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Chichen Itza and EkBalam with Cenote Swimming full day tour
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53 Ratings
Playa del Carmen
Immerse yourself in the ancient Mayan culture with a full-day tour to Chichen Itza and EkBalam. Avoid the crowds and explore the sites with professional guides. Enjoy a buffet lunch and swim in a cenote. Book now!
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chichen Itza - Arrive to Chichen Itza with the ruins just open to enjoy a full visit guide of 2 hours around. Know the old Chichen Itza where are the buildings as La Iglesia, Las Monjas, The Observatory and see 1 of the 2 cenotes inside the ruins.
Take amazing pictures in Kukukkan castle without crowd around and enjoy a fantastic walk around to know the history of the Kukulkan Castle, 1000 Columnas Temple, Jaguar Temple and the biggest Ball Game stadium of Mayan Culture
Total time in Chichen Itza is for 2 hours and a half. 1 hour 45 minutes visit guided and 45 minutes free time for take pictures, explore yourself the site or shopping souvenirs where you choice inside the ruins.
- Cenote Hubiku - Discover one of the most impressive cenotes underground in Yucatan the Cenote Hubiku where you can take a refreshing swim under hundreds of stalactites after visiting Chichen Itza ruins.
After the swimming, you enjoy a reginal buffet lunch at the Cenote restaurant.
- Zona Arqueolgica de Ek Balam - Next, visit Ek Balam, an off-the-beaten-track Yucatec-Maya archaeological site with incredible carvings hidden in a jungle landscape. Climb the soaring Acropolis pyramid, the highest point of the ruins.
Note:
Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Guided visits at all locations
- Entry to a cenote
- Early access to Chichen Itza
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Complimentary bottled water
- Professional English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Chichen Itza and Ekbalam State taxes. 1200 MXN per person, must be pay in cash at travel date
- Drinks at the restaurant
Additional Information
With this shared tour to Chichen Itza and EkBalam, you will arrive in the early morning to enjoy a full visit to the site before arriving the big crowd.
We don’t stop in places to shopping. We provide a cultural and history tour with our professional guides who explain to you all the details about the Mayan culture and Mexico’s history.
Buffet lunch is included! Bottled water on board is included.
Also enjoy the Mayan culture visiting a second site as EkBalam
Note:
Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
- Note: Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
- What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
Location
Coco Bongo
Aproximate meeting time 06:30 am . We provide the definitive meeting time the afternoon before to the tour by email or text to your cel. You must wait at Coco Bongo doors for our guide, he will call your name arriving.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(53 Ratings)
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990dominikd
May 17, 2024
Top experience! - Miguel and Frank are amazing! It was not a tour, it was an experience! Miguel has an outstanding knowledge about mayan history. Cool water on the bus and an top working A/C. Thank you 🇲🇽
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Katherine_m
May 14, 2024
Great small group tour - Tour was great, we beat the crowds. Pack light and very lightweight breatheable clothing in May, it was cloudy but very humid. I wanted to stop and buy things in the market, but felt somewhat rushed as we were on a time schedule. I don’t blame them because there’s lots of ground to cover, although I wish we had more time to stop and take photos. Our group was small which was nice. Cenote was really pretty, but the buffet food was alright. There’s a charge for drinks which I totally forgot about so don’t forget.
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Mariorv4623pw
May 14, 2024
Very complete excursion - Highly recommended excursion to visit one of the seven wonders of the world, cool off in an impressive semi-open cenote and try very good Mayan food. To finish, visit a Mayan city, being able to climb the main temple of EkBalam. The entire tour includes very detailed and interesting explanations of Mayan life by Carmen. In addition, you can learn words in Mayan.
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Z2758dmabrahamr
May 14, 2024
Chichen Itza + Cenote + Ek’Balam tour - This was a fantastic tour. Both our driver Francisco and our guide Carmen were excellent. Carmen was especially knowledgeable and made the tour fun. We were picked up from our hotel promptly at the time given in advance and they stopped on the way to allow to us to buy coffees/breakfast and use the restroom since it was a 2 and half hour drive to Chichen Itza. We arrived at Chichen Itza soon after they opened and had a wonderful time being guided through the ruins, learning lots of interesting facts and history. Afterwards we went to the Cenote Hubiku which was very refreshing from the heat as we went in May and by midday it was 100 degrees. The lunch buffet there was good but not great, about as expected. Our next stop was Ek’Balam which was nice as there were far fewer people there and you’re allowed to climb on the ruins and get some cool views, however, again it was very hot at the time we went in May. Lots of bottles of water were provided by the tour but I would advise a portable fan to help with the heat. It is a full day tour as we were picked up from our hotel at 6am and arrived back at about 7pm. Overall I’d highly recommend this tour.
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886shamah
May 12, 2024
Fantastisch - It was a fantastic trip the guide and the driver where excellent. For furure bookers check the weather first because it can be hot .
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Wienish
May 10, 2024
Step into the world of the Mayan civilization - This is a semi private trip to the archaeological sites. Carmen provides a lot of information to understand the Mayan way of thinking and once you walk out of the heavy heat to the car, Francisco is ready with a bottle of water. Be sure to take a dip in the cool cenote for a magical moment. And then climb onto one of the temples of Ek Balam. Please note that if you are not used to the warm weather, this can be intensive, so make sure you wear comfortable running shoes and a hat. Organization top, communication and agreements very good! Highly recommended.
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Sightsee549012
May 10, 2024
Amazing experience! - Amazing experience with Carmen and Francisco! Carmen was super friendly, fun and knowledgeable ! She answered all of our questions! Highly recommend :)
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259nicow
May 1, 2024
The best thing to do in the Yucatan by far - This tour was absolutely amazing and easily the highlight of coming to the Yucatan. Carmen was incredibly sweet and a wealth of information. I'm so glad we chose to go with a knowledgeable tour guide instead of on our own as it made the experience 10 times better. Our driver, Francisco, was a sweetheart as well and incredibly kind.
It's a jam packed day and we ended pretty tired, but it was well worth it. Would 100% recommend this to anyone visiting the Yucatan.
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Amyfernandez
May 1, 2024
Highlight of our trip! - We wanted a relaxing beach vacation without many excursions and things to do, but I am SO glad I booked this tour, it turned out to be the highlight of our trip! Learning about both modern and ancient Mayan culture from our guide Carmen deepened our knowledge and appreciation for this area and its indigenous people. The skill and intelligence of the ancient Mayans is difficult to even comprehend. What an incredible civilization! Chichen-Itza was definitely hot, so wear your sunscreen, take a hat, and wear comfortable shoes. Carmen was great about always finding a shady spot for us to rest in. We do wish we had brought our own insulated water bottles into Chichen. The tour provides water bottles from an ice chest, but the warm up fast in that heat!
The Cenote was incredible! We only wish we had longer there, but alas it was a very long day as it was. Lunch buffet was delicious as well. As other reviewers mentioned, Ek Balam was very fascinating as well and nearly empty compared to the crowds of Chichén.
Take this tour, you will be happy you did!
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Ananya_s
May 8, 2024
Just our bad luck 🙄 - Notice how all the reviews with 5 stars mention Carmen? Well, we ended up not getting Carmen (not her fault!) and the tour ended up pretty terribly for us. The replacement they were able to bring in was not great. Like at all.
We couldn’t hear what he was saying at most times due to a mask he was wearing (in April 2024), and when we did, it turned out he was repeating the same stories. It was SO bad at one point that most of us started to listening to the other tour guides around. It was a long day, and the loud chatter of his on the bus was annoying to say the least.
I know for a fact that this guide was not their usual go-to. I really wish the owner/operator had told us about Carmen not able to come, and maybe reschedule our tour instead of pushing us onto this guide who was not tried, or tested.
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