Zona Arqueologica de Palenque
Zona Arqueologica de Palenque
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Rodman100
Wellington, New Zealand808 contributions
Feb 2025 • Friends
The ruins are about 6 kilometers from central Palenque. You can catch a colectivo from 3a Pte North between Primers Avenue Nte and Central Pte. The colectivo drops you off at the ticket office. The entrance fee is 215 Mexican Peso's to the National Park and 100 Mexican Peso's for the archeological ruins. There is a further charge of 60 Mexican Peso's to catch a van to the actual entrance to the ruins which is 4 kilometers from the ticket office. Once in the ruins are very amazing as you can climb up some of them and have great views of the site. There are English explanations of the buildings and good directions to get around the site. Plenty of locals selling souvenirs are at the site as well. The entrance fee also has includes entrance to a small museum with some artifacts discovered at the site.
Written 16 February 2025
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Justine P
31 contributions
Feb 2025 • Family
2nd time on this site in 17 years and still as much emotions
The +:
- a place full of history and authenticity
- temples surrounded by the jungle
- in 17 years new discoveries have been made on the site with new temples which makes it possible to be surprised at each visit
The - :
- no accessibility for people with reduced mobility because many stairs. But this is what makes this site authentic because no modern infrastructure.
- you must remember to buy the 2 tickets: one for the entrance to the park and the other for the site
For information:
-the first visit had taken place at the end of October which allowed me to discover the site very early in the morning under the fog and the scream of screaming monkeys. In the month of February the sun rises very early so at the opening of the park it is already well day. Moreover, it is not the season of avocados while on the site there are many avocado trees that are impressive
– we took a guide at the entrance of the site who spoke French, we had seen the negative reviews but we followed our instinct! A great time with a lot of information without the very formal rating that we find in some guides.
- street vendors inside the site with local crafts and attractive rates.
The +:
- a place full of history and authenticity
- temples surrounded by the jungle
- in 17 years new discoveries have been made on the site with new temples which makes it possible to be surprised at each visit
The - :
- no accessibility for people with reduced mobility because many stairs. But this is what makes this site authentic because no modern infrastructure.
- you must remember to buy the 2 tickets: one for the entrance to the park and the other for the site
For information:
-the first visit had taken place at the end of October which allowed me to discover the site very early in the morning under the fog and the scream of screaming monkeys. In the month of February the sun rises very early so at the opening of the park it is already well day. Moreover, it is not the season of avocados while on the site there are many avocado trees that are impressive
– we took a guide at the entrance of the site who spoke French, we had seen the negative reviews but we followed our instinct! A great time with a lot of information without the very formal rating that we find in some guides.
- street vendors inside the site with local crafts and attractive rates.
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Written 10 March 2025
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Bevwrigley
Hyde, UK66 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
We had our tour organised through our tour company, our guides name was Natchos, we really enjoyed the 1.5hr trip round the ruins, guide was very knowledgeable and made it really interesting, before setting off he did mention an optional Jungle trek at the end.
The 4 of us in our party decided to take him up on this, this is where we incurred the problem!! Obviously we didn’t think he was doing this without some cost but our error was not confirmed the price first.
The jungle trek was great and we all enjoyed it, when we got back to our taxi he then asked for 500pesos per person 2,000 (£100) in total, bearing in mind our admission and ruins tour cost had already been paid! We had no idea that the cost would be so high and felt very disappointed that the guide had taken advantage of our not confirming a price first to fleece us!!
Moral of the story is, if you do decide to do the jungle trek, confirm and agree a price BEFORE you set off
The 4 of us in our party decided to take him up on this, this is where we incurred the problem!! Obviously we didn’t think he was doing this without some cost but our error was not confirmed the price first.
The jungle trek was great and we all enjoyed it, when we got back to our taxi he then asked for 500pesos per person 2,000 (£100) in total, bearing in mind our admission and ruins tour cost had already been paid! We had no idea that the cost would be so high and felt very disappointed that the guide had taken advantage of our not confirming a price first to fleece us!!
Moral of the story is, if you do decide to do the jungle trek, confirm and agree a price BEFORE you set off
Written 17 April 2024
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ksarman
Oaxaca, Mexico9,440 contributions
Mar 2025 • Solo
Palenque is Chiapas' chichen itza
It is very beautiful, good here no way to go up to the main site apparently tourists d before covid confused it with toilets 🥹
So in 2025, not too crowded, the big tour with walking in the jungle with a real guide c is 220 USD or 110 USD the smallest tour
My guide was passionate and exciting I learned and discovered a lot; the foot of religion related to astrology about the people, the irrigation system, the water mirror to read the stars like the paintings holed at the top of some buildings
It was great, a little expensive but super interesting
It is very beautiful, good here no way to go up to the main site apparently tourists d before covid confused it with toilets 🥹
So in 2025, not too crowded, the big tour with walking in the jungle with a real guide c is 220 USD or 110 USD the smallest tour
My guide was passionate and exciting I learned and discovered a lot; the foot of religion related to astrology about the people, the irrigation system, the water mirror to read the stars like the paintings holed at the top of some buildings
It was great, a little expensive but super interesting
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Written 4 March 2025
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dcANDsp
Vancouver, Canada68 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
Well worth visiting these amazing ruins. We went early as the temperatures are cooler. Well marked trails and easy to navigate. You can go without a guide as there are write ups by each structure, but having a knowledgeable guide made it so much more fascinating for us as the place came to life with all the information he provided.
Our eco-lodge recommended our guide, Carlos (WhatsApp +52 916 111 2233). Speaks excellent english. We paid 1500 pesos for 2 people. We spent 2 hours with Carlos then another 1/2 hr walking around ourselves taking more photos. Had a wonderful time.
Our eco-lodge recommended our guide, Carlos (WhatsApp +52 916 111 2233). Speaks excellent english. We paid 1500 pesos for 2 people. We spent 2 hours with Carlos then another 1/2 hr walking around ourselves taking more photos. Had a wonderful time.
Written 20 November 2024
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denvers s
Marseille, France29 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
A great 4H visit + jungle option with Pedro for 1H30 before in which we came across scarlet macaws, toucans, a snake, small mammals whose names I forgot. We also saw spider and howler monkeys , they were only a few meters above us. No one else in the forest, we loved it. Our guide Catia, a French woman who has lived there for more than 20 years, was very interesting and gave us many explanations to understand the history of the archaeological site. We were also able to enjoy a horseback ride before going to the site, I also recommend it, the owner is very charming. I thank Secretoo for allowing us to have such a beautiful day, go for it!
Written 3 May 2024
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Graf P
Hamburg, Germany1,026 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Slightly better than Chichén Itzá, but finally mighty overcrowded. Yes, it is, the zone. Archaeologically, it has of course good things to offer, due to the elevated hillside location there are some special things that other cities lack. The palace with its tower is also likely to be one of them.
One of the great pyramids also has a significant burial chamber in its interior. However, the mummies found are on display in the National Museum in Mexico City. Copies in the museum in Campeche.
One or the other may still remember the decoration of the coffin lid. As Maya cruising through space on a rocket moped of sorts, the image has gained remarkable popularity thanks to Erich von Däniken. You can also see it in the countless copies the souvenir dealers offer here.
But - since matroshkas are also among the souvenirs, who knows if the Russian did not help the Maya to conquer the cosmos one day.
Sputnik - take it!
One of the great pyramids also has a significant burial chamber in its interior. However, the mummies found are on display in the National Museum in Mexico City. Copies in the museum in Campeche.
One or the other may still remember the decoration of the coffin lid. As Maya cruising through space on a rocket moped of sorts, the image has gained remarkable popularity thanks to Erich von Däniken. You can also see it in the countless copies the souvenir dealers offer here.
But - since matroshkas are also among the souvenirs, who knows if the Russian did not help the Maya to conquer the cosmos one day.
Sputnik - take it!
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Written 18 November 2024
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Ricardo J
Mexico City, Mexico119 contributions
Oct 2024 • Friends
Stunning Mayan ruins. Full of greenery and excellent weather to visit in the month of October. The guides are more accessible in price for a better explanation. Wear repellent and hat highly recommended. You must arrive early to be able to do the minimum full tour you require 3 hours to make it quiet and enjoy the whole landscape
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Written 23 October 2024
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Voyageur55France
Bar-le-Duc, France1,251 contributions
Apr 2024 • Solo
One of the major sites to see in the South of Mexico, and at an affordable price (because located in Chiapas and not in the Yucatan)
You can very easily get there from the town of Palenque (which is not very beautiful..) by colectivo, allow at least 2 hours of visit: you can (still) climb some of the pyramids to get an overview , many sellers who sometimes have interesting items to offer (Mexican crafts still exist)
Site museum unfortunately closed during my visit (04/24)
You can very easily get there from the town of Palenque (which is not very beautiful..) by colectivo, allow at least 2 hours of visit: you can (still) climb some of the pyramids to get an overview , many sellers who sometimes have interesting items to offer (Mexican crafts still exist)
Site museum unfortunately closed during my visit (04/24)
Written 8 May 2024
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Considered Review
Norwich, UK2,775 contributions
Jan 2025 • Couples
Amazing ruins, several of which you can climb up the stairs. There also some temples further up the trail which remain enclosed by jungle which resounds atmospherically with the frightening growling whoops of the local howler monkeys. A brilliant experience.
Written 3 February 2025
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Ciao! Vorrei andare a visitare il sito di Palenque ma sto leggendo che la zona non è sicura per i turisti. Qualcuno ci è stato in questi giorni ?
Written 10 March 2024
Hola como están
Me podrian comentar su experiencia viajando de la CDMX a Cancun?
Pensamos tomar CDMX -Puebla -Coatzacoalcos - Villahermosa - Merida - Cancun
Muchas gracias
Written 21 January 2023
Pregunta para alguien que haya visitado hace pocos años. Todavía se permite subir a alguna de las pirámides o edificios? Se que a el Templo de las Inscripciones ya no se permite.
Written 24 July 2022
En diciembre 2021 todos los edificios estaban cerrados para los visitantes.
Written 6 August 2022
¿Me querrian decir si es seguro viajar en auto desde la Ciudad de México a Villahermosa Tabasco?
Written 17 August 2021
Hola! Me gustaría saber si la zona arqueológica en Palenque, Chiapas es pet friendly o ¿Qué atractivos turísticos del lugar lo son?
Written 17 July 2021
Que tal!, me gustaria saber si es mas recomendable reservar un tour por aqui o reservarlo directamente alla en palenque, saludos!
Written 16 February 2021
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