Private Half Day Cultural Tour to Mayan Ruins and Cenote
Description
If you are looking to learn about the history of Mayan Culture, natural cenotes and the best sites on the island do not hesitate to book with us, we are your best option. Come and enjoy this private and personalized excursion where you will learn more than 500 years of history of how the Mayans lived and where the Spanish first arrived on the island at the time of the conquest. Visit the largest archaeological site on the island and discover its beauty with a local site guide. Then you will visit the East side of the island where you can admire the best landscapes of the Caribbean Sea you can ask your guide to make all the stops in the most beautiful places of the tour to capture the best memories, we will visit the Palmar beach club where you can taste the best dishes of the Caribbean, then we can make our last stop in a completely natural cenote. You can’t miss this unique experience in Cozumel.
Tour Options
Itinerary
First we will visit the monuments of the two cultures, the place where the first mass was held in the entire American continent more than 500 years ago, in this place the Spaniards arrived for the first time in American lands, a site of great importance for the beginning of the conquest of Mexico. Just a few steps away we can visit the monument to Gonzalo Guerrero, the father of the first mestizos in Mexico, a character who had an important participation in the conquest of the Mayan lands of Yucatan.
Visit the largest archaeological zone on the Island and discover its beauty with a local guide from the site, in addition to taking a Tequila Tour where you will taste different flavors and learn the process to make 100% organic Tequila.
Then you will visit the East side of the Island where you can admire the best landscapes of the Caribbean Sea, you can ask your guide to make all the stops in the most beautiful places of the tour to capture the best memories, until you reach the El Mirador restaurant located on the seashore where we include some delicious Mexican Fajitas,
Later we can make our last stop in a completely natural cenote. You cannot miss this unique experience in Cozumel.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick up hotel clients outside their hotels and we can pick up cruise clients outside their respective docks.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(41)
It was so nice that it was a private experience, just us and our guide in a nice ac'd jeep. Our guide, Javier, was very funny, knowledgeable, and a genuinely nice guy. Things to note about the tour: you'll be brought to a store to get souvenirs at so you don't have to feel rushed to shop in port, the tequila tasting is actually a tequilla museum and is an educational experience, then they try to sell you their tequila (Casa Jalisco) which is very smooth. The ruins are better if you pay for a guide ($46ish plus a tip). The cenote is an open one, and only had one other group of 4 there. Water is clear. Its really close to where you park. Bring towels. Its cool but not freezing. Went to a rocky beach that you enter the water through dock steps only and it dips down deep about 15ft out. Get the snorkel gear so you can see the beautiful fish and coral reef underneath because thats what this beach is best for. Tons of fish swimming around you. Bring cash for all of your tips for guide of course but also the ruins, tequila place, and if you eat or drink at beach. Oh yes, and when you meet, be prepared to walk to the 711 outside of the port. Definitely worth the money for this private experience. Ask for Javier!
Thank you for your comment, which is truly well explained, and best of all, it describes what a wonderful time you had. Our greatest reward is precisely that: ensuring our customers have a positive experience. We hope to serve you again very soon.
Our tour guide was most informative and knowledgeable. He was of Mayan decent and made the tour most interesting
Thank you so much for your excellent comment. It's always a pleasure to provide the best service to our visitors, and we hope to see you again soon.
The guide was very nice. He took us to this side business and told us we were going for a "tequila tasting". It was awful! Birds were in very small cages, then locals try to sell you multiple very overpriced products. We did buy some Tequila because it was so high pressured we felt light we had to purchase something. It was extremely overpriced tequila. When we got home and researched what the gentleman told us, it is all a scam. At the agricultural site, we informed our driver we would not like to purchase a guide for 36 US dollars. When my husband went to the restroom, he brought the guide over to try to sell me his services even though my husband already said no. When the driver saw I was displeased, he informed me "Don't be offended, it is their lifestyle". This trip was very uncomfortable to me and I felt like it was a scam just to sell us overpriced items. I do not recommend this tour at all!
We consulted with your guide, who provided the service and gave us the details of your trip. On each visit to the archaeological site, the guides ask our clients if they would like to hire a guide to make their visit even more interesting, and each client decides whether to use that service. It's also important to understand that it's not up to us whether they try to sell you something. Regarding the tequila tasting site, there are several that we will not visit again, as it is not part of our service. Our service is for each client to leave with the best possible experience on every visit they make with us.
Best part of our cruise! Faisal was our tour guide and he was absolutely incredible. He picked us up at the port in his air conditioned vehicle with water, Gatorade, sunscreen and bug spray. We communicated that we were not interested in a touristy/instagrammy tour- we wanted authentic wildlife, nature and culture. He listened and delivered! While we enjoyed the Mayan Ruins, we enjoyed exploring off their paths more to find wild animals (which we found plenty of, including a tarantula!). The highlight of the trip was absolutely the delicious lunch on the beach while snorkeling in the crystal clear blue waters. Our second favorite stop was exploring and swimming in the cenote. Thank you for listening to us Faisal! My son described this day as ‘the best day of his life’ several times. Also, I only booked this tour last minute because our cruise line canceled our planned excursion.
Hello, we greatly appreciate your excellent feedback and are delighted to know that our service was top-notch and exceeded your expectations. We hope to see you again soon to make your day even more amazing!
Yoessef took us for so many fun things around the island ! We had cevice and tried tequila and tacos. We went to the cenote and a beach. It’s the best tour in town !
Thank you so much for your excellent feedback. It's always a pleasure to provide the best service to our visitors, and we hope to see you very soon.
Javier Chan was an excellent and very knowledgeable guide. He was friendly and very helpful in answering our many questions. Would definitely recommend this tour and our guide, Javier!
Thank you so much for your excellent review and for your kind words about our guides. They do an outstanding job ensuring your visit with us is the best it can be. We greatly appreciate your preference and hope to see you again very soon to make your day on the island even better.
Our driver was prompt, had a cooler of beverages, extremely knowledgeable, and was super infant friendly 10/10!
Thank you so much for your comment. Our goal is for every family that visits us and purchases our services to receive the best possible treatment, and this time we achieved that. We hope to see you again soon. Best regards.
This was a very nice tour. The ride was scenic, the trip to the Mayan ruins was interesting and informative and we had fun at the tequila tasting. Our guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable and made sure our experience was a great one.
Thank you so much for your excellent feedback. It's always a pleasure to serve our customers and ensure they have the best experience. We hope to serve you again very soon.
This was the best trip of our holiday. Our guide Javier Bacab was simply the best. He was a great character, full of enthusiasm and humour. The whole island seemed to know and love him!! We packed such a lot into the trip; it really had everything. From fascinating Myan ruins to tequila tasting, cenote swimming and snorkeling off a lovely beach club. This experience was such a great way to finish our holiday. We would thoroughly recommend this trip. Thank you Javier.
Thank you so much for your excellent review. It's always a pleasure to provide the best service to our customers, and we're delighted to have served you as you deserve. We hope to see you again very soon on your next visit to Cozumel. See you next time!
Loved our tour with Javier! He was fun, knowledgeable and flexible! Great sampler of the island. Highly recommend! Thank you Javier!
Thank you so much for your feedback! We're delighted to hear you had a wonderful experience and hope to serve you again soon on your next visit. It's our pleasure to make every customer's day. Thank you for your excellent review!
