Dzibilchaltun Mayan Ruins: Explore Ancient Mesoamerican City and Relax at Silcer Beach Club
4.3
11 Ratings
Merida
Explore the ancient city of Dzibilchaltun, a significant Mayan ceremonial center, followed by a leisurely day at the exclusive Silcer Beach Club near Progreso.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zona Arqueologica de Dzibilchaltun - acces to the mayan ruins of Dzibichaltun
  • Silcer Beach Club - Acces to all facilities at our Progreso Silcerr beach club
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Access to beach facilities at the Progreso Silcer Beach Club
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Only a short 12-mile journey from Progreso, you’ll discover Dzibilchaltún, a significant ceremonial center in the Mayan world, followed by some leisure time on the beach.

Your adventure begins at the cruise ship terminal or hotel in Progreso or Merida, where a friendly, bilingual guide will greet you. From there, you’ll be ushered into a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle for a 40-minute drive to the ruins. Upon arriving at the Dzibilchaltún Mayan Ruins, your guide will lead you through what was once one of the most vast cities in ancient Mesoamerica, sharing fascinating facts about the culture and explaining the purpose and significance of the structures you will encounter. Finally, you’ll be whisked away back to Progreso to enjoy some downtime at the exclusive Silcer Beach Club. This new establishment caps the number of daily visitors, providing you with a private, tranquil beach day experience free of hassle.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Location
Zona Arqueologica de Dzibilchaltun
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.3
(11 Ratings)
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Ingrid_w
Apr 21, 2023
Great tour - Great tour guide that adjusted our itinerary- with our consent - due to an issue out of their control.
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Jocelynd62
Feb 8, 2023
Visit if you have the time - We decided to visit the site on our own, so took a taxi from Merida. The ruins are very old dating from 600BC. They are small and well worth having a guide as he can explain everything to you about the buildings. The open chapel which was built of stones from the original buildings is interesting, it self a ruin, was being worked on by the conservators. The cenote is polluted therefore it is not possible to swim in it any more The echoes in the main square really do,sound like the quetzals. The most important building is the building of the 7 dolls.the window at the top was strategically placed for the solstices and the moon. The ruins were not very busy. We took about 2 hours
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Megan_w
Jul 8, 2021
Flexible and accommodating - If you’re looking for fancy and glamour, this tour is not it BUT if you want friendly, flexible, fun and knowledgeable this is the group for you! We had a great experience on a private tour. The tour guides were laid back and personable and extremely accommodating. The van was old and AC wasn’t great but that didn’t bother us.
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Hipzilla702
Nov 25, 2019
Best Archaeological experience ever! - I had the absolute best time! Our tour guide, Adam, is not just a local but also a full fledged Archaeologist! He kept the 30-40min bus ride very entertaining with his plethora of knowledge, while mixing in a few jokes and stories. Bus itself was comfy and driven by a delightful driver, Toni. The Mayan ruins were incredible! To stand in the same location as the ancient Mayans is really a once in a lifetime experience. You can climb up several of the temples/structures and get some amazing photos/viewpoints. There's even temples that haven't been excavated yet, which gives you an idea of just how hard it is to find these buildings initially. Adam gives you a guided tour (about 40min), and it happy to continue giving you information about the wonderful area, and you're free to look around on your own for the rest of the time. The Sun temple, while closed to climbing, was cool to see. There's an interesting natural spring, around the size of a large swimming pool, filled with an abundance of fish who will gladly give your feet a soft spa pedicure (warning: it tickles like crazy). Weather was perfect! 80 degress and clear, I highly suggest you go in Fall and avoid the heat of Summer. Bring some sunscreen and bug spray, as you would anywhere else that Nature exists. The beach portion of trip was a lot of fun. A brief walk (about a city block) and we arrived a nice beachfront local restaurant, to enjoy roughly 90min of open bar time. Some drinks are pre-made in large batches, but everything is clean and sanitary. Cups are around 12oz, but you can easily order multiple and "double" for stronger drinks. There were a few local vendors wandering around the area (the beach is public after all) that will approach you. They're trying to make a living of course. But a kind "No" and wave of your hand (as Adam instructs you), and they will pass you by. Never did I once feel crowded by them. The staff was very kind and the prices on food was quite reasonable, akin to average prices of most Mexican restaurants back home. Food was both great and interesting! You're given free chips n' salsa, beans, and a small veggie plate, but can order more food. Bartenders were super friendly and the DJ kept the music going and even did a fun ring toss game! Beach itself was pretty. Water had a little bit of algae but wasn't gross. There are some sharp shells in the water (because it's a beach), so make sure you wear flip flops,etc. There were some seagulls, but that's simply nature for you. Just make sure you cover your plates if you get up, and every once in a while one bird might get brave and land on the table. Just DON'T feed them. You'll regret it. Overall, best Archaeological experience ever! Ruins and rum! You couldn't ask for more.
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Genoa
May 2, 2019
Perfect - We had our boys 5,4 and 2 with us and this was perfect .My husband loved the history and I loved swimming in the cenoate!!we especially liked that we could climb up and take pics!!The beach was also amazing !If you order food watch out the plates of nachos are huge !!!!Adam,John Paul And memo were excellent
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Richard_s
Oct 3, 2022
It worked out. - We were disappointed that the museum and cenote were closed, but our guide improvised and did a fantastic job. We really enjoyed spending our time with Carlos. He was great!! He even spoke Mayan!
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Lorraishome
Apr 13, 2019
lovely - We just went on our own...no tour. It is worth your time. go early in the morning when cooler, during the week. The ruins are amazing and the cenote is an oasis.
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Fearless47863983194
Mar 9, 2019
Decent Experience - The experience overall was good but not great. Our guide was knowledgeable about the Mayan site but only told us about the site history when we specifically asked about it. The food and drinks at the beach club(Silcer) are not included in the price, but I paid $20 for the buffet and open bar which was worth it for me. The beach club is nice and very American-focused but I wish we had more time there. Driving to and from the ruins and the time there left us with only an hour or so on the beach.
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Panicpreacher
Dec 5, 2021
Not impressed - Was not very impressed. The cenote was closed and they didn't reduce the price of admission. The museum was also closed. We did not get a guide but the ruins were not that impressive. There are a lot better options in the area.
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