Tour Reviews

Harriet Zalmanovich
Boca Raton, Florida
Mayan Experience
Carnival Dream

Great day for my kids.

My husband, two teenage children and I had the pleasure of taking the Mayan Experience tour with Ivan. For all of us, the tour was both wonderful and memorable, was one of the highlights of our trip. Ivan is an excellent speaker, very funny, able to keep your attention; would make a great teacher. His knowledge of the ruins, Mayan culture and history, natural properties of local plants made the tour exceptional. His life story is also fascinating; he should write a book.

Our visit to the Mayan home topped off the visit to the ruins. The food was delicious and the presentation superb, learned a lot about the Mayan way of life. Great day for my kids.

Can't say enough about this company. If you are in Costa Maya, you won't regret taking a tour from the Native Choice.

We wish them the best success.

Howard Shingledecker
McMinnville, Oregon
Chacchoben Ruins
NCL Spirit

A wonderful tour.

Francisco and Cristian took us on a wonderful tour. It was a small group with one other family. I think my boys enjoyed the howler monkeys more than the ruins but what do you expect from a 7 and 8 year old. the ruins were great and the guides were very knowledgeable and spoke English very well.

Thanks for the great memories! Howard Olivia and Abe and Ben

Cheryl & Rich
Palatine, IL
Mayan Experience
Norwegian Spirit

Absolutely a highlight of our cruise.

Absolutely a highlight of our cruise. The food was fabulous! Thank you.

Kathy Mazur
Lusby, MD
Mayan Experience
Carnival Dream

A wonderful experience!

Thank you all for such a wonderful experience! We took the Mayan Experience tour and thoroughly enjoyed all of David's knowledge and insight, both in the van (with such a small group it is very easy to hear and ask questions)and again at the ruins. We never felt rushed.

The lunch was an added bonus - I have to admit I was a bit apprehensive booking outside of the Cruise line, but after reading the other comments here, decided to give it a try, and we are all so pleased we did! Even our 16 year old son admitted it was a fun and worthwhile day.

I highly recommend this - a highlight of our vacation!

Mike and Beverly Keefer
Sikeston Missouri
Chacchoben Ruins
Norwegian Spirit

Highly recommend this tour.

Thank you so much for a wonderful tour of the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins. Francisco was a wealth of knowledge about Mayan history and the ruins. I highly recommend this tour. Thanks again!

John Minato
Washington State
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

I would definitely choose Native Choice

Our family registered for this tour because of the positive reviews that we read. The price was reasonably set and the tour time frame was one that did not cause concern with cutting it too close with the ship's departure schedule.

We submitted or online reservations and everything was handled professionally and quickly. Unfortunately our ship cancelled Costa Maya while we were tied up at the dock due to inclement weather. I was very disappointed because of all the ports we visited I was most looking forward to this one. Native Choice promptly refunded our full deposit which other excursions may not do. I would definitely choose Native Choice if considering an excursion to Chacchoben.

I give their service a 10 out of 10.

Peter Chen
Atlanta, GA
Chacchoben Ruins
Carnival Dream

A quality organization

I'd like to thank you guys for automatically refunding our deposit because our ship wasn't able to debark in Costa Maya. It really shows that you run a quality organization that your customers can trust.

I will definitely be telling others about your honesty. It was just a shame that we weren't able to attend the tour.

Clay and Lynn Rose
Dublin, Ohio
Chacchoben Extreme
NCL Spirit

What an incredible tour.

What an incredible tour. Specific instructions as to meeting the shuttle to take you to the office to check in. We had a group of 7 and were shuttled in a van with a running commentary of life and other stories by Jacob. Our guide at the ruins was David, who was able to answer any question about the structures we were seeing and about the life of the ancient people that lived in the area.

We then went on to the lagoon and had a wonderful Mexican lunch complete with margaritas and pina coladas. Israel led us down to the beach and we enjoyed cooling off in the lagoon. Another group took advantage of the kayaks.

Got back to the ship in plenty of time. Even stopped along the road to purchase some of the local cut pineapple with chili. It was delicious!

We would recommend this tour to anyone looking for a day trip to the ruins while you are in Costa Maya.

Thank you! From La Familia