Which mayan ruin is better, Tulum or Chichen Itza?
Both are good. Chichen Itza is much more impressive but Tulum is much more accessible from Cancun. From Cancun, Tulum is 117 km and will take you about a 1/2 a day to see. For Tulum, figure on about 90 minutes each way driving and two hours at the ruins. Chichen Itza is a full day. It’s about 240 km from Cancun so 2.5 hours drive and you’ll need about the same amount of time to see even just the main sites. Tulum has a very nice setting on the beach but it is small and always busy. Most of the temples are roped off so you can look at them but not climb them. The Bus tours to both are great and very easy, your resort I’m sure will have people booking tours from there. It will be cheaper to rent a car if you can split that with another couple. The highways to both Tulum and Chichen Itza are new and modern. The road to Chichen Itza is a toll road and expensive ($17 USD last time I was on it) but it will be close to empty, nothing but you and the odd bus. It’s very safe. A guide at Chichen
