El Rey Mexico

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This archaeological site in Zona Hotelera lets you check out Mayan ruins dating back to 1200 AD, plus a host of indigenous plants and trees.

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Jun 25, 2024
This was a quick tour with some interesting ruins. It took around an hour for us to leisurely walk through it and it was easily accessible using the bus in the hotel zone. (It took less than 15 mi… Full review by babyweenie
May 24, 2024
Worth the visit. Only about 5USD a person. Not very big. You can do the whole area in about a half an hour. There's not much shade, and it's very hot. Bring sunscreen and water. Full review by 894abigalel
Apr 17, 2024
Cancun has a lot of potential but the lack of infrastructure makes it hard to be anywhere outside the big hotels and restaurants chains. This archeological place is no exception. The access is easy a… Full review by zzkelly

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I saw one of the reviews mention the guests walked here from their resort. What are some of the closer resorts?
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My wife a I have been to El Ray twice. The resort ( Gr. Solaris ) across the street is very nice 4.3 out of 5. We return every couple years
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I am contemplating doing the Maya Cancun Museum in tandem with the El Rey Ruins instead of taking the long trip from …
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I am contemplating doing the Maya Cancun Museum in tandem with the El Rey Ruins instead of taking the long trip from the hotel zone to Chichen Itza. If we did that, would we be missing out? I will have a 7 and 10 year old with me.
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El Rey is a fine local attraction, but is really nothing like as impressive as Chichen Itza. It's much closer, much cheaper, not crowded, much, much smaller and has less impressive …
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El Rey is a fine local attraction, but is really nothing like as impressive as Chichen Itza. It's much closer, much cheaper, not crowded, much, much smaller and has less impressive ruins. I can't speak for the museum as I didn't visit it.
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Answer by Mark G · Jul 15, 2017
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I can't get directions to this location. It is not coming up on MapQuest or any navigation system. Does anyone know …
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I can't get directions to this location. It is not coming up on MapQuest or any navigation system. Does anyone know the correct address or how to get there from the hotel zone?
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Any of the free busses in the Hotel zone will take you here; Traveling South get off after the Cancun sign Traveling north get off the stop after the Grand Oasis Sens hotel
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