Best Chichen Itza Maya ruins tour in Cancun Mexico, Yucatan Airbnb experience with Eduardo Duarte

Filmed on April 17, 2021 -- at this time masks are necessary on all public tours but when it's just you and your group in the car with Eduardo, he gives you the option to wear the mask or not. He, of course, as a tour guide is required to wear it (at this time) and he is diligent about any safety concerns.
Jose Eduardo Escalera Duarte (Eduardo) is a licensed tour guide in Mexico and is versed in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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Airbnb Experience cost depends on how many are in your group $100-150 per person
Included in your tour is a private, professional and customized day tour of the Chichen Itza's, the beautiful colonial town of Valladolid, a refreshing Cenote and two food stops. Also included is an air conditioned car, refreshing drinks and parking fees.
Expenses:
$40 in toll expenses total for coming and going
$25 Chichen Itza park entrance fee
$35-45 Gas depending on the current price of gas
$10-15 for food
I had to weigh my options out for taking a tour over from Cancun to the Chichen Itza ruins as I am sure you will need to do too. I could sign up for a tour that would cost half as much and not through the AirBnB platform. And believe me there are plenty!
After much thought and deliberation, I decided to pay a little more for Eduardo’s private guide services and that it would be worth it because of several reasons:
1) Safety concerns because of the current pandemic.
2) I was assured by Eduardo of his guiding expertise and knowledge and that there would be more learning opportunities to be had from an intimate tour guide experience.
It would be completely customized to my wants and desires throughout the day. And I have to say, the idea of not being herded around like cattle and having to adhere to a strict time schedule and itinerary was very appealing. For example, Eduardo told me that the big tour bus gives people a certain amount of time to shop all the vendors at the ruins. But that is the last thing I wanted to do and we were able to spend that time doing something else that was more appealing to me.
3) The idea of getting an extra early start in order to beat the crowds was very appealing.
After picking me up early from my Airbnb in the hotel zone at 6:00 a.m., we headed inland toward the ruins. Just before getting off the Cancun strip I saw the colorful “Cancun” sign that is famous for pictures and because it was so early there was no one there. It is located at the beautiful Playa Delphinus. I expressed my wish to have a picture there and he had no problem pulling over and taking my picture with the sign and even suggested it because rarely is there not a hoard of people around it taking pictures. I am pretty sure that the big tour bus would not have stopped so everyone on the bus could get pictures at the Cancun sign (wouldn’t be time enough to do that on that kind of tour).
There was a big Farmer’s Market in the little town of Valladolid near the ruins that he thought I might be interested in. I am glad he took me there. It was so interesting to see all the exotic fruits, vegetables, and other items that people were selling. We got a quick bite there before the ruins to tie us over until lunch.
The town of Valladolid was beautiful with colonial architecture and a 16th century convent. And something super cool about the town was that you would never see any electrical wires because the city had set to task to put them all underground. This little town was clean, beautiful and rich with architecture and he told me all about it. I am not sure that I would have been able to have experienced this as comprehensively on a big tour bus!
Eduardo knew so much about the Chichen Itza ruins and I could pick and choose, to some degree, what I most wanted to learn about first. I could choose when to sit down and have a break in the shade and was never rushed. He was great about taking pictures of me with the ruins (and throughout the day). Again, I’m not so sure the big bus tour would have been as great at affording me these niceties (because of them having to stick to a strict time schedule).
The Cenote was amazing! And the place we went for lunch afterwards in the town of Valladolid had these amazing culturally progressive gourmet items that were reasonably priced. On a scale of 1-10, it was a 10! I had the best food there out of my entire stay in Mexico. I am pretty sure the big tour bus would not have stopped at such a yummy place to eat!
I do not regret my decision of paying more for this tour. It was worth it! Eduardo answered all my questions and then some. He is passionate about the service he provides and you can tell he loves what he does.

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Awesome video. If you don’t mind me Asking how much is this tour? Thank you in advance