Tour Reviews

Jeff
Portland, Oregon
Mayan Experience
Liberty of the Seas

Great Excursion. Would Recommend.

This was definitely one of the more memorable excursions we took.

The only confusing part was trying to follow the directions on the map to get to the Native Choice office. They tell you to go directly through the port shopping exit, and the port security staff won't let you leave without making you walk a couple hundred yards past the quick exit and instead all of the way through their shopping area and then back through another shopping area to get to the road again. Luckily there were 30-40 other people with the same issue and we all sort of trekked it together and knew we were all going to the same place.

Once there, the staff were friendly and we got cold water. We got into our van with another group and our guide, Lorenzo, filled us in on all sorts of local knowledge of the land and Costa Maya history.

We went 50 minutes to the Chacchoben ruins. Lorenzo was a great guide, other tour groups were wanting to ease-drop on our group as their guide wasn't really telling them much, while Lorenzo was giving the complete history of the site.

We then went a few minutes away into the village and to the home of a Mayan family, They prepared a great meal for us and we all got to make tortillas.

They even dropped us off next to the port shopping so we didn't have to walk the half mile back from the Native Choice office.

Very impressed and it was well worth the small extra walk and dealing with finding it to have a small, intimate group and very knowledgeable guides.

JB
Weatherford, TX
Dzibanche Ruins Premier
Liberty of the Seas

Wonderful Day

Tacho, our driver, and Rosa, our guide, provided us with a wonderful experience at Dzibanche Ruins. Our family of four had a private van which was clean and had air conditioning. We were provided water upon arriving and water and Coke at each stop. Rosa was very knowledgeable, giving us much helpful information about the ruins on our drive there. The tour at the ruins was wonderful. She climbed with us all the ruins we were allowed to climb and gave us additional information at the top. Rosa answered all of our curious questions about the Mayan culture. We made a bonus stop at the Kinichna ruins nearby. On the drive back, we were provided a fresh sack lunch with sandwiches, chips, and granola bars. We stopped at a roadside stand for some fresh pineapple which tasted wonderful!

Ashley
Santa Barbara, CA
Mayan Experience
Rhapsody of the Seas

Our favorite excursion ever

We did the Mayan Experience excursion almost two years ago and we still talk about how it was our favorite one we've ever done. Can't say enough good things about this company.

I had just started a medication before our cruise that made me incredibly nervous about things, so much so that we actually canceled an excursion in Belize because I was too afraid to take it. The entire time we were on this excursion, I didn't worry about a thing! It was very nice to have a chance to relax and know that we were well taken care of.

I forgot to inform the company that I am vegetarian, but there was still plenty I could eat and lunch and it was quite delicious. We also learned about putting chili powder on our pineapple and that's the only way we eat it now!

We enjoyed this excursion so much and hope to return to Costa Maya so we can take another trip with Native Choice!

Jennifer Thompson
Portland, OR
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian Pearl

Guides / Vehicles are Excellent!!!

Eddar and Carlos were our guides, and they were excellent. Kept us on time, and shared an enormous amount of knowledge in the time we had. We were delighted with the quality of the transportation as well. This one is a great value for the price and well worth the time!

Ashlee
Cheyenne, WY
Mayan Experience
Rhapsody of the Seas

AMAZING!!!

I absolutely LOVED this excursion! We were treated so kindly when we first arrived and that kindness and hospitality never ended. We were given bottles of water throughout the whole tour. Abel (our driver) carried the cooler and umbrella in case it rained. Kasi is a phenomenal tour guide. She has so much knowledge and is very passionate about what she does. I learned so much, and it made the experience great! Maria showed us around a home in the little village and she was knowledgeable and friendly as well. The meal was delicious and making tortillas was a great time! I will go back to Native Choice and recommend them to anyone going to Costa Maya.

Xinyi Shen
China
Mayan Experience
RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS

clear explanation, really good

As a non-English speaker, the explanation with a whiteboard helps a lot. Make the structure and the history of Maya ruins really clear for me. It is nice for us to buy some off-road fresh fruit along the way and see more local plant in the maya village.

Bruce & Noreen Adams
Victoria, BC Canada
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Getaway

Fantastic

Just wanted to reiterate what most others are saying that this tour was awesome, mainly due to our excellent tour guide Edder, a.k.a. Eddy and our driver Miguel. Eddy was very pleasant and knowledgeable regarding the ruins and explained what we were seeing clearly and answered the many questions we had ... not to mention he had to do it in two languages as we had some Spanish folks on our bus. We were well looked after from start to finish. We highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to visit the Chacchoben ruins.

Lonny
Salt Lake City, Utah
Chacchoben Ruins
Liberty of the Seas

Mayan Ruins Tour

The directions from the cruise port to Native Choice were clear and it was easy to find. It was about a 10-15min walk for our party of eight reach The Native Choice office. We were given a cold bottle of water and on to an air conditioned bus shortly after receiving our wrist bands. The guides gave a thorough and detailed history of Costa Maya and the Chacchoben ruins. We really enjoyed the time at the ruins, all the detailed narrative the guides gave and time to explore a little on our own. The guides were very cognizant of the time and gave us plenty of reassurance that we'd be back well before time to return to our ship. After returning back to the port we had plenty of time to take a taxi into town for some shopping and shrimp tacos!
All in all it was a terrific experience with The Native Choice. This excursion was one of the highlights of our trip. Would highly recommend them and will definitely use them again in the future.