Chichen Itzá Guided Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins, Swim in Cenote Ik Kil & Discover Valladolid
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Chichen Itza
Embark on a guided tour of Chichen Itzá, where you'll explore ancient ruins, swim in the stunning Cenote Ik Kil, and discover the charming city of Valladolid. Join a small group of no more than 15 people for an immersive and unforgettable experience.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chichen Itza - Your tour begins with hotel pickup in the Riviera Maya aboard an air-conditioned van and head to Chichen Itza first. Enjoy a continental breakfast on board and once at the site you’ll enjoy a guided tour with your group. Chichen Itza in Maya means “Mouth of the well of water witches” and it is one of the major archaeological sites of the Yucatan Peninsula.
See the main building known as the Kukulcan Pyramid which represents the Mayan civil calendar. Other prominent buildings are El Caracol or also known as the Observatory, the Group of the Thousand Columns, Church, Temple of Venus, Temple of the Jaguar and the Ball Court, the largest built throughout Meso-America. Know this place in the approximate two-hour guided tour and then have some free time to explore on your own.
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Cenote Ik kil - Then, head to Cenote Ik Kil, located a few kilometers from Chichen Itza. Here, you can take a refreshing swim as the cenote has a depth of 60 meters. Afterwards, enjoy a buffet lunch and then drive to the magic city of Valladolid.
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Valladolid - At Valladolid, you will be visiting the downtown landmarks like the main church, a convent & city hall
After a wonderful day tour seeing the heart of Mayan Culture, you’ll be dropped-off back at your hotel.
What's Included
- Ik Kil Cenote Entrance fee included
- Breakfast
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Life jacket and lockers included in the Ik Kil cenote
- Small Group
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- charge of $15 USD for pick up in Cancun City and “Zona Hotelera”area
- charge of $20 USD for pick up in Playa Mujeres Cancun City area
- Access fee to Chichén Itzá 40 usd per adult / 5 usd per child. Mandatory payment at pickup.
- Optional Tips
Additional Information
Experience a full day excursion that takes you to Chichen Itza where you can explore for more than 3 hours. You’ll also get an opportunity to swim in Cenote Ik Kil and savour a buffet lunch. The tour includes a visit to the Colonial City of Valladolid, where we tour the church, a convent, and the main plaza. This is a small group tour, with a maximum of 15 participants.
- Dress code is smart casual
- Only last minute bookings, after 6 pm the day prior to the tour, requiere a confirmation from the service provider, if you didn´t receive a confirmation from the service provider a refund will be processed.
- No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office. Access fee to Chichén Itzá 40 usd per adult / 5 usd per child. Mandatory payment at pick up.
Location
Chichen Itza
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(31 Ratings)
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201genevievec
Oct 9, 2023
FUN FULL DAY WITHOUT FEELING RUSHED - This was a wonderful FULL DAY experience with our guides and driver!
We chose this tour specifically because of the early pickup & early arrival to all the sites- to better experience everything with less crowds & we were very glad we did as they told us Sundays chichen gets upwards of 8000 visitors!
Another factor in our choosing this tour was the amount of time we were allotted at each stop was more than many other tours I saw. We were very pleased to have time to learn with our guide as well as be free and explore for plenty of time at each stop without feeling rushed.
Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and personable. We felt safe the entire day. We were very glad to have this more authentic experience off resort and highly recommend to those visiting the area!!
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Jethro_j
Aug 24, 2023
It was a long day, but... - It was a long day, but getting away from the resort and seeing the real Mexico was a priceless experience.
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Daleb2468
Jun 25, 2023
Chichen Itza and Ik Kil cenote - We thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Our guides Carlos was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable. Our driver Julian was very experienced and efficient.
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Kristin
May 8, 2023
Definitely reccomended - First of all: our guide, Jesús, was incredible nownageble, and his english was very good. Made the trip very interesting indeed!
The driver was Aldo very Nice, drive safely and also, showed up the very minute pickup was scheduled.
Nice car, safe drive, early departure so the heat was vearable and there was few other people there - all in all a very Nice tour👍.
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Gary_k
Mar 27, 2023
To Chichen Itza and beyond - Very happy with our tour. It did entail a very early start (5 am), but this was necessary to ensure we reached Chichenitza by early morning-the best time to see ot before the temperature got too high. All credit to our driver, Jorge who arrived bang on time and was polite and helpful throughout the trip.
Our guide, Jesus was knowledgeable and entertaining and worked hard, we felt, to deliver an enjoyable experience to his clients.
Highlights of the trip were the temple ruins, of course, but also the visit to the cenote-the memory of swimming in that deep pool, with thecsunlightcl streaming down through the trees and illuminating the surface of the water will stay with me for a long time.
Overall no hesitation to recommend this tour.
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Petersw442lr
Mar 22, 2023
Chichen Itzá - Our tour guide and driver were on-time, knowledgeable, and very informative. The Mayan ruins we're very interesting, and the Cenote was amazing as well as refreshing!
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Explore53427190575
Mar 6, 2023
A trip to remember - Jesus, Carlos and Jorge were amazing! The trip was very well organized and we received a lot of interesting information about Mayan culture. We can definitely recommend this trip!
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Maryam_v
Aug 31, 2022
Great overall - Great experience with this team! I loved that we were early to places, before it got crowded. Also loved the small number of people in this tour that made it feel like a private tour
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Rinanlou
Jun 13, 2022
Great excursion and tour guide Alberto! - Be prepared for a long drive! We were picked up at 6 am in our hotel in Playa Mujeres and had to pay an extra $20 USD per person because of our hotel location. We were the only English speaking people on the tour but our tour guide Alberto made us feel welcome and made sure we were well taken care of! Our van had only 5 guests + 2 staff so we were definitely comfortable throughout the long ride. The buffet lunch at Cenote Ik Kil was sooo good!!! We decided not to swim, but they had lockers and well maintained facilities. Chichen Itza was a little underwhelming (we thought it would be much bigger) but we were lucky to get a private tour from Alberto since we were the only English speakers. We were too tired to go around Valladolid but it's a quaint little town! Overall we love how everything was on time and we got back to the hotel in time for dinner at 7. Great excursion and tour guide! Thank you Alberto.
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Kyle_t
Sep 3, 2023
Disappointing experience on last day in Cancun - Awoke early to be in the lobby for a 5:30am pickup. Started leaving messages for tour company at about 5:50pm and later for Viator. The tour guide responded to a message and was surprised we hadn’t been picked up yet, but she hadn’t either. She later called back to let us know the bus had broken down and the tour was cancelled. I understand that situations like this can happen, but neither the tour company or Viator were proactive about anything. I did receive a message later that my request for a full refund would be honored.
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