Rio Lagartos - Ek Balam from Valladolid | 10 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English, Spanish
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance Ria Lagartos national park, guided boattour and boatrental
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Tourleader and Certified Guide for Ek Balam
  • Entrance Ek Balam (556 pesos pp foreigners / 222 pesos pp Mexicans). Optional cenote (170 pesos pp)
  • Drinks at lunch - tips

Overview

This English/Spanish spoken guided daytour to the nature reserve of Ria Lagartos and the amazing Maya site of Ek Balam make this combination of nature and archaeology a must do during your visit in Valladolid. You won´t regret it!

Itinerary

  • Parque Natural Ria Lagartos

    Guided boattour for about 2 hours in this Unesco natural park. Boatrental, entrance to the park and English/Spanish speaking guide are included. You´ll see birds, different types of mangroves, most probably crocodiles. As for the Flamingos: this park is where their nesting aerea is (we´re not allowed to go to the nests), so you´ll definitely see them the whole year round. How many? There are days we see only ten or a hundred, but you´ll never see a thousand ;-).

    2 hours

  • Ek Balam

    English/Spanish guided tour in this must see site. Only about 20 years ago archaeologists discovered here the facade of a Maya mausoleum that is 85% intact like it was in the year 800 AD. If you´re not interested in Ek Balam you can visit the local cenote Xcanche (entrances not included: Ek Balam 494 mxn pp foreigners, Xcanché cenote 170 mxn pp).

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Great way to explore the Yucatan

Published on Dec, 2024

Great tour to see the wildlife at Rio Lagartos, followed by an excellent lunch before visiting a cenote and Ek Balam. We had Ek Balam and the cenote basically to ourselves which made it a great experience. Mexigo team hosted a great tour.

Great day tour from Valladolid

Published on Dec, 2024

Jose, our tour guide, was great! Very knowledgeable about the area and Mayan culture. A long day but a really enjoyable one. Would recommend.

Great experience all round.

Published on Nov, 2024

Great experience. Rio Lagatos was not pink when we visited due to recent weather but the boat ride and the wildlife were great. Impressive to see Ek Balam a less visited archaeological site. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and engaging.

Fantastic experience in Rio Lagartos, Ek Balam & Cenote!

Published on Sep, 2024

We had a fantastic day with Mexigo Tours! José was a really excellent and knowledgeable guide, and managed a bilingual tour effortlessly. The facilities, bus, food, boat and all other aspects were of a very high quality and made the day thoroughly enjoyable. We were lucky enough to see crocodiles, flamingos and the pink lagoon in Rio Lagartos in the morning. After a lovely lunch we went to Ek Balam which was amazing and explained in great detail. The day was topped off with a cool dip in a cenote! Would highly recommend.

Brilliant day trip

Published on Apr, 2024

This was an amazing day trip with our excellent guide Gilberto. The boat trip at Rio Lagartes was excellent - I can't believe how close we got to the crocodiles and I loved seeing the flamingos (and so many other birds that Gilberto was able to identify for us). Ek Balam was incredibly impressive, with a great tour & information provided. The Xcanche cenote afterwards was a perfect end to a very hot day!

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