The Top Excursion that our Guests request is a visit to a Mayan Ruin.
We offer a Tours with a Private Van and Guild
FYI: Mexican Nationals get into the Mayan Ruins for Free on Sundays, so you want to avoid the crowds pick another day!
Want to go on your own?
See our Driving Instructions, Hours of Operation, Entrance & Guild Fees and Maps
Entance Fees to the Mayan Ruins can not be purchased online ahead of time unless you purchase a tour that includes transportation.
Chichen Itza
I usually advise people to go to Chichen Itza it's now one of the 7 wonders of the world, it's an educational excursion for the kids, a sight you will always remember and an essential item on anyone's bucket list.
Trip includes a stop at Ik Kil Cenote; this is where the Mayan mined the limestone that they used to build Chichen-Itza, it's also a great place for a swim to cool off on your way back!
However it takes a bit of commitment; it's a day out of your vacation, the drive time and Guided tour is not for young children whom will be restless and bored, not the best terrain for strollers, it's Hot in the Summer; you're in the sun not shade most of the time and the tour might be difficult for those whom have trouble walking or standing for long periods of time.
Take a Private Van
Picks you right up at the villa!
Includes:
- R/T transportation in Private van with A/C pick-up at the villa
- Soft Drinks and Water in cooler is provided in van
- Entrance Tickets
- English Speaking Guide at Chichen-Itza
- Buffet Lunch (beverages not included)
- Ikil Cenote (where they mined the limestone for in the construction of Chichén Itzá) is a great place to visit and you can swim.
- Approx. 10 Hours
Cost:
- 6 person min. required - if less than 6 you will be required to pay $750 the amount equal to 6 people.
- $125 per person (6 to 10 people)
- Fill out Form to Reserve a Tour
Drive Your Self
- 150 Miles
- Toll Road apprx. $29 each way
- Fees:
- Entrance $14 ($237 Pesos
- $2 parking
- $3.50 video fee
- Head-phones for translations $3
- $25 to $35 for Guide
- Open: 8 AM to 5 PM
Directions:
- Leaving Playa Del Secreto Turn Right (North) on Highway (307) going towards Cancun (North)
- You will go over 2 Overpasses then take the Merida Exit, Toll Road (Quota Road 180) this Exit is right before Airport Exit
- Go towards Merida, just follow the signs.
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Tulum
If you want to see a Mayan Ruin but maybe “Not That Into It“ then I suggest Tulum it's only an hour away from the villas, while it lacks the all-inspiring Mayan Pyramid of Chichen Itza, it is right on the ocean and has a quite spirituality to it. A nice day trip is a few hours at Tulum then the afternoon at Xel-Ha; the "Snorkelers Haven" which is a short drive from Tulum, you can do both and be done and back to the villa late afternoon or early evening or stop on the way back at Playa Del Carmen for dinner.
Take a Private Van
Picks you right up at the villa!
Includes:
- R/T transportation in Private van with A/C pick-up at the villa
- Soft Drinks and Water in cooler is provided in van
- Entrance Tickets
- English Speaking Guide at Tulum
- Free Time on Beach
- Approx. 4 Hours
Cost:
- 6 person min. required - if less than 6 you will be required to pay $480 the amount equal to 6 people.
- $80 per person (6 to 10 people)
- Fill out Form to Reserve a Tour
Drive Your Self
- 53 Miles
- Fees:
- Entrance $4.50 ($57 Pesos)
- $3 parking
- $1.50 shuttle from parking to ruins
- $4 video fee
- $25 to $35 for Guide
- Open: 8 AM to 5 PM
Directions:
- Leaving Playa Del Secreto Turn Right (North) on Highway (307), get in Left Hand Lane use U Turn to go towards Playa Del Carmen (South)
- Continue on Highway (307) going towards Playa Del Carmen (South) use Overpass continue straight over Playa Del Carmen's Business/Tourist Area, when Overpass ends keep going on 307 south, just follow the signs to Tulum.
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Coba and Chichen Itza
If your “All About Seeing the Mayan Ruins“ then you can combined a trip to Chichen Itza and Coba together, Coba has the tallest Mayan Pyramid in the Yucatan; although Coba is not as well known as Chichen Itza it's also not as crowded!
Coba has the feeling of a Real Mayan village located in the jungle encircled by four lakes it covers over 80 sq. miles, however only a small section has structures that have been restored for tourist. At one time it was the home to more than 45,000 Mayans and was a central hub between the coast areas and the Mayan cities in the Yucatan.
Take a Private Van
Picks you right up at the villa!
Includes:
- R/T transportation in Private van with A/C pick-up at the villa
- Soft Drinks and Water in cooler is provided in van
- Entrance Tickets
- English Speaking Guide at Coba
- Ikil Cenote (where they mined the limestone for in the construction of Chichén Itzá) is a great place to visit and you can swim.
- Buffet Lunch (beverages not included)
- Approx. 14 Hours
Cost:
- 6 person min. required - if less than 6 you will be required to pay $900 the amount equal to 6 people.
- $150 per person (6 to 10 people)
- Fill out Form to Reserve a Tour
Drive Your Self
- 89 Miles
- Fees:
- Entrance $4.50 ($57 Pesos
- $3 parking
- $4 video fee
- $25 to $35 for Guide
- Open: 8 AM to 5 PM
Directions:
- Leaving Playa Del Secreto Turn Right (North) on Highway (307), get in Left Hand Lane use U Turn to go towards Playa Del Carmen (South)
- Continue on Highway (307) going towards Playa Del Carmen (South) use Overpass continue straight over Playa Del Carmen's Business/Tourist Area, when Overpass ends keep going on 307 south, just follow the signs to Tulum 52 miles.
- Turn right onto 109 Hectares Km 25 go 27 miles
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Quintana Roo Nuevo Durango - Coba go 10 miles follow signs.
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Ek Balam and BioSphere (Rio Lagartos)
Rio Lagartos is a bird Sanctuary
including pink flamingo (season is Jan. - April.)
A bird watcher Haven over 350 species of birds live here including osprey, spoonbills, ibis and herons Most of Mexico's and South America's pink flamingos migrate to the Biosphere. The United Nations (UNESO) has the area listed as one of the World Heritage Sites; its wetlands host a significant number of rare, vulnerable or endangered animal and plant species. Along with "Pink" clay baths and salt farms.
Ek Balam
Which means "Black Jaguar" in Maya
This is my favorite Mayan Ruin it's not as popular as Chichen Itza so there are few people. It's one of the only ones that you can still climb to the top and take some great photos. It's large and is still being unearth. It's surrounded by jungle this is one ruin that you feel you stepped back in time.
However this is off the beaten path it's one trip better done with a Tour than on your own.
Take a Private Van
Picks you right up at the villa!
Includes:
- R/T transportation in Private van with A/C pick-up at the villa
- Soft Drinks and Water in cooler is provided in van
- Bioshere Boat ride - 2 hours
- Stop to see "Pink" Mayan Clay Baths and Salt Farms
- Lunch at Mayan Village of Hunukú (beverages not included)
- Entrance Tickets
- English Speaking Guide at Ek Balam
- Approx. 14 Hours
Cost:
- 6 person min. required - if less than 6 you will be required to pay $1080 the amount equal to 6 people.
- $180 per person (6 to 10 people)
- Fill out Form to Reserve a Tour
Drive Your Self
- 160 Miles
- Fees:
- Toll Road apprx. $32 each way
- Rio Lagartos Boat Tour $100
- Ek Balam Entrance $10 ($193 Pesos)
- Ek Balam $25 to $35 for Guide
- Ek Balam Open: 8 AM to 5 PM
Directions:
- Leaving Playa Del Secreto Turn Right (North) on Highway (307), get in Left Hand Lane use U Turn to go towards Playa Del Carmen (South)
- Continue on Highway (307) going towards Playa Del Carmen (South) turn right on Calle Av Petempich (sign will say Arco Vial & Merida Cuota & Holbox Cuota)14.7 miles
- Turn right onto Av Luis Donaldo Colosio (Highway 305D)continue for 28 miles
- Merge onto Cancun-Kantunil/México Highway 180D continue for 60 miles
- Sign will say "Tizimin" Highway 295 continue for 62 miles
- At Río Lagartos you will see many tour companies along the lagoon.
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