Make the most of your visit to Chichén Itzá with this fantastic tour which also takes you to explore the famous Cenote Zaci-Ha and the colonial city of Valladolid in which you will enjoy a delicious buffet at the exclusive La Casona restaurant. This is a great, relaxing option for families with young children.
The tour begins with an early morning pickup directly from the lobby of your hotel so we can beat the morning traffic out of the city and make sure that you get the most out of your day.
The first stop will see you being treated to a traditional Mayan buffet which includes distinct dishes such as chimole (chicken served in a rich tomato sauce with sweet pepper and black recado over rice), mole (chicken or pork cooked with Mexican dried chilies, seeds, nuts, dried fruit, onion, garlic, spices and, perhaps most importantly, dark Mexican chocolate) and Pibil (slow roasted pork which has been marinated in citrus juice and cooked in banana leaf).
Your next stop will be at open-air Cenote Zaci-Ha which roughly translates to “Sparrowhawk Water”. With a towering arching half cave over a portion of the large pool, the location is breathtaking in its grandeur. The water in the cenote is roughly 330ft or 100m deep and so is better for swimming than snorkeling. Please note that Zaci-Ha staff endeavour to keep the natural splendor intact for generations to come and therefore ask that we don't enter the water whilst wearing sunblock, including reef friendly variants, or insect repellent as these both have a negative effect on the limestone walls.
Upon arrival at Chichén Itzá, you will be greeted with a view of the main attraction: El Castillo. This pyramid was built in the mid-fifth century in honor of the Mayan god kukulcan and has been specifically engineered, using the shadow of the pyramid itself, to give the illusion of this supposed god descending to earth during the spring and autumn equinoxes.
Other sites worth visiting at Chichén Itzá include The Temple of Warriors, The Caracol – an ancient observatory used to view the night sky from above the vegetation – and The Ball Court where the Maya would play a high stakes ball game, not too dissimilar to modern day soccer, where the leader of the loosing team would often be sacrificed in order to preserve the peoples trade and agricultural success as well as the overall health of the tribe.
On the return leg of the tour, you stop in Valladolid where you can choose to walk and explore the city and its fine Spanish colonial architecture, some of which dates far back as 1706, or simply stroll through the town “zócalo” or town square to peruse the market for trinkets and various Mexican desserts.
- Round-trip transportation on a panoramic bus or luxury van from Cancun or Playa Mujeres.
- Access to the Chichén Itzá archaeological site.
- Access to a Mayan Cenote.
- Tour with certified bilingual guide (1h 15 min approximately) and free time at Chichén Itzá (1h approximately).
- Radio guide device with earpieces.
- Bottle of water with bottle holder at the archaeological site.
- Soft drinks, water and beer at the end of the tour in Chichén Itzá.
- Refreshing towel.
- Light gourmet breakfast on board the bus (baguette, fresh juice, muffin and coffee).
- Buffet meal of Yucatan specialties and unlimited beer and non-alcoholic beverages at La Casona de Valladolid restaurant.
Included on your Chichén Itzá tour:
- Duration: approximately 12 hours.
- There is an additional tax fee for the use of video cameras inside the archaeological site, not included in the tour price.
- Children over 4.5 ft but under 12 years of age must present an ID to verify their age when boarding the transportation.
- Reservations cancelled more than 2 days prior to your booking date are subject to a 10% charge for administrative fees; those cancelled between 0 and 2 days prior to your booking date, or in the case of no-shows or not using your coupon, are non-refundable. Any change of the booking date is subject to an adjustment in the price.
- It is not possible to make date changes 24hrs before your visit.
- Wear fresh clothes, comfortable shoes for walking, hat and sunglasses.
- Sunscreen and insect repellent must only have titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.
- Bring cash or credit card to buy souvenirs and for personal expenses.
