Zona Arqueológica de Muyil

Have been here multiple times over 25 years. Amazed by the recent upgrades. The new facilities are great. They have made new paths that make the experience very park like. We have been here when it was a roadside attraction that was not always manned. Parked under trees and wandered in without any input or management. The new facility’s are great. Restrooms a small history room limited refreshments and recently restorations really made this visit a highlight of our trip.

Recently reopened to the public and well worth visiting. Every ruin is different.

Definitely open now. Small mayan ruins, which are well kept. More interesting ruins in other areas. Friendly staff, and saw a snake as well.

70 pesos per person to enter. Plus 50 pesos for drones or (professional) camera equipment. Plus 50 pesos to walk the wooden path from the ruins to the lagoon. Well worth the entry fee and a few hours exploring. We did see a snake whilst walking along the path, can you spot it in my photo? The park has written signs in three languages so you don’t need a tour guide, although they do work the area. Parking is free at the entrance and there is a refreshment place and souvenirs across the road.

Fantastic ruins and a park that’s small enough to get through in the couple hours with the boat tour. Bring bug spray. The lagoon boat tour was wonderful as you have the opportunity to “swim” in the natural canal. It’s “swimming” because the current is so strong it feels like a lazy river! Enjoyed the whole experience a lot.

Definitely add on the boat tour. It was 1,000 pesos when you buy it from the park. It's so worth it to see that part. There is another smaller ruin they take you to, and the view of the biosphere is amazing. You get to float a section of it, which is refreshing after you walk the ruins and the path through the park. They don't allow sunscreen or big repelant if you are going on the boat tour. There are definitely mosquitoes during the walk through the trail.

Cool little historical spot to check out for a couple hours. Not a hugely popular spot so you'll have a relatively private time. There are a few different ruins, some nice wooded trails with great trail maintenance. Then there is also a lagoon you can walk to using a wood plank path that's about 1km long. Fun little day trip with multiple street taco spots nearby.

Cost for Ruins = 75 MXN per person. Cost for Bridge and Walk to Lagoon (chance to see wildlife) = 50 MXN per person. Cost for Lagoon Exploration Ride = 1000 MXN per person. (1 hr, swim in lagoon). We only did the first two. Would recommend the first, but not the second, unless you intend on the lagoon excursion. If not, save your pesos, the walk is too long for little ROI. We met a father/daughter who said the Lagoon excursion was worth it.

You can do this without spending money on a tour group if you have your own car. If you are in the area a nice spot to visit. The ruins in Muyil will give you a taste of what more you can expect to see in the larger sites. The lagoon is beautiful and worth the trip. Avoid the popular tourist areas...Akumal, Purto Adventure, Playa del Carman....visit the smaller beaches that still have some of that old Mexican beach feeling.

When we visited Mexico, we knew we wanted to explore some Mayan ruins. Since we were staying in Tulum, we visited some bigger ruins (like Coba), but not far from Tulum are the Muyil Ruins. The ruins are about 2 hours south of Cancun, and for us it was a 20 minute drive from Tulum. This is not like any of the bigger ruins that are overflowing with tourists and busses - we didn't see anyone else there for the couple hours that we spent exploring! We drove our rental car there, and the ruins are easy to find, clearly marked along the highway, and also easy to find using Google Maps. We parked near the entrance, and it seems like there is ample parking. There is a counter where you can pay for your admission to the ruins. One of the things I wish they handed out at Mayan Ruins are maps, but the ruins are small enough to explore on your own. The paths around the ruins are well-maintained, and there is signage around the property. I loved the ambiance of Muyil, as we walked around the jungle. The Muyil ruins date back to 300 BC, and it is very interesting to visit. It isn't a far walk to the first set of buildings, only a minute or so from the entrance of the park. The most impressive structure at Muyil is El Castillo. This is not as large as structures at places like Coba or Chichen Itza, but still very interesting. What a difference from the other crowded ruins we have been to. Although you can't climb on any of the bigger structures, it is nice to really absorb the visit without the crowds. The grounds are not very big, so you can cover the area in a short amount of time. However, we had a nice time walking around. It gave us some time to stretch our legs and get some fresh air, enjoy the jungle and ruins. For the kids, they weren't overly interested, but it was just the right length of time for exploring. You won't find bikes or bike taxis here, as it is not so commercialized or large as other ruins. It was very peaceful morning at Muyil. By the time we headed out, there was only one other group there, of a couple tourists that had driven their own car. Much different than other ruins like Coba or Chichen-Itza, where busloads of tourists are brought in. I recommend taking in the solitude, flora and fauna. We meandered around Muyil for a couple hours, even taking the path to the entrance to the lagoon, although the gate was closed. I would love to go back sometime and add a trip to the Sian Ka'an nature reserve. We simply didn't have time to add a Sian Ka'an tour this time. Tips for your visit: ~ Bring bug spray. The ruins are truly in the jungle and there were lots of mosquitoes! ~ I don't think you need sunscreen, as most of the walkways are through the jungle. ~ There are bathrooms by the entrance. ~ We did not see a gift shop or any items to purchase, although there were some shops across the highway, with foods and local crafts. They looked interesting but we didn't have time to stop.

You want off the beaten path? Want to get away from the tourists? Want to experience some amazing things? Read on. Thiey have Mayan ruins here. They have bats hanging from ceilings in caves and the bats are a few feet away from you. They have moderately poisonous snakes eating live birds a couple feet from you are walking. This is the real jungle and it's all around you. And best of all, and for a hefty fee (CASH ONLY, by the way, so take a lot), you can take a wild speedboat ride to a natural lazy river where you climb into the water and float along, unguided by anything but the natural current, for about thirty minutes, in lovely, briny water, among the mangroves, small fishes, and birds swooping in and out of the marsh around you. It's a surreal, wonderful experience. No rubber inner tubes, no lifeguards, no guides. Just you and the river and the fish and the birds. Very, very few tourists here. I hesitate to even review this place because I want it to remain real forever. Hopefully, only the adventurers will come here.

We were in Tulum and Quintana Roo for a week for our honeymoon, and we visited three sites of ruins: Chichen Itza, Tulum, and Muyil. All of them were interesting and beautiful and worth visiting, and we certainly enjoyed exploring the ruins at Muyil! Muyil is one of the earliest and longest inhabited Mayan sites on the Yucatan Peninsula. Artifacts found at Muyil date back from as early as 350 BCE to as late as 1500 CE. One structure, El Castillo, is a great example of the Mayan tradition of adding newer structures on top of old structures and temples. You can see four different layers of construction in El Castillo, which is very interesting! We went on a tour with Mexico Kan Tours, a great local tour company in Tulum, but Muyil is worth a visit either on your own or with a tour group! (We found it to be a great place to go with a tour group, because there are no signs at the ruins, so it was nice to have a knowledgeable tour guide walking us around and telling us the history of the ruins!

We visited these ruins while on vacation in Tulum for one of our best friends wedding. So glad that we got a chance to see all of the beautiful architecture. It was very calm and peaceful, but naturally you need to be careful walking around because there are wild life around the area. From the signs that I saw, there have been jaguar and monkey sightings. Fortunately for us, we did not encounter any!

This small Mayan site is densely packed and full of cool buildings. You're not supposed to climb the pyramid but there is no guard. It turns gold at sunset

You MUST make the drive down the road from Tulum to Muyil. The ruins there are beautiful and the jungle walk through the seemingly untouched jungle is amazing. There is a tower halfway through the walk that you can climb and look out over the Sian Ka'an. If you continue to walk, you will arrive to the lagoon beach where there will be guides willing to take you on a boat ride through several lagoons, passing through channels, going by remote ruins, and then arriving at a channel with a gentle current that you calmly float down. Take at least a half day to experience this area and what it offers to the fullest!

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to these Mayan ruins. Much less crowded than Tulum but just a short 20km drive south of the city. We spent about an hour & a 1/2 exploring the site. However we were there much longer because if you take the path behind el Castillo it leads to the entrance of the Sian Kaan biosphere. We went in the biosphere & walked the path to the beach & back which took another hour. The entrance fee to the ruins is $80 pesos per person & $45 pesos charge to use a camera. The entrance to the biosphere was a separate charge of $50 pesos per person. At the beach were men that could take you out in a boat but they were charging $600 pesos per person for 7 people & the group we hooked up with thought that was a bit high so we couldn't go. There is a small parking area & bathrooms available on site. I think these are a must see if staying in Tulum as its a short & easy trip just outside the city. (Note -you can not climb the buildings here)