OUR TOURS

My large family (group of 12) took 2 tours with Diego 1 to Chichen Itza & 1 to Coba, these were the best tours I’ve taken! Diego is incredibly knowledgeable,... read more brings pictures and books to back up his knowledge and give more examples of what some ruins looked like hundreds of years ago! He explains everything in a very palatable way so everyone even the children who came can easily understand. He brought us to not only ruins of ancient civilizations but local places to eat including a Mayan family that made us the most amazing, authentic meal, we swam in multiple cenotes that had no other people there, and we got the amazing opportunity to be cleansed by a Mayan Xaman in Campamento Hildago. There was clearly a lot of planning and thought put into making the schedules for these trips & they were both beautiful! & I want to be sure to shout out Eric, our van driver who was so nice and pretty funny- it was great meeting them both and making memories we will have for a lifetime!

Amazing!!!! - My brother and I did a combo tour yesterday - Tulum, Coba and Cenotes! It was truly an incredible experience that we will never forget. The cenote was the highlight... read more for us. Eric and Diego are very knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommend! You won’t regret it.

Magical Yucatan Experience - Easily the best day of our trip! We couldnt be happier that we picked Pixan Travel to take us to the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza & Ek Balam (an... read more active archaeological site). It honestly made our entire trip ten times better. We so enjoyed our day with Diego and Eric, who were super friendly and cool guys. We seriously could not have had a better tour guide. Diego is extremely knowledgeable, and very passionate about Mayan history. But not only that, he really is very good at what he does, which is making a magical day in the Yucatan. We had a wonderful time, and we are very grateful and happy to support a small, family-owned business. Would definitely book through them again.

Off the beaten path cultural full day adventure - I can't wait to share our expeience with anyone looking for an off the beaten path adventure in the Rivera Maya region of Mexico. Diego was a fantastic guide. He... read more picked us up at our resort (Valentine Imperial) for a full day trip. We were a group of 10 so we opted for the private tour. We headed to Coba. Entering the park, we first did a walking tour of ruins with lots of cool mayan history and information from Diego - he knows where to take all the good pictures.l too. we hopped on some vintage bicycles and made our way through the canopy of trees to the large pyramid - facinating. Dont pass up the fresh coconuts at the concessions before leaving the parking lot- great way to hydrate after being in the humid jungle.

We headed to a mayan shamans house for a look at traditional mayan living and a ceremony. The shaman conducted a traditional ceremony to cleanse our souls before entering the private cenote. It was extremely interesting. The mayan household was humbling and inviting. They grow a lot of cool plants, herbs and flowers. The children put on a mighty performance in their home. We pet the chickens and pups, bought some honey and other mayan goods and headed to the cenote.

We hiked for 15 min from the parking lot to the cenote changing area. Protip - do not wear the shoes you plan to hike/walk back to the van into the cenote. The trail is not difficult but is not fun in wet slippery shoes! There are bathrooms to change in and a covered monitored area to keep your dry goods. Only take what you want to get wet with you past this point. As you make your way to the cenote look for the bats! Take plunge and enjoy the cool refreshing water.

After the swim we went to a mayan family home for lunch. It was unbelievably delicious. Dont be affraid to drink the beverages served! All food is made in an alfresco kitchen. When you are finished with lunch you take a short guided tour throgh a zoo - more of an ecological preserve - the owner raises and releases indigenous animals to support population growth. The honey is amazing.

Suggested items: sunscreen, cooling towels, hats, sunglasses, cameras, dry clothes for after the cenote.

Tips: (this is for example only! Just letting you know what our group did. This is not required) no tips necessary at Coba, although bring some extra cash for the coconuts. The mayan shaman - they rely on tourism - be kind and generous if you have the means - we left $10pp + purchases some goods. Cenote - a couple bucks for the person watching over the items you dont take swimming - maybe $2-5pp.
The lunch - we left $10pp and also contributed $$ to the animal funding. For Diego and the van driver; $20-$25pp. Total Cash pp: $60

Wonderful tour and trip - We did a private tour of Ek Balam, followed by lunch in Valladolid and a swim in a Cenote. Our guide, Servando, was terrific. The entire experience was seamless,... read more fun and so thoughtfully executed. I couldn't recommend Pixan Travel enough!

Private tour of Chichen Itza and Ek Balam.  - We had the most incredible day with Pixan Travel on a private tour of Chichen Itza and Ek Balam. Our driver Eric was on time and was waiting for us... read more at the agreed time to pick us up from the hotel. Eric is the safest and smoothest driver ever! We had an air conditioned mini bus just for the two of us. There were snacks e.g. bananas, apples, bag of nuts, oreos etc. And plenty of cold bottled water. Our guide, Diego, was excellent and incredibly knowledgable about the Mayan period. Diego spoke to us on the journey to Chicken Itza about the area and showed us interesting information using a book and an ipad. I learned a lot! At Chichen Itza, we were dropped off right outside. Diego was with us the whole time and we really enjoyed the private tour of the place. We then drove to a beautiful restaurant in nearby Valladolid and had a wonderful lunch. After that, we drove to Ek Balam which was my personal favourite part. Definitely choose the tour with Ek Balam in too. You get to climb on the ruins and look over the jungle. It was really special and something I will never forget. A red letter day! Finally, we went to a lovely cenote which was family run and not very touristy. We both thoroughly enjoyed the day and the private tour was worth the money. We would 100% recommend this company.

Wonderful experience!! Diego started out with great information on the drive so we had a history before we got to Chichen Itza. Once inside he took us through the... read more various structures. Then allowed us to decide on shopping or more structures. That's the pleasure of private tours. Lunch was delicious! And the cenote was amazing. All around wonderful full day of history and local sites with a great guide! And Eric was the safest and smoothest driver!! Highly recommend any tour with this group!

Fabulous experience - Diego and Eric were incredible hosts, this was one of the best days of our trip. Diego shared his passion for Mayan history in a way that sparked all... read more of our interest. We enjoyed their guiding so much, we actually arranged for Eric to take our group to Playa del Carmen a different day for dinner and shopping.

Tried 4 different tour companies in 1 trip Pixan was best by far. - This was our first trip to Mexico and we did 4 tours with 4 different tour providers during our trip, Ocean Tours, Altournative, Pixan Travel and Xcaret. Pixan Travel was... read more THE BEST by far. The tours all go to mostly the same places. What makes the difference is that Pixan is only private tours, their vans are newer and nicer (read better a/c, more comfortable). It's a small family run tour company, unlike the others, and you get a more authentic experience. On our tour we were the first people to the Cobs ruins and had the place practically to ourselves. The Cenote we visited was empty except for us, and the traditional Mayan meal was not the typical big buffet for all the tourists cooked by local Mayans, but an actual meal on the patio of a Mayan family home with just us and the family (and all the dogs and chickens). Diego was our guide (also an owner) and he was phenomenal. Highly recommend.

Hire Diego and Pablo for lifetime experience - Highly recommend this team, Diego took us one day on private tour to Chichen Itza and he was amazing person and amazing guide. He was knowledgeable of the culture and... read more spent time explaining all aspect of Mayan history to us. After Chichen itza he took us to Valladolid which was such a great colonial town, we had the best mole chicken we ever ate in our lives. The restaurant was hacienda style Architecture and it was experience of a lifetime. After lunch he took us to a Cenote which was not crowded but amazing experience, this is a must do. Thank you Diego for one amazing experience

Pablo was another amazing person and great guide, he took us to Coba ruins and it was unbelievable experience, he had excellent knowledge of the history and culture, we had quick lunch at nearby place and drove to Tulum but the place closed one hour early due to Covid rules , Pablo sensed our disappointment so he took us to the BEST Cenote Sac Actun which was a life experience, the Cenote was officially closed but he knew the manager and manager agreed to keep generator ON just for us. We had an amazing life experience for our family having private Cenote for ourselves, we will never forget that experience

Thank you Diego and Pablo for being awesome humans and amazing guides who took care of our family for 2 days, we appreciate you very much and we are grateful for what you did for us

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Tulum and cenote tour - We did the Tulum and cenote tour and it was fantastic! We had 4 kids (ages 6-17) and we all agreed that the cenote was the highlight of our trip!

I will use this company again! - It was all fantastic! Diego and Erick were both great guides, drivers and hosts. The whole day was perfect. On-time, informative and fun talks during the ride, the whole Temezcal... read more experience was unique and interesting. I would do it again! Lunch was fresh and delicious. We arranged transportation for a group of friends for a night out in Tulum after and that was convenient and smooth as well! Thanks Pixan!