Start by downloading the app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together! Note: This is a self-guided tour, not an entrance ticket. This 1.5+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Chichen Itza in 1-2 hours.
Once downloaded, your tour of Chichen Itza begins at the entrance to the archaeological site. As you enter and get your first look around, the first thing you’ll see is an ancient wall that once surrounded this site. The next landmark is pretty hard to miss--it’s the awe-inspiring Temple of Kukulcán, Chichen Itza’s most famous structure. But you won’t just be admiring this step pyramid, you’ll also learn about its remarkable construction and how it was built to honor the equinox.
Continuing along, you’ll come to another of the city’s most amazing sights: the Great Ball Court. Here, Mayans once played an intense, elaborate game sort of like a cross between basketball and soccer--but with a 20-pound ball! Here, you’ll learn not just about the game, but also the unusual construction of the court.
Next, you’ll pass the ominously-titled Wall of Skulls, depicting the heads of sacrificial victims! Then you’ll arrive at the Platform of the Eagle and Jaguar Warriors. Here, intricate carvings and sculptures illustrate the exploits of these highly trained, fearsome warriors.
After this is the Platform of Venus, which once held offerings to the stars. You’ll learn about the Mayans’ complex belief system here, how they used this platform and more.
Soon, you’ll arrive at The White Road, an ancient stone road that is one of the largest and most intact of its kind in existence. This leads to the Sacred Cenote, where ancient Mayans performed human sacrifices to appease their rain god.
Up next is the Temple of Warriors, an impressive, multi-tiered temple hiding a dark secret.
Your route takes you next to the Hall of a Thousand Columns, where people once shared meals together, followed by the Ossuary, where the grave of a High Priest is located.
Then it’s on to the Observatory. Here, you’ll discover how the Mayans viewed the heavens, and what they believed the stars told them about their future.
Finally, you’ll arrive at the imposing but oddly-named Nunnery, followed closely by the Church. These two ancient structures are some of the most-photographed spots in the entire city, and for good reason! Your tour concludes here.
This is not an entrance ticket to the Chichen Itza. Check opening hours before your visit.
After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Action Tour Guide app, enter your unique password, and access your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/wifi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Points of Interest along the Chichen Itza:
- Ancient Walls of Chichen Itza
- Architecture
- Entrance to Main Plaza
- El Castillo: The pyramid of kukulkan
- Mayan Acoustics
- Equinox
- The Great Ball Court
- Mayan Ball Game
- The Walls of the Ball Court
- Acoustics of the Ball Court
- Tzompantli: The Wall of Skulls
- The Platform fo Venus
- Sacbe One: The White Road
- Religion
- Sacred Cenote: The Sacrificial Waters
- Temple of the Warriors
- The Hall Of Thousand Columns
- The Ossuary: The High Priests Grave
- Calendar
- El Caracol: The Observatory
- The Red House: Casa Colorada
- Spanish Conquest
- The Nunnery: Las Manjas
- The Church: La Iglesia
- East Wing of the Nunnery
Benefits Over Live Guides and Group Tours:
- This flexible, self-led tour works by sensing your location as you walk
- The in-depth audio narration plays as you walk
- The audio tour is valid for one year after download, and you can use it as often as you want within that time.
- Once it’s downloaded, the tour works completely offline
- Tour your way: choose when to start, stop fast-forward, or rewind
- Ask for help from a real person anytime over call, chat, or email
