Jenn_P, Feb 2025
Incredible tour! Perfectly planned! You'll feel like a VIP!
What an absolutely amazing experience! THIS is the tour for you! We have traveled to France, Italy, Monaco, Peru and booked excursions through Cool Destinations, and this, by far, was our favorite excursion. We prefer a small tour with a highly knowledgeable tour guide, and that's exactly what this is! Paloma was our tour guide, and she is very passionate about sharing the history and culture. She was kind, personable, and quite enjoyable! She had all the details of our trip timed perfectly because we didn't wait in any lines and felt like we had VIP status at each stop. Alejandro, our driver, was also equally amazing. The tour van was impeccably clean, and he kept it that way. Each time we returned to the van, he had cleaned our limestone footprints away and tidied up. On the van, we were offered cold bottled water, Gatorade, local pastries, and nuts which was a pleasant surprise. Paloma arranged a delicious buffet lunch at a beautiful restaurant with lots of options. The Cenote Ik Kil was incredible! Following our swim, Paloma took us to Valladolid and took us to a chocolate store, government building where we saw beautiful murals of the history of the city, and a cute coffee shop. Not only did we learn so much, Paloma took some amazing photos of us and sent us recommendations for dinner following our tour! It was a perfect day and well worth every penny!Helpful hints: Bring a hat to tour Chichen Itza as there is not much shade, and it is hot. Bring pesos for the tip at lunch and souvenirs along the way. Bring water shoes as they helpful for climbing the stairs to the Cenote, and rather then wearing your swim suit under your clothes like we did for other tours, there is a restroom to change into your swim suit.