Iximche Mayan Ruin from Panajachel
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
Visit the closest Mayan ruin to Lake Atitlan. These well preserved ruins include pyramid-temples, ball-courts, royal palaces, museum, and interpretive signs explaining the history of the site.
Built over 1000 years ago, this site is worth exploring. Mayan rituals are still performed at this site. Learn about the ancient Mayan civilization, the 5000 year old Mayan calendar, astrological observations, and how the modern day Mayan views their culture.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
What To Expect
Iximche
Explore this Mayan city and learn more about the culture and history. This is the easiest and most convenient to visit as it is close to Antigua and Lake Atitlan.
Options
Iximche, travel by chicken bus
Ground transportation is provided by chicken bus. Travel with locals and enjoy a true cultural experience.
Iximche, private shuttle
Ground transportation is provided by private shuttle, SUV, or minivan.
What‘s Included
Transport by air-conditioned minivan, coach, or SUV
Driver/guide
Round-trip private/shared transportation (depending on tour option)
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Meeting points
Panajachel
Panajachel Guatemala
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Amazing experience start to finish
taylorb949,Oct 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing service! Our driver, Mario, was such a pleasure, kept in communication with us leading up to our pickup, and quelled our nervous stomachs as we traversed the windy, mountainous roads. Our guide at Iximche, Melvin, was amazing! So kind and knowledgeable. It was great to get such a robust tour and explanation of the site, its significance, and the complexity of Mayan culture throughout the region. We would gladly work with either of them again!
Underwhelming, not organized
Brandy B,Mar 8, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.00Our driver, Federico was lovely and extremely helpful. The ruins themselves were underwhelming. Our guide was not ready for us at the time we understood our tour was to start. He was already with another tour so we had to go on our own.
Excellent guide & driver
JulieR171717,Feb 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Alex had extensive knowledge of the area, it's history and of the Mayan people.I love a tour that teaches me new things. Highly recommend.
Unbelievably beautiful!
Colt N,Feb 8, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide really helped us understand the ruins and the Mayan culture behind it. We saw a religious fire ceremony taking place while there.
Great Mayan experience
Victoria C,Aug 14, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Our driver Marcelino was great. Friendly and helpful and safe. Our guide Alex was equally amazing, a Tecpan native, he shared his knowledge on the history of his people.
Awesome time and awesome tour
luismS8038QG,Jul 11, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was awesome. Lee was our tour guide, gave us the history of the site and also local history of the area. I highly recommend this tour
Incredible experience
Christy S,Aug 24, 2021
- Review from Viator
5.00Lee was a fantastic guide! He was very knowledgeable and enjoyable to talk to about Mayan history and culture on our drive to and from Iximche. This trip was part of our honeymoon and my husband’s birthday gift from me. He and I had such a great time and learned so much. We got to see Mayans conduct ceremonies as well which was interesting and surreal. It was overall an enriching experience.
Well Worth Your Time and $$
Andrew B,Mar 20, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were kind of skeptical about booking this, but we are SO glad we did. Everyone was very accomodating -- it was very easy to figure out where to get picked up and what exactly was going to happen on the tour. Our local guide Sam was extraordinarily good at his job, and made the tour extra good. If you're struggling to find some stuff to do around Lake Atitlan, this detour is definitely worth it!
We had Alex as out tour guide on...
Richard F,Aug 9, 2016
- Review from Viator
5.00We had Alex as out tour guide on this trip to the Iximche Mayan Ruins. He is awesome! Alex knows the area very well and understands the culture as he is of Mayan decent. The ruins were beautiful and very well maintained. You can feel the history at this site. Once again, we learned more about the Mayan culture than we ever expected.
This was one of the highlights of...
Krysta B,Dec 8, 2015
- Review from Viator
5.00This was one of the highlights of our trip to Guatemala! Our guide was amazing and shared so much knowledge about these Mayan ruins and current day Mayan culture. We even got to watch a ceremony taking place at the park! I was reluctant to book as I usally do not like guided tours but this was great
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