parentsof5 Posted October 23, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Would like a comparison, if anyone has been to both. Trying to decide which one to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdawson Posted October 23, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Uxmal is awesome. For me, better than Chichen Itza. Having not been to the Dz ruins I can only base my opinion on postings here. It's much more modest but also closer to Progreso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted October 23, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2010 DZ is historicaly a very interesting ruins with a world class musuem. The museum has recently been closed for remodeling and I am not sure if it has reopened. I have been to Uxmal once before and will be going back in December with AutoProgreso. It is much larger and developed than DZ. But no where near as crowded as Chichen Itza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted October 24, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2010 You really need to look at Sarg Shultz's posting and all his photos. They convinced me that we need to go to Uxmal and will in a couple of weeks. His links are at http://www.zydecocruiser.com/Blog_2009/prog/indexProg.htm and if you scroll around his awesome site you will see photos of Chichen Itza too from a recent trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt1701a Posted October 24, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I've been to both. Both are very good. I did prefer Uxmal though. There were more ruins there and a little bit more of a "wow" factor. I really enjoyed climbing the ruins at both sites :) however if drive time is a consideration uxmal is 1.5 hours away and Dz. is only 30 minutes away. You will enjoy whichever site you go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtsuttons Posted October 25, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Uxmal was definitely Wow! Our guide (see my post) asked why Uxmal, and I told him we wanted to see something grand. Now, he said the DZ and flamingo tour was good, too, but due to the smaller size of DZ, I would have wondered what I had missed. I would go back to Uxmal again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamLawson Posted October 25, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Dzibilchaltun is fine for a mild 'taste' of the Mayans, and the cenote is a draw, resulting in crowds on cruise ship days. The museum being closed is a drawback, and so I would suggest Uxmal, with a stop at an hacienda on the way or even a small cenote for a swim - guaranteed that no one will be there but you... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldenmusic Posted October 26, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 26, 2010 We toured Dzib this summer through AutoProgreso and for us, it was great. Hardly any other people there except the 25 of so on our tour. Our guide acclimated us to the spot then we got to set out on our own and explore. Have not been to the other ruins but we weighed the fact that Dzib was close enough that it gave us plenty of time to see some of Progreso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno Posted October 26, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Would like a comparison, if anyone has been to both. Trying to decide which one to go to. Been to both. Liked them both. But there really is no comparison. Uxmal is a definite winner. Dzbilchaltun is nice and the cenote is refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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