Scaling pyramids can be a challenging task. The steps are narrow and steep and you usually have to climb well over 100 of them to get to the top. Sylvia climbing the pyramid at Chich n-Itz . Note the person at the bottom of the chain she is using to help her climb. The views are usually worth the climb, with breathtaking overviews of the entire site and the surrounding jungles.
Some pyramids have special carvings or artifacts at the top.
A number of the pyramids also have tombs or special rooms inside them. These usually well-lit passageways can be steep, narrow, slippery, and dank, sometimes with poor ventilation. However, few other experiences can match the feeling of walking in the steps of the Maya.