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Chichen Itzá Guided Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins, Swim in Cenote Ik Kil & Discover Valladolid
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54 Ratings
Chichén Itzá
Embark on a guided tour of Chichen Itzá, where you’ll explore ancient ruins, swim in the stunning Cenote Ik Kil, and discover the charming city of Valladolid. Join a small group of no more than 15 people for an immersive and unforgettable experience.
Embark on a guided tour of Chichen Itzá, where you’ll explore ancient ruins, swim in the stunning Cenote Ik Kil, and discover the charming city of Valladolid. Join a small group of no more than 15 people for an immersive and unforgettable experience.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chichén Itzá - The tour starts with a convenient hotel pickup in the Riviera Maya in a comfortable, air-conditioned van, heading first to Chichén Itzá. Enjoy a continental breakfast during the journey, and upon arrival, join your group for a guided tour. Chichén Itzá, meaning “Mouth of the well of water witches” in Maya, is a significant…
- Chichén Itzá - The tour starts with a convenient hotel pickup in the Riviera Maya in a comfortable, air-conditioned van, heading first to Chichén Itzá. Enjoy a continental breakfast during the journey, and upon arrival, join your group for a guided tour. Chichén Itzá, meaning “Mouth of the well of water witches” in Maya, is a significant archaeological site on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Explore the main structure, the Kukulcan Pyramid, which symbolizes the Mayan civil calendar. Other notable structures include El Caracol, also known as the Observatory, the Group of the Thousand Columns, the Church, the Temple of Venus, the Temple of the Jaguar, and the Ball Court, the largest in Meso-America. Experience this remarkable site during an approximately two-hour guided tour, followed by some free time to explore independently.
- Cenote Ik Kil - Next, visit Cenote Ik Kil, situated a few kilometers from Chichén Itzá. Here, enjoy a refreshing swim in the cenote, which is 60 meters deep. Afterward, savor a buffet lunch before traveling to the enchanting city of Valladolid.
- Valladolid - In Valladolid, explore downtown attractions such as the main church, a convent, and city hall.
After an enriching day exploring the heart of Mayan culture, you will be comfortably returned to your hotel.
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Ik Kil Cenote Entrance fee, life jacket and locker included
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Small Group
- No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Except Cancun&Costa Mujeres)
- Beverages
- Breakfast
- Ik Kil Cenote Entrance fee, life jacket and locker included
- Lunch
- Professional guide
- Small Group
- No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (Except Cancun&Costa Mujeres)
- Beverages
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Optional Tips
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Optional Tips
Additional Information
Experience a full day excursion that takes you to Chichen Itza where you can explore for more than 3 hours. You’ll also get an opportunity to swim in Cenote Ik Kil and savour a buffet lunch. The tour includes a visit to the Colonial City of Valladolid, where we tour the church, a convent, and the main plaza. This is a small group tour, with a maximum of…
Experience a full day excursion that takes you to Chichen Itza where you can explore for more than 3 hours. You’ll also get an opportunity to swim in Cenote Ik Kil and savour a buffet lunch. The tour includes a visit to the Colonial City of Valladolid, where we tour the church, a convent, and the main plaza. This is a small group tour, with a maximum of 15 participants.
- Dress code is casual
- Only last minute bookings, after 6 pm the day prior to the tour, requiere a confirmation from the service provider, if you didn´t receive a confirmation from the service provider a refund will be processed.
- Skip the lines at the Chichén Itzá ticket office. Entrance fee: $45 USD per adult / $5 USD per child. Payment is mandatory at pickup.
Location
Chichén Itzá
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
4.6
(54 Ratings)
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Crystal_c
Feb 6, 2026
Fantastic Tour A Must Do - Fantastic day with experienced and knowledgeable tour guides. A second hour of free time at the ruins to explore and shop would have made it a perfect day.
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Joline
Feb 4, 2026
Fantastic tour – it doesn’t get any better! - This tour was just great and perfectly organized! Especially great was the small group with only 7 people – so everything was very personal, relaxed and without stress.
Our guide Jesús was absolutely great: extremely knowledgeable, always in a good mood, full of humor and always open to all questions. In addition, he was constantly taking photos of us, which was helpful.
A huge plus was that we visited all the places very early, even before mass tourism started. We had enough free time everywhere and could enjoy everything in peace.
The pickup was super punctual and the ride was very pleasant and fast thanks to the great driver (David?). Snacks, plenty of water and good music in the car.
Overall, an absolutely perfect tour that we would recommend 100% – a real highlight of our trip!
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Eleanor670
Dec 31, 2025
Best tour with awesome tour guide! - Our tour guide, Nancy made this tour well worth our time and money spent! She was knowledgeable and very friendly! And she spoke both English and Spanish. They have room for 15 people. There were 7 people on the tour with 2 tour guides.
Our family of 5 were lucky enough to have Nancy as our dedicated guide. She took great pictures too! I would definitely recommend them if you’re looking for a small tour!
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A7099twdianas
Nov 12, 2025
Wonderful small group tour - Gina, Carlos and Juan were so attentive and friendly. We were travelling with another couple and our small group tour ended up being us and one other person. On the drive they provided lots of historical information about the area as well as conversing personally with us. They then took us around Chichen itza site and talked about the different architectural designs and their importance and then had free time to look around. Beautiful cenote swim, lunch and then free time in Valladolid. Such an amazing day.
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Ivan_orive
Sep 10, 2025
Fantastic - The organization was fabulous, the Enterprise always attentive to our needs and what to say about the driver Marcela and the guide Nury, some loves of girls who helped us and were aware of our needs all the time.
To repeat for sure!!!
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Juncall2025
Aug 31, 2025
Highly recommended - We have just returned from the tour with Marcela (driver) and Gina (guide) and we can not be happier and more satisfied with our choice.
Looking for excursions to make during our stay in Costa Mujeres we reviewed different providers and, without a doubt, we would choose Riviera Maya Excursions again. This is for a number of reasons:
1. The approach of the tour makes it possible to reach all points of the visit from the former. Being able to enjoy Chichen Itza and the cenote almost without people, without a doubt, makes a difference. Scared to see the pickup times on the voucher (in our case, 5:00 am), we have strongly appreciated it.
2. Pick-up hours have been extremely punctual. Marcela was like clockwork at 5:00 am to pick us up. Since then, his care has been unbeatable and his driving has been magnificent and safe at all times. Sometimes in this kind of tour you find drivers who leave a lot to be desired, but that has NOT been the case with Marcela.
3. Gina's explanations have been very detailed and easy to follow, making the visit very enjoyable.
4. The visiting group has been very small (four people). That's made attention very close. In this kind of excursions, which are often crowded, it has been a pleasure to have such a small group.
5. Service in Costa Mujeres. Not all providers do and it is appreciated to have this Service.
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Aajohnso
Aug 31, 2025
Great trip, great guides but too long in the van. - I have absolutely nothing but good things to say about the guides. One issue was that they had to cancel our lunch in Valladolid and book for a different trip to ruins south. This was absolutely fine, but we were in Cancun… the rest of the group was in Playa Del Carmen or Tulum. We were the first to be picked up and last to be dropped off. This added 4 hours to the trip, no kidding.
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Foodicanada
Jan 17, 2026
Best guide, amazing place - I hope I have his name correct, Jesus. One of the best tour guides ever. The exact type of person for the job, and in playa del Carmen, we had some unbelievably bad ones. So thank you!
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Aaronks
Nov 26, 2025
A good small group excursion with excellent knowledge - Great tour in a small group which was perfect, at times it did feel a bit rushed but overall a very good experience. I would have liked some more time at cenote Ik Kil as 30 minutes for swimming then 30 mins for food felt a bit rushed so i would amend this tour by making more time at ik kil please in the future. Overall a good experience
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Wanderer640817
Oct 27, 2025
Save yourself the headache and book elsewhere! - Unfortunately I cannot give a good review for this experience. We booked several days in advance and our pickup time was scheduled for 5:30 am. We waited an hour for transport to arrive but they never came. We received no communications from them. We tried contacting the agency on several occasions and our calls went unanswered. We didn’t receive a response until several hours later. Similar to other reviews, we believe they simply chose to cancel since our hotel location was inconvenient for pickup or they didn’t have enough people signed up. We’ve booked activities online in the past with no issues, however, we will not book with this group ever again.
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