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Ek Balam Rio Lagartos Private Tour from Cancun

interior de estacionamiento del restaurante fred´s house, k.m. 14.6, Blvd. Kukulcan, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico

This 13-hour day trip takes you from your hotel in Cancun inland to the recently excavated ruins of Ek Balam, a Mayan city full of carvings, tombs, wall paintings, and mysteries.

Cancellation policy

Review the supplier policy below before booking.

Duration 13 hours

Duration supplied by the experience provider.

Languages

German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Spanish

Group size

1–15 travelers

Full description

This 13-hour day trip takes you from your hotel in Cancun inland to the recently excavated ruins of Ek Balam, a Mayan city full of carvings, tombs, wall paintings, and mysteries. Visit a tequila factory for a tasting, enjoy lunch, then head to Rio Lagartos, the Yucatan's famous pink lake—a mineral-rich lagoon where you can take a healing mud bath before cleansing off in the Gulf of Mexico. This private tour by air-conditioned minivan includes entrance fees, bottled water, hotel pickup and drop-off, and a private historian guide.

Itinerary

The ancient city of Ek Balam, named after its last governor, Black Jaguar, is one of the last discovered Mayan cities and opened to the public only recently. You will see the places where sacrifices were performed, climb the Acropolis - the governor’s palace, considered the biggest Mayan monument so far, and try to resolve the altar’s mystery, which guards the entrance to the kingdom of dead.

The biosphere reserve Ria Lagartos, where we will wade through the mangroves on small boats, observing flocks of flamingos, Cayman crocodiles and other inhabitants of the reserve searching of the symbol of good luck – the "sea cockroach".

Las Coloradas. It’s a valley of pink lakes. Due to the high content of minerals and salts, the water gains a special pink color and its consistency is like one of the Dead Sea.

What’s included

Included

  • Guide
  • Meals: 1
  • Transfer
  • Lunch
  • Professional certificated guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Sweet snack, soft drinks & 2 cans of beer/per person
  • Round-trip private transport by comfortable air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

  • Tips
  • Towels

Important information

Meeting point

interior de estacionamiento del restaurante fred´s house, k.m. 14.6, Blvd. Kukulcan, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico

Don’t forget

Not wheelchair accessible Not suitable for pets No public transportation nearby Infant seats unavailable • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended; • Take with you: towels, sunscreen, cash for souvenirs and drinks, camera; • OlMar Travel Mexico (local supplier) numbers to call: +52 1 998 263 6588; +52 1 998 240 3199 Pick up from any accommodation (hotel, apartment, AirBnb, hostal, etc) in Cancun, on Riviera Maya, in Puerto Morelos, Playa del Carmen, Akumal or Tulum is included in the price.

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation if cancelled more than 71 hours before start. 20% charge if cancelled within 71 hours of start. 50% charge if cancelled within 47 hours of start. 100% charge if cancelled within 24 hours of start.

Your host

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With GetExperience since 2026

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