Hi! If you don't care much for crowds or if it's not imperative for you to take a tour. I suggest that you rent a car and drive to Chichen-Itza. For about 40-60$ a day, you can bank in the Chichen-Itza and the Coba ruins in a day. My friend and I rented a car early in the morning at 7:30, were on en route to Chichen Itza and arrived there at about 10am. The drive was safe and we got to drive through little towns scoping out arts and crafts. When we got to Chichen Itza, the entrance fee was 101 Mx Pesos which is about 10$. There are guides that will give you the tour of the place for about $50. But we didn't really see the point of that. We were able to catch some of what the guides were saying to other groups while we were scoping the different ruins. In reality, the site is so spectacular that you don't really want to pay attention to anyone talking. If you know what I mean. Make sure to leave Chichen Itza by 1:30 if you want to make it to Coba with Ample time to see the Coba Pyramid (the highest in all of the peninsula)and go up on it. Yes, at Coba you can still go on the ruins during your visit. The entrance to Coba was 51 Mx Pesos about 5$. Make sure to rent a bike unless you want to hike in the heat like we did with my friend. Over all, during our whole day we spent $95 for a trip to Chichen Itza and Coba, including gas for two people... a real bargain.

If you travel to the riviera (Cancun or Playa) you defenitely have to visit the Mayan Chichen-Itza ruins. On the way stop at the cenotes, beatifull small "lakes" underground.

If you can, stay nearby and book a cab to take you there early at opening time, before the tour bus hordes arrive from Cancun. Wonderful to be there almost alone.

The pyramids are astounding here. There are dozens of vendors most of them have a large amount of Mayan blood in them on the path to the well. Be sure to know a little Spanish, but if you don't most know a fair amount of English.

if u can, go see the ruins on june 21. the solar eclipse casts a shadow of a serpant down the steps of kukulkan pyramid! the mayan architecture is absolutely amazing!

climb to the top. dont fall in the cistern.

I've been to Tikal, Copán, Palenque, Yaxchilán, Bonampak... and Chichen Itzá are probably the most impressive mayan ruins you can find. However, expect to find a lot of people, and, unfortunately, tons of them without any interest at all.

Don't miss the pyramids. If you think we're advanced... you haven't seen what the Mayans have created. Absolute perfection.

one of the new 7 wonders of the world!

nice place..... must visit the ikil wells. they are underground. they used to be sacrificial wells but stairs have been put in and you can swim in them