The Chichen Itza ruins open at 8AM so most private Chichen Itza tours from Playa del Carmen start with an early hotel pickup around 6 or 6:30AM. This gives you plenty of time to explore the Mayan ...

The tour is long (about 10 hours, including a three-hour bus ride each way) but worth every minute. Chichen Itza is named for the Itza warriors who conquered the city around 850.

Convinced already that Chichen Itza is worth it? This Chichen Itza Private Tour and this guided tour with cenotes are both amazing. You’ll have a blast!

Before our departure, I asked my travel agent for a reputable tour company since I wanted to book a tour to Chichen Itza, a popular pre-Columbian archaeological site. She recommended Grayline.

Take a day trip to Chichen Itza is ranked #10 out of 15 things to do in Playa del Carmen. See pictures and our review of Take a day trip to Chichen Itza.

Before our departure, I asked my travel agent for a reputable tour company since I wanted to book a tour to Chichen Itza, a popular pre-Columbian archaeological site. She recommended Grayline.

Another tour guide, trying to get the attention of his group, clapped. He was facing the middle of one of the pyramid’s set of stairs, about 20 yards away.

Nancy Giese books an overnight tour to Chichen Itza, but she's told she only has reservations for a day trip. Now her tour operator is refusing to refund the difference between the tours.