San Ignacio Mayan Tour: Exploring Historic Cahal Pech & Xunantunich Sites

Embark on a captivating journey through Mayan history with the San Ignacio Mayan Tour. Explore the historic Cahal Pech and Xunantunich sites, climb ancient structures, and uncover the secrets of the Maya people. Immerse yourself in the jungle surroundings and enjoy breathtaking views before indulging in a delicious lunch. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cahal Pech - Enjoy this tranquil & unique maya site: 1 - 2 hrs almost to yourself. Cahal Pech gives you a perfect start to maya history before heading to a bigger site - Xunantunich. Cahal Pech and Xunantunich both share an interesting history during the same time periods yet so different in setting.
  • Xunantunich - You will explore the…
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Entrance fees and meals for infants
  • pickups & drop offs to hotels/resorts OUTSIDE of San Ignacio Town
Additional Information

7:30am - 8am pickup from hotels in SAN IGNACIO Town for 2 great Maya sites: Cahal Pech & Xunantunich, unique places to get yourselves familiar with Maya history. Climb, explore and fascinate yourselves with extraordinary structures built by mysterious Mayan people who continue to captivate our full attention and never ending questions as to who, where…

Location
Public Event and Band Stage
The Welcome Center OR your hotel/resort in San Ignacio Town. PICKUPs/DROPOFFs to ANY location more than 20 minutes driving from San Ignacio Town may NOT be provided by St Leonard's, and you will be contacted after your name and address of your hotel is confirmed by local provider.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kate_g
Mar 10, 2024
Best tour guides - Rod and Carla were the best most knowledgeable tour guides on earth. They are incredible and we connected with them. We learned a lot and enjoyed the tour. We highly recommend.
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Sherry_m
Jan 5, 2024
Spectacular - Our guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant and helpful to plan for the next adventure. The view was spectacular!
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Mayibarov
Dec 13, 2023
Great Experience! - Incredible Mayan sites, we had a great day with Karla, she was very professional, friendly and she knew all the history and answered all our questions. Lunch was also delicious! Thank you so much Karla for the excellent service!!
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Karla_w
Oct 29, 2023
Amazing Day - We had a marvelous time. Our guide Rod was so knowledgeable, he took the time to help us understand not only the Mayan culture at the time, but the people of Belize. As well, we learned of the plant life. Then we had the most incredible lunch. A truly amazing day.
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Janie_r
Apr 22, 2023
We got engaged on a Myan Pyramid! - Ellio, our guide, was incredibly funny and knowledgeable. He made the whole experience fantastic. He helped us get some amazing pictures - which is nice otherwise it’d all be selfies and you’d miss how big the ruins are.
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Paige_j
Jan 25, 2023
A great day! - A great day trip with a very knowledgeable guide! Our guide showed us around Cahal Pech before it got too crowded and then over to Xunatunich to climb the ancient structures. Delicious lunch spots, as well.
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Markse6547tv
Dec 9, 2022
Xunantunich and Cahal Pech tour - Wonderful experience! Elio was knowledgeable about so many subjects it made for a great trip. Not only did we get interesting information about both the Mayan sites he also showed us local plants including Allspice, cilantro, and many more. We saw spider monkeys, black and green iguanas, bats, and a scorpion spider. My wife and I are in our mid 60’s and Elio was very patient as we made our way up to the top of the temples. The lunch (included) after the tour at Benny’s Kitchen was just delicious!
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5amandaq
Dec 9, 2022
10/10 experience! - Edgar was an awesome tour guide filled with lots of amazing information. He knew all the spots to take you to on the property. It really felt like a 1on 1 tour and the restaurant he brought us to after the 2 ruins was amazing!
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Emilymo425em
Jul 31, 2022
Adventure history tour. - Beautiful tour. Elio is super friendly, funny, and extremely knowledgeable. I love that he incorporated some fun facts about the local plant life too. This is actually the the second tour we’ve done with him and would come back again! Caution: it’s hot and there’s lots of fun climbing, so come prepared!
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Carolpu4265an
May 18, 2022
Lovely tour & guide! - We had a great time on our tour with Edgar! He was incredibly knowledgable about the Mayan sites themselves, but also about the overall history and culture of the area. We learned a ton. He went out of his way to make sure we got all our questions answered. Edgar was also very knowledgable about local birds, and flora/fauna (and their medicinal properties!) He even went out of his way to get our names, write them in Mayan, and send them to us. Highly recommend.
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