Everything worth knowing before you climb El Castillo.
Time your day around the hand-cranked ferry, find the frieze on both faces of El Castillo, work out whether the cave tubing is worth the drive, and pick the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins tour that fits the day you want.
Hours, tickets and the hand-cranked ferry that decides your day. What it costs, what to bring, and which base makes the best day trip to the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins.
El Castillo, the frieze on both faces, the royal tomb inside A-9 and the carved panels taken from Caracol — what you are looking at, plaza by plaza.
The frieze is a replica, the tomb was found in 2016, and the name is not the original one. Nine things worth knowing before you climb El Castillo.
The ferry crossing wins children over before you arrive, and El Castillo is easier to climb than it looks. What to pack, what to expect, and which tours suit families.
Most Xunantunich tours bundle cave tubing ninety minutes away. Here is what each option costs you in hours at the pyramid — and which one to book.
