Cancun Historical & Heritage Tours

Prepare to spend all day (12+ hrs) with new friends. Julio & Baruk were our tour guides and it was a blast. They have vast knowledge on the topic and a sense of humor to go with it. Location, gastronomy and local people (Mayans), will take you on a trip back in time. You won’t regret it.

Learning about another culture of people and seeing one of the seven wonders of the world with my better half

Beaches and del mer . Well maintained gardens with flamingos and peacocks .beautiful Spanish style . Well designed not to feel crowded any where . Loved smaller yet numerous restaurants Vast but shuttle very efficient , beautiful if you like to walk . `excellent service all the staff Good happy atmosphere by all the staff Food not extravagant but , very well balanced and acceptable .not the specialized appointment ones . Buffet arrbbest Beach beautiful , but the waves were high at that time . Specially impressed by the waiter specialized in allergies or gluten etc guests Christian such an excellent service and care.. only water pressure was low in my room , complained few times but did not correct .. but was not a major thing . Will return , I recommend !

Great trip. The tour guides were knowledgeable and funny. I will warn people it is a long trip and brace yourself to be tired. We left at 7am and got back at 8pm. It is indeed indicated on the description but mentioning it again.The trip overall was great, I would say the last destination is really whatever. The first two are what you're really going there for. I would have loved to stay at the cenote longer but it is what it is.The bus had AC and was really comfortable. No complaints there. We got the premium plus package and food and drinks were provided and fairs as well. We only had to pay for the souvenirs and the locker and life vests (2 and 3 dollar usd respectively, it is cheaper in pesos though).The only thing I would improve is maybe provide the history during the bus ride in English a bit more polished.Well worth the money and would recommend to everyone!

We had a GREAT experience and I highly recommend this tour. It's a full day excursion, but you travel in a very comfortable coach bus and our tour guides were very amusing and funny. The cenote we stopped at was my first and I think it was the BEST part, icing on the cake. Make sure to bring 20 pesos for a life vest (mandatory) and 20 pesos for a locker (optional), and pack a towel. The only other expenses we incurred were the federal and local tax to get into Chichen Itza, which is advertised, and dinner. Lunch was provided, but it does not include the cost of a coke or beverage. These extra costs were okay with us, but I mention it to make you aware.

Good tour guide was great but lunch was a scam (29$ for 3 lemonades) and there were no drinks on the bus (open bar…)

This was our second tour in Mexico, so we were more prepared...We had a problem with our drinks on board the bus, because we were told that they were not included in the price, even though I had consulted it the day before and they had said yes, besides, that the ticket said it!. Finally, after showing them the ticket they gave us the drinks without charge. At the end of the day there was no water, if that was where the drinks included. On the other hand, although it indicates pickup at the hotel you are never picked up there, nor left at that point, when the hotel is in the center of Playa del Carmen. Watch this if you consider it.

Review of Chichen Itza, Ek Balam, Cenote and Tequila Factory Tour Our family of 4 travelled to the Yucatan from the UK in October 2017. We only had one week in the area and chose this tour because in one day it covered several of the sites and activities we wanted to experience. As we were based in Tulum it made sense to visit Chichen Itza and Ek Balam on the same day to minimise the amount of time spent travelling even though this made it a fairly long day. But well worth it, and being picked up and dropped off at our hotel, and driven to all the locations, made it all very easy for us. We were picked up from our hotel in Tulum at around 8am. Our guide was Raoul and the driver Adrian. Both were very professional. Raoul was extremely knowledgeable and Adrian got us there and back safely, having to drive through some difficult conditions in very heavy downpours. Our first stop on the journey was at a co-operative run by local Mayan people, who sell a wide range of handicrafts there. I bought a hat which I really love, and wore it all the time for the rest of the holiday. Next stop was Ek Balam, which means Black Jaguar a very special, atmospheric site, with ruins set amongst lush jungle vegetation. The first structures we came to were set around a courtyard and included an archway which was the entrance to the site. After climbing the Oval Palace, which gave us a good view of the other buildings, we proceeded past the ball court to the main pyramid, the impressive Acropolis. Before reaching the top you come to a level where you find the Jaguar Altar, with huge carved teeth at the entrance to the palace. At this level there are also many carved figures including winged Mayans. Having descended and walked back through the jungle, we headed for our next stop Chichen Itza. As expected the site was busy I was pleased that we were part of a small group and not one of the huge coach parties we saw there. Raoul led us first of all to the ball courts and pointed out the key features and sculptures such as the serpents and skulls. We then walked towards the main pyramid, Kukulkan, and the Temple of a Thousand Warriors. The next activity on our itinerary was a cenote swim, which we opted to do prior to having lunch. The cenote we visited was Ik Kil, located on a complex with a hotel and restaurant. There were changing rooms, lockers and a shower to use before descending the wooden staircase to the cenote. It was like a scene from a film a beautiful pool, open to the sky, with waterfalls and cascades of tropical vegetation. My two sons leapt into the 40 metre deep water from a stone ledge but I took the option of descending via some steps. After a cool and refreshing swim we ascended, changed, and had lunch at the nearby restaurant. There was a bit of a queue but it moved fairly fast and we soon had a good plateful of food each from the well-stocked buffet of both hot and cold food. The last stop on our journey was the Mayapan Tequila distillery, which was fun and interesting as we learnt about the Blue Agave cactus plant and the different processes involved in making tequila. We also had the opportunity to taste and purchase tequila. We were there for about ¾ of an hour, which is plenty of time to do everything. We were back at our hotel by about 6.30pm. As well as being very busy, Chichen Itza felt quite noisy at times. There are many stalls around the site, many of which were selling whistles which make jaguar sounds, and the stall holders insisted on blowing them every few minutes which was quite distracting. Otherwise, I found that the stall holders did not hassle us and seemed quite friendly. We probably could have spent more time at Chichen Itza as we didnt see some of the structures such as the Caracol and Las Monjas, but we were quite tired by this time, having already been to Ek Balam, and were looking forward to our cenote swim and lunch. Overall though, the tour was excellent, informative, well planned and we packed a lot into the day.