Cancún Trip Overview
Visit two most famous archaeological sites in Yucatan: Ek Balam (translated from the Mayan language “black jaguar”) and the “New 7th Wonder of the World” – Chichen Itza. Swim in a beautiful cenote with crystal clear water, surrounded by exotic plants. In the second part of the tour you will visit to tequila faсtory where you can see the production process and taste this wonderful drink. No crowds, no lines on your private prehistoric adventure.
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Duration: 10 to 11 hours
Starts: Cancún, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit two most famous archaeological sites in Yucatan: Ek Balam (translated from the Mayan language “black jaguar”) and the “New 7th Wonder of the World” – Chichen Itza. Swim in a beautiful cenote with crystal clear water, surrounded by exotic plants. In the second part of the tour you will visit to tequila faсtory where you can see the production process and taste this wonderful drink. No crowds, no lines on your private prehistoric adventure.
Itinerary
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Stop At: 20-minute drive from Valladolid on highway 295, direction Tizimin, Ek Balam Village Mexico
You will visit the famous archaeological site, lost in the jungle – Ek Balam (translated from the Mayan language “black jaguar”), where you will see the mysterious sculpture “angels” who guard the entrance to the “kingdom of the dead” in the form of the mouth of a rattlesnake. From the Preclassic until the Postclassic period, it was the seat of a Mayan kingdom. The site is noted for the preservation of the plaster on the tomb of Ukit-Kan-Lek-Tok, a king buried in the side of the largest pyramid.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chichen Itza Mexico
Then you will visit the “New 7th Wonder of the World”, one of the last cities of mysteriously vanished Maya civilization – famous Chichen Itza. Pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Warriors, and the world’s largest golf ball Pok Ta Pok, the Temple of the Jaguars, the Observatory and other buildings of the city will appear before you and will amaze with its greatness. You will see Chichen Itza in the best time to visit , when there are no crowds
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Cenote Ik kil, Carretera Costera del Golfo 3 Kilometros de la zona arqueologica de Chichen Itza, Chichen Itza 97757 Mexico
Later you will swim in a beautiful cenote with crystal clear water, surrounded by exotic plants and magical singing of wild birds. It’s a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, cenotes were sometimes used by the ancient Maya for sacrificial offerings. Cenote water is often very clear, as the water comes from rain water filtering slowly through the ground, and therefore contains very little suspended particulate matter.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mayapan Traditional Agave Distillery, Libramiento Norte No 264, Valladolid 97780 Mexico
The culmination of the tour will be visiting of tequila faсtory where you can see the tequila production process and taste this wonderful drink.
Duration: 20 minutes
