Chichén Itzá Guided Tour
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Experience Highlights
Tour the legendary city of Chichén Itzá on a guided tour that reveals the astronomical and architectural grandeur of the Maya. With quick access from the main entrance, a certified guide leads you through the most emblematic temples - Pyramid of Kukulkan, Ball Court and Temple of the Warriors - revealing rituals, myths and millenary construction techniques.
Enjoy a small group so you can listen to each explanation without rushing and make the most of your photographs. At the end of the tour, you have free time to explore additional sites, stop at craft stalls or view the Sacred Cenote at your own pace.
- Book in advance and avoid the long lines at the ticket office.
- Discover Mayan secrets with an expert archaeological guide.
- Enjoy flexibility: free time after the guided tour
What’s included
- Priority entry to the archaeological site of Chichén Itzá
- Certified guide
- 1 h 30 min walking tour of the main structures
- Audio system with headphones for groups of more than 8 persons
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Plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before your start time to ensure everything runs smoothly
Step by Step
The experience starts at the meeting point next to the official ticket office. There your accredited guide hands out audio systems (for groups of more than eight people) and, after validating your tickets, welcomes you with a brief historical overview of Augusta Emerita, the capital of the province of Lusitania, now one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in the world.
In the Gran Plaza you stop in front of the imposing Pyramid of Kukulkan (El Castillo), a stone calendar with 365 steps that, during the equinoxes, projects the famous serpent of light. The guide details the alignment of the temples with the solstices and zenith, as well as the acoustics that return a quetzal echo as you clap your hands in front of the north staircase.
The tour continues at the Ball Court, the largest in Mesoamerica, whose walls show reliefs of players and ritual decapitation. Here you will see the amazing propagation of sound: a clap next to a captain can be heard clearly at the other end of the field.
After that, you move on to the Temple of the Warriors and the Group of a Thousand Columns, a forest of pillars that supported a large market or ceremonial hall. Amidst legends of jaguars and eagles devouring hearts, your guide reveals the military symbolism that decorated the reliefs.
The guided tour ends next to the path of the Sacred Cenote, where the religious function and the archaeological finds -jade jewellery, gold and human remains- recovered from the bottom are explained. After that, you have free time to return to your favourite spots, buy obsidian souvenirs or recharge your batteries with coconut water in the service area.
