Small Group Tour to Chichen Itza, Cenote and Ekbalam from Cancun
Description
With this small group shared tour to Chichen Itza and EkBalam, you will arrive in the early morning to enjoy a full visit to the site before arriving the big crowd. We don't stop in places to shopping. We provide a cultural and history tour with our professional guides who explain to you all the details about the Mayan culture and Mexico's history. This not a tourist trap. Dont trust similar cheaper experiences, they will only waste your time and money with unnecessary stops. We have the best value for the experience provide Buffet lunch is included! Bottled water on board is included. Also enjoy the Mayan culture visiting a second site as EkBalam Note: Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 12 and 13 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
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Itinerary
Arrive to Chichen Itza with the ruins just open to enjoy a full visit guide of 2 hours around. Know the old Chichen Itza where are the buildings as La Iglesia, Las Monjas, The Observatory and see 1 of the 2 cenotes inside the ruins. Take amazing pictures in Kukukkan castle without crowd around and enjoy a fantastic walk around to know the history of the Kukulkan Castle, 1000 Columnas Temple, Jaguar Temple and the biggest Ball Game stadium of Mayan Culture Total time in Chichen Itza is for 2 hours and a half. 1 hour 45 minutes visit guided and 45 minutes free time for take pictures, explore yourself the site or shopping souvenirs where you choice inside the ruins.
Discover one of the most impressive cenotes underground in Yucatan the Cenote Hubiku where you can take a refreshing swim under hundreds of stalactites after visiting Chichen Itza ruins. After the swimming, you enjoy a reginal buffet lunch at the Cenote restaurant.
Next, visit Ek Balam, an off-the-beaten-track Yucatec-Maya archaeological site with incredible carvings hidden in a jungle landscape. Climb the soaring Acropolis pyramid, the highest point of the ruins. Note: Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up place is at your hotel lobby or a meeting point if you are in another accommodation. Pick up time will provide the afternoon before to the tour by email or text to your cell number. Pick up time is from 06:00 am We don´t provide pick up service at the hotels or places in Puerto Juarez, Playa Mujeres or Isla Blanca. Customers staying in these areas must arrive by their way to the meeting point in Oasis Smart Cancun at 6:00 am
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Note: Total time including the land transportation to the places to visit and come back to your hotel or meeting point is between 11 and 12 hours, depending on the location of your accomodation.
- What to bring: Towel, swimsuite, flip flops, change clothes and cash for the taxes and other expenses
- Itineray could be change for logistics reasons
- From 1st February 2026 Chichen and Ekbalam taxes are 1500 MXN per person
Reviews(150)
Miguel was an excellent guide and we also had a wonderful driver. We had 14 people in our group. Half were picked up directly from our hotels in the van we traveled in and the other half met us as a gas station where we could get a coffee/drink/snacks and exchange money if needed. Miguel made good use of the long ride by sharing history along the way. Chechen Itza was amazing but we found the Ek balam to be the highlight because it was far less crowded and more accessible. Hubiku Cenote was also excellent. Along with a nice cool swim we also enjoyed the quiet grounds and buffet. The entire trip from pickup to drop off was about 13 hours. Miguel and our driver took great care of us all day long. This day was a highlight of our entire trip. Things to know: 1. Extra fees not included cover taxes and entrance fees and must be in Pesos. That way if the systems are down there are no problems getting in. There’s a money exchange at the meeting point if needed but most hotels also have an ATM. 2. Great communication through WhatsApp. We received our exact pick up time the day before and they arrived promptly on time. 3. The Cenote has nice grounds and sitting areas so if you don’t want to swim it’s still a peaceful and calm experience. 4. They provide cold bottled water throughout the day which was really nice. Overall, I’d highly recommend this tour. It was informative, fun, and relaxing.
Hi Emily We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
The provided price is not a final price! You have to add 50% for taxes and service fees. This is not disclosed. In addition, the restaurant serves cheap food which is included in the price of the tour, but we had to pay $5 per bottle of water. Basically, you are paying for a meal one way or the other.
Good afternoon Marek Thanks for your review All the information about the taxes payment is released at the tour description. Is your responsability to know what is included and what is not included. Also the information is realeased in "important information you must to know" . The problem is that you booked and didnt read the tour description. About the restaurant is a buffet lunch with several options, we dont think so was "cheap food" as you described. We have very possitive reviews about the buffet lunch. Restaurant drinks fee is not under our control Kind regards
1. You need an extra $160 USD for taxes to get in to these places that they text you about less than 24hrs before so you don’t have time to cancel. 2. They provided “lunch” at Habiku which was an outdoor buffet. It was terrible and I experience food poisoning for the first time. 3. Be prepared to get hassled at every step.. we experienced this everywhere we went and some people are very sneaky. You can get much better quality things for the same price or better at the airport. 3. The tour guide and driver were nice and did a good job explaining the history of chichen itza but I would have gone through my hotel for this excursion if I had known better.
Good afternoon Shawn, about your points: 1. All the information about the taxes payment is released at the tour description. Is your responsability to know what is included and what is not included. Also the information is realeased in "important information you must to know" . The problem is that you booked and didnt read the tour description. 2. We are so sorry for it , we are goign to talk with the cenote about it. Have you got a medical report please ? Really was for the cenote food? 3. Who hassled you at every step, the sellers at Chichen Itza? Imagine booked a tour in your hotel, almost are tourist trap and also be hassled in every step 4. Our staff is very professional and always do a good job as you can see in all the good reviews, we provided you the service to a group of 8 people, if you will booked a tour in your hotel you will be in a big bus, with other 50 people, stoping in several places for shoping, tourist trap, Very different service that we provided you, 2 archeological sites and 1 cenote. This kind of service is not provide for the agencies in the hotels. Kind regards
This was a wonderful excursion. Our guide Miguel was very knowledgeable and Rodrigo got us where we needed to go. Ek Balam was a highlight of the trip. It is a long day and be prepared for a lot of walking.
Hi Sean We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
Me and my wife had an amazing time on this tour. Alex was awesome and we would definitely recommend this tour!
Hi Blake We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
It is fairly grueling with the Yucatan humidity but well worth it for the experience. They are professional and knowledgeable. Highly recommended for your trip to the area.
Hi Dan We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
Very enjoyable trip to see and learn about Mayan ruins. Miguel was very informative and passionate about the history of the Mayans and their culture. It is quite a long day so be prepared for a lot of walking and bring snacks for the bus.
Hi Eoin We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
Excellent experience! Miguel was answered all questions with knowlege kindness. It was great to swim in the cenote and thr lunch was great.
Hi Daniel We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
The tour guide was average. He shared information on Chichenitza that most people know about of the Mayans. Sometimes his information was inaccurate as my goddaughter is an archaeology major with a concentration in mezo-American studies and would correct on the side. The cenote was amazing as well as the lunch. Be aware that taxes are not minimal. This information should clearly state the amount on the website as I was sticker shocked when I was informed- an hour after the cancellation deadline-that tax fees would be $89 usd per person and in pesos only. This caused undue stress to locate a working atm the day before the event. Another thing to be aware about is the order of stops. When we finally got to Ek balam it was 2 pm…the hottest time of the day. The guide mentioned the many times people had gotten heat stroke on this tour. Since the cenote/ restaurant are only 15 minutes away, going to the 2 archaeological sites in the morning would make more sense, then cool off in cenote or do lunch.
Hi Magdalena Thanks for your review, help us to improve About the taxes payment all the information is at the tour description in 2 areas, "what is not included" and "Important Information you must know" We provide a tour with 6 people , with a guide with very good reviews in this and other tours. We do the lunch between the ruins because our pick ups are so early and almost people want to have lunch before 3:00pm We are so sorry if you didnt enjoy the tour and service provided as the rest of the customers that shared to you the day Kind regards
This was a long day, but well worth it. We entered Chichen Itza before the crowds arrived. Next we visited a beautiful cenote for a chilly but refreshing swim. The buffet lunch afterwards was very good and offered a variety of foods. The final stop was Ek Balam. There were very few visitors here, and we were able to climb the pyramid. Our guide, Alex, and our driver, Edgar, were fabulous. I highly recommend this tour. We visited in May 2026.
Hi Stephanie We are so glad to know you enjoyed the activities with us. Thank you so much for your fantastic review. Kind regards
