Chitzen Itza Excursion

A few years ago, I remember reading a review of the shore excursion to
Chitzen Itza. In it, the review was talking about the ships excursion. It
included a helicopter ride (instead of a 3 hour bus ride)

But in searching all the cruise lines, I am only able to find bus trips.
Thats 3 hours each way from Cozumel. There's a good one from Progreso on the
Elation, but I'm not 100% sure it's what I want to do as they don't offer
the Tikal excursion from Belize City (see next post)

Anyway (again, I get so sidetracked lol)

What I wanna know is if anyone has used a copter to get to Chitzen Itza. If
so, how reliable was it? Since it's not through any cruise lines, I am
hesitant for my first cruise because i do not wanna be left behind lol.
Really from any of the Yucatan ports. Costa Maya, Progreso, Cancun, or
Cozumel.

Thanx

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In article , Ali's Daddie
wrote:

A few years ago, I remember reading a review of the shore excursion to
Chitzen Itza. In it, the review was talking about the ships excursion. It
included a helicopter ride (instead of a 3 hour bus ride)

There used to be an excursion with an airplane trip. Never heard of a
copter ride. Unfortunatly the airplane crashed on one of these
excursions a couple of years ago and that was the end of it.

--
Charles

Ali's Daddie wrote:

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LES!

Les,

There used to be an airplane enabled excursion, but it was discontinued when a
planeload of people were killed in a crash. The only Chichen Itza excursion is
via bus.

If you must go to CI, do the ships tour. You are right that you don't want to
get left behind.

But I heartily recommend NOT going to Chichen Itza from Cozumel/Costa Maya (It
maybe better from Progresso). It's a long bus trip for a visit that is not
nearly long enough. We went a couple of times on land vacations, and spent
10-12 hours at the site and did not see everything. (Then went back for the
evening Light show.) I cannot imagine how the folks who come on the cruise ship
busses get a real chance to enjoy this site fully.

If you have never been to Tulum it is lovely and very doable in the time you
have from a ship's excursion. Not nearly as impressive as CI but in its own way
unique. I recommend that or an alternate. Come back to the Yucatan some time
on a land vacation.

Julie



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I was on that plane a few months before it crashed. That was the way to go.
As long as you survived the trip! Turns out that Czech built plane was
NOTORIOUS for crashing due to mechanical failure. Some sort of design flaw.
It was like aviation Russian Roulette! Whew!

Unfortunately, there are no ship's excursions except by bus. If there is
another way to get there, it's with an outside source. If you have never
been there before and are into that sort of thing, I highly recommend it. Go
and climb the pyramid before they WISELY make it off limits for tourists. I
would ride the bus if I hadn't been there and it was the only way to go.

MrTractor------stared into the deep dark abyss and lived to tell the
story!!!!........

"Charles" wrote in message
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In article , Ali's Daddie
wrote:

A few years ago, I remember reading a review of the shore excursion to
Chitzen Itza. In it, the review was talking about the ships excursion.
It
included a helicopter ride (instead of a 3 hour bus ride)

There used to be an excursion with an airplane trip. Never heard of a
copter ride. Unfortunatly the airplane crashed on one of these
excursions a couple of years ago and that was the end of it.

--
Charles

Julie. I agree about a land trip. Just spent 8 days in Merida and was so
impressed. What a wonderful city!

I've been there on a Cancun vacation & fully agree with Juliana's opinion's,
although I think 10-12 hours for me is a little much. It's much to long a
ride to make it practical from a cruise ship to see anything. On our
vacation to Cancun we got two tickets for almost nothing for listening to a
time share talk one early morning.

"Juliana L Holm" wrote in message
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Ali's Daddie wrote:

--
LES!

Les,

There used to be an airplane enabled excursion, but it was discontinued
when a
planeload of people were killed in a crash. The only Chichen Itza
excursion is
via bus.

If you must go to CI, do the ships tour. You are right that you don't
want to
get left behind.

But I heartily recommend NOT going to Chichen Itza from Cozumel/Costa Maya
(It
maybe better from Progresso). It's a long bus trip for a visit that is
not
nearly long enough. We went a couple of times on land vacations, and
spent
10-12 hours at the site and did not see everything. (Then went back for
the
evening Light show.) I cannot imagine how the folks who come on the
cruise ship
busses get a real chance to enjoy this site fully.

If you have never been to Tulum it is lovely and very doable in the time
you
have from a ship's excursion. Not nearly as impressive as CI but in its
own way
unique. I recommend that or an alternate. Come back to the Yucatan some
time
on a land vacation.

Julie



--
Julie
**********
Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

CupCaked wrote:

I agree. Chichen Itza is better left for a land-based vacation from
Merida, Cancun or even Cozumel. It still means an all-day trip and a
long bus ride, but you get a very early start, and getting back to
your hotel to crash at the end of this long day is better than knowing
you must return to your ship for dinner and a full evening.

I like Valladolid to do Chichen Itza. If you can take a day or two away
from a Cancun or Cozumel vacation, and spend a night in this lovely
colonial town, preferably at the big hotel right on the square, visit
the Cenote in town and the cathedral, then spend a day at Chichen Itza,
only 20 minutes away via the Autopista, then visit Cenote Dznip on the
way back. It can be a lovely couple of days, and much more Mexican than
either Cancun or Cozumel, or even Tulum anymore.

Julie

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**********
Check out my Travel Pages (non-commercial) at
http://www.dragonsholm.org/travel.htm

"Charles" wrote in message
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| In article , Ali's Daddie
| wrote:
|
| A few years ago, I remember reading a review of the shore excursion to
| Chitzen Itza. In it, the review was talking about the ships excursion.
It
| included a helicopter ride (instead of a 3 hour bus ride)
|
| There used to be an excursion with an airplane trip. Never heard of a
| copter ride. Unfortunatly the airplane crashed on one of these
| excursions a couple of years ago and that was the end of it.
|
| --
| Charles

ahhh. I just assumed it was a helicopter probably. Now I know why no one
flies anymore ;-)

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"Juliana L Holm" wrote in message
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| Ali's Daddie wrote:
|
| --
| LES!
|
| Les,
|
| There used to be an airplane enabled excursion, but it was discontinued
when a
| planeload of people were killed in a crash. The only Chichen Itza
excursion is
| via bus.
|
| If you must go to CI, do the ships tour. You are right that you don't
want to
| get left behind.
|
| But I heartily recommend NOT going to Chichen Itza from Cozumel/Costa Maya
(It
| maybe better from Progresso). It's a long bus trip for a visit that is
not
| nearly long enough. We went a couple of times on land vacations, and
spent
| 10-12 hours at the site and did not see everything. (Then went back for
the
| evening Light show.) I cannot imagine how the folks who come on the
cruise ship
| busses get a real chance to enjoy this site fully.
|
| If you have never been to Tulum it is lovely and very doable in the time
you
| have from a ship's excursion. Not nearly as impressive as CI but in its
own way
| unique. I recommend that or an alternate. Come back to the Yucatan some
time
| on a land vacation.
|
| Julie
|
|


I will most likely do the tour from Progreso as it is much closer (that will
mean saving Tikal for another time probably) And, if I do it from Progreso,
I can still do Tulum from Cozumel.

I am basically wanting to use the short cruise excursions to get a taste of
where I want to visit again on a land vacation. I know without a doubt that
I will want to return many times ;-)

--
LES!

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"CupCaked" wrote in message
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| Juliana L Holm wrote:
|
| But I heartily recommend NOT going to Chichen Itza from Cozumel/Costa
Maya (It
| maybe better from Progresso). It's a long bus trip for a visit that is
not
| nearly long enough. We went a couple of times on land vacations, and
spent
| 10-12 hours at the site and did not see everything. (Then went back for
the
| evening Light show.) I cannot imagine how the folks who come on the
cruise ship
| busses get a real chance to enjoy this site fully.
|
| I agree. Chichen Itza is better left for a land-based vacation from
| Merida, Cancun or even Cozumel. It still means an all-day trip and a
| long bus ride, but you get a very early start, and getting back to
| your hotel to crash at the end of this long day is better than knowing
| you must return to your ship for dinner and a full evening.
|
| Karen
|