# What To Do in Playa del Carmen

> A short, independent list of the best tours and things to do in and from Playa del Carmen, Mexico, made by locals who have lived and worked in Playa since 2017. Every tour listed has at least 4.5 stars from 100 or more verified guests on GetYourGuide (the Cozumel ferry ticket is the one exception). The site is run by the team behind Eating With Carmen Food Tours, a Tripadvisor Top 1% food tour company; its food tours are the only listings it operates. Nobody pays to be listed.

## Main pages
- [Home: all tours by distance from Playa](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/): 37 tours sorted by drive time from 5th Avenue (in Playa, near Playa, Akumal and Puerto Morelos, Cozumel, Tulum, Sian Ka'an, Cobá and Chichén Itzá, Holbox), trip plans for 1, 3 and 5 days, and a day trip comparison.
- [Playa del Carmen FAQ](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/playa-del-carmen-faq/): 100 answers from locals: Cancún airport transfers, pesos and tipping, safety, sargassum, cenotes, ruins fees, Cozumel ferry, food and nightlife.
- [Playa del Carmen tour reviews](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/playa-del-carmen-tour-reviews/): ratings and review counts for every tour we recommend, with a local verdict.

## Guides
- [Cenotes near Playa del Carmen](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/cenotes-near-playa-del-carmen/)
- [Chichén Itzá from Playa del Carmen](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/chichen-itza-from-playa-del-carmen/)
- [Cozumel from Playa del Carmen](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/cozumel-from-playa-del-carmen/)
- [Playa del Carmen to Cozumel ferry](https://whattodoinplayadelcarmen.com/playa-del-carmen-to-cozumel-ferry/): companies, prices (about $16 to $17 one way in October 2026), times and tips.

## Key facts (checked October 2026)
- Cancún airport (CUN) to Playa: about 45 minutes to an hour by road; ADO bus about 232 pesos.
- Tulum ruins: 100 pesos Parque del Jaguar plus 165 pesos archaeological zone for foreign visitors (July 2026).
- Chichén Itzá: about 676 pesos for foreign visitors in 2026; about 2 hours 45 minutes from Playa.
- Sargassum usually peaks May to August; whale shark season roughly June to mid-September.
- Tap water is not drinkable; drinking alcohol in the street is fined.

## Food tours (operated by the same team)
- [Eating With Carmen Food Tours in Playa del Carmen](https://www.eatingwithcarmen.com/tours-playa-del-carmen/): walking food tours daily, Tripadvisor Top 1% 2026, 4,000+ five-star reviews.

## Sister sites
- [What To Do in Maui](https://whattodoinmaui.com/)