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Xunantunich Mayan Ruins Tour: Explore Ancient History in San Ignacio
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71 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 \
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:
24 hours
Highlights
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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…
- 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
- 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
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
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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.
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- 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Luigi_c
Aug 18, 2024
Great Experience - Magnificent tour, well worth the sweat. Dimas was our guide from Cayo Inland Tours: very knowledgeable, patient with us while climbing El Castillo (I’m 70) and a wealth of information. A great way to spend an afternoon. Thank you.
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Nicole_b
Aug 14, 2024
Perfect half day tour - Great morning exploring the Mayan Ruins of Xunantunich. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We learned so much about the Mayan culture! You will be climbing many steps so make sure to wear shoes!
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Phuc_n
Aug 14, 2024
Knowledgeable & Funny Tour Guides. - Our tour guide, Onil and Abner, were very knowledgeable of the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins. They knew a lot about the ruins and its history. Onil, being from the States, knew how to make us laugh the whole trip.
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Laura_m
Jul 27, 2024
So wise & down to earth - O'neil was an amazing tour guide! We were on out honeymoon and the tour ended up just being us & O'neil was lively, funny and wise! We are so glad we went there with a guide because the information we received was incredibly valuable. Very grateful for our time. Thank you so much bro!!
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Wearetravel1945
Jun 11, 2024
A must see adventure! - An amazing site & anyone who comes to Belize should include this in their itinerary.
Our guide O’Neil was the best ever! So knowledgeable snd he took great care of us.
Book your tour with this company. They are the best in the business!
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Tricia_e
May 19, 2024
Excellent guide - O’Neil was an amazing guide! We learned so much and had an amazing day! We highly recommend this tour and company
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Mina_s
May 18, 2024
It’s pronounced “Shoo-Nan-Too-Nich” - Our guide Dimas made our trip so wonderful and smooth. Picked us up promptly at our hotel at the exact time communicated, shared so many wonderful facts, taught us how to correctly pronounce Xunantuninch (this was a big deal! :))) and went slowly for us as it was a hot, humid day and I’m pregnant - couldn’t move too fast :) Dimas was very accommodating, took awesome photos of us and the sites themselves were just lovely to see. The hand cranked ferry is so awesome to experience and Dimas even stopped on the way back to let us enjoy some street BBQ and peruse the little shops right by the ferry. Lovely day, lovely sights, lovely guide. Highly recommend this excursion. You won’t want to miss it while you’re in San Ignacio !!
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John_f
May 16, 2024
Highly recommend this tour of Xunantunich - We enjoyed our tour to Xunantunich Mayan ruins. It was a very short trip from San Ignacio. Our driver and guide, O'neal, was very friendly and very knowledgeable about the Mayan ruin. It was a smaller site so, walking the site was not very difficult. We would highly recommend this tour.
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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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