Chichen Itza and EkBalam Tour: Early Access and History

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 learn more
Highlights
  • Chichen Itza - Arrive at Chichen Itza as the ruins open to enjoy a comprehensive 2-hour guided tour. Explore the ancient site, including notable structures like La Iglesia, Las Monjas, The Observatory, and one of the two cenotes within the ruins.

Capture stunning photos at Kukulkan Castle without the crowds and take a delightful walk to learn about the history of Kukulkan Castle, the Temple of the Thousand Columns, the Jaguar Temple, and the largest Ball Game stadium of the Mayan Culture.

The total time at Chichen Itza is 2.5 hours, including a 1 hour 45-minute guided tour and 45 minutes of free time to take pictures, explore the site on your own, or shop for souvenirs within the ruins.

  • Cenote Hubiku - Discover the impressive underground Cenote Hubiku in Yucatan, where you can enjoy a refreshing swim beneath hundreds of stalactites after visiting the Chichen Itza ruins.

After swimming, savor a regional buffet lunch at the Cenote restaurant.

  • Zona Arqueológica de Ek Balam - Next, visit Ek Balam, a lesser-known Yucatec-Maya archaeological site with remarkable carvings hidden in a jungle setting. Climb the towering Acropolis pyramid, the highest point of the ruins.

Note:
Total time, including land transportation to the sites and return to your hotel or meeting point, ranges between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accommodation.

What's Included
  • All visits guided
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Early access to Chichen Itza
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional guide speaking 100% English
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 small group 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
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O2278owjonathanc
Sep 27, 2024
A fantastic, informative day in the jungle - Carmen was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable not just about the Mayan history but also the local flora and fauna. She took photos so myself, my partner and our baby could be in them and even held the baby while we went off to explore the ruins. thank you Carmen for a great day. Frank the driver was also great, collected us on time and was friendly even in the early hours of the morning. 100% recommend, especially because you get in to chichen itza before the crowds start and the small group size is much more personal.
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Emilam2
Sep 10, 2024
Brilliant trip! - Trip was amazing! Carmen was our tour guide and she is absolutely fantastic! She entertains well and knows alot about the sites ! Stories you hear !amazing...Absolute pleasure to spend time with Carmen.
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Kemper61
Aug 27, 2024
Excellent tour. Highly recommend - This tour/excursion was excellent. Miguel (Balam) is very knowledgeable about Mayan culture and taught us as Fernando was driving to the sites. He even has visuals he shared to enhance and explain what he was teaching! Leaving early and getting to Chichen Itza before the crowds was brilliant. We were able to enjoy the sites without lots of tourists and the heat of the day. Miguel was professional, polite and pleasant. The Hubiku cenote was refreshing after the heat at Chichen itza. The food was tasty and plentiful. Ek Balam was fascinated and it was exciting to climb on the ruins. I highly recommend this tour. Miguel is amazing. Ask for him if you want to learn about the sites and the Mayan culture. In addition the vehicle was very clean and functional.
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I8454xplucaa
Aug 27, 2024
Highly recommended, top tour - Miguel and Fran were amazing! Top experience, the best that we’ve had in Yucatán. Everything was perfect and well organized, so many interesting infos, beautiful discoveries and good food!
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Kenobi618
Aug 20, 2024
The best experience - It was a very good experience, the guide very prepared, it was lucky to find it, I would definitely return back! Thank you.
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B7800karuthr
Aug 20, 2024
Riviera Maya Travel - It was a good idea to hire the tour. You can see that Carmen, the Guide, and Cornelio, the driver, are professionals because they have taken us without queues and with hardly any crowd of people and everything very well explained.
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Seomental
Aug 20, 2024
A fantastic experience - Carmen and Cornelio made our trip to Chichen Itza an unforgettable experience. His passion for Mayan culture was contagious. We very much appreciate your knowledge and kindness throughout the day. We recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area! Thank you so much for everything!
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Monaa628
Aug 14, 2024
Great tour! - Fabulous tour with Miguel and Alexis. Miguel is very knowledgable and fun and answered all our questions. He also interacted with the children so well and ensured everybody had a great time. Would definitely recommend!
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771yvant
Aug 14, 2024
Amazing day in Chichen Itza - Amazing day with a great organisation ! We had time to do everything and to enjoy every moments ! Special mention to the guide Caren for her kindness !
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Sightseer36446769036
Aug 6, 2024
Good tour! - Our guide and driver were very kind (Miguel and Francisco) and always had a cold bottle of water waiting for us after a tour. It was a very long day but one full of fun
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