One Day Tour to Chacchoben Mayan City and Bacalar Lagoon with a Certified Guide | 5 hours 30 minutes

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch at Bacalar Lagoon & drinks (sodas and beer, margaritas are included)
  • Guided Tour at Chacchoben Mayan City
  • Kayaks
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • $5.00 USD copyright fee for the use of cameras at Chacchoben. This is paid directly at the site.
  • The use of tripods and drones are prohibited at the Mayan City.
  • Souvenirs
  • Gratuities

Overview

Two of our favorite places in a single day. As soon as your cruiseship arrives to Costa Maya Port, travel through history from the Mayans to the pirates. Start your adventure in one of the least explored archeological sites in the Maya Zone that date back to 200 BC. and let yourself be surprised by the incredible monuments, flora and fauna that the jungle has to offer you. After visiting the jungle and the Mayan city of Chacchoben, we will go to the Bacalar lagoon, a famous haven for pirates, where you can relax, swim or enjoy a kayak ride in the refreshing waters of the seven-color lagoon. Take a short break eating some delicious fajitas with your favorite drink at the edge of the lagoon or just enjoy the breeze and incredible landscape. We recommend this tour if you visit Costa Maya for the first time.

Meeting points

Av. P.Āŗ del Puerto 1180, 77976 Mahahual, Q.R., Mexico

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Your tour will depart one hour after your cruise docks, starting from the conveniently located Plaza Las Fuentes, just outside the Port. Please consider the total time to walk from your cruise to the excursion office is about 15 minutes.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Zona Arqueologica De Chaachoben

    Visit one of the least explored archaeological sites of the Mayan Culture in the heart of the jungle. Start your adventure in one of the least explored archeological sites in the Maya Zone that date back to 200 BC. and let yourself be surprised by the incredible monuments, flora and fauna that the jungle has to offer you.

    1 hour 30 minutes

  • Lake Bacalar

    Visit the Bacalar lagoon a famous old haven for pirates, where you can relax, swim or enjoy a kayak ride in the refreshing waters of the seven-color lagoon. Take a short break eating some delicious fajitas with your favorite drink at the edge of the lagoon or just enjoy the breeze and incredible landscape.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour will depart one hour after your cruise arrives to port from Plaza Las Fuentes, conveniently located just a few steps away from the main access of Costa Maya Port.
  • Please note that the total walking time from your cruise ship to the meeting point is about 15 minutes.
  • IMPORTANT: Travelers coming by cruise ship must provide the full name of the ship.
  • Cruise guests arriving after 12 PM. Make the most of your limited time in port by booking our Chacchoben Mayan City Tour or our beach break options
  • No port, no pay! Guaranteed full refund if your cruise ship does not call port in Costa Maya at all
  • Weight limit for a single kayak is 220 pounds or 270 pounds for a double kayak

Free Cancellation

February 06100% refund
February 07No refund

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Reviews

4.6

296 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
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    240
  • 4 stars
    32
  • 3 stars
    9
  • 2 stars
    6
  • 1 star
    9

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Must See Adventure

Published on Dec, 2024

Yoshi was an excellent guide. She is very knowledgeable, courteous, and helpful. Adel was a great driver. He was a veey safe driver and helped everyone safely get in and out of the van. The Mayan ruins were incredible to see. Highly recommend this trip with this tour company.

Mayan Ruins and Lagoon

Published on Dec, 2024

Our guide, Yoshi, was excellent. She was very personable and was able to answer all of our questions. Gave us a detailed information about the Mayan Ruins. We had to go to a different area of the Lagoon because of recent storms. It was a nice area with swimming, kayaking or just sitting in the pier with your feet/legs in the water. There were also many lounge chairs available. Lunch (4 tacos chicken or pork) were very good!! Also included 2 alcoholic beverages and unlimited soda/water. Water bottles were provided when requested on clean air conditioned van. Would rate this excursion 9/10.

Great and experienced...

Published on Dec, 2024

Great and experienced guide. Passionate about the history and traveling. Learned a lot and have great fun.

Excellent activity. These ruins are worth it!

Published on Nov, 2024

The Chacchoben Mayan ruins are worth it! Edder is an excellent, nice, and knowledgeable guide. And Edgar a very good driver. The lagoon was beautiful, and the tacos delicious. Would definitely recommend!

We'd recommend the...

Published on Nov, 2024

We'd recommend the dynamic duo of Eddar (our guide) and Edgar (our driver) to anyone! This was our first time booking an excursion through Viator, so we were a little nervous, but they were great communicators and put our minds at ease. Once we made it out of the maze that is the Port of Costa Maya, it was easy to find the meetup location. They provided a map and detailed directions, so I felt really supported. The van fits about 20 people, so it's a more intimate experience than the cruiseline buses that seat 80-90. We left right on time and the ride to the first location was about 60 minutes. We first went to the ruins and were the first bus of the day there, meaning we got to get all of our pictures without hundreds of other tourists in the background. Eddar is a local and was very knowledgable about the ruins. It was a good mix of education and having the opportunity to explore / take pictures. We then packed back into the van and made the 30 minute drive to the bay, which was definitely worth it. There were a couple of other vans there, so we maybe had 40 people in the area total. It's nothing fancy, but they have a couple bathroom stalls, a few tables for lunch, and a bar. We saw in reviews that lunch was a little light, so we made sure to eat breakfast and brought a few snacks just in case, which worked perfectly. We probably had an hour at the lake and spent 90% of our time there in the water--it was the perfect temperature, perfectly clear, and super calm. They also had kayaks available if you wanted to venture out into the middle of the lake. The drive back was about an hour. I was nervous about spending so much time in the van, but it was definitely worth it. Also, the road is almost entirely straight and Edgar was a great driver, so no motion sickness involved. They got us back with an hour or so to shop, even with our early boarding time.

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