The Story Behind This Tour
Most visitors to Tulum stay within a tight circuit — ruins, beach clubs, a cenote or two. It's a good circuit. But the road south to Muyil, past the point where most tourists turn back, leads somewhere completely different.
The Neek is a river channel that flows through the Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve — a UNESCO World Heritage site that covers over 500,000 hectares of jungle, lagoon and Caribbean coast. The Mayan civilisation used these waterways as a trading route for centuries. Your guide explains what you're moving through as you travel.
At the Neek itself, you enter the water and float. The current is natural and gentle — the river does the work. You drift through jungle with the canopy overhead, waterway all around, almost no sound except birds and water. It's one of those travel experiences that's genuinely hard to describe and impossible to forget.
Lunch is included and eaten by the water before the return journey. Most guests say this is the best day of their Tulum trip.
Is This Tour for You?
What Happens
Included & Not Included
- Bilingual local guide throughout
- Private or small group boat
- Biosphere entry fee
- Lunch at the riverside
- Lifejackets and safety equipment
- Transport from Tulum hotel
- WhatsApp support
- Alcoholic drinks
- Personal snorkelling gear (available to hire on site)
- Gratuity for guide (appreciated)
Why Book with Twist 'N' Glide
Pickup & Meeting Point
We collect from your hotel in Tulum at approximately 07:00. The drive to Muyil is about 40 minutes south through the jungle — your guide provides the vehicle. Exact pickup time confirmed when you book.
Questions About This Tour
🧭 Easy — swimming ability helpful
👥 Max 8 people
📍 Your hotel, early morning
🌍 English & Spanish
We confirm availability within 2 hours. No payment until confirmed.
Every guest gets access to our private WhatsApp recommendations — where to eat, drink, swim and explore. Built from years of living in Tulum. Not a tourist list. The real thing.