Tour Reviews

BJ Hill
Rockville, Maryland
Chacchoben Ruins
Holland America

A fantastic experience!

This was a fantastic experience! I can honestly say that if you want the "real deal" to take you on a tour of the ruins in Tulum, you want David Villagomez to be your tour guide. This gentleman is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the Mayan culture and specifically Tulum. Our group was very impressed with David - he did a superior job of educating us, leading us through the ruins, and answering our questions. He also did an excellent job with the logistics of getting us to the ruins and back.

Great guide - highly recommended!!!

Don & Arlene Hassenfratz
Buffalo, New York
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Fantasy

A great informative and personal tour

It was because of this website and all the testimonials that we decided to book our tour with The Native Choice instead of with the cruise ship. We are sooooo glad we did.

Eliu gave us a great informative and personal tour of the Chacchoben ruins. He is very knowledgeable of the land and the Mayan people and answered all of our questions.

My only regret is that we did not go to see the small Fisherman's Village the way it is today. Eliu explained that tourism is changing the area so rapidly. We were a little worried about being dropped there and having another taxi drive us back to the pier.

Sorry Eliu, our loss.

Marsha and Don Finger
Quinter, Kansas
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Holiday

Extremely fun and very personal

The next time we travel to Costa Maya, I'll go directly to this company first. This was an extremely fun, very personal, very informative, and very comfortable tour.

Just being in a small group instead of a herd added to the experience immeasurably. It was by far the best experience of our entire trip. Our guide was superb. Thank you Eliu! That really was the best pineapple I've ever eaten.

Al, Lisa, Nathan, Jordan
Rapid City, SD
Mayan Experience
Carnival Legend

Words cannot describe this adventure.

WOW! Words cannot describe this adventure. The tour with Ivan will definitely rank as the highlight of our wonderful cruise. It was not so much that we had any bad excursions, but this one was the best. From the time we got in the van until the time we got out, Ivan was full of interesting and pertinent information.

If you do the tour with The Native Choice, we would HIGHLY recommend the lunch with the Mayan family in the village of Chacchoben.
It was a life changing experience my family will never forget. Ivan treated us as family the whole day! Our group had only 7 people from two families and that is what makes it so special.

Keep up the GREAT work Ivan and like I said, don't grow too fast. We would definitely recommend you to anyone that is interested in truly learning about the Costa Maya area and the Mayan culture.

Thanks much and good luck in your venture! The Reuers

Peter and Rebecca Burnett
Colorado Springs
Chacchoben Ruins
Liberty

An outstanding tour!

This was an outstanding tour, and I would recommend it to anyone! Ivan was extremely knowledgeable, and we could tell that he had a great love and respect for the area. We learned a great deal from his experiences.

Ivan also watched out for our group, and made sure that we were always in the best place to view the ruins.

Thank you so much for this outstanding experience. It was a memory that we will always treasure!

Larisa Walsh
Cape Coral
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Liberty

Excellent tour.

Eliu was our guide. He was very easy to find once we got off the ship. We waited for just a little while for the rest of the group. Eliu had our bus stop & get fresh pineapple w/dried jalapeño pepper to try & it was excellent & such a nice treat!

When we got to the site, he made sure we had bug spray & took a head count every chance he got. He asked everyones names & remembered them!!!! It was a relatively small group compared to the ships tours & much more personal. He had a great sense of humor & presented the information very well. It was a very interesting tour.

We saved money over the ships tour & I think was a much better trip!! Eliu was hard pressed to take a tip at the end of the tour but it was well deserved.

THANKS!!

Kevin Palmer
Kingston-Jamaica
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Liberty

A very personal experience

It was such a pleasure to go on this tour, it was a very personal experience with a very experienced tour guide. It was well priced not like the cruise ship prices which can sometimes be doubled and you will not have the huge crowds associated with them. From the moment you step off the ship, the booth is only 5-10 minutes to find in the terminal.

I am sorry to hear about the devastation caused by hurrican Dean and hope they will be up and running soon.

Marcos Cornejo
Costa Maya
Chacchoben Extreme
Carnival Valor

Eliu was amazing!

We can't say enough good things about this tour.

Eliu was amazing, informative, entertaining and just great fun to learn from. His knowledge of the Mayan Ruins was outstanding. The transportation was excellent. The food better than excellent. The company perfect.

My family of four (18yo, 20yo, wife and self) all highly recommend Eliu, this tour and The Native Choice too! The Native Choice and Eliu helped make a wonderful vacation absolutely perfect!

Thanks so much!!!