Chichen Itza Small Group Tour by Van, Max 12 Guests

The full day costs $194 per adult and $174 per child. Express costs $184 per adult and $164 per child. Each total is the tour ticket plus the $35 Chichen Itza entrance.

You pay the ticket to us and the $35 entrance in cash, in US dollars, on board. Card payments add 5%. Tips and souvenirs are extra.

Choose the full day if you want a swim and a sit-down lunch. Choose Express if you want the ruins and a free afternoon.

• Full day: Chichen Itza, a cenote, a buffet lunch and drinks on board; back around 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. (Cancun time).
• Express: Chichen Itza and a box lunch; back around 1:30 p.m. (Cancun time).
• Both: the same van, the same morning arrival and no Valladolid stop.

Want a colonial town walk too? The bus tour stops in Valladolid.

Pickup is at 6:30 a.m. (Cancun time) from hotels in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, the Riviera Maya and Tulum.

Shared pickup is from hotel zones only; downtown hotels and rentals use a meeting point near a well-known place or store that is easy to recognize. The confirmed pickup time and meeting point come with the booking confirmation.

The van collects a few hotels on the way. Be ready in the lobby before your confirmed time, or at your meeting point.

The small group schedule starts with pickup at 6:30 a.m. (Cancun time). Traffic can change these times, and queues can delay entry.

1. 6:30 a.m. (Cancun time): Hotel pickup by van

   A shared air-conditioned van collects you. Snacks and drinks are on board.

2. 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. (Chichen Itza time): Guided visit of Chichen Itza

   You arrive well before the bus tours, which reach the site from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. A bilingual guide leads your small group.

3. 12:00 p.m.: Cenote and lunch, or the drive back

   On the full day, swim with a life jacket and enjoy a buffet lunch. On Express, take your box lunch and head back.

4. 1:30 p.m. (Cancun time): Express back at your hotel

   Express returns in the early afternoon, so the rest of your day is free.

5. 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. (Cancun time): Full day back at your hotel

   The full day returns in the late afternoon. Neither option stops in Valladolid.

Small group full day is about 10 hours, with 6:30 a.m. pickup and return around 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Express has about 6 hours of touring, with return around 1:30 p.m.; its 6:30 a.m. pickup makes about 7 hours door to door. Times vary by hotel.

These hours include the drive, not just the ruins. Ask how long your option spends inside Chichen Itza when you book.

The Great Ball Court on your guided visit

Your ticket covers the van, the guide and food; the entrance is paid separately on board.

• The small group vehicle is an air-conditioned van, maximum 12 guests.
• Bilingual guide
• Snacks, bottled water and drinks on board
• Umbrella (one per couple)
• Full day: cenote entrance, life jacket and buffet lunch
• Express: box lunch

On the full day you swim in a cenote. On the small group full day, Yalcoba is listed; Express has no cenote. The cenotes used on our shared departures include Xunaan, Nool Ha and Saamal, and on the small group full day, Yalcoba, among others.

Tours are guided in English and Spanish. The small group has a French-speaking guide at the same price, which must be requested before booking. For any other language, ask before booking.

The small group tour gives you a smaller group and a morning visit without paying for a private vehicle. It suits couples, solo travelers on a budget and families with kids aged 6 or older.

• Private tour: your own vehicle and guide, a pace you choose, priced per group.
• Bus tour: our lowest price, up to 50 guests, afternoon arrival on most levels, stop in Valladolid.
• Small group: up to 12 guests in a van, arrival 8:30 to 9:00 a.m., no Valladolid.

Shared bus and small group tours follow a fixed itinerary and cannot be customized.

Solo travelers are welcome in the shared van, with at most 12 people. Want the van for your own group instead? A group of up to 12 can book the van privately; ask on WhatsApp.

Still deciding? See our comparison of tour formats.

Children can join the small group tour, and child totals start at $164.

The suggested minimum age is 6 years. The minimum height is 120 cm (3.9 ft). Infants ride free but must travel with the parents in the same seat.

Chichen Itza itself has no wheelchairs available and no staff to help with mobility; shared tours are not recommended for limited mobility.

Send each child's age and height when you ask. We then check the right ticket for each child.

Tell us any essential bathroom needs when you book. We confirm the facilities, since the shared route keeps a fixed schedule.

Send us your date and hotel on WhatsApp, and we check seats before you pay.

1. Send your date, hotel, option (full day or Express) and the number of adults and children, with ages.
2. Tell us your guide language, including a French request, and any food, swimming or mobility needs.
3. We check seats, your pickup time and the full price. Your inquiry does not reserve a seat.
4. Pay the ticket two days before the tour. Bring the entrance in cash and reconfirm pickup the day before.

Book early in high season: about a week ahead works well; two or three days before, departures can be full. Rates can change seasonally.

Have a flight or ferry afterward? Tell us the time. The van follows its schedule, and return times are estimates.