Private Mayan Community Tour: Dive into 4000 Years of History and Tradition
5.0
36 Ratings
Playa del Carmen
Immerse yourself in the rich history and traditions of the Mayan culture on a private tour. Discover ancient traditions, participate in exciting activities, and witness a traditional Mayan ceremony. Learn about local food and enjoy a delicious organic lunch. Book now!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
learn more
Highlights
- Pacchen - We convene in the heart of Playa del Carmen and embark on an hour’s journey to the Pacchen Mayan Community. Our adventure begins with a serene kayak excursion on a secluded lagoon, followed by an exhilarating zipline ride across the water. We then trek to a second zipline that soars over a vast cenote, traverse a timber bridge, and ultimately discover a concealed cenote. Here, we engage in a thrilling rappel descent into the cenote’s waters, swim, and ascend via vertical ladders.\n\nPost-adventure, we dry off and proceed to another Mayan village. A shaman greets us with a purifying Mayan Ceremony, bestowing blessings from Mother Nature upon us. Subsequently, you’ll partake in crafting handmade tortillas within a traditional Mayan kitchen, where a local chef will guide you through the ingredients used in the culinary delights you’ll savor later.\n\nThe highlight of the experience is the unveiling of the “cochinita pibil” (earth-cooked pork), which we unearth and savor as part of a sumptuous three-course feast featuring regional sauces, tacos, pork, black beans, rice, and a delectable sweet flan, all complemented by the aromatic “café de olla” coffee.\n\nThe experience is so enchanting, you’ll find it hard to say goodbye.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Zipline and rappel protection equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Life jackets
- All fees and/or taxes
- Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
- Tips
Meal Options
-
SIKIL P’AK - Ground small pumpkin seeds
Onion
Red Tomato
(*And habanero chile) - COCHINITA PIBIL - Original “Cochinita Pibil”, prepared on the ground, mixed with spices mix, bitter orange, achiote, salt, banana leaf, with beans, rice, and chayitas.
- Neapolitan Flan and local Coffee - Delicious homemade flan accompanied with the typical Mexican “Café de olla”, for a perfect end of a perfect meal
Additional Information
Mayan culture has more than 4000 years, and our original Mayan descent will take you to a Mayan community, to learn about their traditions, while doing exciting and funny activities, ending enjoying a Mayan ceremony, with a proper chaman, and learning about typical local food, that you will also learn how to prepare, before having an amazing lunch, with local typical organic ingredients.
Our open groups are small, up to 12 people, where you can enjoy the experience with your friends and family, having a once in a life opportunity to see and learn about an ancient culture, created and developed in total contact and respect with Mother Nature.
Future and technology, you can find them everywhere, but experiencing alive ancient culture is something unique, that every day becomes harder to find. Take your time to enjoy pure nature, learn about ancient culture, and savor natural ecologic fresh food, prepared right for your visit. Feel special, away from the future!
Location
Av. Constituyentes 587
Avenida Constituyentes
Los Bisquets de Obregon restaurant (Constituyentes street, cross with 20th avenue) - downtown Playa del Carmen
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(36 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Barbarafd6015eb
Dec 17, 2023
Unique and magical experience - A wonderful canoe trip on the lake, followed by an exciting launch on the ziplines! We rappelled down into the cenote. Splendid experience with the Mayan community, where we participated in the thanksgiving ceremony to the 4 elements of Mother Earth. We finished by cooking our own tortillas! A unique and magical experience!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Kadic71
Dec 17, 2023
PIBIL PIG, ZIPLINE, CENOTE...FANTASTIC AND UNIQUE TRIP - A TRUE EXCITING AND UNIQUE ADVENTURE.
Fabio was a WONDERFUL host.
We first went canoeing on a lake, then we launched ourselves on two zip lines, and then rappelled down into a cenote, from which we exited via a vertical ladder (!). Everything in an absolutely safe and controlled way -
But it doesn't end here! We passed through another Mayan community, which welcomed us and organized a typical ceremony of thanks to the 4 elements of Mother Earth.
Last but not least, a delicious Yucatec cooking class, preparing our "tortillas", while the "pibil" pig roasts underground and sipping a fresh drink of chaya water!
A memorable and complete MUST DO experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
823georgiosv
Dec 7, 2023
What an unforgettable experience! - What an unforgettable experience... we firstly met with Fabio, a very kind and helpful guy who made sure we made the most of our experience. We started the activities with canoeing on a lake surrounded by lovely nature then we went down a zipline. After that we descended in a cenote from which we climbed out through a vertical ladder. After these physical activities it was time to take care of the soul. We met with a mayan community to carry out a ceremony and thank the 4 elements of mother nature which was deeply spiritual. After such an intense day we had a cooking class to learn to prepare tortillas while waiting for pork meat to be cooked (underground!). We finally had all this food together with other local delicacies and lots of chaya water. What a day full of lovely experiences
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Elyyahn
Dec 6, 2023
I will return many times to continue enjoying nature. With this excellent guide, please don't miss it!! - The experience is unique, highly recommended and Fabio is an excellent, entertaining guide and very knowledgeable about beautiful corners, don't miss it!!!
I will return only with you!!!! The kayaking with a magnificent instructor like you, the two zip lines, using rappelling to go down to the cenote, was unforgettable. Share a ceremony with the Mayan community where the food is the best and actively participate in it to taste everything exquisite. The most important thing was that I felt super safe with my family. With this excellent guide because he takes care of you at all times.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Christianae2018
Dec 6, 2023
This is one of the best experiences I had we had a blast -
Se we went to this trip with my family on July 15 during this adventure we first rode a canoe in a lake, after they launch us on zip lines, afterwords we rafted in a cenote, from where we come out in a vertical latter! Later we passed to another Maya community, where we celebrated a typical thanking ceremony to the 4 elements of the Mother Earth. We also took a cooking class where we learned to make our “tortillas”, while the pork “pibil” was cooked underground! And finally will ate with a fantastic yucateca food, paired with a refreshing drink of Chaya water! 😍😍.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alicia
Dec 6, 2023
The best experience in Nature - In the adventure we kayak in the lagoon, we go down 2 exciting zip lines, always making sure that everything goes well, rappel down into a cenote, climb a vertical staircase, then we go to another Mayan community and we have a Mayan ceremony to the elements of nature was a wonderful experience, the best was the cooking class and preparation of the cochinita pibil, which was finally eaten, along with excellent typical Yucatecan food and refreshing chaya water..😍😍😍👌👌
The attention of our host Fabio was the best, always very attentive and friendly at all times, I highly recommend him.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Gennarod204
Dec 6, 2023
Dream trip - Unbelievable experience, if I go back i ll do it again, great guide, he filosofia every moment od the tour.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Il0mat
Dec 5, 2023
100% unforgettable - Unmissable, super, fantastic experience.
.. the best excursion we did in Mexico
Delicious food . There is nothing missing !
Mr. Fabio number 1!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mariangelabh5281ee
Dec 5, 2023
Super holiday! - I wanted to have an adventure experience with my parents and I found the right person in Fabio, who put them at ease, making them do things, like the Tyrolean, that I never thought they could do! Fantastic! Thanks Fabio!! We liked everything, both the adventure and the Mayan ceremony, but logically the food was the great final surprise, with the pork cooked underground and all the other first fruits of typical Yucatecan cuisine! I adore!!
Don't miss the opportunity to have this experience, complete from start to finish, even with the collaboration of an additional Mayan guide, who explains the real local life and their predecessors!
Thanks again; everything excellent!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Sodda76
Dec 5, 2023
Mayan community - Fantastic experience, I hope to return as soon as possible to repeat it again. I highly recommend it to everyone!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
More activities from this operator
