Chichen Itza, Ek Balam and Cenote Hubiku Tour

Victor, Adrien and Choche were terrific. They were fun and full of knowledge. It was truly a beautiful and fun experience. I highly recommend this tour. Thanks guys for a great time.

I really enjoyed the sites in this excursion. I was anxious to do Chichen Itza and Ek Balam in the same day since they are both quite a drive from Playa del Carmen. And the Cenote Hubiku was a good addition. I will say, I was not impressed with Yalku tours which is the company that led this excursion for us. I found out the night before my scheduled outing that they were cancelling for the day I had scheduled because they didn't get enough customers. They pushed it out a few days which messed up my plans. If I had known that would happen, I would have easily used another company. They were not great about communicating options until very last minute and it made for a stressful situation. We decided to take the delayed option and go a few days later. The things I loved: The sites! All three were worth going to! Our tour guide was pretty good too. Negatives: The bus we rode on was messy (wrappers and empty water bottles everywhere when we got in), with lackluster AC. Then, to boot, it broke down when we were still almost 2 hours from being back at the resorts. The alternator totally crapped out. We're all pretty convinced it was because the driver slept with the AC on in the van during our tours. That was pretty disappointing. They eventually called and got a rescue van to come get us (this one was like the Ritz Carlton! Not sure why we didn't take it on the long road trip to begin with...) but weren't great about giving us updates and didn't offer anything in exchange for the inconvenience which was frustrating. I was surprised there was no discount or partial refund given, honestly. Also, be aware that in addition to the cost of this tour booked here, you have to pay $40 USD for the archaeological site taxes ($20/each) when you get picked up. They did give a "sack lunch" meat sandwich with fruit and juice on the first leg of the drive and had a cooler of cold water bottles for throughout the day. The late lunch/dinner buffet (super tasty food!) at the cenote was included with the exception of drinks and tip. And towels and life vests at the cenote cost to rent at Hubiku. Anyway, I would suggest doing these sites together, but I wasn't impressed with the tour company. Not really sure how you avoid that though.

Great tour, knowledgeable and experienced tour guide (Lucina), and responsible company (yalku tours). Lucina has been a tour guide for over 20 years, this guy knows his stuff! All the cultural information really made the places come alive. Chichen itza and ek Baram are only an hour away from each other, both are 2 hours drive just one way from cancun or playa, so I am so glad to be able to combine both spots in one day. We had a little over a hour at each location which is enough for the casual tourist like us. We liked ek baram better as it’s less tourist there, but chichen itza is clearly the biggest and most impressive center of power for Mayans of the old days and has more fun cultural information. Also, cancun folks gets picked up first and dropped off last, so if you want to save a hour, use a day in playa to do tours. I think this will be true of all the tour companies as playa is a central location to pickup tulip, playa, and Cancun tourists. Had two hiccups in this trip. They didn’t have vegetarian snacks ready for us but our tour guide stopped at a store and picked us up vegetarian items. You get a snack for the trip and a buffet at the end. Our van was also a bit old and broke down on the way back. The company promptly sent out another vehicle that was much nicer. Things happen, it’s good to know that the tour company will be responsible if something goes wrong. We stopped by cenote hubiku for our buffet and swim. The buffet is very tasty, great quality of food, with hot items, dessert, and vegetarian friendly. I recommend bringing your own towel or your hotel towel. (This is a tip for anywhere in the region, there is no towel rentals, only buying a towel at steep tourist prices) I would totally use yalku tours again.

Chichen Itza is a wonder of the world, but Ek Balam and the Habiku cenote will steal your heart. This is a great tour that mixes the on and off the beaten path. Our guide Mario was great! He’s always setting the record straight about what we might have seen in Indiana Jones or The Discovery Channel, which was awesome and informative. Ek Balam is really interesting and very worth the stop. We had a good time climbing the pyramids and enjoying the quieter pace. The cenote is gorgeous and the perfect way to cool off after a hot day of exploring ruins. It’s a long day, but they do a good job making sure we make the most of it and enjoy our time.

Our guide was really good And the food at the cenote was great. It's a long day but worth it. The history is amazing

Tour was exceptional. There was a bit of a delay in the morning organizing people into buses, but the rest of the say made up for it. Amazing tour guide, got enough free time to roam (would’ve liked more), but overall highly recommend!

Fine tour, our guide Adrian and driver Joel made our day quite enjoyable as they were both professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Thanks for a great day !

Spectacular! Professional guide, early access and two pyramid cites are complementary to each other. Chichen Itza gives you a smell of history but Ek Balam is amazing opportunity to touch and climb over ancient buildings. Cenote we visited during the tour was something special with no crowd and absolutely clear refreshing water. I recommend this tour to everyone!

Very well done, tour operator was so knowledgeable about history. Loved it. We were very well taken care of the entire day.

Nice & new car Good driver Friendly, nice and informativ guide Breakfast: Cookies , juices & bananas + Every Break some small waterbottles Tour: Chichen Itza, Cenote/lunch and ek balam And very nice - all Sales Actions were Really Friendly and Not Disturbing and annoying -