Cancún

O barco era grande, e sentamo-nos na proa a apreciar a paisagem e a beber. Ao embarcar, serviram-nos refrigerantes e sumos. Chegámos ao local de snorkel e seguimos o guia para a água, nadando até aos corais, embora não houvesse muitos. Depois de voltar ao barco, as bebidas alcoólicas eram ilimitadas, e bebemos até desembarcar para almoçar no restaurante. O almoço era comida mexicana, não havia muita variedade, mas era aceitável. Depois, voltámos ao barco para ir à praia. Ao chegar à costa, o guia levou-nos primeiro a uma loja de souvenirs, e depois tivemos tempo livre para nadar e apanhar sol na praia. Quando chegou a hora, voltámos ao cais para embarcar e regressar. No barco de regresso, todos continuaram a beber e a dançar, e o ambiente estava ótimo.

Reservei este passeio a Chichen Itza saindo de Cancún e tive uma ótima experiência no geral. A coleta foi às 5h15, e a van era confortável o suficiente para tirar um cochilo durante as 2 horas de viagem. Um dos pontos altos foi chegar cedo a Chichen Itza, antes das multidões. Nosso guia, Kevin, era muito experiente e compartilhou informações fascinantes sobre a história maia, enquanto nosso motorista, Razel, tornou a viagem tranquila e confortável. Depois de Chichen Itza, paramos em um cenote para nadar, almoçar e fazer uma degustação de tequila. O cenote e a degustação de tequila foram agradáveis, mas o almoço buffet foi decepcionante e abaixo da média. A parada final foi Valladolid, uma cidade charmosa e uma boa adição ao itinerário. Retornamos ao nosso hotel por volta das 18h. É um dia completo de 12 horas, mas vale muito a pena para quem quer aprender sobre a civilização maia e visitar uma das Novas Sete Maravilhas do Mundo.

The meeting time was almost exactly on time. The bus was spacious and the driving was safe, so I felt secure. Entrance to Chichen Itza was smooth, so I enjoyed it without stress. The guide was also kind.

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There was an issue with the Klook listing. It stated that a buffet lunch was included, but after I booked the tickets, the details showed that the buffet lunch was not included in the price. In the end, we had to pay extra for the buffet lunch on the day of the tour, but the food provided was absolutely not worth the price the restaurant charged. It was very disappointing. The tour guide had a very strong English accent. My husband, who has lived in the United States for nearly 30 years, could only understand about half of what he said. We often couldn't tell if he was speaking English or Spanish, though we could definitely feel the guide's dedication. We departed from downtown Cancun, and it was a truly packed itinerary. We had to be at the meeting point at 4:45 AM and didn't return until around 8:30 PM. It was an exhausting day. Because Chichen Itza was unexpectedly closed that day, the guide took us to Ek Balam instead. We didn't realize we were running out of water and ended up suffering from heatstroke after about half an hour without rehydrating. The weather that day was incredibly hot, which meant we didn't have the energy to properly explore Ek Balam. All we wanted was to get back to the entrance as quickly as possible to buy water. The planning by the staff at Ek Balam wasn't great; many ruins didn't have English explanations, and there was no place to buy water inside the site, only at the entrance and the parking lot. We hadn't planned on actually swimming in the Chichikan cenote, but we were surprised that the staff even required us to pay for a life vest and locker just to dip our feet in the water. Otherwise, we weren't allowed to enter at all and could only view the cenote from the observation deck. Since the water quality inside wasn't very clean, we decided not to go in after all.

Visiting the archaeological site of Tulum, Cobá, and finishing with the indoor cenote where we could swim in the cave was incredible. It's truly an experience not to be missed. I also want to thank Kevin, our guide, who was super kind and very funny. I really enjoyed spending the day with him and the group. Thanks also to our driver José, who transported us all day. 💙🇲🇽