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Chichen Itza Cenote Ik Kil and Coba Small Group

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12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

This comprehensive small-group tour combines two of Yucatán Peninsula’s most important archeological sites: Chichen Itza and Coba. Let a guide accompany you around the remains and explain their significance. This day trip from Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Puerto Morelos, and Tulum includes a light breakfast, water, soft drinks, a buffet lunch, the cenote swim, and Coba: Your prebooked Chichen Itza ticket is not included in the package price.

Small-group Yucatán combo tour: Chichen Itza and Coba
Swim in Ik Kil Cenote: Life jacket and locker are included
Stay fueled and hydrated with breakfast, buffet lunch, water, and soft drinks
Two-way transfers from Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya hotels and rentals

What's Included

Unlimited Water bottles on board
Breakfast
Includes: Juice, cookies and a piece of fruit.
Lunch
Buffet lunch
Professional guide all day
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Entrance fees to Coba and Cenote Ik Kil
Life jacket and locker use at cenote
Soda/Pop
Includes a drink at the buffet
No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office

Access fee to Chichén Itzá: $40 USD per adult / $5 USD per child. Mandatory payment at pickup.
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up will be at all Hotels and vacation rentals accommodation of Riviera Maya area (From Moon Palace to Tulum included, Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen areas is included) is includes and only Cancun City and "Zona Hotelera" area have a little charge ($15 USD per person) and Playa Mujeres Cancun City area have a charge of $20 USD per person. We give you pick up time after your confirmation book. Lodgings with accesses without paved streets will be given a nearby meeting point.

Start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Opening hours

4/1/2016 - 12/31/2025
Monday - Sunday : 05:00 AM - 07:30 AM
4/1/2016 - 12/31/2025
Monday - Sunday : 05:00 AM - 07:30 AM

What To Expect

Start your small-group tour with pickup from your hotel or vacation rental in Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, Tulum, or elsewhere on the Riviera Maya. Pay for your prebooked Chichen Itza ticket and board the air-conditioned minivan for the drive to this UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Breakfast, a buffet lunch, water, and soft drinks are provided during the day.

On arrival, take a guided tour of the site and view El Castillo (aka the Kukulkan Pyramid), as well as El Caracol, also known as the Observatory. See the Plaza of a Thousand Columns, the Plataforma de Venus (Temple of Venus), Temple of the Jaguar, and the largest ball court in Mesoamerica.

Continue on for a swim in Ik Kil Cenote, located a short drive away: Lockers and life jackets are included in your package. Learn about this sacred place, once considered a road to the underworld for the Maya people.

Coba is your final stop, with a tour of the preserved and rebuilt ruins. Walk past two ball courts and see the sacbe, or white roads, that once linked Maya cities, as well as the soaring Nohoch Mul pyramid.

Your tour concludes with transport back to the address where you joined the tour.

Chichen Itza

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cenote Ik kil

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Zona Arqueologica de Coba

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Only last minute bookings, after 6 pm the day prior to the tour, requiere a confirmation from the service provider, if you didn´t receive a confirmation from the service provider a refund will be processed.
Shared tour. The maximum number of people on the tour is 12 people.
No lines or waits at the Chichen Itzá ticket office. Access fee to Chichén Itzá 40 usd per adult / 5 usd per child. Mandatory payment at pick up.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

186 reviews

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Great experience, nice tour guide

Lin_Z, Jan 2025

There is a little bit rush in each site, but overall experience is great. The ruins, with tour guides' explanation became meaningful.

Maria was amazing!

Curt_J, Jul 2024

Our tour guide, Maria, was absolutely amazing. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and funny. This was a long trip but well worth it. Seeing Coba at the end was awesome as it is a lesser known sight.

Nice trip but prepare for longg drives

Vamshi_M, Jul 2024

Cenote swim was greatt!! Chichen itza was good and historic , Dont forget to Carry bug spray to Coba !! Drive back took too long!!

Awesome tour! So informative and really fun.

Gabe_A, Jun 2024

The tour was a great and fun experience overall. The driver and tour guide were very professional and informative. We didn't know what to expect from the tour, but the guide made sure we were well-informed, on schedule, and felt safe. We highly recommend this tour guide company.

Amazing Tour

Jiri_S, Jun 2024

It was a great day. I have to say that our tour guide Maria (Mimi) was one of the best guides I ever had. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. It made the whole day even better. It is the whole day tour but totally worth it. We saw the great Chichen Itza when there was not so many people as this tour starts early. Then we swam in the beautiful cenote. After tasty lunch we had to another great place of Coba.

Excellent day out.

Kirsten_H, Mar 2024

The trip was great fun. Our driver and guide arrived on time and got us around with ease in an air conditioned van, which was needed in such hot weather! We arrived at Chichen Itza at 8.30am and could get photos with barely anyone around and beat the hottest parts of the day. The cenote was amazing and such a great way to cool down before heading to Coba.

This tour is...

Guantong_Q, Mar 2024

This tour is well-organized. The time points are well as scheduled. The tour guide and the driver are very nice.

SPECTACULAR ONCE IN A LIFE TIME DAY

Jessica_R, Jan 2024

This tour was absolutely amazing. First let me just say for the LONG day of driving that was involved we were 100% thrilled with our transportation and the comfort along the way. We went with little children, a teenager and a few seniors in our group so that part mattered. We had plenty of time at Chichen Itza to explore on our own and take a tour and swim in the cenote By the way the cenote is freezing cold ( ; so you’re not really splashing around for too long, with that said when we went is was blazing hot so that swim was absolutely needed. The buffet was AMAZING & it was nice to just have a seat and relax before heading back out on the road to Coba. WOW Coba was another spectacular sight to see. Tip bring some cash to rent a bike taxi if you have kids. Most of the group mustard up the energy to walk the mile or so to see all the ruins but the kids were done. Plus the bike taxis were super fun for the kids. I can’t remember what we paid but it wasn’t a lot. Listen the day is long but I promise it goes by fast and you’re comfortable the entire way. Just take a nap on the long drive back, we did. ( ;

Awesome ruins and cenote swim, lousy guide.

frank_w, Dec 2023

Outstanding ruins. Everything I thought it would be. Also, our shuttle left early and we were one of the first groups to arrive at Chichén Itzá. It made a big difference to beat the crowds and the heat. Not thrilled with our guide “Eder”. He was not very enthusiastic in his delivery during the tour and at times seemed almost annoyed at the questions we had for him. Would have appreciated more engagement. Also, we found it annoying that they hit us up for the entrance fee to the park (we assumed that everything was covered for what we paid for the excursion). And to add insult, they charged us $10 more than the admission fee to the park. The destinations were awesome (cenote and the meal there was awesome). At Cobá, our guide seemed a bit rushed to wrap things up and we missed one of the more interesting areas of the park as he hustled us back to the van. I will say that Viator was very easy to work with- they made it very easy for me when I called to reschedule the excursion due to a conflict.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hello thank you very much for your comments, We are sorry to hear this situation with the guide, we will continue working to improve our service to provide you with a quality experience.

Great guide, misleading price

BEN_G, Dec 2023

We enjoyed the guide and the Cenote and Cova were both really nice. I didn’t like that we had to bring additional cash for the tickets to Chichen Itza and there were no towels at the Cenote. Also I had to sit in the back of the van and it was the most uncomfortable I have ever been in a vehicle, and there were nearly 7 hours of driving time. Next time I would book on a bigger bus.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hello, thank you so much for your feedback. All the information about the tour is shown at the time of booking, you are informed that the entrance fees of the archaeological site are not included in the price you pay and that you must pay them separately, you are also informed that it includes your visit to the cenote, we always give them all the information so that your experience is the best.

Great excursion

David_G, Dec 2023

You is well organized and all is provided as written in the description. We seemed to be ahead of the crowd at Chichen Itsa and at the center. Lunch was top quality.

Amazing, wonderful, memorable. Book it.

Tessa_F, Nov 2023

The whole tour was amazing and exceeded expectations. Our guide Mimi was wonderful and knew so much history and had a great sense of humor. Coba was such a great surprise and we are so glad we were able to see it and Chichén Itzá.

Excellent

Alan_S, Oct 2023

Excellent trip, 5stars, it’s a long day but we’ll worth it, food excellent, tour guide and driver 5stars

Great day at Chichen Itza, Ik Kil, and Coba.

Bryan_O, Mar 2023

I was traveling by myself and I didn’t want to be in a large group so this was a great experience with a small group (we had 8 total plus the driver and tour guide). Everything was communicated clearly and I was picked up on time without any issues. Our tour guide Yolo was great. She was very knowledgeable and explained many details which made the experience fun and enjoyable. She was also passionate about what she does so I think that made the experience better. I would definitely go on a tour with her again. I also want to thank Javier the driver for getting using there and back safely. Overall the trip was well worth it for a small group experience and I really enjoyed Chichen Itza, Ik kil Cenote and Coba. I had reviewed other tours for Chichen Itza but chose this one because it provided more time at Chichen Itza. Yolo showed us around explaining many details about the structures and culture. Once that was done we had 1 hour to explore more by ourselves. Another good thing is that we arrived at Chichen Itza earlier in the day so the crowds were not bad yet. As we were leaving I was really happy that we went before the crowds.

Chicken Itza, Coba, and cenote

Carol_J, Feb 2023

We loved how we beat the crowds at every point our our day. The cenote was so refreshing! It was a fun day of history and relaxation.

Wonderful fun and educational!

6n2scb85jf, Feb 2023

Gabriel and Jaime were wonderful. We had a great time and enjoyed our Mayan experience. Great sense of humor and tremendous historical knowledge!

Excellent trip

Gillian_E, Nov 2022

Absolutely fabulous if busy and long day. Our guide Elias and our driver were excellent and made sure we got to everywhere before the crowds. Very good timing. No extra costs on the day, definitely an all inclusive trip that really does rate as a premium service and allowed us to get the best of some "must see" locations. Well done guys.

Great guides

Bradley_B, Oct 2022

This was a fantastic trip. Our guide Jesus and his driver Erik were great hosts. Jesus was of Mayan descent so he was very knowledgeable of the areas and ruins. Lots and lots of driving so just be prepared to be sitting in the van for a while….but it’s very interesting riding through all of the small towns and seeing what life is like in those areas. We loved our trip and props to our guides for making it a fun day.

Great tour

Steve_S, Aug 2022

Having a small group tour was perfect and well organised. The guide took us to the main sites at Chichen Itza and we were given an hour to explore by ourselves. The Cenote was great fun and lunch was fine, nothing fancy but something everyone could eat. At Coba we had to take tricycle taxis which was $150mx for two people. I don't think you could have seen the sites in time if we didn't. Untill 2 years ago you could climb on of the ruins and get an amazing view of the surrounding jungle but unfortunately you aren't allowed anymore. It was a 12 hour day but worth it.

Once in Mexico we wanted...

Tuija_S, Apr 2022

Once in Mexico we wanted to see one of the 7 new wonders of the world. So we had some knowledge of mayan culture and wanted to hear even more of it. Trip was interesting but it was sometimes hard to follow quide's lecture as we are not native english speakers and either was quide. Anyhow after very hot tour in Chichen Itza it was heavenly to jump in cenote Ik Kil's cool water. After Chichen Itza Coba ruins were not so interesting ...