CALFROM Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Hello, I have not been to either place and looking for a land excursion that is 1/2 day or less and interesting for 4 adults . TYIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 I use Rony's tours in Roatan - they offer a wide variety of options. HOME - Roatan Tours, Cruiseship Activities, Excursions, Zipline Canopy Tours with Ronys Independent Tours, Roatan (ronystours.com) Costa Maya has very good Mayan Ruins - I like Native Choice - Costa Maya Excursions | Activities in Costa Maya, tours and travel information (thenativechoice.com) or you can go to the beach - Costa Maya Beach Resort - Maya Chan Beach Snotarni, CALFROM, ALnAtlanta and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcunningham Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 We're planning to use this outfit in Roatan https://roatanreeftours.com/ CALFROM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 We did native choice in Costa Maya. They were good. CALFROM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snotarni Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Maya Chan is a great beach day!! baltodave, Ryan79, asquared17 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCruiser Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 A trip to one of the Mayan ruins sites is definitely top of my list for Costa Maya. For Roatan, if you happen to want to do a dolphin encounter, they have the very best one I have ever seen, both in regards to how you are treated and also to how well and how humanely treated the Dolphins themselves are. It is run by the Roatan Institute of Marine Science, and is an actual research facility, not just a tourist trap trying to get your money. I know the management there, and have visited many times over the years, and they are absolutely the best I have ever seen. Every time my regular recurring group of actors and fans from the Doctor Who TV series finds ourself cruising on an itinerary that includes Roatan we always make sure we are there. We have actually come to know several of the Dolphins families over the years, seeing first the parents, and then their children, visit after visit. Here is a pic from our first visit with "Gracie" way back in 2003, we saw her again in 2006, and both her & her daughter "Maury" in 2013. The entire main facility is built in a natural cove and the Dolphins are well enough treated that they stay ther of their own volition and are free to jump the fence that protects them from predators and come and go as they please should they wish to do so, I doubt many other Dolphin facilities can boast that. CALFROM, ChessE4, Kathleen and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 We really enjoyed the Chacchoben ruins in Costa Maya. WAAAYTOOO, ChessE4 and CALFROM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 6:58 PM, Kathleen said: We really enjoyed the Chacchoben ruins in Costa Maya. @Kathleen can you say more about this? What did you enjoy about it? Do you think teenagers would enjoy it? What tour did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 11:26 AM, CALFROM said: Hello, I have not been to either place and looking for a land excursion that is 1/2 day or less and interesting for 4 adults . TYIA @CALFROM how active is your party? What do they like to do? There are animal sanctuaries in Roatan that provide a very interactive visit with the animals. We used Roatan Getaway Tours on our last trip and they were great. Snorkeling is also pretty good. Clear, calm, warm water - EASY snorkeling for beginners. We saw lots of conch (live, not just discarded shells), a spiny lobster and a ray. Not as many colorful fish as in other places, but still really interesting. CALFROM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
function12 Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 We did the Dolphin swim in Roatan too. It was an awesome experience. CALFROM and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 4 hours ago, jbrinkm said: @Kathleen can you say more about this? What did you enjoy about it? Do you think teenagers would enjoy it? What tour did you use? We took the tour with Royal Caribbean. We opted to do the small group one which was a max of 12 people. Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable of the ruins as well as the flora and fauna. Many of the ruins are long travels from the port. This one is about 50-60 mins on nice CV maintained highways . The ruins themselves were fun to explore and learn from. So many times when they say ruins it’s just a few old structures. These were ruins of a well developed city/community from ages ago. Just a few photos of some of the ruins to give you an idea. CALFROM, jbrinkm and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 18 hours ago, jbrinkm said: @Kathleen can you say more about this? What did you enjoy about it? Do you think teenagers would enjoy it? What tour did you use? I have a 16 year old and I can assure you that teenagers will complain about whatever choice you make. It's Mayan ruins - reasonably good ones - with a history from the guide. We brought my then 14 year old and he said it was OK (a ringing endorsement from him). We went to one of the beach clubs in town for lunch after the tour. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusgirl Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Years ago, we did our first tour with Native Choice in Costa Maya. It was when David, the owner, was doing the tours himself. It seriously changed the course of our daughter's life who was in the 6th grade at the time. His story is amazing. The company has grown quite a bit since then, but the heart is still the same and I recommend Native Choice to anyone and everyone. CALFROM and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALFROM Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 6:49 PM, wordell1 said: I use Rony's tours in Roatan - they offer a wide variety of options. HOME - Roatan Tours, Cruiseship Activities, Excursions, Zipline Canopy Tours with Ronys Independent Tours, Roatan (ronystours.com) Costa Maya has very good Mayan Ruins - I like Native Choice - Costa Maya Excursions | Activities in Costa Maya, tours and travel information (thenativechoice.com) or you can go to the beach - Costa Maya Beach Resort - Maya Chan Beach Thanks so much for the info. My son lives in Pflugerville. Just moved there a year ago from Chicago! wordell1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 3:44 PM, jbrinkm said: @Kathleen can you say more about this? What did you enjoy about it? Do you think teenagers would enjoy it? What tour did you use? For us, it was jungle-like, so interesting plants and trees around the ruins. At the time, we were allowed to climb the ruins (carefully). The gift shop was interesting, too. We used a Royal tour. We are going to repeat this excursion in December. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyB Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Anyone do the "Chacchoben Mayan Ruins & Bacalar Lagoon Beach" thru RC? Was it any good? So hard to know what size group or any reviews from the ones on RC site. We were also trying to decide between Mayan Eden Eco Park and Gumbalimba Preservation Park. We have Mayan booked because that was the first one that appeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRon2 Posted July 24, 2022 Report Share Posted July 24, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 6:58 PM, Kathleen said: We really enjoyed the Chacchoben ruins in Costa Maya. Yep, we did this excursion too and enjoyed it immensely [to Chacchoben]. Pretty long bus ride, but the ruins were great. After these ruins though, we're not sure what to do. We've enjoyed the port pools when only one ship docked, but if more than one...look out, the crowds become daunting. If we stop at costa maya again we plan to do an atv excursion. We did an atv excursion in cozumel and to our surprise, it was really a lot of fun. We always consider beach and snorkeling, but to date [2022], seaweed has been a problem washing up on beaches there in costa maya. it's intermittent we guess, but can't predict and totally ruins beach or in water activities if prevalent [close in anyway]. Open to ideas on excursions others have enjoyed though; ideas really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amvndy Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 10:35 PM, IzzyB said: Anyone do the "Chacchoben Mayan Ruins & Bacalar Lagoon Beach" thru RC? Was it any good? So hard to know what size group or any reviews from the ones on RC site. We were also trying to decide between Mayan Eden Eco Park and Gumbalimba Preservation Park. We have Mayan booked because that was the first one that appeared. Yes please! We’re looking to book this as well, if anyone has anymore they’d like to add please let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Two words….Maya Chan Beach Club. You can thank me later. It’s not something that you book through RC. Book directly via their website. Freybey and asquared17 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakejosa Posted September 1, 2022 Report Share Posted September 1, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 10:35 PM, IzzyB said: Anyone do the "Chacchoben Mayan Ruins & Bacalar Lagoon Beach" thru RC? Was it any good? So hard to know what size group or any reviews from the ones on RC site. We were also trying to decide between Mayan Eden Eco Park and Gumbalimba Preservation Park. We have Mayan booked because that was the first one that appeared. Yes! Chacchoben & Blue Lagoon was one of our top excursions ever! We plan to repeat it when we go back. IzzyB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted September 4, 2022 Report Share Posted September 4, 2022 thanks to you all, we are going to book maya chan beach club when we're in costa maya in february. the place looks AMAZING. Ryan79 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac66 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 We've did the Chacchoben Mayan Ruins through Native tours twice and Maya Chan once. The ruins were very good though a long bus ride. Maya Chan has great food and is very relaxing. If all you want to do is eat, drink and lay around Maya Chan is your place. The beach is covered in seaweed. Swimming and snorkeling were marginal. Absolutely nothing to see in the water. asquared17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 1:36 PM, mac66 said: Maya Chan has great food and is very relaxing. If all you want to do is eat, drink and lay around Maya Chan is your place. say less, my friend this is exactly what we want!! we are booked and i couldn't be happier!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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