Walking all up on Ek'Balam

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We took our time waking up today, but we were still up by 0700hrs. We headed to Ek'Balam via a taxi colectivo from Calle 44, between Calle 35 and 37. We were summoned from across the intersection by the driver. The price to Ek'Balam was fixed at MXN160, but we opted to wait for two more passengers (the max they can take being 4) to spread out the cost. It took about 1/2 hr before two locals showed up for the trip. They weren't going to the archeological site, but somewhere beyond. We'd recommend to set up going with other travellers ahead of time to avoid the wait at either end, especially the ruins side since it's more difficult to tell who came with a tour and who might need to share a colectivo back to town.

A ticket to enter Ek'Balam cost MXN130.

We've really appreciated that all the ruins have been different so far. This main pyramid stood out from the others in that it had other structures attached to it. At this site you could also wander on the structures much more than Chichen Itza, and even more than Coba since you could go on many of the smaller structures too.

There is, like many of the ruins, a life giving cenote nearby. We unfortunately didn't have enough to pay the entrance fee of MXN30 to swim in this one.

For a day to Ek'Balam from Valladolid you should plan to spend at least MXN240 per person, up to MXN480 if you ride the taxi colectivo alone both ways.

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