We visited Chichen Itza, Ek Balam, and cenote Ik Kil. Jerry shared with us the history and culture of the Mayan people. It made the trip more interesting than going solo. Upon arriving at the Mayan temples, he gave us an amazing explanation. We even had people listening in to our group. Jerry kept our 10 year old son's attention during the whole day. Jerry took great pictures of us during the trip. We booked Jerry before we left for Cancun. His communication was great. There were no surprises, or hidden fees. Our family highly recommends using Jerry to book your next adventure! read more

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Do not hesitate to book your tour with Jerry. He was very knowledgeable in the history and significance of Chichén Itzá. Since we were his only tour for the day, he took the time to explain and answer our questions. Since we departed very early, we arrived well before the large tour groups, we avoided the hot sun and the crowds. We arrived at the cenote early and practically had it to ourselves. It was nice to tour Valladolid to learn and experience the colonial town. read more

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When planning our Cancun trip, I knew we had to visit one of the 7 wonders of the world. I did not want to book a bus tour to Chichen Itza. I actually found Jerry on Yelp Reviews when searching for tours. His reviews on Yelp were all positive and I decided to contact him for the pricing of the tour. With Jerry, you will get a private guided tour through Chichen Itza, a swim in a Cenote, and a lunch. Jerry was very thorough in his communications via email. We definitely got our money's worth with Jerry, we beat the crowds to Chichen Itza (yes, leaving at 6am from the hotel), and his knowledge of the Mayan culture is just incredible! |loved that he was actually teaching us the history and is so passionate about it. My family learned so much that day and we have Jerry to thank for that. The tour does take all day but we were never rushed. We took our time swimming at the beautiful Ik Kil Cenote after. Lunch was amazing! Thank you Jerry for your work, your passion, and sharing the Mayan culture with us! read more

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I have to tell you guys that I'm so happy with this tour guy. I come alone with 3 little kids I was so scared and worried. It's hard with 3 kids. One I hot, one want to eat and on and in. Jerry was so nice. My kids just fall in love with him. Such a nice kind and smart person. It's just feels very comfortable with him. My kids learn so much. And even ask me why he not coming to pool with us. He made our day very special. He come in very nice clean car! With a very nice driver as well. Tank you Jerry My kids will remember you fir long time. Hope we see u again. read more

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Ma'lob K'iin! Chichen Itza was amazing and doing it with Jerry is the only way to go! He is an awesome tour guide and a great guy! I cannot recommend Chichen Itza with Jerry more! read more

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Jerry was super. He wasn't just knowledgeable on the topic...it was the passion and the storytelling that made it a great experience for us. We were up ealry, into Chichen Itza for over 2hr and out to other places before the tour busses rolls in. Highly recommend it. read more

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I am very pleased with our private tour with Jerry! From the start, e-mail communication was top notch. Great response times, his English is fantastic (not that I'd hold it against him if it wasn't!), and his descriptions of the tour were very detailed. I appreciate his professionalism in pointing out that my deposit (via PayPal) was to be "goods" not "gift". Goods purchases costs him a fee but protects me, the buyer. Jerry also was also flexible in customizing our tour to skip the cenote swim in favor of time in Valladolid. The day of our tour, Jerry was punctual (actually early), and I am pleased to report that he and the driver we both wearing masks and using hand sanitizer (in addition to my wife and I). The van was large, so for two of us it meant we could space out for social distancing. At Chichen Itza, we learned a lot about Mayan culture and ceremony that revolved around human sacrifice. Jerry is very knowledgeable and taught us about the imagery and iconography at the site. I can only imagine that it would have been intimidating to come across for the early explorers with all the engravings of skulls. We enjoyed the time in Valladolid, and the lunch was excellent. I'd recommend spending extra to tour with Jerry - he wasn't even the most expensive of the options I found for Chichen Itza, just not the cheapest. Worth every dollar! read more

This guy was unreal. Definitely book something with Jerry to get a very personalized, one on one experience. He recommends picking you up very early in order to beat the heat and the crowds. We were leaving Chichen Itza as all the huge tour buses started showing up. He was able to take us to all the ruins without the need to fight a crowd. He also took a million pictures of us and had all the great angles to use for the backdrop. Long story short, he will be a little more expensive but its totally worth it. Highly recommended. read more

It's much more expensive than other tours but worth it. We depart at 5:45am so arrived at the pyramid when there was limited tourists. We got great detailed tour before the crowd and heat. Then when we went to there natural pool there was no other people. Lunch buffet was delicious too. The whole schedule was just perfect. No force-shopping schedule, no time-sharing, and no random spots to force us to shop which actually waste our time. Feel like having a friend to show you around. Highly recommend! read more

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It's going to be hard to write a review for Jerry that properly describes how awesome he is. D and I wanted the seemingly impossible - a tour of Chichen Itza with historically accurate information, a small group using English where we would be able to ask questions, and a tour guide interested in Mayan/Mexican cultural preservation and avoiding tourist traps. After a lot of research online, we found Jerry on TripAdvisor. He had so many fantastic reviews that we had to check him out for ourselves. Jerry and his very small team (Jerry, Jorge who handles billing/emails, and Joaquin who drives) are absolutely incredible. They respond quickly and efficiently with emails and tour requests, and are very organized. Within an hour of my inquiry, I received an email asking me how our tour could be personalized, and I was given an itemized invoice that said very clearly what we could expect on our tour and what we were paying for. It can be a little scary paying money to someone you've never met in a foreign country. Especially when they're offering to take you on a bus to the middle of nowhere. But I digress. Jerry and his team were beyond fabulous. They picked us up from our hotel (on time!), and as we were the only ones on the trip (Jerry only does private tours), we were able to stop for restroom breaks, snacks, and ATMs whenever we needed to. The whole time, Jerry regaled us with fascinating stories about Mayan history, architecture, Mexican culture, and we also got to know more about him. We would have just been interested to hear about Jerry's life and experiences all day too. Even D, who is not a morning person, stayed awake and was interested. Because Jerry knew that my first priority on vacation is food, he helped me pick out Mayan-style tacos at a rest stop that were the best I had all trip. We then made our way to Chichen Itza where he told us all of the ins and outs of the site. It was funny to see some other tourists break off of their groups and try to follow ours because of the clear superiority in the quality of our tour. We spent a few hours at Chichen Itza, and none of them felt crowded like I had expected because we arrived before practically all other tour buses. This was intentional. By the time we left, we saw hoards of tourists coming through the gate. Instead of parading us in front of all of the people selling trinkets like we saw many do, Jerry told us what to avoid because it would be a tourist trap. "This is not a shopping tour, this is a history and archaeology tour," he said. He took us to a restaurant that served traditional Yucatan food, then we went to a Cenote to swim, and then to a beautiful colonial town where he again told us more about the history of the area. By the time we were dropped back at our hotel, we were exhausted, but also trying to figure out if we could afford to hire Jerry again during our time in Mexico. Again it's hard to describe how great this tour was, but David and I both say it was the best money we spent on our trip. It truly felt like we were walking around Mexico with a new friend who also happened to know more than an encyclopedia about Mayan ruins. If ever in the area and wanting to have a tour anywhere within the Yucatan Peninsula (not just Cancun or Chichen Itza), GO WITH JERRY! You will not regret it!! read more

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If you like to avoid crowds and want a personalized journey, book Jerry. That alone was worth the cost to us. Yet the cenote and lunch is such a once in a lifetime experience you will thank yourself for spending that money. read more

I have been on several tours with Jerry, and would highly recommend him!!! Most recent was a golf cart tour of Isla Mujeres, MX. We had a great time, and saw everything there is to see on the island. I have toured many of the ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula with Jerry, including Chichen Itza, 2 times! Jerry is extremely knowledgeable and his passion for the ruins is evident! I would never think of going on ANY tour in the Yucatan without Jerry! He's the BEST! :) read more

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Looking back, I wish I could tell Jerry how amazing of a tour guide/person he is! I can't imagine touring Chichen Itza with anyone else! At the time I took him for granted. The knowledge and passion he shared with our group was unique. His English was great, but I enjoyed his accent. Other tourists there did listen to him and tried to leave their groups for ours! He took GREAT group pictures for us at spots he knew would have an awesome background. All of the other tour guides there told him hello as we passed and some would share a joke with him. I made sure to keep up with him to hear everything about the sites. He was like our own National Geographic. He took us so early that there were hardly any other groups there and we didn't have any lines to wait in. Once we left we noticed the LINE of buses waiting to get in. I can't even imagine not going as early as we did because of the crowds and it was hot by then (and I'm from Texas!) Then he took us to the cenote where I did the most amazing thing ever, jump in a beautiful cenote! There were no other tourists there yet! We had a delicious buffet (and I'm a picky eater). Jerry ate with us and continued to share personal stories and answer any questions we had about him/Mexico. He shared stories about the culture and he has great regard to the descendants. He was so personable and took care of us 12 girls everywhere we went. Worth every penny! Seeing that he does other tours to other places makes we want to go back just to do that! I have to add this: Our experience was so good and so personal that it's sort of surprising/envying that he does this with other groups! LOL. read more

Excellent! We booked Gerry for our trip to Chichen Itza and are we glad we did. Gerry arrived at the hotel on time and provided excellent service. We really enjoyed his professional knowledge of the Mayan culture. We ended our tour stopping in downtown for some ice creme. If you're looking to book a private tour, book it with Gerry! You won't be disappointed. read more

Unbelievable tour! Jerry was the best. We traveled an estimated 2 1/2 hours from our hotel and Jerry made the time fly by with all his knowledge of the land and how the area came to be known as it is today. Private tours are a bit more expensive but well worth it. We had a group of six, all friends from San Diego, and everyone was so glad we booked a private tour. The entire day was so much fun........ read more

WOWZERS! BEST TOUR GUIDE EVER!! My mom and I met up in Mexico for a 5 day trip, including a wedding. We had one day for sightseeing and decided to make the most of it by booking a private tour with Jerry. This was our best decision of the trip and was sooooo worth the additional cost! The van was super-comfy, the tour was unhurried, and Jerry and Andres were an absolute joy to spend the day with. They met us very early in the morning at the ferry and we got on our way before the heat (and tourists buses) set in. We stopped on the way for some fresh-squeezed juice and snack, and learned so much about the Mayan civilization as we journeyed to our destinations. We arrived at Chichen Itza early, before many had arrived, and got so many beautiful photos when the grounds were fairly empty. What a spectacular place!!! We then visited Cenote Saamal (with only about 6 other people present). We had time for a swim but didn't (mom had recently had surgery and that wasn't in the cards), instead just soaking in the beauty of the spot. We had a spectacular Mayan buffet lunch (helpful hint - pace yourself) and then did a look-around in Valladolid where I was able to buy some locally made textiles and eat some delicious ice cream. If you are interested in not just seeing the sights but also learning the history of Chichen Itza and the culture of the area, you will not be disappointed, as Jerry is an absolute wealth of knowledge. He answers our myriad of questions and was the consummate host. Most of all, however, he and Andres are delightful gentlemen who, by day's end, felt like old friends. So, book this trip now! You will not regret the personalized experience with your family or friends (new and old). We are so thankful we didn't go the tourist bus route, as it looked like a far cry from our experience of a lifetime! (PS - For those of you who are a little worried about travelling in Mexico, mom and I felt very safe, secure and well-looked-after during our entire trip to Cancun, Isla Mejeres and the Yucatán Peninsula.) read more