Xunantunich Mayan Ruins Tour: Explore Ancient History in San Ignacio
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63 Ratings
San Ignacio
Small groups for a personalized experience. Convenient pick up and drop off at your hotel within 20km of San Ignacio town.
Xunantunich Maya Temple means \
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Xunantunich - Xunantunichi, pronounced ‘Shoo - Nan - Tu - Nich’, gets its name from a legendary folktale about the ghost of a woman who as locals have it inhabited the sacred grounds as far back as the late 1800s.
A classic period (300
- 900AD) ceremonial center located just a stone’s throw away from San Ignacio in the beautiful Maya village of San Jose Succotz, making this one of the most accessible Maya Temples in the area. Xunantunich boasts Belize’s second largest Maya structures named El Castillo (The Castle) standing 130 feet and offering an astonishing panoramic view of the Maya Mountains.
What's Included
- Professional local guide
- Bottled water included
- All taxes, fees, and handling charges covered
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (specified hotels)
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off provided
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Due to the nature of this tour and the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund.
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Things to bring along: Cool and comfortable clothing, hiking/tennis shoes, camera, bug spray, sun block lotion
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Cayo Welcome Center & Tourist Information Center
Your driver will have a sign with your name so you can easily recognize him/her
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Rett_r
Mar 28, 2024
Great Experience - Great experience! You get up close with the ruins and our guide was very knowledgeable. My children loved it.
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Kirt_j
Mar 25, 2024
Mayan ruins are amazing - We got Dimas (our guide) again for this tour and it was incredible. The ruins are definitely breath taking and Dimas seems to know almost everything about it. He definitely helps you understand how the people lived back in the day. Very cool tour, but be ready to sweat and hike. A lot of moving, but definitely worth it
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Julie_a
Mar 13, 2024
Awesome adventure. Not to be missed. - Our guide was very knowledgable. Great history and storytelling. Very interesting. Guides are tested and very informed on the area.
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X1735ezalant
Mar 2, 2024
Outstanding and Educational Tour of Mayan City - We took the four hour tour, which was about the right time. O'Neill was our guide and was very informative about the city, and the Mayan people. Could not ask for a better guide. Recommend using him, or another guide since it is close to the Guatemala border, and could be dangerous. His knowledge of the people and places was outstanding. He ensured we were careful climbing, and assisted in every way possible.
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Alan_t
Feb 28, 2024
Outstanding tour and guide - Outstanding tour. Very knowledgeable guide. Really brought details about the tour to life. For the guide for O’Neill.
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Kristin_w
Feb 19, 2024
O'Neil is awesome - O'Neil was a fantastic guide! His protege, Abner, was great too. We learned so much about ancient mayan culture! He's super funny too!
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G8818zadenisek
Feb 14, 2024
Hire a Guide for a Fantastic Experience! - The entire experience was wonderful and incredibly educational. Our tour guide, Joseph Paul Panti, was a wealth of information. He was passionate about the history of the Mayan people, their rituals and traditions, and their spiritual beliefs. We are a couple in our 70s, and he was generous with his time and patient as we climbed the ruins for a spectacular view. He was the epitome of knowledge and kindness—the perfect guide. We are so grateful that we decided to hire a guide, because we got so much more out of the experience. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
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Whitneyt245
Feb 8, 2024
Great Mayan Tour - Personal tour for my husband and I with easy pickup and lots of fun facts and history about the culture and history of the ruins! Great views and guide was so friendly and happy to take lots of pics with us. Hot day but in and out of shade and water provided helped us stay comfortable and enjoy thoroughly! 10/10 recommend.
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Andrew_k
Feb 7, 2024
Dimis was an incredible... - Dimis was an incredible tour guide, very knowledgable, went out of the way to make our day/trip great!
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K587ulcherylm
Feb 4, 2024
Well worth the cost… - Onil was an excellent guide and it couldn’t have been better. His knowledge of and passion for telling Mayan history was incredible. We felt like he could be teaching a university level course. A wonderful sense of humour and ready to make any adjustments if we felt it was too much information (we didn’t) meant it was a morning catered to us. He was also hosting a younger guide-in-training as he wants to be sure that well-trained guides continue to provide top service to people visiting Belize.
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