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Xunantunich Maya Ruins: Explore Belize's Second Tallest Mayan Site
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Xunantunich
Embark on a day of Mayan historical adventure at Xunantunich Maya Ruins, Belize’s second tallest Mayan site. Explore the impressive ruins, enjoy panoramic views, and savor an authentic Belizean lunch.
Embark on a day of Mayan historical adventure at Xunantunich Maya Ruins, Belize’s second tallest Mayan site. Explore the impressive ruins, enjoy panoramic views, and savor an authentic Belizean lunch.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Xunantunich - Explore the ancient Mayan center of Xunantunich and soak up the history of this fascinating area with your licensed guide.
Marvel at the perfect architecture of El Castillo, one of the three largest Maya Temples of Belize, and the largest structure on this site standing 130 feet above plaza level, with several inner chambers; move…
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Xunantunich - Explore the ancient Mayan center of Xunantunich and soak up the history of this fascinating area with your licensed guide.
Marvel at the perfect architecture of El Castillo, one of the three largest Maya Temples of Belize, and the largest structure on this site standing 130 feet above plaza level, with several inner chambers; move through other temples and courtyards where once Kings, Queens and their elite carried out special ceremonies honoring mayan gods
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information
Embark on an excursion into Mayan history with a visit to some of Belize’s premier Maya Ruins.
Set within Belize’s Cayo District, across Benque Viejo Road near San Jose Succotz, lies Xunantunich, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border on the west of Belize. The journey to the site involves crossing the Mopan River via a manual ferry at San Jose…
Embark on an excursion into Mayan history with a visit to some of Belize’s premier Maya Ruins.
Set within Belize’s Cayo District, across Benque Viejo Road near San Jose Succotz, lies Xunantunich, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border on the west of Belize. The journey to the site involves crossing the Mopan River via a manual ferry at San Jose Succotz. From the river’s far side, it’s a mile upwards to the ruins which can be reached either on foot or by vehicle.
Known as the “Maiden of the Rock”, Xunantunich is the second highest Mayan ruin in Belize. The site’s biggest pyramid, El Castillo, towers at 130 feet over the main square and provides a breathtaking panoramic vista of the Cayo District, Guatemala, and the Mopan River. The ruins have been extensively excavated and features an informative educational museum onsite.
In the vicinity of the ruins, enjoy a traditional Belizean lunch.
Location
Xunantunich
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lisabk6990tq
Aug 5, 2024
Xunantunich Mayan Ruins - Shane was our knowledgeable driver with so many interesting stories of belize from the area to history to trees and animals .. got us to the ruin and our guide there was fantastic! Climbed to the top of El Castillo and learned about the mayan culture and saw Guatemala in the distance!
And a surprise at the end! Spider monkeys!!
Get to Know Belize Adventures are amazing people and make you feel like part of their family!
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Christopher_s
May 29, 2024
Ruins are worth the trip - Had a fantastic time with Greg. The drive from Hopkins was about 2 hours and much more scenic than the one from BZE airport. Our guide for the ruins was Tony who was knowledgeable - learned a lot. My understanding is cruise ships dock on Mon and Wed so if you can avoid those days it will be much less busy. Had a good lunch at a local restaurant. Greg was our driver - friendly and efficient. The business is a well run family operation.
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Agtw
Jan 23, 2024
Wonderful experience! - I highly recommend Get to Know Belize Adventures! We went on four tours with them and loved them all. Dirk was fabulous as a driver, tour guide, and person. He took us to Xunantunich where another very knowledgeable guide described the Mayan culture and climbed with us to the top of the tallest structure. The drive there and back was fun and informative, too, and gave us a chance to see more of Belize. as well as Guatemala in the distance. Don't miss this!
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W7884oinickj
Apr 8, 2023
The adventure of a lifetime - Exploring the country of Belize was so amazing. This Maya ruin was so huge and pristine, I gazed at it in admiration. It was more than worth it. The drive itself was an adventure in its own. We had to cross a hand cranked ferry to cross the river. It was awesome. The restaurant there serves excellent pastries and the cake is delicious. We loved this trip. Thank you to Get to Know Belize Adventures for planning this excursion.
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Marybe861ws
Dec 8, 2022
Xunantunich tour is fantastic! - We had a fantastic day touring the Xunantunich ruins site with “Get To Know Belize” and highly respected Mayan guide Elfago Panti Sr. His knowledge of Mayan history and this site was encyclopedic and other guides we saw referred to him as “el jefe” in admiration. He took time to explain everything in detail, answer our questions and was not rushed. This site is impressive and worth a visit. Our driver Dirk was safe, courteous, and extremely knowledgeable about Belize and he gave us an impromptu tour of the Capitol city Belmopan. The drive was beautiful and it was fun chatting with Dirk. Highly recommend this tour.
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Jml1230
Aug 6, 2022
Best tour operator in Hopkins! - We had the absolute best experience with Get to Know Belize Adventures, so much so that we ended up booking three different services with them after using our resort’s service for two other tours. It’s a family-run operation by Josie and her brothers and sisters, who were so warm and friendly and know all the best kept local secrets and work with the best guides. Their van was also by far the most comfortable we traveled in (I get car sickness, so that mattered to me!) We went to Xunantunich only, which was amazing because we got to spend as much time as we wanted there without being rushed to squeeze in a second activity. Our tour guide at the ruins, Junior, was outstanding and taught us a great deal. He’s very passionate about sharing the site’s history. We also enjoyed a delicious local lunch after the tour, and Greg, our driver, made multiple extra stops on the way home to help us find items we were looking to by. We also wanted to do ziplining and hiking at Bocawina, which our resort didn’t offer, and Josie arranged a custom day trip for us so we could hike Antelope Falls after the morning activity. Our guide that day, Joe, gave us the moral support we needed to make it to the top for incredible views. Get to Know Belize was also much more reasonably priced at the end of the day because they don’t charge extra hidden taxes and fees on top of listed tour prices like the resorts do. We really appreciated their flexibility and help so that we could do exactly what we wanted when it wasn’t offered elsewhere. Highly recommended!
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Georger232
Mar 23, 2020
Amazing place, great tour! - My wife and I booked a tour of the Xunantunich ruins and Get To Know Belize is a great outfit! The tour was very organized and ontime. Greg, our driver, was very polite and nice to talk with about everything - including the local culture, his family, the surrounding area, farming, different types of trees, etc. Very informative. Greg was also the guy who picked us up at Dangriga airport to take us to Hopkins, and he also took us on a day trip to Placencia. We loved him! You will too.
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Mcduchin
Feb 5, 2020
Xuantunich Ruin Tour - We had wonderful experience with our driver Greg who arrived on time at our hotel. A beautiful and informative dtive along the Hummingbird Hwy.
Our tour guide Edar was very personable and knowledgeable of the Xuantunich Ruin site and archeological excavations.
We had a delicious lunch and enjoyed a swim in the Inland Blue Hole on our trip back .
Very nice day overall!
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235deef
Dec 16, 2019
Very enjoyable day. - My husband and I enjoyed this trip with Shakim and one other lovely couple from Portland (Hi Kim and Paul!). Shakim was a great guide and very friendly and we all had a very enjoyable day. The ruins at Xunantunich were amazing and we learned a lot about this ancient civilisation. My husband, Rick and I climbed to the top of the temple - it is a strenuous climb but do-able (we are 59 and certainly felt the effects on our knees!) and the view from the top is wonderful. On this trip we also stopped at the Orange Gift Shop;which was very nice and also a quick stop at the inland Blue Hole - a little underwhelming, but all in all we had a great day and are very glad we booked this trip.
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