Top 15 Valladolid Tours

1.Valladolid Mayan Bees Tour with Lunch or breakfast and Honey Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) Our pick

At Xkopek Beekeeping Park in Valladolid, a guide leads you down into a dry cenote to see native stingless bees, then along a jungle path to the meliponario, where you learn about hive care and taste honey and other hive products. The 90-minute tour is offered in English, with breakfast or lunch included.

“Great tour? I loved it! The area is nice and green, jungle like😊 the guide was very, very knowledgeable!!”

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2.Full Day Tour Chichen Itza plus Cenotes From Valladolid

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 107 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $88

From Valladolid, this Mayab Travel Tours trip combines Chichén Itzá, cenote swimming, a regional buffet, and a Mayan ceremony. The price is $88.35 per person and includes air-conditioned transport, lunch, the Chichén Itzá ticket, and a guide. Stops and timing have varied, so confirm your pickup time, cenote visits, and group size before you go.

“Highly recommended! Apart from only being informed of pick up time at 7am on morning of the tour, everything after that was very well organised, friendly and we had enough time at each stop. And it was amazing value for what we got!”

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3.Shared Mezcal Tasting Experience in Valladolid Mexico

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $40

At Xoul Art & Mezcal in central Valladolid, you’ll taste five mezcals selected from distilleries in Oaxaca and Nayarit, then enjoy a cocktail made with mezcal. The 45-minute experience includes a booklet about the pours and a look around the venue’s craft gallery. It’s offered in English, and the tasting ends where it begins.

“Very disappointed in this experience unfortunately. All of the reviews were great! But maybe we didn’t have a great “guide”. Basically we were served a plate of five tastings each and given a booklet with information about each of the mezcals available. There wasn’t any personal explanation or serving of each drink. Definitely not a guided experience. It would have been really nice to have each of the tastings labeled so at least I knew which page to read about as I sipped. (We were of course told the names of each five when served but forgot as we drank and chatted). The process was not interactive, there was no…”

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4.Chichen Itza skip the line – Cenote – Izamal from Valladolid

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $189

Leave Valladolid around 7:00 to 7:20 a.m. for an early guided visit to Chichén Itzá, then cool off at Cenote Yokdzonot over a Maya lunch and finish in Izamal. Expect about 11 hours on the road, an English-language option, and guides such as José or Gilberto, whose stories bring Maya history and local culture into focus.

“Gilberto was an excellent guide again for our Chichen Itza tour. Starting a Chichen Itza tour from Valladolid definitely seems like the better option compared to Cancun or Merida, as we arrived there not long after it opened, so you're not there in the worst heat of the day. Gilberto imparted a lot of really interesting knowledge about Chichen Itza during our tour. Yokdzonot cenote was lovely, and the lunch provided there was excellent. Izamal was very pretty, with 'bonus' Mayan structures that we wouldn't have seen if not for this tour.”

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5.All-inclusive Cenotes tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $82

Start at 8:30 a.m. in central Valladolid for a 7 to 8 hour cenote outing with private transport, entry, life vest, lockers, bottled water, and lunch included. The planned stops are Nool Ha, Suytun, and Hacienda Chukum. Guides named on departures include Miriam and Jerry, and some routes have included Chichikan.

“Amazing tourguide and 4 beautiful cenotes. Jerry did his job as guide perfectly, even so I was the only participant. Cool that they also do the tour even if you are alone. A private tour I'll never forget!”

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6.Tour to Chichen Itza & 2 Cenotes

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 92 reviews · 8 hours · from $69

Leave Valladolid early with a small group of up to five and a Spanish- or English-speaking driver. Explore Chichen Itza, then swim and eat at Xcajum before a quieter stop at Uayma Ha. Drivers such as Gustavo have helped arrange optional site guides, but entrance fees and Chichen Itza guiding cost extra.

“A great day out from start to finish. Guide Gustavo picked us up bright and early from our hotel and delivered us to Chichen Itza bang on opening time (thereby avoiding the crowds). The 2 cenotes were different enough to warrant visiting both: the first bigger with more facilities and a restaurant, the second more isolated, peaceful and atmospheric. Gustavo made sure everyone was comfortable and hydrated, and gave us some great tips on places to eat in Valladolid.”

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7.Xkopek, Mayan Bees Tour and Honey Tasting in Valladolid

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 66 reviews · 1h 30m · from $18Best value

At Xkopek Parque Apícola in Valladolid, a bilingual guide leads you down into a dry cenote to see stingless local bees, then along a jungle path to a meliponario, or bee house. You’ll learn how honey is made, see a hive opened, and sample honey and other hive products. The 90-minute tour costs $18 per person.

“easy to get to, safe part of town. The tour was really interesting and getting to taste so many products at the end tied in everything that was shown.”

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8.FROM VALLADOLID RIO LAGARTOS + LAS COLORADAS + CENOTE (COLECTIVO TOURISTIC)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 37 reviews · 9 hours · from $81

From Valladolid, Xentour Mx takes a group of up to 10 to Rio Lagartos, Las Coloradas, and Cenote Hubiku in about nine hours. Expect mangroves and wildlife, a viewpoint over the pink lagoons, a cenote swim, and a buffet lunch. Boat trips cost extra, and you should confirm in advance if you need an English-speaking boat guide.

“Le transporteur mika était ponctuel, avec une conduite agréable. Le bateau a rio lagartos était cool, on a vu crocos, flamands roses, pélicans et autres oiseaux, dauphins et une petite raie. Le guide ne nous a pas beaucoup parlé mais le spectacle etait quand meme grandiose. las colaradas ne vaut pas le coup pour moi (460 pesos pour une photo d'un lac rose sachant qu'on peut prendre les photos de l'extérieur du site) Le cenote vaut le coup, il est grand et mystique, dégustation de tequila et miel maya gratuit et un buffet simple mais bon. je recommande”

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9.Biketour Valladolid: local Market – Cenotes – Mayan Families

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $108

Set out from central Valladolid at 8:15 am for a small-group bike ride to the municipal market, the X’Kekén and Samulá cenotes, and a Mayan family home where you learn tortilla-making. Lunch, bicycle use and cenote admission are included. Guides such as José lead the route, which covers about 22 km and takes most of the day.

“Het was geweldig om het authentieke platteland al fietsend te verkennen. De gids was heel onderlegd en grappig, hij initieerde ons in de maya geschiedenis, taal en gebruiken. We zwommen ook in 3 cenotes, waarvan een open waarin je kon springen en slingeren. Tot grote vreugde van de kinderen. Leerrijk en actief!”

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10.From Valladolid Chichén Itzá and 2 Cenotes (shared transportation)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12 reviews · from $56

From Valladolid, ride with a small group to Chichén Itzá for two hours, then visit Xcajum Cenote and Cenote Noolha by Chichikan. The $56 price covers shared transport and hotel pickup, but site and cenote fees are extra. Drivers such as Mika, Gustavo and Olegario have been praised for helpful explanations and considerate pacing.

“Mika was extremely friendly and explained everything to us in detail. We had plenty of time everywhere. Chichén Itzà is a must-see, and the first cenote is especially worth a visit. Lunch is also served there. Of course, you have to pay extra for everything. Overall, a good and organized trip, but expensive. I think if you also want to see Chichén Itzá, a ride on the ADO bus there is sufficient.”

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11.Chichen Itza Tour and Cenotes from Valladolid

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours · from $80

From Valladolid, you visit two cenotes, stop at a Maya village for a purification ceremony, eat a regional buffet lunch and tour Chichen Itza with a live guide in English or Spanish. Cenote and site admission, air-conditioned transport and pickup are included. The guide’s name is not specified. Confirm the schedule: the stated two-hour duration conflicts with the full itinerary.

“We wilden deze tour voor de volgende dag boeken, maar door een fout van ons bleek het op de dag zelf geboekt te zijn. Het ophaal moment zou al 30m later zijn. Na een berichtje naar de touroperator kon dit probleemloos naar de volgende dag. Volgende dag netjes opgehaald in 6p taxibus en naar 1e cenote. Dat was wel snel (40m) en door naar Chichen Itza. Daar goede tour gehad met goed Engels sprekende Mexicaanse. Na 2u naar 2e cenote. Daar was eten matig, maar cenote erg mooi. Ruim tijd gehad (1,5u). Daarna terug naar Valladolid en iedereen netjes op de eigen ophaal locatie afgezet. We hebben een leuke en…”

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12.Chichen Itza and Two Cenotes Day Tour from Cancun

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 12 hours · from $110

Travel from Cancun’s Hotel Zone to Chichén Itzá for a guided visit, then cool off with swims at two cenotes near Dzitnup. The tour includes a regional buffet, entry fees, air-conditioned transport, and a short Valladolid stop. Guides speak English and Spanish; Gabriel is one guide praised for clear explanations of the site.

“El tour fue bueno, solo hubo retraso al momento de la recogida y una situación en el almuerzo donde un mesero cobró propina sin preguntar por solo pedir 2 cocacolas, los cenotes estuvieron muy bonitos el agua es cristalina, calidad y muy fresca vale mucho la pena, el guía muy bien preparado. En general lo recomiendo pero tengan cuidado con el tema de las propinas.”

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13.VISIT EK’ BALAM AND 2 CENOTES + LOCAL FOOD

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $103

Leave Valladolid by air-conditioned vehicle for Ek' Balam, then swim at Palomitas and Xcanahaltun cenotes before a regional lunch back in town. A driver handles transport, not an archaeological-site guide. Mica has driven recent trips. Budget extra for all three entrance fees and site parking.

“Ww had a fantastic day! Our driver, Mica, has great English and was super friendly and helpful! we ended up being the only 2 on the tour today, likely in part because of the rain. Ek Balam itself was incredible, as were both cenotes, particularly Cenote Xcanahultan! We had it to ourselves for 45 minutes, also perhaps due to it being a rainy day. Absolutely stunning!”

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14.FROM VALLADOLID CHICHÉN ITZÁ + EK’BALAM + CENOTE (PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews

Leave Valladolid at 7:20 am for Chichén Itzá, Ek’ Balam, and Cenote Hubiku, with private air-conditioned transport for a group of up to two. You’ll have time at both archaeological sites, then swim, sample tequila, and eat a Yucatecan buffet. The driver speaks Spanish; site guides are optional and not included.

“Nathanael drove us around all day in a comfy car with air conditioning. He took us to the attractions and helped us get a guide. At the agreed time, he was ready to drive us to the next attraction. Great!”

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15.Chichen Itza, Ek Balam & Cenote – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 12 hours · from $507

Spend 12 hours exploring Chichen Itza and Ek Balam with a private certified guide in English or Spanish. See Ek Balam’s royal tomb and climb its 32-meter acropolis, then enjoy a Yucatecan buffet and swim at Cenote Saamal. Transport, site admissions, bottled water, snacks, and the meal are included. No guide name is provided.

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