New 2026 Tulum ruins tickets and Parque del Jaguar fees explained for visitors

Tulum ruins tickets and Parque del Jaguar entry changed on July 20, 2026, when a federal decree made the park free for Mexican visitors and set a 100-peso fee for foreigners.

The change matters to anyone budgeting a trip to Mexico's Caribbean coast. For years, visitors paid several separate federal charges to reach the beach, the national park, and the clifftop Maya city. The new decree folds those charges into clearer amounts and adds a permanent free option for domestic travelers.

Published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación, the measure applies for the rest of 2026 and all of 2027. Here is what each type of visitor pays, who enters at no cost, and how to plan the visit.

What Tulum ruins tickets cost in 2026

General admission to the Parque del Jaguar now depends on nationality. Mexican visitors enter free. Foreign visitors pay 100 pesos, a little over 5 US dollars at mid-2026 exchange rates, though the daily rate moves.

That fee covers entry to the park itself. It is collected by Grupo Aeroportuario, Ferroviario, de Servicios Auxiliares y Conexos Olmeca-Maya-Mexica, a state company under the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional.

Reaching the archaeological zone and the national park inside the complex carries a separate charge, explained below.

The unified fee for the archaeological zone and national park

Visitors who want to walk through the Zona Arqueológica de Tulum and the Parque Nacional Tulum pay one combined amount on top of park admission. The total differs for nationals and foreigners.

Mexican visitors

Nationals pay 80 pesos from Monday to Saturday for the combined access. The amount breaks down like this:

• 30 pesos for the Parque Nacional Tulum.
• 50 pesos for the Zona Arqueológica de Tulum.

Because the Parque del Jaguar is free for nationals, a Mexican visitor pays 80 pesos in total to complete the full route from Monday to Saturday.

Foreign visitors

Foreign travelers pay 165 pesos for the same combined access, split into 65 pesos for the national park and 100 pesos for the archaeological zone. Added to the 100 peso park entry, a foreign visitor spends 265 pesos, roughly 14 US dollars, to see everything in one trip.

The government reached these amounts through fiscal credits on the charges set in the Ley Federal de Derechos, arguing that the old stack of concurrent fees weighed on tourists, especially those arriving from abroad.

Free Sundays and local discounts

Sunday is the cheapest day to visit. Mexican nationals pay nothing for the Parque Nacional Tulum on Sundays, thanks to a fiscal credit equal to the full fee. A long-standing rule in the Ley Federal de Derechos also lets nationals and foreign residents of Mexico enter the archaeological zone free on Sundays.

Combined with permanent free access to the Parque del Jaguar, that means a Mexican visitor can complete the entire circuit on a Sunday without paying any of the three charges.

Residents of the municipality of Tulum receive a fiscal credit equal to 100 percent of the fees for both the national park and the archaeological zone. Foreign residents of Mexico have to prove their status to claim the benefits written into the law.

Who enters free at any time?

The decree keeps the exemptions already listed in federal law. The following visitors are not charged, as long as they meet the identification requirements:

• Minors.
• Senior citizens.
• People with disabilities.
• Pensioners and retirees.
• Teachers and students.
• Members of Indigenous communities in neighboring municipalities.
• Tourist guides accredited by the Secretaría de Turismo.
• Permanent residents of the protected areas or adjacent towns.
• People working inside the protected area for the services they provide.

Anyone claiming free or reduced entry needs a valid, physical official ID and has to present it at the ticket booths and access points. The rules point to the document itself, so a phone photo may not be enough. Bring the real thing.

The optional electric vehicle service

The Parque del Jaguar covers a wide stretch of coast and jungle, and walking the full site takes time. An optional electric vehicle service is available for anyone who prefers to ride. It costs 20 pesos for adults and 10 pesos for children, separate from admission.

What the Parque del Jaguar includes

The Parque del Jaguar is not a single attraction. It is a protected complex that ties together several federal areas around Tulum:

• The Parque Nacional Tulum, declared a protected area in 1981, covering 664.32 hectares.
• The Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Jaguar, created in 2022, spanning more than 2,249 hectares.
• The Reserva de la Biosfera Caribe Mexicano.
• The Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de Tulum, protected under a 1993 decree.

The walled city on the cliffs ranks among the most important Maya settlements on the Caribbean coast, built during the Late Postclassic period. Its position above the sea, with the Castillo looking out over the water, is the picture most travelers carry in their heads when they think of Tulum.

When the new Tulum ruins tickets take effect

The rates and fiscal incentives began on July 20, 2026, and run through the rest of this year and the full 2027 fiscal year. The Servicio de Administración Tributaria may publish further rules to put the benefits into practice.

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo signed the decree in Tulum on July 17, 2026, alongside the heads of the Defense, Finance, Environment, Culture, and Tourism ministries. For now, visitors have a two-year window of stable pricing, a free park for nationals, and a free Sunday for anyone who can show Mexican residency. Travelers from abroad should budget 265 pesos for the full route and keep their ID within reach.

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