Zona Arqueológica Palenque - 29960 Palenque

UNESCO site, must see if in the area. Had Francisco as a guide, did both the jungle and ruins tour, well worth it. Since covid, one cannot climb the ruins, and that's ok. We were on site for six hours, but can be done in four.

Awesome to see. Don’t be surprised if you’re offered magic mushrooms (on the way) there. There’s quite some vendors selling souvenirs within the premises too.

The ruins are simply amazing! We went early in the morning around 8 by collectivo from town center (20 pesos per person). There are two entrances for the ruins, the first one which is next to the museum/ticket centre and the main one 1,5km further up the road, where all the organised buses stops and the tours starts. Since we went on our own, the collectivo dropped us off on the ticket centre/museum where you have to buy two types of tickets - one for entry into the national park and then another queue for the entry in the actual archeological site of Palenque. 180 pesos altogether.(as of March 2022) After we got the tickets we returned on the main road and started walking up the road toward the first entrance. We decided to enter the site from there, instead of walking 1,5km on the road for the main entrance. That was the right choice and we highly recommend that approach, since that part of the site is literally in the jungle, the ruins are surrounded by it, there is a cascade waterfall Sombrillas and small suspension bridge. There were no people at all, all we could hear was the jungle and the river running. It was so Indiana Jones we even got a bit scared, by the wildness and absence of people at all. There were some signs showing direction, but the overall feeling was excitement, as if you are in the jungle on your own. There were guys providing guide services at the entrance, but we chose not to have one. The signs are in English as well, so there is some information, but if you feel you need a guide you can hire from the entrance. After probably 30min being alone we started seeing people coming ahead, who have entered from the main entrance. We explored all the site, there were plenty of vendors selling all kind of stuff, the prices of which were probably the cheapest we have seen in mexico. We would recommend you do your buying there (or from the market at Agua Azul), you can haggle as well. Just for info we bought a medium sized colourful skull pained on a leather piece for 700pesos in Cancun. Similar size pieces were around 200 pesos at the site (after haggling). Another thing, there is a shop next to the ticket centre which sells legit chiapas amber at very reasonable prices. We bought a very nice piece for 85 pesos.

Beautiful and vast Mayan zone, with a lot of buildings to discover. Bear in mind, that you actually need to pay for two tickets (90p to access the reserve and 80p for actual ruins entrance) and that are are a lot of people trying to sell you their stuff, which spoils the experience a bit.

Must visit. They do have some weird COVID rules in place, that don't make sense. For example, the museum, which houses some really important items found in these tombs, is only open 2 days a week. Thursdays and Fridays. What?! Makes complete sense ?. These pyramids are also off limits. You could only watch them from below. They don't let you interact, climb etc. Overall, beautiful site that's worth visiting. And get a guide. Guides are crucial in sites like these.

One of the best Maya sights! You need one and a half hour minimum to walk around and enjoy and you should hire an official guide for about 1000.-, they know a lot of interesting stories and also the best way and places to go. Don't miss this.

Pretty stunning ruins. Guides are expensive at the gate but get cheaper the more you go into the park - don’t pay more than $500 for one. If you’re on a budget a guide isn’t necessary there are lots of great info boards that describe the history. Takes about 90 mins to wander around. It’s HOT though bring some water for sure

Extremely interesting please. Great city with interesting architecture. So nice atmosphere in jungle. Really nice place to just walk around. But suddenly all the main buildings are closed. Governance of the place is extremely poor. They hate tourists in here.