Private Coba with a Local Expert

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 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.

A group of three of us hired Diego to take us around Tulum for the day and he was nothing less than spectacular! While this was my first time in Tulum, my two friends have owned a condo there for six years and Diego brought even them to places they’ve never been to before in the area. We visited the archaeological site of Coba, swam in an ultra private cenote (fresh water underground pool), got a blessing by a Mayan Shaman, toured an animal rescue sanctuary, and had an authentic Mayan meal prepared by a local family (the fresh tortillas were out of this world). Diego was informative, personable, and flexible - can’t say enough good about him! I would absolutely recommend hiring him for your touring needs!

I would give this tour way more than 5 stars if I could. I’ve traveled a lot and this was by far the best tour I have ever been on. Diego was so kind and full of knowledge to share, and the tour being private was such as nice perk to make it more personal. We visited the Mayan ruins in Coba, followed by a Mayan ceremony with a Shaman, swam in a cenote and finished with a delicious lunch with a Mayan family and a tour of their land & animal preservation sanctuary which was absolutely incredible and beautiful. Everything about this tour was SO authentic and magical. My soul feels so refreshed and recharged after this experience. The tour truly exceeded my expectations by a landslide and I would highly recommend it. Thank you so much Diego, you were such a wonderful guide. I hope to be back in February and will 100% book another tour with Diego @ Pixan!