A big 'must do and see' on everyone's list has to be Chichen Itza. One of the Wonders of the World. The Mayan Pyramids are shrouded in mystery and pilgrimed by thousands of visitors every year.
According to the Mayan Calender the world doesn't end, but the Mayan Calender does, in the year 2012. Which is this year. Nice. What are they going to do with all the out of date calenders, I wonder.
When booking your tour you can pay anything from $50 to $150, so shop around. We paid $50 and got a wonderfully comfortable Coach, with a fun tour guide and we also stopped at Balankanche Cave, which is amazingly beautiful and feels very spiritual. A Mayan girl showed us how to make corn tortillas from scratch and you get a glimpse of how Mayan people still live in Yucatan in harmony with nature so close yet so far from modern life.
Lunch is also included as is the obligatory trying to get you to buy their expensive souvenirs at the shop that is more expensive then everywhere else. But I'll let that one go, because we got to taste lots of Tequila while we were there.
Finally arrived at Chichen Itza, make sure you have a sun hat and are lotioned up high factor. There is a lot of open space and it gets very hot when the sun is out.
In and around the grounds are lots of souvenir vendors and it's fun bartering with them. The moment the tourists start to leave everything gets suddenly very very cheap. You may find yourself with bags full of strange little carvings that will weigh heavy in your suitcase, but they did only cost you a couple of dollars! Well... I did.
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