Tulum Ruins Tour (Private, Half Day)

Eli was a fantastic tour guide — super friendly, funny, dynamic, and knowledgeable. We learned so much about Mayan history and culture in just a couple hours while touring the Tulum ruins. We also appreciated the pickup at our hotel. Highly recommend booking his services for a private tour!

Eli was great, I immediately fell in love with his laugh! He came and picked us up from our hotel, he was early and communicated great! At the pyramids, he was very knowledgeable of the Maya and culture, there were even times when people that were not in our group would stop and listen to what he was saying. If we chose the private tour, to which I think was well worth it.

I’m very glad we did the private tour, it was totally worth it! Eli came and picked us up from the hotel on time, in fact he was 10 minutes early. I immediately fell in love with his laugh, he’s a great person! Eli was very knowledgeable of the Mayan culture, at some stops people that weren’t in our group would stop and listen to what he was saying. I would definitely recommend his tours.

Nelson our tour guide took my husband and I on a private tour to the Tulum ruins. The time spent their was very educational. Our tour guide has exceptional knowledge about the history of the Mayan culture. The best experience was seeing the beach shore from the temple area.

The tour was very good introduction to Mexico & its history. Nelson was very informative & good with bringing the area to life. Would recommend booking this tour if you are in Tulum

Eli was amazing and so knowledgeable, very funny and so friendly. I would recommend his tours to anyone, great experience, loved it.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the ruins. It was just the two of us and our guide, Eli. He gave us a great history lesson and made sure to stop in the shady spots for me. Eli is very knowledgeable and approachable. We would highly recommend Yucatan Eli’s tours!

Nelson did a great job on our tour! He was super attentive and had lots of interesting information about the ruins. We definitely saw many things we would have missed if we would have walked through the ruins on our own.

We would recommend this private tour, and Eli, our guide, to anyone! He was very knowledgeable about the ruins, very friendly, and provided outstanding service!

Nelson was amazing. So knowledgeable and funny! Felt safe with him the entire time. Pick up and drop off we’re easy peasy. We were the only two on the tour so it was so worth it to avoid the big crowds and slow walkers. I would 100% recommend.

Eli took great care of us in our half day Tulum ruins tour! Took his time explaining the history of the ruins, suggested amazing “hidden” spots for pictures, and has a great positive/friendly attitude towards everything. Since he operates in private tours, was willing to adapt to our needs. 100% would come back for another tour with him!

We loved this tour! We were picked up by Nelson who was so nice and had a comfortable ride to the Tulum Ruins. Nelson was an awesome tour guide. He was full of information and had water on hand for us the whole time. In addition he was a great at taking photos of us which was much appreciate by my 24 year old daughter! It was worth every penny! Ask for Nelson!

We really enjoyed our half day tour of the Tulum Ruins. There aren’t many half day tours out there, so we were really excited to be able to see the ruins and still have the rest of our day to continue our vacation. Our guide Nelson was extremely passionate about sharing the ingenuity of the people who inhabited the area. It was so interesting to learn how mathematics, astronomy, architecture, nature and culture were all interconnected. Hearing all of this as we walked through the site helped us envision what life was like and why this area is so important. We highly recommend this tour, especially if you don’t want to spend a full day of your vacation on a long tour!

Eli was fantastic—friendly, personable, and great with a camera, too! Timely pickup from our hotel and direct trip to/from the Tulum ruins (without having to waste time picking up other guests from other hotels, which is why we booked with Eli!). We 100% recommend and would book Eli again for another adventure in the future.

As other reviewers have said, Eli was a fantastic guide! Ahead of time, he was very communicative about where and when we were to meet, as well as what to bring on the tour. (Hat and sunscreen!). He drove us to the ruins and let my daughter practice Spanish with him along the half hour drive. His tour was fun and interesting, with great history of Tulum, including a lot about the geo-political history of the Mayan's that lived there.

He had lots of great stories to tell, knew all the shady spots away from people, and the best picture spots (including for our instagram happy teens). We learned so much (and now want to learn even more!) I cannot say enough about what a great tour this was!

(If you go, have him take you to the "disco bathroom" before you enter the site! An fun start to an amazing site.)

Eli was an amazing tour guide. Super knowledgeable and punctual. Other visitors in the ruins were event trying to follow him! At the end of the tour, he gave us a great taco stand recommendation.

Nelson was amazing! If your looking for this tour make sure you get him. He was so knowledgeable. The ruins are incredible and right on the water!