How much does it cost to tour the Mayan ruins?

The entrance price to visit the Mayan ruins in Cancun costs between 100 and 600 MXN. If you book a tour, it will cost you on average 100 USD/pers if it's a group tour and 600 USD/2 pers if it's a private tour. You can also get there by bus for an affordable price or rent a car.



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There is a lot to see at the Coba Ruins, so you will want to budget your time wisely. Most people will spend about three hours at the Coba Ruins. This will allow you plenty of time to see all of the fascinating sites and get an amazing glimpse at the rise and fall of an amazingly advanced civilization.

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You can expect to pay around 80 pesos for admission on a Tulum tour, with an extra 45 pesos for professional photo equipment. In USD, that's about $4 to $6. That's a super reasonable price to see everything that the Tulum ruins have to offer!

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Yes! A self-guided walking tour of Tulum is the best way to explore everything that the fantastic site offers. Not only will the app give you directions on where to go, but it will also tell you all about the secret history of the Mayan empire.

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Can you visit Chichén Itzá on your own? Yes, it's not required to book a private tour or guide. In fact, many travelers choose to rent a car and drive themselves to the various sightseeing locations around the Yucatan for a more flexible schedule.

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Chichen Itza – Mexico The architectural styles of the area are said to be different than in any other Mayan city, which many historians believe is due to the diversity of the region. The area is the most visited archeological site in Mexico and roughly 1.2 million tourists comed to marvel at the ruins each year.

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To answer your question though - yes, the ruins are safe. Chichen Itza is a bit of a trek (3 hours drive each way) and being inland in the jungle, it can be extremely hot there. Tulum is much closer and the setting is spectacular (the ruins are on top of a cliff).

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The Pyramid of El Castillo in Chichén Itzá was built to reflect the Mayan astronomical year. Each side has 91 steps with a final step at the top, so there are 365 steps total. The Pyramid was constructed so that it marks the equinoxes—the two days of the year when there are equal amounts of day and night.

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The ruins of Chichén Itzá are federal property, and the site's stewardship is maintained by Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History). The land under the monuments had been privately owned until 29 March 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatán.

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The ancient Mayan pyramid of Kukulkán is a Unesco heritage site, protected by law and the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH ). It is forbidden to climb it and fines range from $4000 to $8400 for trespassers, depending on the amount of damage caused.

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The Mayan ruins that are the closest to Cancun are El Rey, Yamil Lu'um, and San Miguelito. They are located within the Hotel Zone. Two other ruins that are also pretty close (30 minutes away) are El Meco and the Temple of Goddess Ixchel on Isla Mujeres.

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There are several restrooms at the main entrance and several more behind El Castillo.

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It's one of the best Maya ruins in Mexico you can visit. The Chacchoben Archaeological Area (Zona Arqueológica de Chacchoben) is about an hour from Puerto Costa Maya (Mahahual), 40 minutes from Bacalar, two hours from Tulum, and an hour from Chetumal and the Belize border.

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Archaeologists have discovered a cave filled with hundreds of artifacts beneath the ruins of the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico, the lead researcher on the project said Monday, calling the find incredible.

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And visiting Chichen Itza without a tour is actually pretty simple. The number one way to visit Chichen Itza and avoid the crowds is to arrive as early as possible in the morning, before the tour buses from Cancún, Tulum or Mérida arrive a few hours later. Depending on where you're staying this may not be possible.

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Though they left behind amazing works of architecture and art, the city's inhabitants left no known record of why they abandoned their homes. Scientists speculate that droughts, exhausted soils, and royal quests for conquest and treasure may have contributed to Chichén Itzá's downfall.

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