As soon as your cruiseship arrives to Costa Maya Port, travel through history in a guided tour through at the Mayan Ruins of Chacchoben to later interact with Mayan descendants at the village of the same name.
Witness the daily life of the heirs of this great culture as you interact with your hosts and a local family that will make this experience unforgettable.They will teach you from the ingredients of the classic tortillas to ancient remedies.
In this tour, you will try traditional dishes prepared with ancestral techniques that have been inherited from generation to generation with local products and fresh produce that will impress the authentic Mayan flavor of this exquisite food.
The highlight of this experience is a tasty lunch cooked with local spices and fresh ingredients specially for the occasion.
We recommend this tour if you want to learn more about Costa Maya local culture and you are history lover like us.
Posted By : Shawna_F
Our driver, guides and the lovely ladies who made our lunch were all incredibly knowledgeable and kind. I would recommend this tour, Elliot and Joel to anyone who will listen. Amazing time and service!
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 12:01:11 
Posted By : Lisa_S
We really enjoyed this tour! We were on an NCL cruise, and the tour company did a great job ensuring that we were back in plenty of time before our departure. The food that the local family made was delicious, and there was plenty to go around.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 23:15:25
Posted By : Miriam_P
Our excellent, knowledgeable guide (with a masters degree in archeology), Erick, provided historical information about the Mayan ruins and environs we saw in addition to visuals (images) from his album. His competent driver and assistant Fernando carried extra waters for us, which we needed 🌞☀️🔥. Thank goodness the walk was 90% shady (👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽) and the path we'll laid out.
Sadly due to time constraints due to our ship's arrival time, the tour company dropped the village visit and authentic Mayan meal, which we were looking forward to just as much as the ruins. If this is a regular occurrence, I recommend adjusting the offer and prices.
We immediately requested a partial refund in writing from both tour operator and Viator. Waiting for their response now.
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Posted On : 2024-04-09 10:26:00
Posted By : Barbara_G
The meal at the Mayan village. Secondly the information about the Mayan culture while visiting the ruins.
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Posted On : 2024-04-08 19:44:51
Posted By : Danielle_D
We enjoyed the ruin tour with Edder, he was very knowledgeable and gave us a ton of detail on the ruins and Mayan people. We were very pleased with how thorough he was! Unfortunately we weren’t able to learn much about the traditional foods or make the tortillas, which were a decent part of why we booked this tour. We did this excursion with three kids (ages 10-6) and while they thought the ruins were neat, they didn’t really care for the history of it, so we wish we could’ve spent more time on the food tutorial portion. The food prepared for us was delicious, and so were the grounds of the family in the Mayan village.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 18:11:47
Posted By : michelledS3732QO
So glad I booked something separate from the cruise ship excursions. Our guide Edder was fantastic as was our driver. Edder was extremely knowledgeable about the ruins and gave us lots of information and was able to answer all of our questions. It was incredibly hot while we were there but the driver brought cold water as we were walking around which was much appreciated. While the ruins were amazing, I feel like we were so lucky to get a taste of the current Mayan culture by visiting a Mayan community and having some locals cook us the most amazing meal. My teenage boys could not get enough (although there was plenty to go around) because it was so delicious. Our ship was over a hour late to port but we still did not feel rushed and got to do everything that was promised and they made sure we would be back with time to spare. Truly a highlight to our trip. Would highly recommend this experience.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 17:21:45 
Posted By : Mark_T
Make sure you do this tour. The village experience was second to none with excellent food. there was some waiting to get our bus, but they were well organized.
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Posted On : 2024-03-24 12:36:08
Posted By : John_F
Before the tour even began, I sent questions to the tour operator to which they responded very quickly and provide all the information I needed. Our guide, Lorenzo, was excellent and delivered interesting information and guidance throughout the entire day. There were a total of 14 or 15 people in our group so it was small enough to get personal attention from our guide. He made the Mayan ruins experience very interesting. On to the private local family for our meal. We learned how to make small tortillas and had a very delicious meal provided by the family. It was a very well organized tour and one I would recommend to anyone visiting the Costa Maya area.
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Posted On : 2024-03-03 10:51:13
Posted By : Carol_H
Edder was a great guide, we really enjoyed him. The Ruins were really cool to see. The family garden where we had lunch was really nice and peaceful, the family was really nice and the food was REALLY good! It was fun to learn about their culture and their lifestyle.
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Posted On : 2024-02-14 13:43:54
Posted By : Sara_N
Joel did an outstanding job of explaining a culture believed to be annihilated. My party throughly enjoyed the lunch with the ladies of Mahahual! Fernando is a sweetheart version of speedy Gonzalez and got us where we needed to go!
Highly recommend
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Posted On : 2024-02-03 09:11:56
