Cancun

Explore Ek Balam Ruins, a sacred cenote and Valladolid with lunch

Cancun, Mexico
Explore Ek Balam The ancient acropolis Hubiku and Valladolid Buffet included
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From $175.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 9 to 11 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

About a 3-hour drive from Cancun, the Mayan site of Ek Balam is incredibly atmospheric, with its pyramids and ruins still shrouded in jungle. Experience it without the self-drive stress on this convenient package that includes a certified guide, a box breakfast, a buffet lunch, and transfers from many Cancun and Riviera Maya hotels. You’ll also swim in Cenote Hubiku and enjoy a quick sightseeing stop in colonial Valladolid.
  • Explore the jungle-clad remnants of Ek Balam with a certified guide
  • Swim in a sacred cenote and capture pictures of vibrant Valladolid
  • Stay fueled with breakfast on the bus and a buffet lunch at the cenote
  • Stress-free 2-way transfers from many Cancun and Riviera Maya hotels

What's Included

  • Round transportation from your hotel or meeting point
  • Bilingual certificated guide in archaeological site
  • Entrance to Ek Balam Ruins
  • Entrance to Hacienda Chukum and Cenote Swim
  • 1 small bottle of water
  • Lifevests, lockers and showers at the Cenote
  • Short guided visit to Valladolid
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

07:30 AM

What To Expect

Ek Balam

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Hacienda Chukum

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Valladolid

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • In case of rain and bad weather the tour continues, it is possible that the ship may stay at the pier for the client's safety.
  • It is not allowed to enter wearing transparent and/or wet clothing, bathing suits, or to board with any kind of pets or luggage.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Too little time and not enough explications of Ek Balam.
SophieLyne_L, Jan 2023
First stop was the Hubiku cenote, Life jackets were to be provided with our excursion, but on the site, had to pay 40 pesos! The stay at ek balam, which is to be the main attraction, only lasted an hour or so, and only anecdotes were provided by the guide. Better explanations were provided by another group guide that I follower for a while. Finally, went to a second cenote, Suytún, where buffet lunch was served - a two-hour stop definitely too long. The Valladolid stop was 30 minutes, only to bring us to a tourist souvenir shop for a tequila tasting. Did not visit the city at all, thank God the tequila tasting was next to the main Church and park, which is lovely, but little time to go inside. Overall, my experience was deceiving, the tour should be concentrated to Ek Balam, with a more knowledgeable guide of the site instead of going to 2 cenotes. But our tour guide was very nice, I have nothing against him, but wish we had a better certified guide.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Hi Sophie, thank you for your review. I would like to mention that regarding the life vest, it is not specified in the section of inclusions that it will be provided, that is why you have to pay the rent of it at the cenote. The other point you mention about the information given by the guide, I would like to explain that there is ample information about the archaeological site, the constructions there, the culture, what the Mayan people believed, history that has been found and is still being studied, each guide has their own way of explaining all the information they can give to the visitors, our guides explain the most information possible, however, it is something subjective if you agree with that information or not. Our recommendation is that before visiting an archaeological site, you should get some information so that you can ask the guide about any doubts you may have, and he can explain to you the topics that are of most interest to you. With respect to Valladolid, the government has established measures in time to visit this place, to belong to the program of magical town it is necessary to cover certain measures to conserve this certification among them, the time in which we can have the transportation in the town. Thank you so much for your recommendation we hope to see you soon!

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