Excursion à Chichén Itzá, Ek' Balam et au cénote Hubiku au départ de Cancún

Très belle journée. Un guide très interessant et connaissant son sujet parfaitement. De plus il parlait Français. Le site de Chichen Itza est grandiose, le cénote de HUBIKU magnifique et le site el BEKAM à faire pour avoir le plaisir de monter au sommet de la pyramide de 32m de haut. Même si le tour est long, surtout pour ceux habitant CANCUN, le jeu en vaut la chandelle. Je recommande ce tour.

Site très intéressant mais trop de stands de ventes. Ça gâche un peu l'ambiance

Nous avons été pris en charge dans la zone hôtelière de Cancun vers 6 heures du matin, notre chauffeur Jose était professionnel et rapide. Nous avons eu deux autres arrêts avant notre départ a pris environ une heure. Notre guide était Aldredo {freddy}. Il a commencé par quelques informations et informations sur Chichen Itza alors que nous étions en route. Quand nous sommes arrivés à Chichen Itza, nous avions quelques minutes pour les salles de bain, etc. Alfredo connaissait vraiment beaucoup ce site. J'ai eu l'impression qu'il était un universitaire maya. comme il en savait beaucoup mais connaissait toutes les réponses à un assortiment de questions de notre groupe sur le site, le fonctionnement quotidien et ses habitants. Il nous a informés et a dissipé de nombreuses idées fausses sur l'histoire maya. nous étions là pour environ 2. 5 heures dont environ 30 minutes à la fin pour explorer par nous-mêmes. Nous nous sommes ensuite rendus à Hubiku Cenote, une merveille naturelle fascinante. pendant environ une heure et capable de nager si vous vouliez. Le départ pour Ek Balam. Ce site était de loin mon préféré. nous étions déjà allés à Tulum, les ruines de Muyil et Coba la veille, mais Ek Balam était magique. Notre guide a vraiment brillé ici. Alfredo a fait des pieds et des mains avec non seulement l'histoire normale et les buts de la structure, mais aussi l'idée générale de ce qu'était Ek Balam et de la façon dont cela différait des autres endroits où nous étions. Il a expliqué en détail comment les sciences de l'astronomie étaient fortement enseignées ici et nous a montré comment les Anciens Myans utilisaient une forme mathématique pour effectuer des calculs complexes non seulement pour construire les structures fascinantes, mais également pour représenter les cieux. Je n'oublierai jamais l'endroit et ce que nous avons appris. Je ne peux pas assez complimenter Alfredo, sa passion et sa connaissance de ces lieux étaient très évidentes et nous en avons tous bénéficié.

Hubiku was great. Beautiful cenote and great food. Chichen-Itza was good but didn't have enough time to explore. Ek Balaam was cool because it wasn't crowded and you can climb the ruins. Tour guide spoke in a mixture of Spanish and English. Some cool information about the Mayan people and the ruins.

Our family of 4 adults took a day off from diving on Cozumel, met smiling Luis at the Playa Delhi Carmen Ferry port bright and early who led us to our awesome driver Javier. Then we picked up Jorge and headed for Chichen Itza, about a two hour drive. We got there before everyone else, had a remarkable tour and time for pictures before the swarm of visitors arrived by many buses. Our pictures came out great. Then off we went to Hubiku Cenote for a really delicious buffet lunch, great Ceviche, salad, fruit, meat and Sopa de Lima. Alcohol extra but reasonable. A dip in the huge Cenote pool felt good after the heat. Then off the Ek Belam which is less visited and you can climb on it to see the burial chamber and five floor huge structure that is the highest point for mikes around. Not as visited but we still got to be there with almost no one around. Then as we were leaving, lots of folks coming in. Jorge was super entertaining and extremely knowledgeable we learned so much about Mayan culture and history. He and Zavier were very mindful of our comfort, lots of water always at hand. Jorge also guided us to what to buy and not buy, and he was spot on. Back to the ferry port in great time. About a 12 hour tour but lots of time to rest in the van and he let us nap so mucho gracias Jorge and Javier you are the best!!

Very educational and interesting experience. Sergio, our guide, was very informative as well as entertaining and personable which made the long drive almost 2 hours feel much shorter. I usually like long car/bus trips because it is a good opportunity to see the natural countryside, but in the Yucatan, the only thing you see is heavy shrubs no rainforest plant life Our first stop was Chichen Itza. I have read many reviews with complaints about large crowds, but I did not get that impression. In late February, the weather was hot but not uncomfortable. The ancient structures did not disappoint and one could not help but wonder what the culture and scene was like 700 years ago. Next, we traveled less than a half hour to the buffet lunch and Cenote. The lunch was surprisingly good possibly, because it was traditional Mexican food I would rate it 3. There was also entertainment during lunch, Mexican folk dancing, which was a nice plus. After lunch, we took a plunge in the Cenote. It was not interesting or spectacular and the water was very cold, but the thing here was the Mayan warriors who would let you take a picture with them for tips. These guys looked like the real deal and I started to wonder if Mel Gibson got the Idea for Apocalypto on a tour like this one. I definitely had to get my picture taken with them. After the Cenote, we got back on the bus for about 15 minutes and arrived at Ek Balam. This place was as amazing as Chichen Itza for the huge staircase alone. Very scary and more than a decent workout that you can climb to see the landscape of the Yucatan to the horizon. All-in-all I thought the tour was very well executed, defiantly worth the money we paid, and I didnt really mind the long day we left at 7 am got back to our hotel past 10 pm. In fact, I thought that we didnt get enough time to enjoy the sights so the only solution to this is just see one site per day. The only thing I would recommend is that they attempt to arrange seating on the bus so that people who are traveling together can sit together.

Great trip. Takes all day but is worth it. We traveled in a small group. Well organized, all was on time. Early visit of Chichen Itza was a good choice. Crowd was low and we were able to listen to the sophisticated speech of our tour guide. Hubiku cenote was clear water and very nice experience. But the most interesting was the Ek Balam site. We were able to climb on a top of the pyramid, view beautiful jungle scenery and because of later afternoon visit, there were almost no people present.

Really good tour and Carmen was a top top host but a few things important to note if you are staying in Cancun!!!!! as it is a long long day! The good stuff. The tour itself was excellent, Carmen who was our tour guide for the day really knew her stuff and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing Chichen Itza, Hubiko cenote and Ek Balam, the latter very impressive, not as busy as Chichen but you can climb structure 10 the acropolis giving you an amazing view over the jungle. 10 out of 10 for that part of the tour. The bad stuff We were disappointed to find out that after a 6am wakeup pick up from our hotel near Playa Mujeres, we were picking up a few guests on the way.. however this quickly turned into a drive all the way to Playa del Carmen where the tour operator merged us with other groups from another tour operator AlisTours. This extended pick up and meeting point added 2 hours as we only left Playa de Carmen at 0800 for our drive to Chichen. This was not well managed our expecatation as we were led to believe that we would only have a few pick up near our hotel . Cancun and not that we were due to go to Playa del Carmen first 85km from our hotel. It added a lot of time and travel that was not clearly communicated before hand. The same in the evening at the end of the day, were led to believe we would be back in the hotel by 1900, but that turned out to to be 21:15... again manage your paying guests expectations correctly. We left Ek Balam at 17:15 and that is a 2.0 - 2.5 hour drive max to our hotel but again, meeting guests again on other tours in Playa del Carmen, switch busses etc, and then and endless number of drop off on the way to our hotel - where we finally arrived at 21:15. ie 4 after leaving the last site Tour great but that is all due to Carmen the guide... would not go again with this tour operator as they simply mislead you on the real travel time.

Absolutely loved this tour. We got to Chichen Itza before it got really busy, although it was quite crowded when we got there. The only negative was the amount of souvenir stands all over the place. We had about 45 mins free time after our guided tour then headed to the incredible Hubiku Cenote. What a refreshing swim and most of all, beautiful spot. Lunch was quite good as well. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to browse the artisan stands. Ek Balam was absolutely incredible.... we liked it more than Chichen Itza!! Definitely no crowds and the beauty of it is that you can climb the structure to marvel at the carvings... and of course the view is stunning. This tour is highly recommended by us... you get 3 incredible locations in one day. Quite a long tour/day but well worth it. Our tour guide was really nice and our driver so patient and friendly! The only downside to our transport was that we were picked up at 6am as our hotel was at Punta Sam and then we were the last ones dropped off at 10pm because half of the group were staying at Playa del Carmen which is an hour's drive. I suggest the transport company to divide the group for drop off: Playa del Carmen and Cancun. Otherwise, we highly recommend this tour!

This tour was great. Carmen from Yalku tours is fantastic. They picked us up at right time. She even helped with hotel front desk to collect required towels etc. She is very knowledgeable and meticulous in planning while being considerate about the participants. van was very comfortable. Carmen explained historical facts and culture in details and very well, She knows the places very well. The trip is planned such a way that we avoided the rush hour at all the sites. I will strongly recommend this trip by Yalku travels.