Chichen Itza and Ek Balam: Cenote Swim and Maya Ruins

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Chichen Itza

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Embark on a thrilling adventure to explore the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, swim in a stunning cenote, and discover the hidden gem of Ek Balam. This all-inclusive tour offers hotel pickup, lunch, and a knowledgeable guide. Book now!

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Chichen Itza - Most important buildings of this great city.
Cenote Hubiku - Swim in cenote and enjoy your restaurant (no drink include in buffet lunch).
Zona Arqueológica de Ek Balam - Very special archeological area. Climb your principal built!

What's Included

Professional guide
Ekbalam Entrance Fee Included
Hubiku Cenote Entrance fee included
Hotel pickup and drop-off (AC in van)
Lunch
Breakfast
No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office
Beverages

What's Not Included

Access fee to Chichén Itzá: $40 USD per adult / $5 USD per child. Mandatory payment at Pick up.
Optional Tips

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary and full day adventure visiting Chichen Itza, spending over 3 hours exploring the site. Next, you’ll plunge into an awe-inspiring cenote, and experience Ek Balam, the most recent stunning Mayan city unearthed in the Yucatan. Your journey includes pickup and drop-off from your hotel, lunch, and a knowledgeable guide….

Location

Chichen Itza

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Anne

Dec 5, 2024

Fantastic day you won't regret - Fantastic tour to chichen itza, Ek balam and a cenote. Very packed day with early departure but turned out to be great to avoid the crowd and the heat in Chichen itza. We were also able to climb up the temple in Ek balam to see the ruins sticking out from the tree tops. Our guide Tonantzin is very warm and knowledgeable. She gave very detailed explanations and answered all our questions. Our driver German was also friendly and patient during the whole trip. Overall we had a great experience and felt our day was very well spent

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Clarissa_case87

Oct 28, 2024

BEST tour of Chichen Itza - What a wonderful experience! Dona Nancy was our English speaking guide. Very long day, gone from 5 am to 8 pm but Nancy took very good care of us. Plenty of water, air conditioned van and food. I was so glad we left early as we got to Chichen before the crowds. Nancy goes in depth to the Mayan culture and history, she is so knowledgeable and amazing to be with. You have the chance to hike up Ek Balam and view the other pyramids from high in the air. The drive between attractions are long, but the roads are very good and the whole drive is flat. Very smooth ride. Nancy makes sure all your questions are answered, and takes you to behind the scene places. Really a once in a lifetime experience, I cannot recommend it enough. Because of the length of the day, best for adults only, or perhaps teenagers who enjoy history and adventure.

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Navigate44052678595

Oct 27, 2024

Amazing experience - Incredible experience with both Tonantzin and his explanations in the vehicle that transported us and Antonio, who was our guide in Spanish, when we got off and visited the different places! 100% recommended, you learn and understand many things about Mayan culture

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Y1770kulaurar

Oct 16, 2024

Amazing visit - We loved the excursion, both driver Jorge and Tonantzi were lovely. You can tell they love the story and it makes us love it too.

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Samuel_y

Oct 11, 2024

Amazing, detailed, relaxing tour! - We had the experience of a lifetime! I have wanted to see the Mayan Pyramids for more than 20 years and this was the perfect way to see them. Our driver, Julian, picked us up right on time, and after picking up our other 4 passengers and guides (Jesus and Maria) we were on our way. Jesus was such a pleasure to have as a guide. He is very knowable about Mayan history and how the Mayan cities changed as new cultures mixed with them. We first visited Chichen Itza and had such a fascinating time learning about the people and ruins that the three hours we spent there flew by. We then went to Ek Balam, and the small group, made for an amazing and intimate experience. This is where Jesus really shined as our guide. He shared with us so many details and you could tell he really loves the culture and ruins. We climbed the main structure there “Acropolis” and the view from on top was truly amazing. After Ek Balam we headed to Cenote Hubiku and had a wonderful lunch, before relaxing in the beautiful waters. This cenote is HUGE! Jesus said it wasn’t the biggest in the area, but we only had ten people to share it with, and it felt gigantic. After the swim we were off back to our hotel, where Julian expertly navigated traffic. We were safely back at our hotel with many wonderful memories and pictures. Amazing crew! Thank you!

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1970carmen

Sep 19, 2024

Excursion 10 - We had a great day. The spectacular excursion. Wonderful guides. Everything super well organized. Recommended 100%

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Rhonda_w

Sep 6, 2024

Worth it! - We had an incredible time on this tour. Our guide Maria was a wealth of knowledge and shared a lot of interesting information and graphics at the ruins. She checked in with us often and was very friendly and caring along with everyone else on the tour. It is a long day of walking and driving, but the A/C in the van was great and the driver was a total pro. We were early at every location on the trip and missed a lot of the crowds. Cenote Hubiku was beautiful and the cochinita hype was real. Don’t hesitate to book this one!

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Pabloj680

Aug 19, 2024

Highly recommended experience (Chichen otza, Ek Balam and Hubiku) - We had an amazing day with Tonantzin (guide) and the whole team (I don't remember the driver's name, I think Guillermo). At all times we were made to feel comfortable during the trip with fresh water and snacks. In the ruins (Chiche Itza and Ek Balam) the explanations were excellent and detailed, and left us wanting to know more about the Mayan culture. We finished the excursion at the wonderful Hubiku Cenote and could taste delicious local food like lime soup or pibil cochinita tacos in a 100% Mexican dining room frequented by local people. In short, highly recommended experience.

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C3981wqbeatrizm

Aug 15, 2024

Amazing day to get to know the Mayan culture - An amazing day with Juan as an expert driver and Antonio and Tonantzin as guides, their explanations, their tips and photos has been fantastic. Thank you for immersing us in such a rich and interesting culture.

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732mar_al

Aug 9, 2024

Highly recommended - Highly recommended, our Guide was Antonio and Guillermo the driver. Antonio not only gave us some explanations about what we were visiting very interesting, he also made us very enjoyable the journey (which is quite long) to Chichen Itza telling us curiosities about Mexico, always supported on his tablet. And as if that were not enough he made us a photographer:) The visits also highly recommended, especially with the planning there was, since we arrived at the sites with very few people and so it was wonderful. Guillermo very friendly and good driver, we encountered an accident on the way back and could see his skills behind the wheel:)

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