Tour Reviews

Carla and Angela
Canada
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian

Good tour

Guide Iglesias was very knowledge and funny. English well spoken. Well organized. Air conditioned rides. Really enjoyed the ruins and the knowledge provided. Driver Abel was with us in the tour with water for whoever needed it. Well done

Sunny
L.A. CA
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL

Memorable Day

Dreaming about when we can travel again. This was such a fun day. Very nice mini buses with seat belts and comfortable. We actually all had our own seats. We booked this tour through Cruise One. So much better than the tours through NCL. The tour was just the right amount of time and the Ruins were fantastic. The tour guide was so interesting and informative. Thanks for a wonderful memory. I hope we can Cruise again soon.

Melanie Jesurun
South Euclid, Ohio
Chacchoben Ruins
RC Majesty of the Seas

Fascinating experience

Our group was divided on two minibuses. Our bus guide was wonderful even with her limited English. She had maps and stories to share and made the long drive to the ruins interesting. The ruins themselves were fascinating and our main guide was very knowledgeable. I love history and this was a terrific experience.
We then went to a local home for an authentic Mexican lunch. First we learned about the garden and the use of all the plants in cooking. We learned to make our own tortillas and then got to eat them. The lunch was wonderful and filling. I had a great time.
I highly recommend this excursion to anyone traveling in Costa Maya.

Eric
Putnam, CT
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Sun

for a very nice day

Let me start off by saying that staying with the ships excursions to be safe is incorrect in this case. We disembarked and with in minutes were at the well organised and professional office of native choice. Checked in and were off on a small group air conditioned tour bus. Our guide was a lovely young lady named rose ,who did a excellent job of guiding us throughout the ride and the ruins. She was very informative and knowledgeable about the ruins and spent a lot of time explaining the history and everything of the mayan site. This was half the price of the ship tour and I'm quite sure not as personalized. Please highly consider native choice on your visit to Costa Maya

Dag Magnusson
Sweden
Chacchoben Extreme
MSC Meraviglia

The best on our cruise

Looking back, this was the best thing on our Caribbean cruise.I hope others will read this and contact the native choice.
We were a group of 10, had our own bus and a wonderful guide, "Gris". She took care of us and knew everything about Mayan culture.
Our excursion included both Chacchoben and Bacalar lagoon. At the lagoon lunch and drinks were included. The lagoon resort was clean and well kept the staff were friendly. Beach chairs were free, and the lake was lovely.
A priceworthy tour.

Susan Atkins
Tellico Plains, TN
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian Pearl

Erick is the best!

I booked this tour on Priceline because it was $20 less expensive per person than the ship. After exiting the ship, leaving the port area and walking to the Native Choice office, my first thought was that I wished I had paid the extra money for convenience. Boy, am I glad that didn’t happen!! Our tour was approx 13 people and we rode in a nice, comfortable coach to the ruin site. Our guide, Erick, was amazing! I enjoyed all the information he was sharing with us while on the bus, but I quickly realized when we got to the ruins site and saw the other groups that had 40+ people in them that we were very fortunate. It was easy to see that Erick was the best guide there. In the free time walking around and taking pictures, I could tell the other guides for those companies didn’t have the knowledge Erick did. Erick was passionate about the history and culture and made our tour amazing. I am thankful we walked a little extra to get to their office. It was well worth it! Plus, they dropped us off very close to the re-entry into the cruise area on arrival. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody!

Paula
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Mayan Experience
Royal Caribbean

Perfect Day

Eder was our guide and I can not say enough about how great this tour was. This tour was by far my favorite land experience. I felt it was worth every penny paid for it. (You will not be disappointed) My husband and I went with a group of 11 people in a really nice air conditioned Van. Eder knew how to avoid any large crowd and was very knowledgeable about the sight. When we went to the community to have our lunch it was very good and the family was lovely. One woman in our group had been on this excursion 4 times already, returning with friends to have them experience it. I will do the same if I return to Costa Maya.

Jimmy M Rogers
Houston
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Pearl

Excellent shore excursion!

Your company is very well run and we felt that Erick K was a most wonderful excellent guide!