Amazing adventure Tulum, Coba, Cenote and Playa del Carmen Tour.

Decent trip, but I wouldn't say it was the best only bc the tires on the bus blew out and unfortunately we did not get to see Coba bc of it. So this review is on everything before then. I give it 4 bc the guides, while very knowledgeable, are not particularly charismatic speakers. As a entertainer and lover of history myself, I am biased about this. That being said, while the guides are extremely well-versed in the Mayan culture, IMO, they just talked way too much without really capturing attention. I know it's a very redundant speech but it's also 9 am, so maybe chill a lil. BTW, this criticism isn't just for this tour, it's almost all tours. Too much talking at 8 am, just to sell ya stuff.

READ THIS IF YOU'RE BOOKING THIS TOUR OR SIMILAR FOR THE FIRST TIME!!! These types of bus tours in the Mayan Riviera area are great! Especially this Amazing adventure Tulum, Coba, Cenote and Playa Del Carmen tour! If you haven't taken one before, you may be a little concerned with the information provided in the descriptions. Therefore, I'll breakdown how most of these generally work. I've taken several of these types of trips with multiple companies and they've all been great! First, when booking make sure that the company you're booking through offers pickup at or close to your hotel. Most will provide some sort of pickup option to accommodate as best as possible. More on this in a moment. Second, don't expect a prompt reply to your booking. If booking through TripAdvisor you'll receive a confirmation email of the reservation through them. Then the tour company will usually reach out 3-5 days before the tour. Most provide clear concise instructions of where to be and when for pickup. Depending on your pickup location and the tour company's policy. You'll be picked up by either a shuttle that will bring you to the main bus or the main bus itself depending on where your pickup location is in relation to their route. Once on board the guides are quite knowledgeable about the area and local traditions, cultures and even offer helpful tips to keep yourself and family safe and how to not get ripped off by shady vendors in the areas you're visiting. The guides take great responsibility for everyone's safety. I've even seen where they had to continue on even though there were several people very late getting back to the bus and they managed to pick them up in a shuttle and bring them to meet back up with the main bus at the next stop. These tours can be VERY long 12-13 hours from pickup to drop off depending where you're pickup/drop off location is in relation to their route. The busses are very clean and well air conditioned and most offer a water, soda, beer package while on board. The guides typically speak primarily in spanish but translate just about everything to english very well. At each stop they'll make sure everyone clearly understands the instructions, and return time/location expectations. They are usually quite knowledgeable of the history and lore of each site and will guide you through the sites, then let you roam for a bit on your own. Most sites have tons of souvenir vendors surrounding them and there is typically plenty of time to make some purchases. Most of the time you'll return to your hotel after dark. I cannot recommend this tour enough and the several just like it to various ancient Mayan sites around the Yucatan. When booking, and while attending, just have a positive, open mind that there may be some cultural and societal commonality differences that you may not be used to. As long as you stay positive and open minded, you will have an amazing time on any of these types of tours.

The pick-up was very chaotic. We were on the bus for almost 2 hours, driving around. It was freezing inside the bus which we had to change at some point. One of the guides seemed very mad from the beginning and kept telling us to not be late and that he would leave without us - never happened and we never left on time although guests weren't late. Unfortunately, we did not have a lot of time at the Tulum archeological site. Very sad because that was the highlight of the trip. However, our English speaking guide was very good at telling us a lot about Mayans and answered all our questions. Just more time at the site would have been nice. Since Coba was under maintenance we went to a Mayan town instead to see a ceremony, try some Mayan Tacos and listen to some music.