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Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/8/2013 6:20:32 AM
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Blakej
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We will be bringing our two boys, 8 and 10, next week to Akumal. I've looked online at Hidden Worlds and Dos Ojos. They both look neat because of the caves. Does anyone have a recommendation for one over the other?
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/8/2013 10:17:52 AM
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Gato
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Im going to say no to Hidden worlds for your 8 and 10 year old.
here is my link from my trip report. It would be extremely difficult for your kids to do the skybike. Im an adult and i found it difficult sometimes when we were on an incline .. and from what they noted to me this is the only way to get to the cenote after the bumpy road drive to get there - but i could be wrong maybe they offer just the cenote
My other partners in crime did the Dos Ojos and they absolutely loved it...
here is the link for you to read and see small blurb and a few photos >>>> go here
Unless they have changed Hidden worlds in 4 years? - i would rather recommend Xel Ha or Xcaret as a family event ... Xel Ha has Ziplines and Xcaret has a super cool Snuba you can all do. I am also going to advise to take snacks/food in a collapsable cooler as food and bevies do get expensive in the parks
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/8/2013 11:00:17 AM
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panesh
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There is a 70 meter underwater tunnel that connects the Two Eyes. We were snorkling in the cave and could see the divers heading off. Like I said I haven't been to Hidden Worlds. It's called Two Eyes becuase it is two caverns connected by an underwater tunnel.
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/8/2013 11:49:13 AM
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jwierzbicki
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Dos Ojos is locally own.
You pau about 100 pesso at the gate and have to go 2-3 miles to the cenote.
We had rental car but I think that they provide transportation. ( Does anybody know?).
So you save about $200 (for 4) and experience real stuff not manufactured for gringos Hidden Word.
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/8/2013 12:56:01 PM
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panesh
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We drove in last January but they told us we couldn't go into the bat cave without a guide. Now that I've been there with a guide I might try and do it on my own this time. The guide was about $30. I thought that was waaaaaaaaaay too much and they came down a little bit but they had to find someone willing to take us for the reduced price. It was a cool cenote.
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/9/2013 5:41:03 AM
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Blakej
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Thank you all for the great information! I think we'll hit Dos Ojos on this trip, and plan for Hidden Worlds when they are old enough to do the zip line and maneuver the sky cycle. Can't wait to get there!
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/10/2013 8:14:44 PM
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Peruvian
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We're headed down for our 4th visit to Akumal on April 3rd. We've been to Hidden Worlds, but I'm not aware of how to get to Dos Ojos directly. Can someone provide directions? Thanks.
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/10/2013 8:45:49 PM
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Dos Ojos is 10 minutes suth of Akumal
Big signs - west side of Hwy
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/11/2013 12:02:31 AM
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caribbean5
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Question:
There are two connected Cenotes. Are you able to swim (snorkel) between the two?
If snorkeling and cannot go between the two, can you walk over and jump in and snorkel in the second cenote?
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/11/2013 9:57:18 AM
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you need to walk
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/11/2013 10:40:56 AM
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panesh
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quote:
ORIGINAL: caribbean5
Question:
There are two connected Cenotes. Are you able to swim (snorkel) between the two?
If snorkeling and cannot go between the two, can you walk over and jump in and snorkel in the second cenote?
The underwater cave is too long to snorkle. The two entrances are different. One of them you can snorkle through an area with very little headroom and around some great formations, the bat cave. The first cavern is more like a large pool, it is the other end of the tunnel. You can walk between them. They told us we had to have a guide to go into the bat cave. I don't know if it is required but we got a guide anyway. Glad we did as we wouldn't have seen the entire cave if we went on our own. It was a bit pricey for the guide but was pretty cool.
The west cenote is the more interesting one. The distance from the parking area to the west cenote is about 200 meters. The site itself is a couple of kilometers from the highway. The entrance from 307 is one kilometer south of Xel Ha.
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RE: Hidden Worlds or Dos Ojos? - 3/11/2013 3:09:38 PM
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Grant MacLeod
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I've dove Dos Ojos several times and we snorkelled it as a family a couple of times
There are 2 separate snorkels. The first eye is a ( shaped pond which goes to about 20 feet deep at the deepest. It is a lovely beginner snorkel for anyone. If you duck under the water you can see the light from the other eye. You CANNOT snorkel from one to the other.
The second eye is a couple of hundred yards walk away. It is a C shape. A beginner snorkeller can happily and safely snorkel along the whole perimeter of the C. It is a little shallower then the first but is longer end to end. You can see the beautiful cave formations from both eyes.
If you want to do someting more advanced you can take the bat cave tour from the second eye. Even, after having dove the bat cave several times and having taking a guided snorkeling tour, I would not snorkel it on my own. The passage to the bat cave is lovely but not for the claustrophobic. In some places there is only about a foot or so of space between the top of the water and the top of the cave. It is also a bit of a winding passage. Once in the bat cave the guide will guide you around the perimeter of the cave and then back to the second eye again. The bat cave has a 5 foor diameter hole in the top that lets in light. My teenagers loved it but they are reasonably experienced snorkelers.
You can see and look down the hole to the bat cave from the surface by leaving the Dos Ojos property and going onto the Hidden Worlds property. It is only a few feet in. There is an old rustry ladder that used to lead into the bat cave.
Dos Ojos is an other-worldly place. It's not hard to understand why they filmed the IMAX movie in this system.
For divers they do 2 guided cavern tours. The first starts in the first eye and proceeds underground/water to the second eye. They then follow a roundabout path around part of the perimeter of the second eye to the right and then back to the first eye again. They call this the barbie line because there is a barbie doll tied to the line part way around.
The second tour also starts in the first eye and also proceeds under the water to the second eye. For this one they proceed to the left at the second eye and into the bat cave. It goes around the bat cave and then back again.
Not long ago Hidden Worlds used to start Dos Ojos tours in the bat cave and you would start by going down the rusty ladder. Apparently that entrance is no longer considered safe so I would use caution having a look i.e. if you see a whole bus tour looking down the hole at once don't go near it
Grant
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