City overview
The Riviera Maya runs about 130 kilometres of Caribbean coast from Puerto Morelos south through Playa del Carmen, Mayakoba, Puerto Aventuras and Akumal to Tulum, and packs white sand, jungle cenotes and Maya cities into a single stretch of Highway 307. Playa del Carmen is the heart of it, a walkable beach town built around Quinta Avenida, and it is also where Jewish visitors will find the region's kosher scene. Two Chabad houses operate in Playa del Carmen and a third serves Tulum, between them running a synagogue, a mikvah, Shabbat meals and more than a dozen supervised kosher kitchens, bakeries and shops. It is one of the densest concentrations of kosher food anywhere in Latin America outside Mexico City, and it sits within walking distance of the beach.
Gran Cenote
Riviera Maya · From MX$500 per person
A pair of connected open cenotes just outside Tulum, with clear shallow water, small turtles and a boardwalk between the two pools.
Time needed
1 to 2 hours
Hours
Open daily approximately 8:00 AM–4:45 PM, last entry around 4:15 PM
Tips
Four kilometres west of Tulum town on the Cobá road, and easy to reach by bike or colectivo. Cash only, and you must shower off sunscreen and repellent before entering. Go at opening — it is small and fills quickly.
Neighborhood
Tulum
Activity providers
Kosher map of Riviera Maya
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.