Discover the best of the ancient Maya world on a full-day trip from Cancun to Chichen Itza and a cenote. Visit the UNESCO-listed site in the cooler morning hours before the crowds arrive, and combine a comprehensive guided tour with time to explore on your own. Swim in an underground limestone cenote and pass through the picturesque city of Valladolid on the return trip to Cancun.
Family friendly
Buffet lunch included
Full-day trip to Chichen Itza from Cancun
Explore a 'Wonder of the Modern World'
Visit the site with a guide and on your own
Take in a natural cenote
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
Lunch - Buffet lunch
Local guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions
Drinks
Departure & Return
Departure point
At your hotel
Departure Time
Between 6:30 and 8am
Return Details
Returns to original departure point
What To Expect
Start the day at your Cancun hotel, and make the 2-hour trip to Chichen Itza on a comfortable, air-conditioned coach. Meet an INAH certified guide at the sprawling ancient city, and get your bearings with a 90-minute guided tour that explores the daily life, religion and warfare of the ancient Maya people. Learn about the otherworldly serpent that appears on El Castillo pyramid on the equinoxes, and see the great stone ball court where ancient athletes competed for Maya rulers and priests. Visit the 'Temple of the Warriors' and the exquisite 'Caracol' observatory, where Maya astronomers tracked the movement of the sun, planet and stars. After your 90-minute guided tour, you'll have one hour of free time to see and photograph the places that interest you most. Continue to a cenote to swim in the limestone-cooled water - the ancient Maya considered the underground river systems to be sacred entrances to the underworld, and they're one of the most distinctive features of Yucatan geology. Relax over a buffet lunch before making the return trip to Cancun, which passes through the picture-perfect colonial town of Valladolid. You'll arrive at your Cancun hotel at around 7pm.
Additional Info
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Infant meals not included
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.