Tour Reviews

Gene
Conway, AR
Chacchoben Ruins
Liberty of the Seas

Excellent Tour

This tour was fantastic! Due mainly to our tour guide, Ivan. Ivan was SO knowledgeable about the country and the ruins, it was amazing. Ivan kept our attention for the entire ride out to the ruins telling us about the history of this area, from the geography to the politics. At the ruins he was almost like a History Book with all the information he gave us. On the ride back to the pier, he stopped the van and bought us bags of fresh pineapple which was great. You have to try the pineapple with chili powder sprinkled on it. With the help of our driver, they kept us supplied with cold water throughout the tour. This tour well worth the cost. Highly recommend!!

Fred Keilbart
Lakeville, Minnesota
Chacchoben Ruins
Liberty of the Seas

Fantastic!

We had a Great Time learning about the Mayan Ruins. Our tour guides Kari and Miguel were very good and taught us many things about the Mayan Culture. Thank You so much for the Fantastic time.

Chris
Greensboro, NC
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Fantasy

Thank you Kasi & Rito

Kasi was wonderful. She is so well knowledged in the history and lore of the culture and you could tell her pride in her heritage as she spoke. It was something that you must truly experience first hand, reading about it is just not the same as being there. And, ASK QUESTIONS, engage Kasi as she has so many answers to everything about the history of the Mayans and the area. My teenagers also were really engaged and had a great time. Rito was a great driver and stopped briefly at one of the local farmers to let us purchase fresh pineapple! The best!
Thank you Kasi & Rito!

Charles
Texas
Chacchoben Extreme
Carnival Fantasy

Great Experience

Rosa and Alondra were awesome guides. They taught us about the area in addition to the ruins. Pablo was our driver and he was safety conscious. They all made sure we had water if we needed it. Our comfort and safety were important to them.
Our ship was late getting to port and Native Choice did their best for us to maximize our time on our excursion.
The lagoon was beautiful and secluded. The food and drinks were excellent. It felt like it was our own private resort. It was our family and another family on the excursion, which made the day fun and about us.
The office was easy to find. It was harder to get out of the port village. The people in Majahual were very kind and willing to point us in the right direction.

Leslie blackford
Louisville ky
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival fantasy

Awesome experience

This tour was so cool. Even my kids (13 and 18) loved it, and impressing them is no easy feat. The walk to the tour office was a little sketchy, but once we arrived they were waiting to greet us with cold bottles of water, and quickly ushered us into nicely kept air-conditioned Vans for the 50 min drive. Our tour guide Edder was awesome. Not only did he give us a lot of background about the mayan culture, but also the current culture of this part of Mexico. We drove through a town that is known for cultivating pineapples and Ater had our driver Pedro pull over so we could buy some fruit and try it with a local chili powder, as it is served locally. It was the best pineapple I've ever had and the chili powder added an interesting flavor as well. It was a very nice touch for him not only to tell us about the town we were driving through but to pull over and allow us to try their local product as well. At the side of the ruins Edder was amazing. He provided a wealth of knowledge about the ruins and the Mayan culture. On our way back to the bus we ran a crossed several monkeys swinging in the trees and our driver Pedro went out of his way to get the monkeys attention so they would come closer and we could see them better and take video and pictures. It was very hot and humid the day we toured and it was nice that they provided cold washcloths for us to wipe her face is in next after the tour was over. All in all this was a great experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who will be in port at costa maya.

Shelley
Snohomish, WA USA
Mayan Experience
Celebrity Equinox

My Favorite Excursion

Of all the excursions we took on our 7 day cruise, this was was, by far, our favorite. After trekking to the Native Choice office, we were greeted with friendly smiles and cold water. We took off in our well-kept and wonderfully air conditioned van with a driver and our guide, Ivan. Ivan was a wealth of knowledge, providing all kinds of information about the land, people, history, and customs of the Mayans and Costa Maya. Our first stop was the ruins; our walk-through with Ivan did not disappoint. He even knew the "traffic patterns" of visitors, which allowed us time for pictures at a pyramid when no other people were around. Next, we returned to the van and Maria took over as our guide. She took us to the village and to the home of a Mayan family, who prepared an AMAZING meal for us. We even got to try our hands at making tortilla the Mayan way! On the way back, we were dropped of close to the ship. Do not hesitate to book this trip, even though it is not part of a cruise excursion. We were impressed beyond measure and would book another excursion with Native Choice in a heartbeat!

Sharlene Fudge
Rock Hill, SC
Mayan Experience
Carnival Fantasy

Best tour EVER!

I've been on a lot of tours and this was by far the best. Kaci was awesome and very knowledgeable about Mayan culture. We got to see a family of monkeys when we were at the second pyramid they were too cute. Then we went to eat lunch with a Myan family who taught us how to make tortillas. Their yard was beautifully decorated with herbs and fruit trees which they used to prepare our food. The food was delicious and the fresh pineapple juice was unbelievable. If I ever return to Costa Maya I will definitely do this tour again.

Jenifer
Utah
Chacchoben Extreme
Liberty of the Sea

Amazing Tour

This tour was fantastic. Our tour guide was Kasi and our driver was Alexander. The drive to the ruins was great the van was comfortable w/AC and plenty of room. On the drive to the ruins Kasi was amazing with all the History she knew and even stopped and bought some amazing local fresh fruit for us. When we got to the ruins the driver gave us cold water and even some bug spray because we had forgotten to bring it. The driver even had umbrellas for us and helped my mom climb down some stairs at the ruins. We then went and had a yummy lunch at the lake. The lake was beautiful, water shoes are required cause it is Rocky. My family wants to go back and stay for a week! Highly recommend this tour company. It was an amazing tour!