes Tamcach-​Ha and Choo-​Ha were located. The entire drive took about 10 minutes from the ruins.
The entrance fee for each cenote was 55 pesos or 165 pesos for a ticket to all three.
Cenote Tamcach-​Ha was a short drive from Choo-​Ha, along a bumpy dirt road to the left of Choo-Ha’s parking area. It was a perfectly round and large cavern with high rock ceilings. The water was a dark blue colour and it was very deep. There was a rope strung across the water which was helpful for taking a rest from treading water.
The entrance to Tamcach-​Ha was a small opening in the ground, and was accessed by a spiral wooden staircase that seemed to go on forever! The stairs were wet and quite slippery.
As we descended into the open cenote, there were two wooden platforms branching off of the staircase at different heights (10 metres and 5 metres) for jumping into the cenote. I was a chicken and didn’t end up jumping in.
The staircase eventually led onto to a cement platform (that was submerged in the water and flooded at the time of my visit) with a couple of wooden benches for us to put our belongings (you could also leave your stuff in your rental car, or hang/​place them on the wooden railings by one of the two platforms).
I had a great experience swimming at Tamcach-​Ha and was just amazed and in awe of this place and its natural beauty. There were only a few other people at the cenote during our visit, which made for a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere.
Cenote Tamcach-​Ha along with the other two nearby cenotes, Choo-​Ha and Multum-​Ha, are the perfect place to visit after touring the Coba Ruins!

Después de horas de caminar por la maravillosa Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, el calor estaba es su mayor expresión. Al salir, nos recomendaron ir a unos cenotes cercanos a la zona, que son: Choo Há, Multum Há, y el Tankach Há (En maya significa agua profunda). El valor de la entrada de cada cenote es de $ 50 MXP y los puedes adquirir ahí mismo o en la entrada del estacionamiento de la Zona Arqueológica. Antes de entrar al Cenote, tienes que ducharte, puesto que no puedes tener bloqueador en tu cuerpo, lo cual da lo mismo porque esta en las profundidades del inframundo. Al descender, quedas impresionado por tal perfección de la naturaleza. Es totalmente redondo de una profundidad que va de los 4 mts a los 35 mts. Su color es totalmente azul y es impresionantemente frío, porque no llega ni un haz de luz. Para las personas extremas, cuenta con dos plataformas para hacer clavados, una de 5 metros de altura y la otra de 10 metros. Yo creyéndome súper cool fui con toda la actitud y al llegar, las rodillas me temblaban peor que niñita chiquita, pero no podía no hacerlo, conté hasta tres y me tiré el clavado, fue maravilloso.