Yaxchilan.com exists because the river city of the Jaguar kings deserves more than a line in a Mexico itinerary. It is an independent travel guide to Yaxchilán, the Usumacinta, Bonampak and Palenque — written to be genuinely useful before you go and while you are there.
What we cover
- How to get from Palenque to Frontera Corozal and the boat, with realistic journey times.
- The ruins, building by building — from the Labyrinth to Structure 33 and the lintels.
- Which tours are worth booking, ranked honestly.
- Bonampak, the Lacandon jungle, Palenque, the waterfalls and onward travel to Tikal.
- Where to sleep and when to go.
How we research
Journey times, distances and practical details are checked against operators, transport companies, official sources such as INAH and booking platforms, and reviewed regularly. Tour ratings and review counts come directly from GetYourGuide. Where a figure moves around — ticket prices, boat fares, road conditions — we give a range or say “around”, rather than pretending to a precision that does not exist.
Where we express an opinion, it is an opinion. We tell you when a day trip is too rushed, when a tour is poor value and when the cheaper option is the better one.
How the site is funded
We are a GetYourGuide affiliate partner and a Trip.com partner. If you book a tour or a room through a link on this site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That is the only way this guide is funded — there is no advertising, no sponsored placements and no paid inclusion in any ranking. Read the full affiliate disclosure.
Corrections
Prices change, boat fares rise, roads get blocked and reopened. If something here is out of date or wrong, please tell us — we would rather fix it than defend it. Write to us on the contact page.
Images
All photography on this site is freely licensed (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA) and sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Every photographer is credited on our image credits page.
