Dzibanche Mayan Ruins Tour

Our tour guide, Diego, and driver, were fantastic. There knowledge and expertise made this a fabulous experience we will always remember.

What a beautifully breathtaking spot!! While it's a looong ride there, our travel guide kept us very entertained with her informative & educational posters & pictures on the way in an air conditioned comfortable van. Get ready for a workout, if you plan to walk to the top of one of the ruins--we did!! Sore for a few days afterwards, but well worth it!!! The bagged lunch was just right & they were willing to stop for some fresh pineapple @ a vendor on the way back tot the boat! Book this tour, you won't be disappointed!

Really enjoyed the drive and visit to Dzibanche Mayan Ruins. Our driver and guide were knowledgeable of the history and current customs of the Mayan descendants in the area. A box lunch was provided. The lynch was tasty but having local cuisine would have made the tour perfect.

We had a super day at the ruins. My partner and I were the only people for this particular tour and we had our own driver and guide. Our guide, Alondra, was great. She was super knowledgeable and was able to get us to the ruins ahead of the other tours, so no crowds. She also packed us a bag lunch. This was the first cruise that I used shore excursions and was very happy with our tours. I believe we ended up with better tours for less money.

even though the drive is long, and if you run into any mechanical issues you may miss you ship departure, once you arrive at the site you will defitinitly find it was worth the ride. our guide Lorenzo was extremely knowledgeable on the ruins and its history. I was worry about the return time but they manage to get us back with enough time to shop a little. if you have the time you have to stop and get some pineapples, they were so sweet. once you get to the site you feel like you have traveled back to the Mayan period. you can go and climb two of the buildings and feel on top of the world.

We had an awesome day with tour guide Rose and driver, Habner. The Dzibanche ruins are a 2 hour drive, but definitely worth it. You are allowed to, respectfully, explore the ruins. Due to the distance, there were only a few tourists. Rose is very knowledgeable and Habner was a good driver.

We really enjoyed this excursion! Our guides, Kasi and Melvin, we're friendly, informative, and interesting. It's a bit of a drive to the ruins -- about 2 hours each way -- but worth it. Because these ruins are less visited, you can climb the pyramids for a spectacular view!

There were three of us going to Dzibanche and we had our own driver and guide. Guide spoke perfect English and our driver was both quick and careful. They made sure we had on mosquito repellent before we began the site tour and halfway thru the tour the driver brought us sun umbrellas and water. Beautiful site, under appreciated, quiet and very park like. Saw howler monkeys feeding. Great day, great people, can't say enough good about our experience

We visited Dzibanche through The NativeChoice tours organization (it is worth the short walk from the gates of Costa Maya (4 or 5 blocks) to find them. We had a brand new Mercedes Benz van, great driver, great guide and our party was a total 3 folks. The site is the parent city of Calakmul and there is more to see at Dzibanche now than can be seen and understood at Calakmul. Many fine re-consolidated buildings and temples were open and eligible for climbing. The ride to the site was punctuated by a stop for fresh pineapple slices seasoned lightly with chile and lime (makes it sweeter). Enrique, our guide was very knowledgeable and well versed on the history of the site and its relationship to Calakmul. Our driver was skilled and careful on all kinds of road and traffic conditions. I highly recommend The NativeChoice and the site of Dzibanche.

The Dzibanche Ruins are much further inland than other ruins in the area, so be prepared for 2+ hours in a van, each way. However, it is worth every minute of the ride. The Mayan ruins of Dzibanche are spectacular with 3 intact temples and multiple other buildings. Visitors can climb all the way to the top of all but a few buildings. But perhaps the best thing is that due to the investment in time requited to get to the site, few people go. When our group of 6 arrived, we were the only people on site. A half hour later, 5 more people showed up. We basically had the run of the place and since there were so few people, our terrific guide, Erick, was able to spend as much one-on-one time with us as we wanted. Yes it's a long trip inland, but it's absolutely worth it.

VERY knowledgeable guide. Long drive true but well worth it. Climbed at least 6 pyramids.

If you want to experience Mayan ruins deep into the mainland, this is it. Less crowded given the further location so climbs and photos were carefree and awesome! Be comfortable. Van was first class, guide just right, and nice sandwiches, water, soda and snacks were handed out.

It was an excellent tour. The tour guide/host was very knowledgeable about the place. He was friendly and spoke very well English. And, the transportation vehicle was air-conditioned and comfortable to fit our good size group of passenger. We would also like to thank and appreciate our driver as well for his safe and smooth driving.

I was hesitant to book the trip because of the 2 hour ride to the site but I am am so glad I did. The site was awesome and it was neat to see so much still partially uncovered or not at all explored. I would love to have spent more time there but the ship schedule did not allow it. I was worried about being crammed into a small vehicle but was pleasantly surprise to find we were riding in a new and large van/bus. It was very comfortable.

I can't recommend this tour strongly enough. Our guide Francisco was very knowledgeable, spoke very good English--and he put the two-hour van ride to good use by giving us more than an hour of background information about the Mayans and these particular ruins. We arrived at the ruins well-equipped to understand the details he pointed out. (Our driver Miguel was also very personable.) Plus, because Dzibanche is still being restored, it hasn't been commercialized like some other ruins. We had the site nearly to ourselves, and got to see a bit of how the restoration work happens. We were happy with all three of our excursions (all booked on this site), but this was hands-down our favorite. Highly, highly recommended.