Good variety of experiences in the day, quite a lot of time spent on the road in the car, lunch was quite late based on the itinerary. Total duration was about 11hrs - departed at 6.30am and returned to hotel at 5.30pm Rio Largartos boat ride was fantastic, lots of birds to see, we had a great guide! Los Coloradas was beautiful, time was slightly rushed in time at the various scenic spots to take photos. Ek Balam was very unique, climbing the acropolis is awesome, great to be immersed in an active archeological site. Lunch was after Ek Balam at Cenote Hubiku, when we reached there it was almost 3pm - may be better to have lunch elsewhere before Ek Balam instead (though there were some snacks provided). We liked all the spots a lot except for the cenote, was the least impressive one out of the several we visited on the trip in Mexico.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Certified driver Spanish / Basic English
- Courtesy (light breakfast: sandwich, juice, fruit)
- Travel insurance
- Parking in the Ek Balam archaeological zone.
- Fuel
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- visit to established places
Excludes
- No incluye tour en bote en Rio lagartos en español Aplica en Tour Basico
- No incluye entrada y comida en cenote Hubiku Aplica en Tour Basico
- No incluye entradas a Las Coloradas Aplica en Tour Basico
- No incluye entradas a Ek Balam Aplica en Tour Basico
- Servicio guia (opcional)
Itinerary
Ría Lagartos is a protected natural area. In this beautiful place, you can take a boat tour where you'll see beautiful mangroves, crocodiles, herons, pelicans, and flamingos. You can also enjoy a Mayan clay bath, which serves as a skin exfoliant. (Boat tour not included). IMPORTANT (experience cost/payment required on site) Boat Tour of Río Lagartos Option 1: ($750 MXN per person, minimum 2 people) ($550 MXN per person for groups of 3 or more: service in Spanish) Option 2: ($850 MXN per person, minimum 2 people) ($700 MXN per person for groups of 3 or more: service in English) It is important to confirm in advance if the boat tour is in English, as it is subject to availability. If you do not confirm, it will be assumed that the service will be in Spanish.
To continue with the tour we will visit the pink lake or lagoon of "Las Coloradas". The water and the surrounding environment are incredibly salty, attracting brine shrimp, plankton, and red algae. As the water evaporates in the sunlight, these organisms become more concentrated and eventually create the famous bright pink water. Because the salt we consume is processed there, it is forbidden to enter the water but you can take a tour around the lake and take incredible pictures. (Entrance fee not included but optional). IMPORTANT (Experience cost/payment required on site) $460 MXN per person.
Ek Balam ruin is one of the tallest in the area, standing at 95 feet tall where you can climb to the highest point of the ruins, which will take you high above the treetops and give you a stunning view of the peninsula. (Entrance fee not included). IMPORTANT (Experience cost/payment required on site) $581 MXN per person for foreigners. $211 MXN per person for nationals.
And finally we will visit the Mayan town of Hubiku where you can swim in a beautiful cenote, taste liquors and have delicious Yucatecan cuisine for lunch. Cenote Hubiku, has the meaning "the great lord" or "nest of the iguanas." It is a young semi-open cenote, since you can see that on the surface it has an opening at the top small but enough for the sun's rays to enter and make the water have incredible sparkles, allowing it to show its charms, showing off the blue color of the water. (Entrance fee not included). IMPORTANT (Experience cost/payment required on site) $400 MXN per person.
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It was not made clear that we would not be accompanied by a tour guide all day. This was only a driver who dropped us off at different locations. It would have been a little better if the driver could have educated us about the locations along the drive, but we did not learn anything that we hadn’t already looked up. On the boat ride, we did not get much info due to a language barrier. If you have a rental car, skip this. I highly recommend the company update their description to make it clear.
We had a fantastic time on this tour with the highlight being the flamingoes - yes, they are quite far away but you can climb out the boat to get a bit closer! This is also one of the few temples you can still climb in Mexico and the cenote was a whole complex with a range of free activities and a buffet lunch so there was something for everyone, thanks again to our guide!
A great, safe and interesting day of activities with a wonderful, knowledgeable, friendly and flexible driver. Los Lagartos was definitely worth the ride, and so was Ek Balam. Far less overwhelmed by tourists than Chichen Itsa and you can climb all the way up!
Olé was an excellent driver, friendly, helpful, easy to talk to. He kept to the planned schedule. He described what we would see next, and made good suggestions.
We had an amazing experience with Mika and Julian as our drivers/guides. They are super friendly, on time, very attentive. They even prepared a small breakfast box for us as the pick up time was very early (6:20am). I travelled with my mum and it was just the two of us on this day trip. Note that this is only a transport package, you have to pay for each activity.
This was a local tour and it was awesome! The driver and guide Micaias was super nice and knowledgeable, we did so much in a day and love the fact we could also do the Coloradas with the pink lake as it was beautiful! On each site you can hire a guide if you want more specific information which I did and it was very interesting so make sure to bring enough cash for the tips and guides if you want for Ek Balam and Coloradas. I loved it and I had such a great time! So many beautiful photos and videos - Micaias also took some with his GoPro that you get at the end :) highly recommend it.
Fue genial! Lo pasé súper bien con Micaias! Sabía un montón sobre la civilización Maya, hablamos mucho y aprendí un montón y hicimos muchas cosas en un día ! Me encantó! I highly recommend it! We did so much in one day and loved the fact we went to the Coloradas as a lot of tours don’t go there! So beautiful, I loved it. You just need to make sure you have enough pesos to get yourself a tour guide for Ek Balam and for tips as they really deserve it :)
El Balam + Cenote was very nice. The boat trip on Rio Lagartos is also good, but you only see the Flamingos from a mile away iand you need binoculars (provide). Coloradas is not worth the long drive.
I cannot recommend this tour enough! We had such an amazing tour and the guides were super friendly. Viator hires a local tour guide which were students at the University. They definitely made this trip worth it. If we visited these sites on the tour on our own, it would definitely take us more than a day. With the tour we were able to visit all of the sites and enjoyed our time at each place. All four sites are a must see as well. As first time users of Viator, we are extremely happy with our choice to book this tour.
A very good day trip with the highlight being the boat trip at Rio Lagartos. We would recommend this trip.
The Río Lagartos and the cenote were the highlights for me. As I don’t have a car it would have been impossible to see all these things in one day and my guides were super helpful.
Our driver is very polite and nice. The place we visited are very beautiful and worth to go. Everybody enjoyed the trip.
My driver Olivario was exceptionally knowledgeable about the Maya culture of Yucatan. Also very friendly. The Xentour car was spotlessly clean. A very early breakfast at 6:30 am was more than welcome. The most memorable part was the boat trip in Rio Lagartos with Don Angel as captain. A funny man who showed us crocodiles and flamingos and even a horseshoe crab. The Maya site Ek Balam was wonderful. The site is still being excavated and repaired. The cenote Hubiku is one of the best I have seen. The buffet lunch there was very tasty and well prepared with afriendly staff.
What can I say. It's fun!!!. We had to pay for entry at every location, so carry extra cash. The trip last about 10 hours, from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm.
The service was very attentive and very well planned! It was limited to pickup and transfer, which allowed freedom in the chosen places!
Our driver Mika was accurate, super friendly and helpful to answer all our questions or curiosities. The trip with him, although long, was very pleasant and fun. We recommend this tour as it gives you the opportunity to make several important stops in a single day.
Beautiful boat trip, surrounded by nature populated by various species of birds and crocodiles. The salt pans have indescribable changing colors. Also very interesting is the archaeological site of Ek Balam. Overall a beautiful day.
We decided to book this service with my friends because we like to travel at our own pace and this company gave us all the facilities to enjoy this day. We loved it.
Great experience! We started our trip to Mexico with this organized trip. Everything perfect! Our very good and prepared escort
Ich hate ein super Tag und ole der rahrer ist super freundlich lustig professionel und ha mir auch einiges über mexico und kultur erklärt ich kan die tour nur empfelen.
Mika es un conductor muy atento a quién le gusta mucho compartir su cultura. Muy profesional, interesante y gentil. El paseo en la loncha en Río Lagartos fue mágico con Angel, un hombre quién sabe embrujar los aves y los cocodrilos. El baño maya fue agradablemente fresco. Gracias a Miguel por su paciencia durante el paseo en bicicleta para contemplar Las Coloradas. Me ha ayudado a tomar las mejoras fotos. Comida muy rica, había algo por todos los gustos. Agua muy fría pero tonifiante. El cenote Hubiku tiene algo de misterioso. Qué día inolvidable.
Rio Lagartos e Las coloradas sono due chicche! Durante il giro in barca si possono osservare diverse specie di uccelli e vedere da vicino i coccodrilli e i fenicotteri rosa. Las coloradas con il sole ha parecchio fascino. Anche il Cenote molto bello (nell’entrata è compreso anche il pranzo, degustazione di tequila e, la più sorprendente, la degustazione di Miele)! Meglio però non andarci di domenica, siccome si riempie di gente. Ek Balam non è nulla di che invece. Il nostro autista Mica è stato super gentile, disponibile e molto simpatico! Grande attenzione al cliente, acqua e colazione erano gentilmente offerte visto l’orario. Tour consigliato
Excelente atención de Micaías, muy atento y profesional en todo momento, nos explicó bien qué hacer en cada lugar y nos proporcionó un pequeño desayuno porque el viaje empieza a primera hora. Asimismo, cada uno de los lugares fueron muy espectaculares, recomendado totalmente.
Communication/reservation via WhatsApp worked perfectly. They looked for us super punctually (they arrived 5' early and notified us by WhatsApp) at our AirBnB. The driver was very friendly, he drove very well and above all very safely. The light breakfast was a sandwich, a banana and a juice, all very delicious. The best thing was that the driver knew a lot about the places we visited and could answer all our questions. Regarding the places visited: Río Lagartos (1500 pesos/boat): wonderful! We saw flamingos, pelicans, manta rays and we even petted the crocodile Pancho. We also highly recommend the Mayan bath. Leaves the skin softer than any peel. The only thing we didn't like was that the captain of the boat got too close to the flamingos to make them fly. We were already a few meters from the animals, it seemed unnecessary to bother them further. Salineros de las coloradas (320 pesos/pers): looks very nice but is very expensive for what they offer. We walked for 15 minutes and came back and the guide didn't tell us almost anything/couldn't answer basic questions. But it was still worth seeing and our driver later explained everything to us (again; better driver!!!) Ek balam: we skipped it because the day before we already went to Chichen Itza and we preferred to spend more time in the cenote. Cenote (350 pesos/pers): once again a marvel. The price includes the buffet restaurant, swimming in the cenote (the best thing after a long, hot day), and tequila and chocolate tastings. After the cenote the driver took us to the door of the house again which was very pleasant since we were very tired from so many impressions. In total we had an incredible experience and I recommend this private chauffeur service to everyone.
Il nostro autista, Olegario, è stato davvero super! Anche il nostro conducente della barca, davvero bravo! Consiglia fossimo anche perché offre più flessibilità di scelta!
Muy buena solucion para ser independientes, recomendada para grupos de 4 o 5 personas para que salga rentable. Nuestro conductor Mika fue muy amable y flexible, conseguimos ver la preciosa playa de Cancunito en lugar de Las Coloradas (siendo esta ultima muy cara y siendo que las aguas rosas se ven ya en la excursion en bote de rio lagartos). Muy buena organización!
Excellent Service check out on time our guide Olegario very friendly and with good Availability (in covers) super recommended your agency
The organized trip with Xen Tour was one of the most beautiful experiences made in Mexico. Micais and Santiago accompanied us in this experience in an excellent way! Santiago is a really very prepared guy, welcoming and nice! He pampered us from the beginning to the end of our trip making us have experiences that will always remain in our hearts. We highly recommend this agency.
Visit Rio Lagartos with unparalleled bird watching. The private tour allowed us to skip part of the visit to the Coloradas to be more time in the Cenote and the Ek Balam archaeological zone. The friendliness and warm attention was always present throughout the tour, they know very well the times of the journeys and the punctuality and planning is impeccable. Times are a little tight but having a private tour you can change the length of some visits to enjoy the favorite places.
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