our adventure begins one hour after your cruise arrives at Costa Maya Port. Enjoy the 50-minute drive to Chacchoben, one of the Maya region’s lesser-explored archaeological sites, dating back to around 200 BC. Follow your certified guide through ancient plazas and ceremonial grounds and be amazed by monuments rising among the tropical jungle. Discover the history, beliefs and secrets of this ancient city as you walk the same paths once traveled by Maya priests, nobles and rulers. Discover the Gran Basamento and Temple One as your guide brings the ancient city to life through its architecture, traditions and legends. Along the way, discover native flora and keep an eye out for tropical birds and spider monkeys in their natural habitat. But your journey into Maya culture is only beginning. Continue on a short 15-minute drive to Chacchoben village, where you’ll meet descendants of the ancient Maya and discover how their traditions live on today.

Now experience Maya culture as it lives today. Meet a local Maya family, descendants of this great civilization, and step into their daily life as they share traditions and knowledge passed down through generations Discover traditional tortillas, home remedies and knowledge inherited from their ancestors. Then make your own tortilla alongside your hosts. No family visit would be complete without sharing a meal. Gather around the table for a home-cooked traditional lunch, prepared with fresh local ingredients, Maya spices and ancestral techniques passed from generation to generation. Discover authentic flavors rooted in Maya family life. More than a cultural visit, this is a chance to share food, traditions, stories and laughter with the family who welcomed you — and experience Maya culture through the people who keep it alive today. After this special time together, relax on the 50-minute drive back to Costa Maya, bringing your journey from the ancient Maya world to Maya life today