Sacred Ceremonies & Transformative Rituals
Tulum pulses with ancient Mayan wisdom and modern spiritual awakening. Connect with sacred traditions through authentic ceremonies led by experienced facilitators—cacao rituals, ecstatic dance, temazcal, cenote blessings, and more—all in the privacy of your villa or sacred natural sites.
From $390 USD
Cacao ceremony (up to 5 people)
Why Sacred Ceremonies in Tulum?
Tulum sits at the crossroads of ancient wisdom and modern consciousness. The land itself holds sacred energy, amplifying every ceremony, ritual, and intention. These aren't performances—they're authentic pathways to healing, connection, and transformation.
Ancient Wisdom
Learn from facilitators trained in authentic Mayan, indigenous, and sacred plant traditions passed down through generations.
Sacred Container
Your villa becomes a protected space for deep work. No rushing, no strangers—just your trusted circle in a sacred container.
Heart-Opening
These ceremonies create profound shifts—releasing old patterns, opening to love, connecting with purpose, and remembering wholeness.
Sacred Ceremonies & Experiences
Each ceremony is a gateway to transformation. Choose the path that calls to your soul.
Sacred Cacao Ceremony
Drink ceremonial cacao, the "food of the gods," in a sacred ritual that opens your heart, releases emotional blocks, and connects you with ancient Mayan wisdom. This profound 2-hour journey combines meditation, music, movement, and deep introspection.
The Ceremony Includes:
• Traditional artisanal cacao preparation
• Two servings of sacred cacao drink
• Copal and plant cleansing ritual
• Live music and sacred songs
• Fire ceremony: burn what no longer serves
• Forgiveness meditation (guided journey)
• Candle ritual working with light
• Ecstatic dance movement
• Sound healing integration
• Sharing circle for integration
What Participants Experience:
Heart opening, emotional release, clarity, connection to purpose, forgiveness, joy, divine love, inner peace
Ecstatic Dance / Silent Party
An extraordinary sensory journey combining cacao ceremony with wireless headphone technology and live electronic music. Dance in blissful silence together, journey through multiple soundscapes, and complete with crystalline sound healing. This is transcendence through movement.
The Experience Includes:
• Opening cacao ceremony to prepare the body
• Professional wireless headphone system for all participants
• Live electronic music created in real-time OR curated DJ set
• Guided ecstatic dance journey (freestyle movement)
• Multiple sonic landscapes and frequency shifts
• Crystal singing bowl sound healing finale
• Integration and grounding circle
Why Wireless Headphones?
Creates an intimate bubble where you move freely in "silence" while experiencing profound sonic journeys. It's simultaneously communal and deeply personal—unlike anything else.
Perfect For:
Celebrations, full moon rituals, transformation work, releasing stuck energy, pure joy and freedom
Shibari Initiation
Explore the sacred Japanese art of Shibari in a safe, consent-centered, and beautifully guided workshop. This ancient practice goes far beyond rope—it's about trust, presence, communication, and the delicate dance between surrender and care.
What You'll Learn:
• Fundamentals of Shibari technique and safety
• Consent practices and clear communication
• The energetic dimension of binding and releasing
• Basic ties and beautiful patterns
• Presence, breath, and sensory awareness
Personalized Experience: Adapted to your group's comfort level and intention. Can be playful, meditative, artistic, or deeply connective. All rope and materials provided.
Traditional Temazcal Ceremony
Enter the womb of Mother Earth in this ancient Mesoamerican sweat lodge ceremony. The Temazcal is a sacred purification ritual combining intense heat, medicinal herbs, prayer, and rebirth. This transformative experience must be experienced at dedicated Temazcal sites in Tulum.
The Ceremony:
• Led by experienced Temazcalero (Temazcal guardian)
• Four rounds representing four directions and elements
• Medicinal herb infusions and aromatherapy
• Sacred songs, prayers, and intention setting
• Deep physical and spiritual purification
• Post-ceremony integration and fresh water cenote swim
What to Expect:
Intense heat, emotional release, physical detox, spiritual rebirth, profound connection to Earth. This is not for the faint of heart—it's a true rite of passage.
Transportation to sacred Temazcal site included
Contact for pricing & availabilityGuided Cenote Ceremony with Shaman
Cenotes are gateways to the underworld in Mayan cosmology—sacred wells where the veil between worlds is thin. Experience a traditional blessing ceremony led by an authentic Mayan shaman or curandera, followed by ritual bathing in these mystical waters.
Experience Includes:
• Transportation to sacred cenote site
• Traditional Mayan blessing ceremony
• Copal and herb purification
• Prayers in Mayan language
• Offering to water spirits
• Sacred swimming and water meditation
• Optional flower or honey healing ritual
The Sacred Waters:
Cenotes are believed to cleanse karma, wash away old patterns, and rebirth the soul. Many describe feeling reborn after these ceremonies—lighter, clearer, and more aligned with their truth.
Optional Enhancements:
• Iris (limpia) cleansing with flowers
• Honey healing ceremony
• Private cenote access (subject to availability)
Half-day sacred journey • Transportation included
Contact for custom pricingOther Sacred Experiences Available
Private Sailing Adventures
Day charters from Puerto Aventuras. Snorkeling, sunset sailing, or multi-day voyages along the Riviera Maya.
Inquire →Full Moon & New Moon Rituals
Align with lunar cycles through intention-setting ceremonies, releasing rituals, and manifestation practices.
Inquire →Alternative Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies
Sacred union ceremonies that honor your unique love story. Beach, cenote, or villa ceremonies with shamanic blessing.
Inquire →How Sacred Ceremonies Work
These aren't cookie-cutter experiences. Each ceremony is customized to your intention, group energy, and the specific medicine your soul is seeking.
Share Your Intention
What are you seeking? Healing, celebration, release, connection, clarity? Your intention shapes the ceremony.
We Match the Facilitator
Based on your needs, we connect you with the perfect guide—someone whose medicine aligns with your journey.
Sacred Space Created
Your facilitator prepares the space, brings all ceremonial elements, and holds the container for transformation.
Journey & Integrate
Experience the ceremony fully, then receive guidance for integration. The real work begins after the ritual ends.
Ready to Remember Who You Are?
These ceremonies aren't about escaping life—they're about coming home to yourself. Book your sacred experience and let Tulum's ancient wisdom guide your transformation.
Real traditions, real practitioners
Professional, respectful, heart-centered
Profound shifts that last
🌙 Custom Retreat Design
Planning a multi-day retreat? We can design a complete ceremonial journey combining cacao, temazcal, cenote rituals, and more. Contact us to co-create your transformational experience.