Chichen Itza Early Access Tour, Cenote & Lunch

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  • Entrance to Cenote
  • Transportation amenities
  • Tequila Tasting
  • Toll Road
  • Professional Guide
  • Hotel pick up or Meeting Point (depends on the option selected)
  • Buffet Lunch
  • Chichen Itza tax (39 USD adults; 6 USD children)
  • Life Vest at the cenote
  • Drinks

Overview

Your exclusive, direct admission ticket lets you enter the archaeological site the first ones of the day —so you can explore in cooler temperatures without the crowds. Enjoy a buffet lunch, and swim in a cenote. Enhance your experience of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World with this unique access tour of Chichen Itza, available only on Viator and Tripadvisor. • Be the first group of the day at Chichen Itza with this exclusive direct-access tour • Early morning entry to the world wonder means you’ll beat the heat and the crowds • Enjoy a mix of guided sightseeing and free time to explore at your own pace • Recover energy and taste the Mexican food with the buffet lunch included

Meeting Point





Meet your guide at Crown Paradise Hotel at the nearby Go Mart Villas del Rey, at 4:30 am.

End Point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start Time

Before 40 Minutes

Pickup Details

The pick ups will start approximately at 4:30 am. The exact pick up place and time will be confirmed the day before the tour

What To Expect


1. Cancun Ride from Cancún or Riviera Maya to Chichén Itzá and back at the end of the tour 2 hours
2. Chichen Itza Enjoy the tranquility of your early-morning visit before the crowds arrive. Learn how this large pre-Colombian city played an important role in Mayan civilization from around A.D. 600 to 1200, and remained a center of worship and pilgrimage until the arrival of the Spanish. Even today, it is still considered a sacred site by the Yucatán peninsula’s Maya population. Like many of ancient Mexico’s cities, the site was abandoned, and its ruins were hidden by jungle. Hear how the site was discovered and unearthed by archaeologists, gaining UNESCO protection and considered today one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Your guide will explain the philosophy, cosmology and mythology behind this ancient site, such as the meaning of the stone carvings, pyramids, platforms, ball courts and staircases. Visit the Temple of the Warriors, The Ball Game and of course the famous El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulkan.  2 hours 30 minutes
3. The Kukulcán temple is a pre-Hispanic temple that was built in the 12th century AD. C. by the Mayan Itza in the city of Chichen Itza, their capital.
4. Enjoy the experience of swimming in a Mayan Cenote and enjoy a delicious Mexican Buffet have the opportunity to do a Tequila Tasting in this magical environment. 2 hours

Additional Info


  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • It is recommended that you bring comfortable walking shoes and camera
  • Visitors must pay Chichen Itza tax (listed in the exclusions). Mexicans, students and teachers have a discount (not applicable without the official identification)
  • No cash is accepted for Chichen Itza tax.

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.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Reviews

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3563 reviews

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Best Tour Guides EVER

Published on Jun, 2024

We had the best time on our Chichén Itzá tour mainly because of our tour guide Isaac. While we were on the bus on our way to the destination, he showed us a video with a lot of interesting information about the Mayan people While we were at Chichen Itzá he gave a great tour and again gave us all kinds of information that we couldn’t just look up on the Internet. When we arrived at the Kate, he took us to a Mayan ritual for cleansing. That was the perfect addition to that part of the trip. His partner Darwin, who drove the bus it’s probably the best bus driver in Mexico! We had to drive in the rain. We drove down dirt roads we drove over bumpy roads and he made the whole trip super safe and comfortable. I would highly recommend this tour and especially Isaac and Darwin as your tour guides.

Perfect trip from Cancun, not Tulum

Published on Jun, 2024

Isaac, our tour guide, was incredible. He was patient, kind, energetic, and quite entertaining. The tour itself was even better than we anticipated. Thank you, Issac!! The one thing I will say is that you should not take this tour if you are staying farther south than Cancun in the Riviera Maya. We were staying down towards Tulum and it took 2 hours of driving in a smaller bus before we made it to the bigger bus in Cancun and then another 2.5 hours to our destination. Also, even though we selected one of the pick up points the company offered, they still charged us an extra $30 since our location was farther than others. This wasn't communicated until it was already too late to cancel. I offered to switch our reservation to 3 days later since that is when we would be in Cancun, but was told that would be an extra $63 since we were past the 24 hour mark. Needless to say, we really didn't want to do another 4.5 hours in our return trip...so we took an ADO bus from Valladolid (right by the cenote) to Tulum for only like $20 USD. That ride was only 1.5 hours. Thankfully Isaac helped us out with the logistics of getting to the bus station and was quite accommodating and understanding. Our alternative return actually made the trip for us as it allowed us to take our time eating and then have the cenote to ourselves once everyone left! We loved it!

An amazing experience and adventure!

Published on Jun, 2024

Highly recommend! Given the very rainy day we had, the tour was awesome. Isaak the driver did a great job. We enjoyed the entire trip. It was fun to try the different Mayan inspired foods at the buffet and the tequila tasting-oh my YUM! The cenote was breathtakingly beautiful. We may have swam in the Cenote if the tour allowed another 20-30 minutes or so, but we didn’t have enough time for everything. We would have enjoyed more time to explore with Isaak and/or alone at Chichén Itzá if it weren’t so rainy. The drive back was long because of the Hilton entrance being so far off the road…and very bumpy. Isaak is super knowledgeable about Mayan history and it was a wonderful experience. Thank you so much!

Awesome!

Published on Jun, 2024

Such a fun memorable experience! Issac our tour guide was awesome, he brought the excitement while teaching us about the mayan ways. Thanks to Darwin our driver we also made it back safely through the heavy rain. Thank you guys for giving us a beautiful memory of one of the seven wonders of the world!

Amazing time with Isaac...

Published on Jun, 2024

Amazing time with Isaac and Darwin. Isaac our guide, is extremely knowledgeable, a great commicator, friendly and super cool. Darwin drove the bus with great skill and efficiency, despite the rain, but always felt safe. A1 experience, highly recommend!

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