As this is conveniently located, and cheap, it is also small. There really isn't any restoration as far as the ruins go.. but I guess that is why they're called ruins. It seemed like a harvesting ground for iguanas. But, it was neat for the price, location, etc. It was worth going to see if you don't see anything else. more

I too read the reviews in here before deciding to go. Mainly to see a bit of Cancun/Mexico's history without having to ride on a bus for hours and then bake in the hot sun, and to check out the iguanas everyone mentioned since we were traveling with a nine year old. It was really a pleasant side trip, doable... more

This is a good place to go not too far away. Take the R-1 bus right pass the Hilton golf course. Its on the west side of Kukucan with a brown sign that says El Rey. Ticket per person is 30 pesos. The ruins are not amazing because its mostly destroyed but there are lots of iguanas chilling on rocks... more

We read reviews on the El Rey ruins and when we heard people talk about all the iguanas we knew we had to go. The ruins are very interesting and everywhere we went there were iguanas. We even had a Big one greet us at the top of the stairs as we entered the ruins and he walked down with... more

It's small, but there was a whole crap load of iguanas when we went like in the hundreds easily, a couple hundred! We walked from the omni but take a cab! it took forever to get there! But we saw peacocks and what not on the way there. The guy gave us a tour and was teaching us mayan numbers... more

I had read of these ruins from the previous reviews that you see here on TA and had decided that this was exactly the type of site that we would like to go to. We were only staying three days in Cancun and did not want to commit the time traveling to Chichen Itza or Tulum. We made our way... more

The real reason we went to these ruins was to find a geocache on site. The area is pretty small but has several structures to check out. The price of admission was next to nothing. Upon arrival we weren't sure it was open as the workers were elsewhere, the box office is hidden and run down, and we were the... more

It is an interesting site, but if you have visited Tulum and/or Chichen Itza, this is too small and not very impressive. There are many iguanas. It is free on Sundays. more

Let me first start off by saying that this is a very small set of ruins, and if ruins are your main focus, then you should get on a bus for an all day tour. With that being said, El Ray was great. When you go, make sure you bring bread to feed the Iguanas. And I am not just... more