Grutas de Balancanché — Attraction in Yucatán

These caves are really cool! It's a huge cave system! We took around 1 hours to visit it - I'm telling you, it's really big! It was interesting to see all the stalagmites and stalactites coming from every corner, and many of these formations left a good impression on us as they seemed quite old! These caves are even more amazing if you think that it was actually used by the Mayas. Not so long ago, archaeologists were able to find loads of Mayans artifacts very well-preserved. The downsides of the caves are that it's TOO hot inside (almost unbearable), there is a f* horrible creepy sound system running during the visit (it can drive you crazy), there are no signs along the route to tell you about the history and other stories related to the caves. Due to this last issue, you might find it interesting to go with a guide that can tell you all there is to know about these caves. Upon arrival at the caves, there is no need to worry about parking as the area reserved to leave your car offers plenty of space for all visitors. Besides, there is a knowledgeable member of staff at the entrance that will greet you politely and make all necessary introductions to the place. Next to entrance as well, there is a small museum with interesting facts about the caves and its formations. Taking photos inside the caves are a bit challenging as, of course, natural light is scarce, so make sure you take your time when shooting. I'd recommend making videos, it's probably going to give you a better result in the...

Good place to visit and kill a few hours if you happen to be in the area and looking for something to do. If memory serves me correctly the cost wasn’t to bad to get in but depending on the size of your group you might have to wait for more people to show before they will take you down. Unfortunately this is strictly a guided tour only due to the historical artifacts still remaining inside. There is also only one tour option available because this is a small cave system. Our guide was very friendly and considering the language barrier the conversation was limited but he still tried his hardest to communicate all the points of interest to us and answer all our questions to the best of his abilities. He also allowed us a good amount of space to look around and take pictures. As for the cave itself I have no complaints, we learned some interesting facts about the history and the Mayans who used this cave for ceremonial purposes.

Conclusion: Great place to come if it’s your first cave experience, to bring the family or come if you’re just a curious person and want to see it for yourself. People who have visited other larger caves might find this a little less interesting and might be left feeling disappointed. I have explored many caves in my past alone and unguided so I obviously wanted more but I still enjoyed my overall experience...

La entrada a estas grutas está rodeada por un jardín botánico. El estacionamiento es gratuito y la entrada cuesta un poco raro, se supone que son $44 para nacionales presentando identificación y es sin costo para estudiantes, maestros e INSEN y los domingos es gratuito para todos los nacionales. Nosotros fuimos en lunes pero día feriado y no pagamos nada por tener identificación de Yucatán, pero sin embargo tuvimos que pagar la entrada de otras dos personas aún con credencial de estudiante. Y otras personas pagaron el doble por ser extranjeras y al residente yucateco sí le cobraron. Las tarifas no están a la vista, entonces es confuso. El recorrido por las grutas es cada hora, sin embargo para que se haga tiene que juntarse un grupo mínimo de 6 personas y máximo de 30. Nosotros llegamos 11:20 y no hubo recorrido a las 11 porque no había gente. Entramos a las 12 con el guía que te explica cómo se hallaron las grutas, las formas caprichosas que hay en ellas y el origen de las vasijas y accesorios que se hallaron en el lugar, las piezas que ahí se encuentran son originales. No es necesario recorrerlas con guía, pues el mismo camino te va llevando y sales por el mismo lugar que entras. Además hay una grabación que te va explicando las cosas, sin embargo no pudimos oírla porque el guía iba hablando. Al final la propina es opcional. El camino es como de 600m de ida y 600m de regreso, el piso es resbaloso y hace mucho calor, como si estuvieras en un sauna, incluso se siente un poco la falta de aire. Al salir hasta sientes el aire fresco, con todo y que afuera hace mucho calor. Son grutas poco concurridas pero recomendables. Por último al salir, el cuidador, un Sr ya mayor había lavado los coches ahí estacionados, así que tuvimos que darle una propina no prevista por el servicio tampoco solicitado. Una forma audaz de ganar dinero. Sí mi información te gustó o te sirvió DALE...