Mayan Ruins Tour: Explore and Swim in Cenote

Discover Ek Balam’s secrets and swim in a serene cenote. Enjoy a private tour with a seasoned guide, all-inclusive and crowd-free.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ek Balam - Arrive early to enjoy this enchanting site without the crowds. Ek Balam is an ancient Mayan city that attracts fewer tourists. A knowledgeable guide will provide insights into the history of the Mayan civilization and the importance of this location. Visitors can climb the structures, including the tallest pyramid, the Acropolis.
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What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Bottled water
  • Travel insurance with a coverage up to 29000 USD
What's Not Included
  • Tips for guides and staff are always appreciated, but completely optional.
Additional Information

The operator is a bilingual, federally licensed guide with more than a decade of experience, providing small group or private tours in a 2025 Toyota HiAce van, which can seat up to 10 passengers.
The tour begins early to visit the archaeological site before it becomes crowded, allowing participants to climb the tallest structure. Following this, the…

Location
Ek Balam
20-minute drive from Valladolid on highway 295, direction Tizimin
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dorothy_s
Jun 22, 2025
Like Chichen Itza, but you can climb the pyramid! - Overall it was an excellent tour. Every detail was thought of. Before the tour even started, we had great communication from the tour. Arranging pick up was a breeze. The tour was very well planned and paced. Alex is knowledgeable, attentive, and full of fun history facts. His years of experience were clearly evident in how well thought out the tour was. Ek balam is similar to Chichen Itza, but at this site, you can climb the pyramid! It was at the top of my must see attractions when I learned that climbing the pyramid was an option. The Cenote was beautiful. The cool water was especially refreshing after the morning walk through the ruins. The restaurant was an excellent choice. The food was great, and the service was quick. I highly recommend this tour, Alex is definitely the best guide you will find.
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Марина
May 28, 2025
Amazing - The excursion with Alexander was incredible. We visited a lot of interesting places on an individual tour. The route was built as comfortably as possible. Alexander is very attentive to details and can tell a lot about Mexico and locals. If you are looking for a professional guide and a good companion, this is exactly the person you need.
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C7912fgolgak
May 11, 2025
The perfect guide - Alexander was the perfect guide for us, and before him we saw many guides, visited many countries and excursions. And to avoid being unsubstantiated, which for me/us is the perfect guide: 1. Alexander is highly competent (knows all about sights, country, history, language, answers any questions) and loves his business - this is very visible. 2.His excursion itinerary is perfectly designed so that visiting many different places even in the heat, not tired, everything on time, including lunch, and at the same time he takes no time and does not fit anywhere, enough time and enjoy the views and capture them and chat and purchase a souvenir if you need. 3. The transport is new, comfortable, all for comfort and while moving from one attraction to another, which is also very important: comfortable seats, air conditioning, water and even tequila on board, a screen with a movie on the subject, and probably most importantly - a good neat driver. 4. And the last but not least: Alexander is a man who is well-placed and very pleasant, attentive, reacted instantly to my message (unlike others I wrote to), adjusted to our wishes, we found a compromise. In the end, although it was not the cheapest trip for us, we were 100 per cent satisfied and never regretted taking the tour, first one and then the second, which we were also delighted with. Again, we often travel and excursions are always considered a must part of trips, especially to new places. There was an excursion and in some ways or at all did not meet expectations, even regretting the money and time spent. But here I can't even name a single downside, I can state that both tours exceeded my expectations! Anyone who wants a good, comfortable tour with an attentive and competent guide, where you will learn a lot, get a bunch of interesting experiences and cool photos, and don't even tire in the process - from the heart we advise Alexander! Don't look long, especially since everyone's prices are about the same. Good morning, everyone!
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From $207
up to 10 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).