At Chacchoben mayan ruins you’ll be leaded by a professional local guide. We will walk in the jungle to explore and learn about the different structures of the mayan site such as: Temple 24, Plaza B, Gran Plaza, Gran Basamento, Los Gemelos, Las Vasijas and Templo Uno.
This excursion also offers the possibility to learn about local plants and observe some species of local fauna, including birds and spider monkeys.
At Bacalar lagoon the first place to visit is “Cenote Esmeralda”, where you’ll be amazed by the different shades of blue and understand why the Bacalar Lagoon is frequently referred as the 7 colors lagoon.
The next point to enjoy will be “Black Cenote” which is an open sky cenote and also the deepest point of the lagoon.
The final spot to explore is the Pirate Channel, as you’ll be explained that day, pirates used to enter Bacalar by using this channel to steal local precious wood.
Posted By : Timothy_K
Traveled with a 10 month old baby and fairly mobile grandparents.
Cons: finding the way all the way out of the Costa Maya port is pretty hard, took us almost 20 minutes from the ship. But once there, it was really smooth sailing.
Pros: our guide Leo was amazing, super enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the Mayan culture. The freshwater lagoon was beautiful and our baby loved splashing around. Lunch was at El Taco Loco, highly recommend the fish tacos. Being able to wander the jungle and walk up the temple ruins was great. Lastly, our driver Eric was super fast and safe. Saved us at least 30 minutes of travel compared to the giant tour buses.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 23:22:02 
Posted By : douglasbE9518TI
Friendly and knowledgeable people. We felt very comfortable. Everything went smoothly and the team kept us in the loop the whole time. I recommend this tour company.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03 10:08:38 
Posted By : Misty_M
Highly recommend! Very attentive, great customer service and we learned so much on this tour (even Mayan math!). Juan, his driver and the boat captain were so helpful and nice. We were a little nervous booking outside of the cruise, but so glad we did. They ensured we were back in time to catch the ship, but maximized every minute of the tour. The lagoon was amazing! Drinks and snacks available the entire trip. If you're on the fence, just do it. Can't recommend enough!
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Posted On : 2024-05-01 10:07:18
Posted By : Vaibhav_V
This agency truly cares deeply about its customers and for that I highly recommend them to anyone. We had booked a tour of Chacchoben & Bacalar but due to a medical emergency our ship had to change course and we did not arrive on time to complete our tour. Tino listened about our situation, was understanding, and issued a refund to us. The next time I visit Costa Maya, I will definitely attend the Bacalar tour with this agency and recommend to my friends as well.
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 22:51:53
Posted By : Amanda_D
We did not get lunch or the Lagoon and said it was closed on Wednesday so not sure why it was booked … we only did the ruins
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 14:50:57
Posted By : RANDY_F
Chacchoben ruins were an impressive site. Got there before anyone so we had the place to ourselves and got a lot of good pictures without the crowds. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable about the history and it was fun to learn about the many layers of this temple and the surrounding sites. Can only go up 5 steps on the back and side but can go up a little further on the back to check it out. Went to the Bacalar Lagoon and the water was gorgeous but only one really good swimming spot where you could stand for several thousand feet. The black cenote not worth visiting the the blue was beautiful and the water not too cold. Had a lunch afterwards and the tacos and quesadillas were good but I assume because the sauces on the table are left out all day, they may have given a few of us major diarrhea for the next 3 days...maybe TMI but lay off the sauces if you can.
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 13:49:20
Posted By : Cristina_R
We had the best time on this adventure! Juan is sooo knowledgeable about the Mayan culture and villages, he guided us through so many cool things and kept us on time to make it back to our ship. The lunch was amazing and the beverages were even better! Andre’s our driver was extremely safe and efficient when driving to our destinations. We felt very safe and laughed along the way!
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Posted On : 2024-04-11 17:31:21
Posted By : O1596VEkellys
Our excursion had only 4 people in the group and it was awesome! It was like we had our personal tour guides for the combo trip! Excellent history explanation about the Mayan temples and ruins, as well as Bacalar Lagoon.
The lagoon is even more beautiful than the pictures, and it was so refreshing to swim in the cool fresh waters of the springs.
I would highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 15:41:30
Posted By : Neicha_R
My husband and I were in a group of another 10 people that were all friends. We went to the ruins and saw the big pyramid but that was it because the route the tour guide usually took was blocked off due to new renovation efforts. The group of 10 chose to skip the rest of the ruins tour to spend more time at the lagoon and drink beer. The lagoon was wonderful but we were disappointed that the ruins part was cut short due the unexpected closing of the route
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Posted On : 2024-04-07 08:56:31
Posted By : Chantelle_C
We had a fabulous experience from start to finish. The tour team was excellent and very accommodating. Our tour guide Leo was very knowledgeable and so friendly. We felt like we were all friends by the end! We had older folks (70+) and kids (11-19) in our group and everyone enjoyed the experience. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-04-01 08:31:15
