Night visits to Tulum

 

The archeological zone of Tulum is being prepared for the new night visits with special illumination and audioguides in different languages. The purpose of this new Project is to make the zones? history more attractive to visitors by broadening the sites? schedule in order to provide better service to the visitors that come to Tulum.

 

According to statistics from the Anthropology and History National Institute (INAH), Tulum is the second most visited archeological zone in the country, the first in international visitors and the one that receives the most visitors in the state of Quintana Roo. Upon this demand, INAH studied proposals to guarantee the conservation of the monuments while making the visit more attractive and giving out more historical information and providing a better service, overall.

 

La titular del Centro INAH en el estado, Adriana Velázquez Morlet, explicó que el programa de visitas nocturnas consiste en un recorrido a pie por los senderos del sitio para apreciar los principales monumentos iluminados: todos los del área central, el Castillo, los edificios del Recinto Interior y la parte norte del área amurallada, que comprende la Casa del Cenote, el Templo de los Frescos, la Casa de Halach Uinic (o Gran Señor), la Casa de las Columnas y algunas otras estructuras que pertenecen a la Casa del Chultún.

 

Responsible INAH authorities from the state explained that before starting these visits, an audiovisual presentation will be made available for visitors where they will be introduced to general knowledge of the site. This will also serve the purpose of generating more interest in spectators in the history and prehispanic past, additional to the nocturnal illumination audioguides will be provided with enough information about Tulum?s history and the monument?s characteristics.

 

These night visits will help even out the tourist flow that Tulum receives during the day, as it is a very small site and has an enormous visitor pressure. During high season, assistance has registered over 8 thousand people and with this new schedule the possibility of attendance during the day will be more diverse, which is forsees a very positive outcome for Tulum?s conservation.

 

Inicially the visit will be organized in groups of 40 people. The night tour will take approximately 45 minutes and the schedule will vary according to season of the year

 

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