Two of our favorite places in a single day. As soon as your cruiseship arrives to Costa Maya Port, travel through history from the Mayans to the pirates. Start your adventure in one of the least explored archeological sites in the Maya Zone that date back to 200 BC. and let yourself be surprised by the incredible monuments, flora and fauna that the jungle has to offer you.
After visiting the jungle and the Mayan city of Chacchoben, we will go to the Bacalar lagoon, a famous haven for pirates, where you can relax, swim or enjoy a kayak ride in the refreshing waters of the seven-color lagoon.
Take a short break eating some delicious fajitas with your favorite drink at the edge of the lagoon or just enjoy the breeze and incredible landscape.
We recommend this tour if you visit Costa Maya for the first time.
Posted By : Ashley_S
Our tour guide Eric was phenomenal. He is of Mayan descent and spent his childhood at these ruins. He is exceptionally bright, well studied and prepared to provide you as much information and history as you would like. We learned a lot.
He was also very conscientious about the schedule and ensuring that the excursion moved along at a timely pace so we would be back at the ship in plenty of time.
The only negative aspect was the incredible amount of mosquitoes due to recent rains that we did not anticipate. Absolutely bring insect repellent. We were covered in bites.
The lagoon was lovely and our tour group of approximately 12 people were the only people at the location. As others have said, bring water shoes if you plan to swim as the rocks are slippery. This is a location to sit, relax and enjoy the view. It appeared there were kayaks available, but it was quite windy so we did not ask to use them.
It is a one hour shuttle ride each way, so be aware that you will spend a lot of time traveling. The shuttle was nice, air-conditioned and water was provided.
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 20:11:08 
Posted By : Louis_P
Great trip! Maggie, Edgar, & Yoshido were excellent guides for our trip. Very knowledgeable in every aspect of the tour. Mayan ruins was hot so I suggest fans, shoes, water, & bug spray. The ruins were amazing and kids learned so much. The lago de 7 colores was so Beautiful & breathtaking. The food was so good, tacos!!! Drinks, kayaking. Overall good trip. Thank you Maggie, Edgar, Yoshido.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 20:00:52
Posted By : Heather_S
The driver was great. Would total recommend this trip if you you have older people with you. The lagoon we went to was a crazy ride to get to it, but once you arrive oh my to was a beautiful place. Now getting in and out of the lagoon is hard the stones are slippery. But everything was great.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 15:50:03
Posted By : David_L
Our experience at the Mayan ruins was good thanks to the excellent guides. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, that was overshadowed by the fact that the excursion we paid for was not honored by the company. They claimed Viator booked us for the wrong date even though I had screenshots with a confirmation number and the correct date.
The company did squeeze us into their van and took us to the ruins. But we did not get the promised lunch or trip to the lagoon to kayak. Also, we were not aware that the bus ride was an hour each way.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 17:55:24
Posted By : Companion49127046211
The whole process was smooth, and we were met the Next Travel booth by people who although were very busy were able to confirm our trip. We were led to a later model Mercedes Van with cold AC. Our trip was led by Maggie and I can say the whole tour was a delight. The ruins were a treat and were in fact narrarated by a guide certified by the Mexican Tourism Agency. The drive was safe and we felt secure at all times. Our day at the Lagoon was awesome and the tacos and drinks provided were yummy. I would do this again for sure. We were returned to the boat with enough time.
THANKS!
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 21:51:48 
Posted By : Loretta_S
The pictures really don't do any justice for the beautiful Chacc
hobem Ruins. The tour guide Lorenzo did an amazing job with information about the city and history of the culture.
The Bacalar Lagoon was breathtaking. We swam and kayaked. My family had an amazing time.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 10:37:44
Posted By : Victor_J
Great guide, made the journey such a wonderful experience for all 16 passengers in our group. Quite knowledgeable about the area and Joel our guide explained the history culture and economy of the Mayan people. We will book with him again 😃
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 20:01:02
Posted By : Phani_M
Great guide and the tour company. The Mayan temple ruins are great to see. The lagoon is scenic with tasty food and drinks.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 20:40:36
Posted By : Mackenzie_P
We had a great time on this excursion! They were flexible with our ship's shorter time in port and made sure to get us back on time. They gave very clear directions for how to get to the check-in point despite it being a challenging route (15 minute walk through the large port). The Mayan Ruins were very interesting and were still being excavated. Our tour guide was a Mayan decendent and had specific knowledge of the ruins. The lagoon was so beautiful and felt like a hidden oasis. The staff were very kind and provided cold water along the way on a hot day!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 20:29:33
Posted By : mary_v
I tried canceling it a day before but refused to get refund. They told me to wait for response but still no help.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 15:41:55
