This place is such a wonderful, magical place. I love love the nature, the earth and the whole area. There are so many hidden and of course also in plain sight gems you just gotta wonder whether this is paradise. Chichen Itza itself is worth visiting two days if you would like to uses your senses alot more than just your sight. Most tourist arrive in the noon, so the best time to start the visit is in the early morning. Also alot of Cenotes (sacred Mayan waters/pools) nearby. Ik Kil is very touristic but also very beautiful and sacred as well. If I had the time and money I would come back anytime to this area. The ruins and the pyramid itself is majestic!

You have to get there as early as possible in order to avoid the tourists who come with the busses. Try to come as soon as they opens nd plan to be there for a couple of hours. At the entrance there are guides in several languages which cost 1000 pesos for a group, so find some other people who would like to share. The tour is for about an hour and is very informative, so I recommend to take it. Notice that you cannot climb any of the Pyramids.

Our hotel was so close from the ruins and we had an amazing tour guide in Chichen Itzá. He even took us to the cenote and to Piste, his town, for an authentic meal. Strongly suggest to visit the ruins first thing in the morning, to avoid big crowds.

Ado bus took us directly to the ruins. I did both day tour and light show in one day. Both quite nice. Would recommend to have a guide. Just one thing I didn't like: too many people selling stuff inside.

It is certainly a must see on everyone's bucket list but the site is over crowded. I highly recommend going early between 8am-9:30am before all the tour buses arrive. There are way too many artisans and merchants on the site itself! Around every corner is a local trying to sell you the same thing you saw at the previous stall. They are all over the site and is very pushy - definitely negotiate prices as they often double the price initially. The site needs a good cleaning and should perhaps consider keeping the merchants in one area rather than scattered between the ruins. A lot of garbage lying around. The site has somehow lost its charm by being over-commercialized.

Really interesting. Wish there had been better explanations with ruins or a better guide map. Would have been great to see artist renderings of what it might have looked like in its time. Early entrance is important. Need a few more benches out of the sun and places to get water.