How long does it take to tour Chichen Itza?

To tour Chichen Itza, the approximate time is 45 minutes if you only wish to see the buildings that are around the Pyramid of Kukulkan.

Areas of Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza can be divided into 2 main areas:

Main Area

Pyramid of Kukulkan
Temple of the Warriors
Temple of the 1000 Columns
Ball Game Court

Observatory Area

Nunnery
House of the Deer
Red House
House of the High Priest

Old Chichen Area

Temple of the Five Levels
Temple of the Moon

Touring the Main Area

The Pyramid of Kukulkan is the main building of Chichen Itza and the surrounding buildings such as the Temple of the 1000 Columns, Temple of the Warriors and the Ball Game Court, along with the secondary buildings, are toured with the guide in approximately 45 minutes, at a semi-slow pace and explaining only the most interesting facts about Chichen Itza.

This area is the most visited and is the one that most tourists know, if you come on a shared excursion this is the area you will get to know.

Observatory Area

From the main area to reach the Observatory building you have to walk approximately 10-15 minutes and the main building is the Observatory where the Mayan priests observed the sky.

This area is also covered in about 45 minutes along with the secondary buildings.

Old Chichen Area

Last year after many years Chichen Itza finally opened a new section to the public called Old Chichen, this area is a little further away and you have to walk approximately 30 minutes to reach this new section.

This part of Chichen Itza due to its distance is only for people who come on private excursions or who come to Chichen Itza on their own.

Also due to these distance restrictions only really passionate people, archaeologists or people with advanced knowledge of the Mayan civilization come here.

This area takes about 1 hour to tour.

Conclusions

As you can see it depends on your expectations and the desire you have to know Chichen Itza, you can adapt it to your abilities.

Take into consideration that each person is different and all times are approximate as it depends on the level of detail in explanation you want from your guide.

The tour time to get to know Chichen Itza depends on several factors and your expectations, I hope this information has been useful, we are here to help you make your visit to Chichen Itza as pleasant as possible.

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