Riviera Maya & Tulum
Muyil ruins & Sian Ka'an floating canals
A quiet Maya city inside the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, then the lagoons and canals of Muyil.
Muyil lies about 25 km south-west of Tulum, inside the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. INAH describes it as an important coastal city that was inhabited from the Late Preclassic until the Late Postclassic and had contact with Chichén Itzá and Mayapán. Its original name is unknown; Muyil is the colonial name of one of the lagoons beside it.
Sian Ka'an became a biosphere reserve in 1986 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. CONANP lists the Muyil canals among the reserve's visitor sites, and the reserve is home to jaguar, tapir, manatee and the jabiru stork.
Pickup at your hotel in Tulum.
Photos: Kanché A.C., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Duration
- About 6 hours
- Guide language
- English · Spanish
- Pickup
- At your hotel in Riviera Maya & Tulum (other areas on request)
What's included
- Private transport with hotel pickup
- Guide
Not included
- Entrance fees, meals, equipment and boat: to be confirmed when we reply to your request
Sample itinerary
- 1Pickup at your hotel in Tulum
- 2Guided visit of the Muyil archaeological zone
- 3Lagoons and canals of Muyil, Sian Ka'an
- 4Return to your hotel
Good to know
Can I wear sunscreen?
CONANP's visitor rules for Sian Ka'an say no sunscreen. They also prohibit fishing, taking plants or animals, leaving litter and walking off authorised trails.
When is Muyil open?
INAH lists Muyil as open Monday to Sunday, 08:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30 (checked September 2026). We confirm hours when we reply to your request.
