Copan Ruins: Udforsk det gamle Maya-riget fra San Salvador

This experience was even better than expected: it is perfect for people who like adventure + comfort, want to visit multiple Central American in one day, and/or enjoy history! Tour guide Francisco was an outstanding leader and expert driver, navigating the long route with a cheerful spirit. He is bilingual, kind, knowledgeable, and fun to talk to. He also kindly lent me a neck pillow so I could rest better! The AC made it all very comfortable. I was the only passenger that day — so lucky and grateful! — but it would have been just as comfortable with others in the spacious van. The day started early and I was able to sleep a lot en route. We stopped for gas and breakfast, and I had a tasty meal! One of the best breakfasts I’ve had in my trip actually. You get to see beautiful nature and small town daily life along the route, like kids going to school and campesinos going to work. The journey is (part of the) destination and it’s absolutely true here. San Salvador is a great city but getting out and about gave me even more insight into the country! Francisco made crossing the borders easy, which is a huge advantage of doing this with a tour. I’m an experienced and confident traveler in Latin America but doing that all on my own would have been much more complicated and longer — I’m glad it worked out well this way. The Copán Ruinas are fascinating and magnificent!! I enjoyed a personal one-on-one two-hour tour with Virgilio who speaks Mayan, Spanish & English. He’s truly an expert with decades of experience as an archeologist, educator, translator & tour guide. We bonded over both being teachers, although he’s also a teacher of teachers!! I love history but am not a Mayan history buff: however, I learned more than ever from Virgilio than any book or video and hence developed a new appreciation. We walked and climbed a lot but I was able to sit or stand in the shade for most of it. I have been to Chichén Itza in Mexico and enjoyed it; however, visiting Copán was so so much better due to the personalized experience, being super close up to the artifacts, and lack of crowds. If you liked Chichén Itza, you’ll love it here; if you didn’t like Chichén Itza, you’ll probably really like it here. Afterwards, Francisco drove to the nearby downtown of Copán Ruinas, which is a quaint and charming bustling little city. Again, while it had some tables of souvenirs, it still very much is a lived-in place full of mostly locals. I bought a smoothie, some fabric, two magnets & a tasty lunch of a baleada. It was a nice change to relax and see another place! My tip is to bring cash: they accept lempiras, US dollars & quetzals. The long ride back was smooth and fun as you could see the sunset and people preparing for the weekend such as by cooking pupusas roadside and relaxing together. I was able to nap and also have another wonderful conversation with Francisco! I am also grateful that he stopped extra for me to use the restroom: if you are someone like me who needs to go frequently, please be assured that you will have many opportunities to use the restrooms along the way and your guide will stop if you ask. I would absolutely recommend this tour to family and friends and even do it again myself. I had thought about renting a car and I’m glad I chose this tour instead. I’d be happy to go on more tours by this operator too. It is indeed an expensive excursion but absolutely worth it if you’re on the fence. If you have any questions, you can contact them via the app: they’re very helpful and will respond quickly. Thanks for a great trip!

Solid experience 10/10, both the driver and tour guide were great and personally tailored the experience to each individual. NO hesitant to use and recommend there services.

Loved tidy sure, very cute

Original booked tour-date was 17/3 with pick up time as early as 5 am. I flew half of the world for this tour and wrote for confirmation about 1-week in advance to make sure there'd be no problem about the program, but no response at all. Only by 5 pm.of the day prior to the tour that the operator wrote back that my tour would be cancelled. No other recovery nor compensation was offered, just "Cancelled". I wrote back immediately and received no reply. I then asked Viator and my hotel reception to help. Only late in the night that I was told my tour would be moved to 18/3 instead. What would happen if my schedule wasn't available on the date. I'd understand if any problem occurred but with timely correction but the tour operator handling as above was seriously unacceptable. On 18/3 the pickup and transfer was on time and the long journey to Copan went well. Unfortunately, the guide-on-site offered very basic information. A lot of room for improvement left to be corrected.

Unfortunately I was not able to do the tour so I can't judge that. Just want to warn that despite I booked the Copan tour 3.5 months in advance it was cancelled 10 hours in advance because there were no minimum 3 people booked. I couldn’t arrange another day and what else was not possible because of the cancellation just before the tour. I offered to pay for 3 people but then there appeared to be no guide. Never mind the guide, it turned out there was no driver. In other words, keep in mind that the tour can be rescheduled.

Guide explains the monuments very well Very safe driver Visit to several ruins all very interesting

I made the longest and longest journey, leaving San Salvador. The best would be leaving Guatemala. But we were compensated upon arrival at Copan. We were compensated enormously and even more with our guide MrJorge. Culture in person

Great overall experience on the Copán trip. It’s a long journey, but everything was smooth and well organized. Gaby was an excellent guide, very friendly and knowledgeable, and she really made the trip enjoyable. The ruins were interesting, though not the most spectacular we’ve seen, but still worth visiting.

Fantastic day trip to Honduras. Copan was an excellent and educational Mayan destination. Diego the guide was the best. Would look for him for all my tours. Jose the driver did an amazing job. I highly recommend this team

Great tour! Everyone was super nice and communicated very well, it was super easy getting through all the borders, and the drive wasn’t bad at all. Lots of opportunities to see new things and meet new people. Definitely a long day though, left at 04:30am and returned at 8:00pm. Need room for 6-8 new passport stamps. Definitely communicate with them and check if your trip will be going, as my trip was scheduled for a Tuesday, and on the Saturday before I messages then to check if my tour would be going, as they will cancel the night before if you are the only person on the tour that day, and they told me I was the only person booked for the Tuesday, so I was able to be moved to the Monday instead on a day the tour was already confirmed to be going.