点评:We visited Chichikan in October 2026 as part of a day trip with Amigo Tours, to Chichen Itza, Chichikan and Valladolid. To say we were disappointed with the Chichikan experience is an understatement.
Our tour guide had hyped us all up on the coach that Chicikan is an 'authentic Mayan village, with Mayan people living there' and that we were going to get an authentic experience. He told us that the Mayan village women were busy cooking food for us and even taught us some Mayan greetings as the people living there didn't speak much Spanish or English. If we were lucky enough, he might be able to get the village Shaman (who he knows personally) to give our tour group a blessing.
How exciting....a true cultural experience...or so we thought.
I kid you not - this place is a Mayan theme park, set up for gullible tourists, located at the edge of a very fancy Eco resort.
Quelle surprise, upon arrival there was not one, but two, Shamans awaiting us, ready to give us our blessing. Was this authentic? Who knows. One of them was playing a recorder that looked like it came from Temu! I have no doubt that people working at Chichikan may be descendents of Mayans, but my spidey-senses were telling me these two were paid actors.
Now our guide had advised us not to buy anything in the gauntlet run to Chichen Itza, because we could buy genuine crafts from the village people (and yes, doing the YMCA would've been a better experience) at Chichikan. We were greeted at the shop door with some shots of a local spirit and then promptly asked " do you speak English/Spanish/German? What can I help you with?" This is incredible - here we were under the illusion they didn't speak any language but Mayan! The goods available in the shop were no better or more authentic than those at Chichen Itza, they were just being sold at a higher price, all with the inconvenience of being hassled by the shop staff just like at any market in Mexico!
We didn't choose to swim in the cenote. Do not be fooled by the photos of beautifully-clear turquoise water. It is grimy and full of catfish!
What about the traditional Mayan lunch cooked by the village women I hear you ask? What if I told you that it's a mass-produced buffet-style lunch and serves typical Mayan delicacies such as spaghetti bolognese. Spaghetti bolognese? I must have my facts mixed up, because I was under the impression that was Italian! The food was awful (couldn't even produce decent tacos), served with no smile and you're looking at $5 for a small bottle of water.
Our Chichikan visit concluded with tequila tasting (that we had paid for and were then expected to tip for!). You're looking at $320 for three bottles of tequila, but the ones you are sold are already wrapped - how do you know you're getting the product you've tasted? We avoided this bargain of an offer!
I'm certain there are better Mayan experiences and cenotes in Yucatan, just sadly for us, we didn't experience them.
I'd avoid Chichikan like the plague. Don't be fooled - it's a theme park set up to make money from tourists, not to provide a genuine cultural experience.
翻译:2026年10月,我们跟随Amigo Tours参加了一次一日游,先后游览了奇琴伊察、奇基坎和巴利亚多利德。说我们对奇基坎之行感到失望,其实远远不够表达我们的真实感受。
我们的导游在旅游巴士上大肆吹嘘,说奇基坎是个“地道的玛雅村落,有真正的玛雅人居住于此”,还说我们将获得一次原汁原味的体验。他告诉我们,玛雅村里的妇女们正忙着为我们做饭,由于当地人几乎不会说西班牙语或英语,她们还教了我们一些玛雅语的问候语。如果我们够幸运的话,他或许能请到与他私交甚好的村中萨满,为我们旅游团祈福。
真是令人兴奋啊……一次真正的文化体验……我们当时是这么认为的。
我没开玩笑——这个地方其实是个专为易受骗的游客打造的玛雅主题公园,就坐落在一家高档生态度假村的边上。真令人惊讶,到达后发现有两位萨满在等候我们,准备为我们祈福。这是真的吗?谁知道呢。其中一位吹着竖笛,那笛子看起来像是从Temu上买来的!我毫不怀疑奇奇卡恩的工作人员可能是玛雅人的后裔,但我的直觉告诉我,这两个人其实是受雇的演员。
我们的导游曾叮嘱我们,在前往奇琴伊察的途中切勿购买任何东西。因为在奇奇坎我们可以从当地人手中买到正宗的手工艺品(不过,参加YMCA活动本该是一次更好的体验)。我们在店门口刚进门,就有人递给我们几杯当地特色的饮品,随后立刻问道:“你们会说英语/西班牙语/德语吗?有什么可以帮您的?”这真是令人惊讶——我们原以为他们只会说玛雅语呢!不过店里出售的商品其实并不比奇琴伊察的更好或更正宗。这些东西只是以更高的价格出售罢了,而且还会像在墨西哥的任何市场一样,遭到店员的喋喋不休的纠缠!
我们其实并不想去天坑里游泳。可别被那些清澈见底、宛如绿松石般美丽的水面照片所蒙骗——实际上水很浑浊,里面还全是鲶鱼呢!
或许你会问:那些由村里妇女们烹制的传统玛雅午餐又如何呢?其实那不过是一份批量生产的自助式午餐罢了,提供的也是诸如意大利肉酱面这类典型的玛雅风味美食而已。意大利肉酱面?我肯定把信息搞混了,因为我原以为那是意大利菜呢!食物糟糕透顶(连像样的玉米饼都做不出来),服务员面无笑容,而且一小瓶水就要5美元。
我们的奇奇坎之行以龙舌兰酒品鉴作为收尾(我们不仅为此付了费,还被要求再给小费!)。三瓶龙舌兰酒的价格竟然高达320美元。不过,卖给游客的那些产品早就包装好了——要怎么确定自己买到的就是曾经品尝过的那种呢?我们果断拒绝了这个看似划算的优惠!
我确信在尤卡坦半岛上还有更好的玛雅文化体验以及更棒的天然井可以体验,只可惜我们没能有机会去体验。
我奉劝大家千万别去奇奇坎。别被误导了——那不过是个为了从游客身上赚钱而打造的主题公园,根本无法提供真正的文化体验。