Tour Reviews

Patrick & Karin Callahan
Riverview, FL
Chacchoben Ruins
Grandeur of the Seas

We loved the tour.

We loved the tour.

Our guide, David, was very knowledgeable and took his time going through the ruins. We appreciated the extra history lessons he taught us and it was easy to see he was deeply interested in making the tour educational as well as enjoyable.

Kathy & Wes De Graw
Milford, PA
Chacchoben Ruins
RC Granduer of the Seas

Will never forget our trip

Ivan,

After reading the testimonials of everyone that had taken your tour, and we were trying to find independent tours, your's stood out to perfection and it truly was. You actually spent a little extra time explaining your life and your beliefs and it was a pleasure. We hope you have much good health and success in your future and like all the testimonials I've read, and it's the truth, don't take on too much and you will want for nothing, you
don't have to be a millionare to enjoy life.
We will never forget our trip because of you.

Elizabeth Erickson
Tyrone, Georgia USA
Chacchoben Extreme
Royal Caribbean

The tour of the ruins was fabulous!

The tour of the ruins was fabulous! Hearing about the Mayan culture from someone with such
respect and personal knowledge was very eye opening. We were a group of six and felt very personally taken care of by the entire staff. This was SO much better than anything the ship was offering. Ivan and Katherine were wonderful. Anyone wanting to see the Mayan ruins... this is the best, most personal tour around. You will not be sorry for making this choice. We also went to beautiful Laguna Azul. It was so private and fun. We really felt like we were able to get a feel for the country. Thank you Native Choice for helping to make this one of the best family vacations we have every had!

Jeff Cohen
Marietta, GA
Mayan Experience
Grandeur Of The Seas

Thoroughly fascinating.

My wife and I did the Mayan Experience tour and would recommend it to anyone who wants more than the average tourist excursion. The one word that comes to mind is respect. Ivan conducted the first part of our tour which took us to the Chacchoben ruins. On the way he provided far more information about the entire region than I would have ever expected. In short, he respected our intelligence, and didn't give us a watered-down, tourist friendly speech. It was a lot of information, but thoroughly fascinating. He also provided a tremendous amount of information about the ancient Mayans who created the ruins, and who passed their beliefs down to the Mayan people who still inhabit the region today. While continuing to respect our intelligence, he imparted a profound sense of respect for those ancient people and their civilization, and for the modern-day Mayans. Not surprisingly, this led us to feel a lot of respect for him and his company.

The second part of our tour was conducted by Noel and took us to Chacchoben village where we were treated not as tourists, but as honored guests. We made tortillas, were fed a delicious meal, and danced with our hosts. Noel imparted a fantastic amount of information about many aspects of life in the village. The scenery was beautiful, the people were warm and friendly, and the entire experience was unforgettable. We will be doing it again!

Marla Taylor
Derby, KS
Mayan Experience
RCI Grandeur of the Seas

Remains a highlight for us!

Fantastic experience!! Remains a highlight for us!

Full review at:

http://marlaslemonadestand.blogspot.com/2011/11/thursday-travels-grandeur-of-seas-costa.html

Royce Howell
Brooksville, FL
Mayan Experience
Independence of the Seas

More that we expected

Tour was more that we expected our duaghter. her husband and our grand daughter enjoyed David's heartfelt narration of the Mayan people. A top notch company in all aspects.

We enjoyed Kathryn at the Mayan family lunch.

Thanks for a great tour.

Jack Gostisha
Wausau, WI
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Spirit

We learned a lot and had fun.

We visited Chacchoben ruins with Virginia as our guide. She was most informative about aspects of the Mayan culture and how the ruins related to their beliefs. We learned a lot and had fun. It was nice to be in a small group so that we could hear and ask questions easily. I would recommend this tour to everybody.

Tracy Ashley
Austin, TX
Mayan Experience
Royal Caribbean

The BEST excursion we ever have had!

Although not an excursion directly with RC cruise line, this was the BEST excursion we ever have had! Transportation throughout were nice air-conditioned travel buses similar to Greyhound.

We were led by Ivan, the son of the original land owner and the man that found the ruins in the 70s, prior to the government who currently owns it.

Ivan was extremely intelligent about the land, the history, the ruins, the people,just everything!

We also choose to experience life in a village where we enjoyed a full meal at lunch and learned how to make tortillas, just like in the picture on this site.

As stated before, this was the BEST EXCURSION we ever experienced! Choose this one when you're in Costa Maya!