Tour Reviews

Ingrid & Raphael
Austria
Mayan Experience
MS Eurodam

Traumsausflug

Der beste Ausflug unserer gesamten Reise durch die Karibik. Das Schiff kam später an - wir wurden extra nach Chacchoben gebracht. Dort hatten wir eine ausgezeichnete Führung mit ausreichend!!!! Zeit für alle Sehenswürdigkeiten. Das Essen bei der Mayafamilie war ausgezeichnet, ausreichend und die Zeit äußerst kurzweilig. Insgesamt können wir diesen Ausflug aus ganzem Herzen weiterempfehlen. Ein gelungener Tag könnte nicht schöner sein!!!

Boguslaw Gaweda
New York
Chacchoben Extreme
Norwegian Dawn

Wonderful Experience Tour

We had a really wonderful time at our Chacchoben Extreme Tour. Our tour guide Perla, was very knowledgeable and nice, she answered all our questions. A the Chacchoben ruins our guide was Enricke, he had a great knowledge about Maya culture and told us very interesting stories. Lunch at the Lagoon was delicious.

We would strongly recommend Native Choice Tours to everyone. Really wonderful experience.

Joy Oliveros
Saint Charles, Missouri, USA
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

Great experience!

This was a great excursion. The guide picked us up on time, our van was clean and comfortable. Our guide and driver were both very knowledgeable about the Mayan culture. The ruins were fascinating and the weather was beautiful. The local Mayan residents had beautiful hand carved urns and trinkets for sale at very reasonable prices.

After the ruins we were taken to a near by lake resort that was absolutely gorgeous. Dozens of varieties of tropical flowers and grasses, all perfectly manicured. We were fed a delicious authentic Mexican lunch before heading back to port. A wonderful, informative and relaxing day.

Paul Foor
Pennsylvania
Chacchoben Extreme
NCL Dawn

We would definitely chose them again!

From the time we arrived at the Native Choice office to the end of the visit we all were very impressed with the organization of our tour.

Perla was the perfect guide sharing information about the culture and area. She and our driver made us feel like honored guests. Being in a small group allowed us to ask questions and not have the rushed feeling that you often get with a large tour group. At the ruins our guide Joel was excellent. He didn't just show us the ruins and supply facts instead he showed us through the ruins, allowing us to explore and get photos and then explained what we were looking at and shared his knowledge of a past culture with us.

Cruise ships caution you not to book outside tours but this company is well run and we would definitely chose them again.

Patricia and Louis Connel
Chambersburg, PA
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian Dawn

Wonderful Experience

Pearl was our guide for the tour. She was very friendly, knowledgable and helpful. She went out of her way to make our tour exceptional. She and the driver even stopped and bought us fresh pineapple from a roadside stand. She shared information about her community, making it very personable. She helped our disabled sister climb steps to the ruins.
Joel was a very knowlegable and friendly guide at the ruins site. He shared his expert information with us and answered all of our questions about the ruins and the Mayan culture.
Our lunch at the picturesque seven colors Bacalar Lagoon resort was delicious and very relaxing. We would have enjoyed spending more time there.
The driver even dropped us off close to the town, so we wouldn't have to walk so far.

Overall it was a wonderful day!
We highly recommend this tour.

Helene Napolitano
Temecula, California
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian Dawn

Fabulous in every way

Fantastic! Fabulous! Freaking Amazing!

This tour was fascinating. The tour guide, Ivan, made the ruins and all of Costa Maya come alive and become so much more than just a port stop on a cruise ship. His knowledge and story-telling of both the ruins and the Costa Mayan people and culture were unforgettable.

Further, the visit to his mother's village for a home-cooked meal was beyond delicious and wonderful. The hospitality was so warm and the food was delicious. And we learned about all the spices and ways of cooking, with many of the spices coming right from the garden where we were.

I highly recommend native choice. They make the places become real and warm and friendships are made that you will never forget.

Mary Hough
Naples,Florida
Kohunlich Ruins Premier
NCL Dawn

Outstanding tour

Our guide Francisco and driver Erick were both professional and so very good at their jobs.

Francisco was so prepared and knows so much about the Mayan culture. On the trip out to the site he gave us a history of the Maya including maps and pictures. At the site, his passion was evident.

Erick made sure we had a safe journey, and avoided some rather large potholes on the road to the site.
I would recommend Native Choice tours as they are small and well run.
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Steve & Tayler Kimber
Eureka, Ca.
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Star

Great tour

We had very good instructions on how to get to the waiting area. We got checked in, and waited about 15 min. For the next small bus. We only had about 10 people, so it was nice.

Our guide was Francisco, who was awesome! Ivan also rode with us and Pedro (I think) was our driver. We had about an hour ride, while Francisco told us a lot about the history of the Mayan people. The ride was cool and comfortable, and they gave us nice cold bottled water. We got to the site and walked past the big groups to a quieter spot where we heard more about the history, and were free to take some pictures before the crowds came. Francisco was very good as keeping our small group away from the big crowds, and it felt much more intimate that way. There was so much more to see then what first appears, and we walked through some beautiful areas. The grounds are gorgeous, well taken care of. Francisco was very passionate about the work that he does, and it shows. He truly cares about the history, and the processes being taken to preserve it. At the end of the tour, we had a few minutes to get some souvenirs, and got back on the bus for the ride back to port. We pulled over and Francisco got us some fresh pineapple that they sell along the road. It was some of the best I've ever tasted!

All in all, it was a great excursion, and I would highly recommend this company over any that the cruise lines will try to sell you for a higher price. Thanks so much for an awesome experience!