The cove of Yal-kú, located in the coastal town of Akumal, we find one of those Caribbean corners with which you will surely surprise you on your way. At this outlet from the sweet waters underground to the open sea, you will enjoy a unique landscape.
- Yal-kú is located in Akumal, 3 km from the entrance to the beach. Akumal is located 37 km from Playa del Carmen and 26 from Tulum.
- Sundays are the busiest day.
- Cost entrance: 200 pesos adults, children 130. Discount for local Quintana Roo, take your identification.
- Services: showers, lockers, bathrooms, rental of snorkel equipment, palapas and restaurant. There is parking. It is not allowed to use non-biodegradable body creams, nor to feed the fish. I’ll pick you up to bring your own snorkel gear.
- How to get there by public transport? From Tulum, buses leave on the main street. From Cancun (buses leave near the ADO terminal) you have to get off at the last stop in Playa del Carmen and from here take another bus to Akumal (from street 2 between 15 and 20 avenue). Public transportation leaves you on Federal Highway 307, on the bridge at the entrance of the village (warns the driver, he knows). From here you walk 1 km to the beach. The ADO (big bus) does not stop in Akumal, you must go by combi, bus, van, van … There is taxi service in Akumal to Yal-ku. At the exit of the cove, they will call you a taxi if you need it.
