Iximche Mayan Ruins Tour: Uncover History at Guatemala's Western Highlands

Uncover the rich history of Guatemala’s Western Highlands on a tour of the Iximche Mayan Ruins. Explore the well-preserved temples, palaces, and ball courts of this ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tecpan - Leave Antigua to enjoy a scenic country side drive through the mayan highlands of Guatemala to explore one of the best restored mayan sites of Guatemala. Piramids, palaces,ball courts, and residences of what in the past was house to the kakchiquel capital. After an interesting guided visit of the arqueological site be transfered back to La Antigua.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Licensed bilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • T.I.P.S
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Depart from your Antigua-based hotel and journey for an hour and a half to explore an archaeological site from Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, located in the western highlands of Guatemala. Iximche, which served as the capital of the Kaqchikel Maya Kingdom from 1470 during the late Post classic period, boasts temples, palaces, and two Mesoamerican ball courts. Be ready to marvel at one of the most well-preserved archaeological gems of Guatemala and the larger Mayan world.

  • Minimum of 2 participants (Adults) required for the tour to run.
  • It is recomended that you bring walking shoes, hat, sunglasses, and a camera
  • Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language like French, German or Italian, this is subject to additional costs and guide availability
  • For special group discounts; please contact us to arrange
Location
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo
3a Calle Oriente
Our staff is trainned to ask for you at your hotel.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_b
Oct 23, 2022
Excellent tour, don't miss this one! - Our tour guides Erwin and Hugo were absolutely the BEST!!! They were both so smart and knew so much history and details, which is exactly what we wanted to hear. Bonus, they were very funny too and made the tour most enjoyable.
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Corinneholcomb_h
Apr 16, 2022
Beautiful quiet ruins with fascinating history - Our tour guide Hugo was amazing and made the experience excellent for us. He was so knowledgeable about the history, traditions, and culture of the area, and had a great sense of humor! The site is peaceful and not crowded. We got to observe a fire ceremony. The drive in through the town is also beautiful and a great place to stop for a drink/snack.
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Karoline
Sep 1, 2019
Great Day Tour to the Iximche Ruins - My dad and I really enjoyed our visit to Iximche and Tecpan. Erwin picked us up from our hotel in the morning and throughout the drive, telling us about Guatemala on the drive to the ruins. He was very attentive and it ensured that we enjoyed the entire day, including the drive. The ruins themselves were amazing, and the guided tour was very interesting. They are definitely worth visiting during a trip to Guatemala. We then visited the local village of Tecpan before having lunch and returning. Great day, would recommend the company!
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625jos_manuel
Mar 5, 2019
Great full day tour to Iximche Ruins and Lake Atitlan - This was the highlight of our visit to Guatemala. Erwin and his team were extremely attentive, polite and professional, always making sure we were comfortable and enjoying the tour. We loved the Mayan Ruins of Iximche and we also enjoyed our time at lake Atitlan. I recommend this company hands down.
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Owen_thesaints
Feb 6, 2020
Poor value for money. Interesting time on site. - My wife and I had pre-booked this tour before we arrived in Guatemala. We were due to be picked up from our hotel at 8 am. No one came to pick us up so I headed up to reception and they called the tour operator. We were assured that our driver would collect us soon. He eventually turned up at about 8.25 am. There were only the two of us on the tour, so we were taken to the site by car. Our driver had limited English and so it was difficult to obtain much information on the journey. Our driver seemed to be travelling rather faster than the posted speed limits. We reached Iximche and we were introduced to our guide, Balam. Again there were just the two of us for this part of the excursion. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the various plazas within the park, and he explained in detail about what happened in each area. We were able to witness a fire ceremony taking place. After 45 minutes he left us and we were able to wander the site and the tiny on-site museum at our leisure. We were there for about 2 hours in total. We were then driven back to our hotel in Antigua – again there was very little input on the part of our driver. My wife and I paid over £150 for this excursion and we consider it to be poor value for money. The entrance to the site is just 50 Quetzales - around £5 per person. As such, it proved to be a very expensive ride to the site.
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