26 Aug 2024
Our family of 4 enjoyed the Rio Secreto Plus tour. We booked through Nexus at our hotel and were picked up at the hotel lobby at 9:30am. We arrived to the entrance around 10:30am, signed waivers and got into another van to drive another 15 minutes to the activity area. We dropped our stuff into lockers and were equipped with helmets. Our guide Fernando was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, patient and supportive. We were put into a group of 12 and some opted out of the bike ride portion and were driven instead. The bike ride was bumpy but fun! We did one repelling session down into a cave and felt very safe the entire time. We went back to the locker area on bike where we got into our swimsuits, water shoes and wetsuits (they provided the shoes and wetsuits for us to use). We swapped our helmets for ones with flashlights and headed down into the cenotes. This was by far our favourite part of the excursion. The caves were very cool and it was fun to hike and swim inside. We were glad we opted for the wetsuits as the water was chilly. When we turned out the lights, it was so dark and the kids loved it! What an experience! Our lunch happened at the end of the activities which ended up being around 4pm. We got back to the hotel around 5:45 so it was a full day excursion. Overall it was a fun day!