Private Tour of Ek Balam, Valladolid and Cenote: Discover Mayan Culture and Yucatan's Beauty
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Ek Balam Village

This is a tour that combines a visit to the ancient city of Ek Balam and the charm to visit the beautiful colonial city of Valladolid in Yucatan. We will also visit a amazing cenote where you enjoy a delicious lunch with traditional Yucatan dishes.

Enjoy at your own pace and without itineraries of the Mayan culture and Yucatan.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ek Balam - Walk through Ek Balam roads and dare yourself to climb the top of the Acropolis, one of the last major Mayan ruins. Discover ancient mayan buildings that contains some of the finest Mayan artistic works in the Yucatan.
  • Valladolid - Valladolid is beautiful and peaceful city where you will walk around its streets visiting several locations like the main Plaza and the Convent of San Bernardino
  • Cenote Saamal - Refresh yourself in the cenote fresh waters and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch with regional flavors of Yucatan
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bilingual guide available from hotel pickup
  • Complimentary on-board cooler with beers, sodas, and water
  • Lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
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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Anonymous
Aug 10, 2023
Amazing! - We had an amazing experience with Carlos. Enjoyed every moment of it. Ek Balam is beautiful and my daughter loved the cenote!
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Kenneth_k
Feb 7, 2023
Good tour operator - First class operator. The operator allowed us to customize the tour to match our interests. The included meal was excellent. The tour guide was on time, knowledgeable and professional. The guide worked to ensure we had a good time. Highly recommend.
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Jennifer_s
Jun 21, 2022
Recommended! - Our guide, Fausho, was very knowledgeable and kind. Our driver, Abraham, was also friendly. There we're only two of us and we had a very nice van/minibus to ourselves. There was a cooler of drinks and a box of snacks waiting for us, which was a nice gesture. Upon request, we made an extra stop in one of the villages we drove through to see how they smoke their meats (happens to be a family interest of ours). Ek Balaam was definitely worth seeing, if you are interested in Maya culture-- very different from other sites I've been. The cenote was somewhat busy, but still very enjoyable. Lunch was excellent! I was happy to see Valladolid, as it's been on my list of places to visit. However, a thunderstorm made it challenging to walk around. I would definitely recommend this trip and our wonderful guides!
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Anne_c
Apr 27, 2022
Excellent - Excellent guide made the trip memorable Had an excellent time Would do again if same guide Jose(Pepe)
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325meredithd
Mar 29, 2022
First private tour and it was perfect! - Carlos was a wonderful guide with endless knowledge about Yucatán history. We appreciated his flexibility as this was a private tour, and we were able to spend more time in places we enjoyed. He also has knowledge of plant and bird life that was very helpful and interesting. EkBalam is definitely worth visiting and cenote Saamal was beautiful. We got to see four Motmot birds inside the cenote! Great tour!
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_philaustatkins
Feb 1, 2020
Extraordinary service from Merida Elite - My wife and I, accompanied by my sister and her daughter booked Merida Elite for 4 days of tours on the Yucatan Peninsula. On the first morning my niece had a stroke and was hospitalised. It is impossible to express the gratitude we have for the assistance the manager Gabriel, driver Abraham and guide Hugo provided to my sister over the next four days. Being in a foreign country , you can imagine the trauma of an event like this. Abraham and Hugo also provided first rate tours of the various sites in the Yucatan. Hugo is an encyclopaedia of knowledge. You could not ask for better. Thoroughly recommended for any tour you have in mind.
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