Mayan Backroads Bike Tour from Tulum

Learn about modern Mayan culture and traditions, cycle between rural villages on quiet roads and forest trails and hike the junle reserve of Punta Laguna looking for wild monkeys. Visit the home of a Mayan family and their organic vegetable garden and sample delicious home made local delicacies, such as tortillas and salsas.  Then spend the afternoon hiking in a wonderful jungle nature reserve, home to wild monkeys & tropical birds, canoeing on a pristine lake and enjoy a thrilling zip-line over the water.

This is a magical tour that takes you into the forests & cornfields of the Mayan communities of Yucatan and the wonderful Punta Laguna nature reserve, home to the largest population of wild monkeys in the area.

You will meet real sustainable communities that have been living off the land for generations, growing their own food and using the natural resources of the jungle to build their homes. Then hike through the jungle as part of a community run conservation initiative that is the best place to see wild monkeys and other jungle wildlife in northern Yucatan.

The scenery is lush forest, inhabited by abundant wildlife of the region: monkeys, deer, coati, birds, reptiles, insects, felines and much more. The jungle is full of life and the sounds of nature and our trails take you into the heart of this vibrant ecosystem. You will ride, hike, paddle, swim & relax , connecting with the natural world and a people who live in harmony with it. Moving through the varying landscape of roads, trails, organic gardens, traditional homes, a pristine nature reserve and ancient ruins abandoned to the jungle, this is an active & inspiring means to discover the Mayan world.