Iximche Ruins: Discover Mayan Civilization Near Lake Atitlan
4.8
9 Ratings
Panajachel
Explore the ancient Mayan civilization at the well-preserved Iximche Ruins near Lake Atitlan. Discover pyramid-temples, ball-courts, and royal palaces while learning about Mayan rituals and the 5000-year-old Mayan calendar.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Iximche - Explore this Mayan city and learn more about the culture and history. This is the easiest and most convenient to visit as it is close to Antigua and Lake Atitlan.
What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan, coach, or SUV
- Driver/guide
- Round-trip private/shared transportation (depending on tour option)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Explore the nearest Mayan ruin to Lake Atitlan. This beautifully maintained site features pyramid-temples, ball-courts, regal estates, a museum, and informative signage detailing the site’s history.
Constructed a millennium ago, this site is a treasure trove for history buffs. Traditional Mayan ceremonies continue to be conducted here. Delve into the ancient Mayan society, the millennia-old Mayan calendar, celestial studies, and the perception of their culture by present-day Mayans.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Panajachel
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(9 Ratings)
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Julier171717
Feb 10, 2023
Excellent guide & driver - Alex had extensive knowledge of the area, it's history and of the Mayan people.I love a tour that teaches me new things. Highly recommend.
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Colt_n
Feb 8, 2023
Unbelievably beautiful! - Our tour guide really helped us understand the ruins and the Mayan culture behind it. We saw a religious fire ceremony taking place while there.
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Victoria_c
Aug 14, 2022
Great Mayan experience - Our driver Marcelino was great. Friendly and helpful and safe. Our guide Alex was equally amazing, a Tecpan native, he shared his knowledge on the history of his people.
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Luisms8038qg
Jul 11, 2022
Awesome time and awesome tour - The tour was awesome. Lee was our tour guide, gave us the history of the site and also local history of the area. I highly recommend this tour
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Christy_s
Aug 24, 2021
Incredible experience - Lee was a fantastic guide! He was very knowledgeable and enjoyable to talk to about Mayan history and culture on our drive to and from Iximche. This trip was part of our honeymoon and my husband’s birthday gift from me. He and I had such a great time and learned so much. We got to see Mayans conduct ceremonies as well which was interesting and surreal. It was overall an enriching experience.
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Andrew
Mar 20, 2018
Well Worth Your Time and $$ - We were kind of skeptical about booking this, but we are SO glad we did. Everyone was very accomodating -- it was very easy to figure out where to get picked up and what exactly was going to happen on the tour. Our local guide Sam was extraordinarily good at his job, and made the tour extra good. If you're struggling to find some stuff to do around Lake Atitlan, this detour is definitely worth it!
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Richard
Aug 9, 2016
We had Alex as out tour guide on... - <p>We had Alex as out tour guide on this trip to the Iximche Mayan Ruins. He is awesome! Alex knows the area very well and understands the culture as he is of Mayan decent. The ruins were beautiful and very well maintained. You can feel the history at this site. Once again, we learned more about the Mayan culture than we ever expected.</p>
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Krysta
Dec 8, 2015
This was one of the highlights of... - <p>This was one of the highlights of our trip to Guatemala! Our guide was amazing and shared so much knowledge about these Mayan ruins and current day Mayan culture. We even got to watch a ceremony taking place at the park! I was reluctant to book as I usally do not like guided tours but this was great</p>
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Brandy_b
Mar 8, 2023
Underwhelming, not organized - Our driver, Federico was lovely and extremely helpful. The ruins themselves were underwhelming. Our guide was not ready for us at the time we understood our tour was to start. He was already with another tour so we had to go on our own.
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