We came here by cruise ship and this was a combined tour with Ake Ruins and Mucuyche Cenotes. This would be the second half of the tour.

We were told to gather our things and bring them with us and then off we went. The grounds were really pretty.

This would be the area you put your items. They had shelves with numbers on them. We were told which number our excursion was and were assured people would be watching our things and they had camera's in each section as well.

After putting our things away I would find that the hubby would still have his shoes on. "You plan on swimming in your shoes?" He said he didn't want to walk on the ground in bare feet or burn his feet. Well, then you will be swimming with them on if that's the case. I had brought my water socks with me so he decided to wear those instead. I had my water shoes. The kids...well, they would just have to suffer with their bare feet.

We went over to get our life jackets. No one was there handing them out or sizing you up. You just grabbed one and put it on. Then you are REQUIRED to wash off at the outside shower prior to going. The water was cool and refreshing on this hot day.

Then our group headed toward the cenote. My heart was racing and I was so excited.

It was a super short walk and before long, I was looking down past the trees and could see the cenote.

We had arrived at the cenote/cave area and were instructed there were several ways to get in. You could jump at the edge (when the guide told you to go) or you could walk in at the stairs. Most people jumped...including my daredevil self. The hubby told me it wasn't a good idea with my foot but I was doing this!

Yes there are bats flying above in the cave. No they didn't bother anyone or come down low.

They allowed 2 people to go in at a time if they wanted. So, Sakari and Karl went.

I was up next. The hubby wasn't going to jump because of his ears. So, he decided to stay above and take a video of the event instead. I was a solo jumper. As you can tell from the pictures of the kids above jumping, it's just a ledge above the water and not high at all.

I met up with the kids as the hubby walked down and got in

Can you see the little bats hanging upside down toward the right of the picture?

Down below the surface the water had lights and it was really pretty. There were a few fish but very little to be seen. I don't know why, I'd pick this beautiful place to live if I was a fish.

The beautiful rocks above and beside us.

After everyone was in the cave and exploring, they told us to swim out and toward the light and there was an opening between the rocks and in the cave. We could see the light.

A couple of fishes down below (on the right side of the picture)

We were headed out into a beautiful area. It was like floating down a lazy river.

Along the sides were pathways for walking. It was just beautiful in the area with the rocks beside us, the clear water and the vines hanging down. We continued to float.

A few little fishies down below.

Coming out of the tunnel

Then we started hearing this noise. It was loud. It sounded like water. IT WAS WATER! A waterfall to be exact. Oh how pretty!

Well that was refreshing! At the end there are steps to get out easily. I might add that they do have tubes to float on if you don't want to swim. There was one lady from our group that used it. You may have noticed her with the walker in one of the pictures from Ake. So just know if you have mobility issues or maybe even swimming issues, you can use a tube (if you can get down into the water).

See the little fishies in the water?

Looking back toward the way we just came out of the water.

As we came out there was a path to follow and they told us we were going into another cave and off we went.

It was really pretty in there with the trail all lit up. I didn't know if we were going out a different way to get back out to the regular area or what was happening.

Then we came out to another area of water that was lit up. I couldn't tell what exactly was going on at this point. Was there another cave?

We were told to enter the water at the stairs and swim where ever we wanted. They said there was no way to get lost no matter where you went. There's one way in and one way out only. They also let us know that it was over 110' deep in there. YIKES!

It was really dark inside but there were plenty of lights in the water and oh my goodness it was gorgeous! It was really hard to get good pictures and none of my pictures will give it the justice that is needed to show just how beautiful it was in there. There were stalactites and stalagmites everywhere.

There were several holes at the top of the cave, which was really really high up there, and the light shining down from the sunlight in there lit up the water and I don't think I've seen anything more beautiful.

Just look at those beams of light!

Now look how it lit up the water in the cavern. The water was so blue.

I tell the hubby to go over to the light for me to take a picture. He swims over, then sticks his head down in the water. Um...you want me to take a picture of the your head? Ok then. Head picture it is. I guess I might as well take a picture down below to see what he is looking at.

I could not get him to look up for anything.

So let me show you what we really see in these light beams in the water. Think of the most beautiful thing you have ever seen and that's the light we would see dancing below us. I could have never imagined it to look like this.

I really wish these pictures could show you the beauty we were witnessing. This was right up there with visiting the bioluminescent bay.

Time for a few "selfies" while we are in here.

I can't imagine coming here on a gloomy or rainy day. It would not have the same effect. 

It was time to get out. We didn't want to. We could have spent hours in here.

We swam over to the stairs and there was a ledge to get up onto before walking up the steps...with absolutely nothing underneath it. Just a drop off to no where.

Reluctantly we climbed the stairs and got out. I didn't want to leave.

Back out the way we came in.

Sakari was one happy girl after this swim! We all were.

So the walkway along the river we floated in was now our path back to the beginning. It was just so beautiful there.

We had made it back to the very first cave we went in. There were other stairs that you could go in as well (other than the ones the hubby used).

We headed back to the beginning to get our things. All we could talk about is the most amazing experience we just had.

After taking our life jackets off and gathering our things, they let us know that we would have to walk up to the restaurant to grab our lunch. Normally you are able to go up and eat lunch at the tables and they also have a VERY large pool up there to enjoy as well. However, since our bus broke down and we were pressed for time, we were going to have to get our lunch to go and eat it on the bus.

They had prepared our lunches and packed them in to-go containers and they also had Rice Milk to drink. We decided to buy pop instead. It was an OUTRAGEOUS amount. It definitely wasn't .80¢. It would cost us $5 EACH! OUCH! They made a killing off us and such a rip off.

The lady was single handedly making every tortilla by hand.

Heading back to the bus now. BOO!

We had 3 small chicken tacos and 2 types of salsa. It was AMAZING! Like I could have had 2 of these lunches. Everyone was raving about them and how good they were. So the tortilla shell was made out of corn and cooked in a way that you can open/cut down the middle of it and it would be filled with mashed black beans and cooked. I've never tasted anything like this before (or seen it). Simply amazing!