San Ignacio Mayan Tour: Exploring Historic Cahal Pech & Xunantunich Sites

Embark on a captivating journey through Mayan history with the San Ignacio Mayan Tour. Explore the historic Cahal Pech and Xunantunich sites, climb ancient structures, and uncover the secrets of the Maya people. Immerse yourself in the jungle surroundings and enjoy breathtaking views before indulging in a delicious lunch. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cahal Pech - Enjoy this tranquil & unique maya site: 1 - 2 hrs almost to yourself. Cahal Pech gives you a perfect start to maya history before heading to a bigger site - Xunantunich. Cahal Pech and Xunantunich both share an interesting history during the same time periods yet so different in setting.
  • Xunantunich - You will explore the…
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Entrance fees and meals for infants
  • pickups & drop offs to hotels/resorts OUTSIDE of San Ignacio Town
Additional Information

7:30am - 8am pickup from hotels in SAN IGNACIO Town for 2 great Maya sites: Cahal Pech & Xunantunich, unique places to get yourselves familiar with Maya history. Climb, explore and fascinate yourselves with extraordinary structures built by mysterious Mayan people who continue to captivate our full attention and never ending questions as to who, where…

Location
Public Event and Band Stage
The Welcome Center OR your hotel/resort in San Ignacio Town. PICKUPs/DROPOFFs to ANY location more than 20 minutes driving from San Ignacio Town may NOT be provided by St Leonard's, and you will be contacted after your name and address of your hotel is confirmed by local provider.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Cruiser46336828955
Feb 15, 2025
Rod is the best! - Rod (Rudolph) was an amazing guide, perfectly combining his experience as an educator and his passion for sharing the Mayan culture and his beautiful hometown. So knowledgeable and kind, I highly recommend Rod and his staff for any and all tours you want to do in the San Ignacio are
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Kathleensl9991rt
Feb 10, 2025
xunantunich and cahal Pech tour form San Igancio - We had a wonderful guide (2/1/2025), who was able to give us interesting background, respond to all our questions, and make the trip just what we wanted. Cannot recommend this company and trip enough
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Tim_h
Feb 4, 2025
Incredible Mayan sites - Both sites were quite different in a good way Peche Cahal more compact but had some interesting passageways. Xuanantich was larger and had a larger central pyramid. Our guide, Jose, was incredibly knowledgeable and had a great personality. I would go on any tour he was guiding.
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O8309tcsarad
Feb 3, 2025
Amazing Tour with Phenomenal Guide! - We loved this combo tour! Go in the morning, when it's a bit cooler and less crowded, and a must is to wear comfortable walking/hiking shoes because I was immensely glad I packed good shoes, if only for this specific tour; I don't think my Teva strap sandals would've sufficed. It's a steep climb at both sites, and slippery from the moss, but worth making it to the top of these structures to feel like how the Maya royals felt surveying their land! The sites are beautiful, but mostly we want to praise our tour guide with San Ignacio Resort, Cruz!!!!! Absolutely lovely man who is so incredibly knowledgeable about everything at these sites. He told us he has over 20 years experience and it shows! He gave us indepth insights and information, and is genuinely passionate about the history and recovery efforts at these sites. Gave us information about surrounding areas during our drive, information about Flora/fauna of the area. We can not say enough how much we loved this tour guide. Ask for him when you book this tour or any other! You will have zero regrets!
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Kate_g
Mar 10, 2024
Best tour guides - Rod and Carla were the best most knowledgeable tour guides on earth. They are incredible and we connected with them. We learned a lot and enjoyed the tour. We highly recommend.
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Sherry_m
Jan 5, 2024
Spectacular - Our guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant and helpful to plan for the next adventure. The view was spectacular!
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Mayibarov
Dec 13, 2023
Great Experience! - Incredible Mayan sites, we had a great day with Karla, she was very professional, friendly and she knew all the history and answered all our questions. Lunch was also delicious! Thank you so much Karla for the excellent service!!
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Karla_w
Oct 29, 2023
Amazing Day - We had a marvelous time. Our guide Rod was so knowledgeable, he took the time to help us understand not only the Mayan culture at the time, but the people of Belize. As well, we learned of the plant life. Then we had the most incredible lunch. A truly amazing day.
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Janie_r
Apr 22, 2023
We got engaged on a Myan Pyramid! - Ellio, our guide, was incredibly funny and knowledgeable. He made the whole experience fantastic. He helped us get some amazing pictures - which is nice otherwise it’d all be selfies and you’d miss how big the ruins are.
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Paige_j
Jan 25, 2023
A great day! - A great day trip with a very knowledgeable guide! Our guide showed us around Cahal Pech before it got too crowded and then over to Xunatunich to climb the ancient structures. Delicious lunch spots, as well.
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