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Private Chichen Itza Tour: Discover Mayan and Toltec Culture
4.7
11 Ratings
Chichen Itza
Embark on a private Chichen Itza tour and delve into the rich history of the Mayan and Toltec cultures. Explore the ancient buildings, witness the fusion of cultures, visit a cenote, and discover the magical town of Izamal.
Embark on a private Chichen Itza tour and delve into the rich history of the Mayan and Toltec cultures. Explore the ancient buildings, witness the fusion of cultures, visit a cenote, and discover the magical town of Izamal.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Chichen Itza - 07:30 a.m. | Hotel pick-up with direct transfer to the Chichen Itza area.
09:00 a.m. | Arrival at the site with time to visit the ticket office and purchase tickets (15 minutes).
9:15 a.m. | Time allocated for restroom use.
9:30 a.m. | Begin the tour, lasting approximately 1.5 hours.
11:00 a.m. | Depart from the archaeological zone….
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Chichen Itza - 07:30 a.m. | Hotel pick-up with direct transfer to the Chichen Itza area.
09:00 a.m. | Arrival at the site with time to visit the ticket office and purchase tickets (15 minutes).
9:15 a.m. | Time allocated for restroom use.
9:30 a.m. | Begin the tour, lasting approximately 1.5 hours.
11:00 a.m. | Depart from the archaeological zone. -
Tsukan Santuario de Vida - 11:00 a.m. | Depart from the hostel with direct transfer to the Tsukan or Yokdzonot cenote.
11:30 a.m. | Arrive at the Tsukan cenote, where our guide will assist with ticket purchases (not included). The visit at Tsukan lasts 1.5 hours.
1:00 p.m. | Depart from the Tsukan cenote with direct transfer to the Magic Town of Izamal. -
Izamal - 1:00 p.m. | Depart from the Tsukan cenote with direct transfer to the Magic Town of Izamal.
2:00 p.m. | Arrive at the enchanting town of Izamal, with a visit to one of the local restaurants (food and drinks not included).
3:30 p.m. | Tour the convent of Izamal, which boasts the second-largest atrium in the world, second only to the Cathedral of San Pedro in the Vatican.
4:30 p.m. | Return to Merida.
5:30 p.m. | Arrive at your hotel.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- 1 Spanish/English guide-driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Use of umbrellas in the archaeological zone and Izamal
- Private transportation
- 1 Spanish/English guide-driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Use of umbrellas in the archaeological zone and Izamal
What's Not Included
- Entrance Chichen Itza: $648 foreign pesos | Mexicans $290
- Locker
- Lunch
- tips
- Entrance Chichen Itza: $648 foreign pesos | Mexicans $290
- Locker
- Lunch
- tips
Additional Information
Take pleasure in our exclusive transportation and the expertise of our certified guides who will be with you every step of the way, uncovering the mysteries of Chichen Itzá’s prime structures. Observe the dynamic interplay between the Toltec and Mayan cultures, evident in the glyphs on their structures, their religion, and trade. Our next stop will…
Take pleasure in our exclusive transportation and the expertise of our certified guides who will be with you every step of the way, uncovering the mysteries of Chichen Itzá’s prime structures. Observe the dynamic interplay between the Toltec and Mayan cultures, evident in the glyphs on their structures, their religion, and trade. Our next stop will feature a cenote named after the snake ‘Tsukan’, the guardian of water and cenotes. We will then explore the premier ‘Magical Town’ of Yucatan, ‘IZAMAL’, also known as the city of 3 cultures with the coexistence of Mayan, colonial and modern era structures. This city is characterized by a convent erected on the ruins of an olden pyramid. Embark on this exploration of the Mayan world with us.
Location
Chichen Itza
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
4.7
(11 Ratings)
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Angelika_k
Jan 4, 2025
Great experience - It was great experience. My driver Abraham was amazing. The tour guide at the place was very knowledgeable.
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Warsamew2021
Nov 2, 2024
Unforgettable Family Tour Experience with Vicente! - We had an incredible experience with Vicente on our private tour of Chichen Itza, Tsukan, and Izamal. He went above and beyond to make the day enjoyable for our family, especially with a 6-month-old.
Vicente was knowledgeable, patient, and so thoughtful, ensuring we were comfortable at every stop.
His passion for the history and culture of the Yucatán really brought each site to life. It felt like we were exploring with a friend who genuinely cared about giving us the best experience.
Highly recommend Vicente for anyone looking to explore these beautiful places!
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473c_sarv
Aug 21, 2024
Great visit - We had a pleasant experience, Vicente our Guide (certified by the Mexican Secretary of Tourism) gave us a complete explanation of the places we visited.
His treatment was always Pro and friendly.
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Mar_afernandac344
Mar 30, 2024
We saw flamingos and many birds, enjoyed the chichenitza pyramid and ate delicious food. - This excursion was one of the best we have ever done, my family and I enjoyed it, not only because of the incredible food service and the incredible places we went to. We were lucky to be served by a guide, who was attentive, explained everything to us in a way that the children understood, patient and very polite. Ginna Rodríguez is an excellent guide and I highly recommend her service. Thank you for giving us these experiences that we would like to repeat as soon as possible.
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Cruiser66096572822
Mar 3, 2024
Top quality service - The Tourist Routes service is top quality from the driver, certified guide, clean vehicle, cold drinks and cold scented towels that are perfect to end the tour.
I definitely highly recommend the service of Marvin and Carlos, who accompanied us on our tour. Many thanks for everything! ☺️
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F3160snjosr
Feb 21, 2024
Excellent quality private tour - We took a full day private tour to chichen itza, Cenote Tsukan and Izamal. We were picked up promptly from our hotel and taken to our first stop. The car was clean and our guide, Gina was well equipped with lots of cold water, soft drinks and even ice cold towels to freshen up after the cenote.
Our guide, Gina was super knowledgable, passionate about the history of the region and did a wonderful job of showing us around. Highly recommend.
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Coastal728227
Dec 22, 2023
Recommended 100% - The agency and the guide are very formal, attentive and with enough information for the tour. Always punctual.
I took a three-day tour with them and they always knew how to recommend good places and help me plan my visits better.
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Juanpabloi798
Oct 14, 2023
Unforgettable experience!!! - Excellent service and our guide was quite informative and fun. The roads are very safe and we don't feel like tourists.
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Verenicedelcarmeng
Jun 6, 2023
Chichen Itza and Cenote Tsukan, more magical village of izamal - The visit was very pleasant, we left early in the morning on the recommendation of the agency, and yes, we arrived 8 am to Chichen and had the area for 1 hour just for us, then the groups started arriving, but the time we were there, was wonderful, the treatment of the guide was formidable and they know the area very well
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Fozzibear999
Jul 28, 2024
Avoid at all costs - Our tour was with TUI so I will only mention the two destinations - and not the tour organiser.
Chichén Itzá - disappointing. Three big structures in a massive open area surrounded by hundreds of crappy market stalls selling (not so) cheap rubbish.
No real info boards. No mock ups what it would have looked like. No Mayan culture to look at - or relics. Needed the tour guide to find out anything. Dismal.
After visiting Egypt this is a big let down.
Cenote Tsukan
Do not go there! It is awful. After walking through some nice gardens seemingly forever you reach a changing hut that has around 40 male and 40 female lockers for your things. Unfortunately there are hundreds of people there at once!! Get a shower, put on a scabby life jacket that hundreds of other people have sweated all over and climb down a long stone staircase to a tiny dark entrance. Inside is a bench where everyone who could not get lockers has to leave their things. (Stolen phones no doubt a regular thing here).
Then it gets worse - the cave opens up and you cannot even see the water there are so many people floating in it. It was like a scene from Titanic. Frankly it was dangerous.
Then there are the bats flying around above crapping into the water.
This is a 70m deep pool of stagnant water that is not chlorinated and has no flow. It is a health hazard.
We got in for a few moments to say we had been in then straight back out to dry.
Then it was off to the restaurant to dry out and recover. But it was outdoors in the middle of trees and was a buffet - flies everywhere. Like warm rice and pork.
I swear this place is trying to kill someone!!
If you are going to try a Cenote - read up first. Some have been closed already due to health issues. This one should be.
Oh and it was 3 hours each way on a coach darting at 430am and €650 for four.
I couldn’t recommend this tour to anyone - avoid.
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