Complete guide
How to Visit Xunantunich: Tickets, Hours, Tours & Everything You Need to Know (2026)
The ferry stops at four, admission went up in 2025, and it is a mile uphill from the river. Everything else follows from those three.
Xunantunich Trip Guides
One question per post, answered properly. You will find the ferry cutoff, the 2025 fee change and the climb covered here rather than glossed over, and everything is checked against NICH before it goes up. When you are ready to pick a departure, Xunantunich Tours compares them all.
What to see
Inside Xunantunich: A Complete Guide to Every Structure, Plaza and Frieze
El Castillo, the replica frieze, the wall that closed Plaza A-II, and the tomb found in Structure A-9 in 2016 — in the order you walk them.
Facts
Facts About Xunantunich That Will Surprise You
The frieze is a copy, the name is a ghost story, and two carved panels in the royal tomb came from another city's staircase.
With kids
Xunantunich With Kids: The Ferry, the Climb and Whether It Is Worth It
The hand-cranked ferry sells the day on its own. The mile uphill and the 40-inch tubing minimum are the parts to plan around.
Comparison
Xunantunich or Cahal Pech? Which Maya Site to Visit From San Ignacio
One is ten minutes from town and two thousand years older. The other is across a river and 130 feet tall. Several departures reach both.
If you would rather have the decision made for you than read around it, the planning guides do that: they set your options side by side and tell you which one suits how you are travelling.