Tour Reviews

Del & Anne Blake
Indialantic Florida
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

Worth every penny.

We really enjoyed this excursion. We knew a little about the mayan's culture but left with a lot more knowledge. Worth every penny.
Thank you.

Michael & Britt Fox
Youngstown, OH
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

The highlight of our entire cruise!

This tour was one of the highlights of our entire cruise! Ivan was a very knowledgeable guide and made the drive out to the ruins very short with his wit & wisdom. You could tell right away that he is very passionate when he speaks and it kept our attention throughout the tour.

We both highly recommend booking this tour with them instead of the cruise line, they provide excellent service, inexpensive rates, and all around fun!

Thanks also to Kasi for letting us try the pineapple with the chili pepper, even though we didn't like it, it was nice to try something different in a new country

Jen and Bryn
Orlando, Florida
Chacchoben Ruins
Disney Fantasy

We had a fantastic experience!

We had a fantastic experience! Our guide, Joel, was extremely knowledgeable and shared fascinating information with us. We were driven to the site in a private vehicle and when we arrived, we were the only people at the site. I am very glad we did not go on the ship's excursion as there were twelve bus loads of people!

Overall, this was the best excursion of our cruise. We highly recommend Native Choice!

Annette Zawadzki
Arnprior, Ontario, Canada K7S
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

One of the best excursions we have ever taken.

EXCELLENT! One of the best excursions we have ever taken. It was not too long or too short and the pace was excellent. The beauty and magnificence of these ruins is just wonderous! Ivan made the entire experience one to remember from the minute he stepped into the van until the time he dropped us at port.

Ivan, your knowledge, stories, and passion about what you do and who you are made a world of difference.

We thank you for your time and attention and for allowing us to have an excellent day in Costa Maya. Keep the jokes comming, watch out for speed bumps and yes, you were right, the spicy pineapple is highly addictive!

Darryl Mooney
Florida
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

This was a wonderful tour.

This was a wonderful tour.

Ivan is very knowledgeable and a great guide. Would recommend this tour to anyone, wonderful crew members and very accommodating, did not rush anyone

Heather Egtvedt
Reno, NV
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

Our favorite stop.

We were looking forward to this tour well before our ship even left Florida! The ease of booking made it even better. We never expected this to be our favorite stop. We only anticipated visiting the Mayan Ruins as part of our cruise, like expected. Boy, were we pleasantly surprised to LOVE this tour! It turned out to be our very favorite stop.

Our tour guide Frine was amazing! Together with Louisa they exceeded our expectations. We were in the first van out with only 12 in our group. We arrived at Chacchoben early and were fortunate enough to see EVERY ONE of the ruins on our own with NO OTHER visitors in our photos! Frine told us how rare that is and for that we are thankful that she was anxious to get us started on time.

We learned so much and truly enjoyed listening to Frine with her expert knowledge and what could only be described as passion for the Mayan culture and people. I'm sure she could have talked all day and we would have listened. She knew incredible details about the ruins, the people and the plant life around the ruins.

We also appreciated the staff from the Native Choice following us around the ruins offering COLD bottled water. We were there in August and it was a blessing to have the water handy. The vans were also top notch, with excellent air conditioning and very comfortable.

My only suggestion would be to REMEMBER the bug spray! Frine even suggested buying some in port as it is geared for the types of bugs native to the area. The mosquitoes were HUGE.

We would highly recommend the Native Choice for any excursion and look forward to using them again in the future.

K. Vesely
Inverness, FL
Chacchoben Extreme
RC Jewel of the Seas

Everything was perfect, except the weather ):

So glad we picked Native Choice for our tour! Everything was perfect, except the weather ):
Would highly recommend your tour company. Everyone was so friendly, professional & knowledgable! Loved driving through the countryside to get to the Chacchoben Ruins.

The small groups via the vans made it so much more personable than being on a huge tour bus.

Thank you Native Choice!

Christy Rice
York, SC
Mayan Experience
Carnival Dream

Everything was well organized and ran smoothly.

I took this tour with my husband, 2 sons and my parents. We were lead by Andrea throughout the tour and Joel taught us about the ruins on site.

We had a wonderful time. Everything was well organized and ran smoothly. We had a great ride to the ruins and to the Mayan family's home.

I highly suggest booking your tour in Costa Maya here. Everyone was so kind and knowledgeable. I cannot thank you all enough for making this day a highlight of our cruise.