Tour Reviews

The Khomins
Napa, CA
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Star

Amazing experience

We cannot thank you enough for the amazing experience we had on this excursion. By far, this was the highlight of our trip. The ruins were amazing to see. Ivan, our guide, was very knowledgeable and did a great job educating us on the Mayan culture.

We thoroughly enjoyed the Mayan village and the opportunity to meet the Mayan ladies. The tortilla making was a fun event. And the meal they prepared was excellent!

We highly recommend The Native Choice to all visitors!

Joetta neal
Edgerton, KS
Mayan Experience
Jewel of the Seas

The best tour we took on our cruise!

The best tour we took on our cruise!
Our tour guide Joel was so knowledgeable and such a great teacher! Eric, our driver was fun and very nice.

We had lunch with Dona Adela and her daughters, very yummy and they welcomed us so warmly! We made tortillas and had a wonderful time! There was supposed to be a party of six but they cancelled last minute so we had Joel and Eric all to ourselves. Lucky Us! We highly recommend The Native Choice and especially The Mayan Experience!

Pat Shea, Pam and son Pat
Sunland, CA
Chacchoben Extreme
NCL Star

Thank you Jasmine and Jacob for great tour.

We reserved out tour on internet beforehand. When ship docked and we met the others going with Native Choice tours outside of dock area. We drove out to ruins in 10 person vans for arond 1 hour and arrived at tour starting point.

Ruins tour was excellent and learned much in a hurry while we walked on and about several ruin temple buildings. After we loaded up in the van and then met Jasmine who took care of us at Blue Lagoon stop for great lunch and drinks. Jasmine introduced us to the local drink called a "submarine". Suggest u try it, for she makes it just right. My son and I had several ones and we are now hooked with this new experience that we are enjoying even now.

Thank you Jasmine and Jacob for great tour.

Recommended 4 sure as not offered thru cruiseship.

Laurie Marshall
Springdale, AR
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Spirit

I can't recommend The Native Choice highly enough.

I can't recommend the folks at The Native Choice highly enough. Our guide at the ruins, Joel, was just packed full of information and was happy to answer any question we had. He also set the record straight about 2012 (hint: don't quit your day job...).

Ivan took us through the lunch experience and, again, provided so much information on the way the native peoples live and eat, food preparation, family dynamics... it was fascinating AND the lunch was outstanding! Don't miss the hibiscus tea and apple-bananas!!

If you are looking for something to do in Costa Maya, you have to talk to these guys!

Bob and Karen Stroxtile
Sierra Vista, AZ
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

I would definitely recommend this tour

What a great tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and lead us through the ruins with plenty of time to take pictures and explore.

We were the first group of the day with 13 people. That made it easy for us to get great photos without a lot of people all over the place. Plus, it was the cool part of the day. And we sampled fresh pineapple from a roadside stand on the way back to Costa Maya.

I would definitely recommend this tour to everybody we know.

David Wojciak
Tampa, FL
Mayan Experience
Carnival Dream

JOEL was the best guide!

The Mayan Experience tour was the perfect way to experience various authentic parts of Costa Maya. JOEL was the best guide, so nice, knowledgeable and funny. His perspective really made the difference in learning about life there. And, the lunch at the family home was simply the best. The whole experience was nothing like the typical big group excursion with lots of fluff. Real people. Real village. Real life. And very enjoyable in how it is structured and timed. Best time of the whole trip.

Thank you Joel, and Native Choice. Hope to see you again soon.

Lesley and Craig Miller
Pelham, Alabama
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Spirit

Light and refreshing.

Lesley and I would like to express our delight in our excursion while in Costa Maya, Mexico. We found the tour very light and refreshing. Joel was our guide and he so passionate about sharing his information with us. He had a great sense of humor and kept things moving!

The traditional lunch we had with the Mayan family was one day

we will not soon forget! Thank you Native Choice for a memorable trip on our honeymoon!

Meg Little
Orlando, FL
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

I highly recommend this tour.

We had a great tour. Everything went as planned/scheduled. Francisco was our guide and he shared so much information with our group which turned out to be mostly other families from Orlando. Too funny!

I highly recommend this tour.