Tour Reviews

Michele Mockus
Tarpon Springs
Chacchoben Ruins
Holland America Ryndam

Amazing!

Thank you Ivan for an informative tour. You and your staff are top notch. I learned so much and really enjoyed your insight on the tour. I hope to come back in 5 years or so to see the progress.

I highly recommend you as a guide and your company as the only one to use.

Thank you again!

Teresa M Freeman
North Carolina
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Dawn

Awesome tour with Erick & Pedro!

I wanted to express the outstanding experience, my family and our friends had on our tour of The Chacchoben Mayan ruins though The Native Choice company. We traveled to Costa Maya on the NCL Dawn on November 21, 2013; we had a group size of 9 people. The company building and vehicles were really nice and air-conditioned (they also provided bottled water during the tour). The staff was so very friendly and professional.

Our tour guide was Erick and Pedro was our driver, Erick did a great job with conducting the tour. He provided so much information about the Yucatan Peninsula and about the Mayan culture, plus Erick is Mayan so that made the tour even more special as he spoke knowledgeable about his people. You could feel the pride that he had of his people and culture. We learned some of the Mayan language and he did a great job explaining about the Mayan life. We all had so much information to carry back home that we had not known before, the kids are going to give awesome reports at school. Both Erick and Pedro were friendly, professional, and made the trip for us. It was an amazing tour that we will always remember, and the Mayan ruins…..breath-taking!

I am very glad that we did not participate in the ship excursion, as I conducted my own research and found The Native Choice Company online. I will definitely pass information about the Native Choice Company to others, as it is a great company, with friendly and informative staff members, and the price was really great! (lower than what the ship was charging) When we come back to Costa Maya, we will definitely tour with you again!

Again, I thank you Erick and Pedro, you made this a trip that my family and our friends will always remember, take care and be blessed! :)

Gracias Erick and Pedro, Mucho gusto and hasta luego my friends :D

Bob Tidwell
DeForest Wisconsin
Chacchoben Ruins
Disney Fantasy

Great tour!

Great Tour and Fantastic Hosts. If you don't want the big tour group and this is the tour for you. Small groups and informative tour guides.

Thank you for the wonderful experience.

Matthew
Broad Run, Va
Chacchoben Ruins
Disney Dream

Awesome Trip

What a way to spend our 20th anniversary then a tour of the ruins.
We decided to take the tour with Natives choice and so glad we did.
The guides were awesome.

We had such a good time we have scheduled to return this December with our oldest son.

Franklin
Lexington SC USA
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

Beautiful people & beautiful tour

There were three of us including my 83 year young mom. These folks were so nice and professional and they took great care of Mom and all of us. Andrea and Joel were our tour guides and their knowledge and delivery were exemplary.

The tour far exceeded our expectations but the warmth and sincerity of the group was special. The ruins were extraordinary and the detail of the history and culture of the Mayan people is very interesting. Joel certainly does his heritage proud. I have never experienced a more personal and fulfilling tour. Joel's visit to the typical modern Mayan compound was so much fun and the lunch was great. Best tamales I've ever had. Please continue with the good work and hopefully we will visit you all again soon.

Ben Lamson
Victorville, CA
Chacchoben Ruins
Disney Cruise Line

Great Tour - Cheaper than Disney!!

Great tour with local 23 yr old young man, Erick. He is a Mayan and has great knowledge and stories of the area and Mayan history. We saved money booking through The Native Choice website vs. on the Disney Excursions. It was easy to book and pay with a visa. The Native Choice staff was there to welcome us on the Main Street past the port security station.

They had good signage and cold water waiting for our group of 5 adults and 6 kids. Nice new vans that seat 14 with great AC take you to the ruins. Don't bring a stroller, the walkways are dirt and you have to climb steps at the ruins. Eat on the Ship before you go ashore, you will find little food on the excursion and no places or time to stop and eat. You can buy sodas, chips, ice creams, and crackers at the site. There is only one bathroom there too, so get in line as soon as you get there if needed.

Native Choice gets you there 15 mins before the Disney buses with hundreds of people arrive, so it is nice not to be super crowded. It is hot and very humid, so it could be challenging for older folks. We carried our 4 yr old son a lot and sweated a lot too, but it was a great tour and very interesting.

Lu Tolentino
Southern California
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Star

Mayan Immersion

Our tour was outstanding. Joel, our guide presented the Mayan lifestyle in a very interesting and informative way. The Mayan home that we visited gave a real life feeling of the Mayan way of life. The meal provided at the home was excellent. Visiting Chacchoben ruins in the afternoon after the crowds provided a pleasant and unhurried walk through the ruins.

Overall, it was a worthwhile tour with extremely courteous guide, Joel, and driver, Raul.

Matthew Wytas
Connecticut
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Dawn

Awesome Tour

Easy to find meeting location, nice large air conditioned bus to ruins. Our tour guide was Joel, he is a native Mayan. His enthusiasm, knowledge, and English were perfect. Tour was with a small group of 15 or so people. Joel made sure to stop in shaded areas while he explained the ruins and their significance to the early Mayan people. Lots of time to explore the ruins on our own, to take pictures and to ask questions.

The Mayan village was eye opening. The people are poor but very happy. The meal that they cooked for us was excellent. We had time to explore the village on our own, interact with the locals, and take videos and pictures. The bus stops at a local store to buy refreshments.

All and all, this is an excellent tour and well worth the money.