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Chichen Itza Cenote Ik Kil and Coba Small Group
Badge of ExcellencePlaya del Carmen, Mexico
- 12 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
This comprehensive tour combines two of the most important archeological sites of the Yucatán Peninsula: Chichen Itza and Coba. Let a guide accompany you around the ruins and explain their significance. This day trip from Playa del Carmen includes breakfast, beverages, a buffet lunch plus a swim in Ik Kil Cenote.
- Yucatán combo tour: Chichen Itza and Coba
- Swim in Ik Kil Cenote and climb Nohoch Muul
- Breakfast, buffet lunch and beverages provided
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included from Playa del Carmen
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Small-group tour ensures personal service
What's Included
- Unlimited Water bottles on board
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Access fee to Chichén Itzá 40 usd per adult / 5 usd per child. Mandatory payment at pickup.
- Optional tips service
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Opening hours
- 4/1/2016 - 4/21/2025
Monday - Sunday : 05:00 AM - 07:30 AM
- 4/1/2016 - 4/21/2025
Monday - Sunday : 05:00 AM - 07:30 AM
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.
What To Expect
Start your small-group tour to Chichen Itza and Coba, respectively, with pickup from your hotel in Playa del Carmen. Board an air-conditioned minivan for the drive to one of the most renowned archaeological sites of the Yucatán Peninsula. Breakfast, a buffet lunch, and beverages are provided during the day.
On arrival, take a guided tour of the site and view impressive structures built during the Maya Empire. View the Kukulkan Pyramid, aka El Castillo (The Castle), as well as El Caracol, also known as the Observatory. See the Plaza of a Thousand Columns, Temple of Venus, Temple of the Jaguar, and the largest ball court of Mesoamerica.
Continue on for a swim in Ik Kil Cenote, located a short drive away. The cenote has a water depth of 196 feet (60 meters) and its height from the sinkhole's surface to the water is 82 feet (25 meters). Learn about this sacred place, once considered the 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 sacbé, or white roads, that once linked Maya cities. At its peak, Coba had a population of about 50,000 inhabitants and an area of 80 square miles (129 sq km). If you'd like, climb the 120 steps up Nohoch Mul and be rewarded with views of the dense jungle from the top of the pyramid.
Your tour concludes with transport back to your hotel in Playa del Carmen.
On arrival, take a guided tour of the site and view impressive structures built during the Maya Empire. View the Kukulkan Pyramid, aka El Castillo (The Castle), as well as El Caracol, also known as the Observatory. See the Plaza of a Thousand Columns, Temple of Venus, Temple of the Jaguar, and the largest ball court of Mesoamerica.
Continue on for a swim in Ik Kil Cenote, located a short drive away. The cenote has a water depth of 196 feet (60 meters) and its height from the sinkhole's surface to the water is 82 feet (25 meters). Learn about this sacred place, once considered the 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 sacbé, or white roads, that once linked Maya cities. At its peak, Coba had a population of about 50,000 inhabitants and an area of 80 square miles (129 sq km). If you'd like, climb the 120 steps up Nohoch Mul and be rewarded with views of the dense jungle from the top of the pyramid.
Your tour concludes with transport back to your hotel in Playa del Carmen.
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
- 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.
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.
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Cynthia_F
My cousin and I planned our whole trip to Mexico because we wanted to go on this excursion, and it did not disappoint!Our guide, Iban Garcia was so very knowledgeable. He had an archaeological background and was very knowledgeable in the Mayan culture. I highly recommend this tour and try to ask for Iban, you will not be disappointed!
Reviews
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176 reviews
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.
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.
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. ( ;
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alan_S, Oct 2023
Excellent trip, 5stars, it’s a long day but we’ll worth it, food excellent, tour guide and driver 5stars
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.
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.
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