Located in Muna village, near Puuc Route, Los Ceibos, the Mayan art atelier brings you the opportunity to learn about the various kinds of replicas from original pieces that have been exported or exhibited in diverse museums around the world.
Located in Muna village, near Puuc Route, Los Ceibos, the Mayan art atelier brings you the opportunity to learn about the various kinds of replicas from original pieces that have been exported or exhibited in diverse museums around the world.
This atelier is formed by an artisan family, who make high quality archeological replicas of Mayan art in stone, jade, and clay, using pre-Hispanic techniques. Each member of this team has a specialty: Rodrigo Martín sculpts; Julián makes ceramic jars, plates, and pots rotate in the wheel; and Patricia Martín paints the intricated stories of Mayan life and ritual on the ceramics.
Walk around the atelier and be astonished by the composition of shades and colors outstanding on each piece. You will see jars, plates, pots, statuettes, urns, censers, among many other items. Learn more about the process of making these pieces, and if you fall in love with any of them, do not hesitate in buying it. Imagine having an exact replica of a piece exhibited in a national or even international museum.
This atelier is full of ancient history, visit it and go deep into Mayan culture, and if possible, take a little piece of it with you.
Progeso Port, considered as the Riviera Yucatán center, is a tourist site that has high quality services, as well as water sports like flyboard, kayak, fishing practice, among other activities recommended for adventurers.
In the coast of Progeso, Chuburná, and Sisal, Yucatán Adventures offers lessons, and kiteboarding equipment rental for adventure lovers. This area is considered as one of the best destinations in Yucatán for practicing kiteboarding; generally, you can practice six days a week.
You can learn to kite in this incredible place, or you can simply improve your level in a relaxing environment, with excellent professional instructors, who will surely become your friends in no time, as a proof of Yucatán’s people friendliness.
One of the cornerstones of this company is that they take care of the environment, and everything related to garbage management, thus, in many expeditions, you will have the opportunity to actively participate in ecosystems clean up and feel as part of mother nature. There is wind, shallow Waters, small waves, sand, beach, equipment, and friends. It is an experience you cannot miss.
The impressive cenotes in Yucatán are located in the middle of the Mayan jungle, most of them are marvelous places with astonishing colors and long tree roots that look for the valuable liquid that provides them life. One of the most renowned cenotes, suited for subaquatic activities, is the Nohmozon Cenote, and like in some other cenotes, you can snorkel, dive, or just watch its surrounding; however, this cenote’s characteristics, make it distinctive from others. One of its specific features is the huge size of its vault, where you can see the roof and walls full of stalactite formations, beautifully illuminated by a great amount of sunlight entering and reflecting from its blue waters. Either swimming, diving, or simply watching, the spectacular transparency of the cenote will take you to a fantasy world.
Safety during the practice of adventure activities in cenotes, local guides orientation, and specialized guides are the main recommendations we consider appropriate to take into account. Of course, to have a camara to take unique and unforgettable images would be the ideal complement to your visit to Yucatán, the perfect destination for cave diving in cenotes.
El Cuyo is known as the hidden treasure of the emerald coast in Yucatán. You can find this charming fishing village in the northeast of the Yucatán Peninsula, where the turquoise blue waters from the Caribbean mix with the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is located just two hours away from Cancún, and three and a half hours from Mérida.
If you are the kind of person that love aquatic activities and sports, then you have found the perfect experience, Casa del ritmo invites you to live this way of entertainment and fun, where you can enjoy the sea while you walk along the gorgeous beach of El Cuyo. Along the tour, local guides will assist you, so you will not have to worry for anything, but for avoiding falling. The only thing you need is enthusiasm for spending a wonderful time and living and adventure.
Casa del Ritmo offers equipment like the Paddleboard, leash, and rowing. This warm place offers serenity and harmony with the sea breeze, music from the Caribbean, fresh ceviches and fish, you can rest in a hammock surrounded by palm trees, with a cold coconut in your table, in a complete relaxing atmosphere. It has two air-conditioned rooms, a hammock area, restaurant, and musical night events previously booked.
Bring history back at “Diálogos del Conquistador” (Conqueror’s Dialogues), a musical show of trova, videomapping, theatre, and regional dances.
The tour guarantees you will taste new flavors and learn new things when visiting Motul and Chenché Hacienda, where you will learn about the current rural environment that mixes with Spanish and Mayan cultures.
You will listen about the most important historic data and anecdotes about Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Motul city, Motuleños eggs, and Chenché de las Torres hacienda with its beautiful gardens, its neo-Gothic chapel, and its impressive medieval castle where you will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared in woodfire, with hand-made tortillas and natural beverages, accompanied by a community’s family, who will make a pleasant environment, helped by the Yucatecan jarana, which a couple of kids, dressed in traditional clothes, will dance.
You cannot miss the opportunity of swimming in Sambulá cenote, where you will find a place for refreshing and relaxing in order to continue with the tour. On the “Flavors and Knowledge” Tour, you will travel to the past to bring back the history and the culinary delicacies of the state to develop a deep link with places and its inhabitants, what will result in an unforgettable trip that will show you Yucatán as you never imagined.
It includes transportation in an air-conditioned van, travel insurance, guide, tour in Motul, Hacienda entries, a breakfast of Motuleños eggs, traditional lunch, with sodas and dessert in the hacienda. It is recommended to make a reservation by phone call or social media.
Visit Los Cedros manor and wonder with its delicious food. One of the main objectives of going to this place is to keep a balance between food and being sustainable; that is why they have their own vegetable garden. You will have the opportunity of watching these little plants, from which part of your meal will come, and if possible, you could harvest a vegetable. As of the rest of the ingredients, they get them within their community or nearby; for example, fish and seafood come from San Felipe. Give yourself the opportunity of living this local and sustainable culinary experience.
The Restaurant-Bar is a pleasant place where you can enjoy exquisite food and beverages. During this activity, your sense of taste will go to heaven as the food seasoning is utterly delicious.
Among other places in the site, you can find the swimming pool, the roof, from which you can watch San José de Espita Church; and some green areas where you can simply sit down and enjoy the moment. Located in Espita, this manor is the renovation of a colonial mansion to transform it into a boutique hotel, which is why the first thing you will see when entering, is a small area where you can find from clothes, to ornaments you will also see inside the hotel. Fall in love with the hotel’s architecture, it is structured so that you can always see the perfect setting of the place.
It includes ingredients, accompanying chef, and tasting. It is recommended to use appropriate clothing and shoes.
Go on an adventure in the so-called Sultana de la Sierra, Tekax; located 1 hour and 15 minutes from Mérida on the federal freeway that goes to Chetumal, heading towards the Puuc Route. A magnific experience to visit this place is an ATV night tour.
First, you will visit the main park Benito Juárez, which was built in the early 20th century and is unique in Yucatán because of its French-style gates, made of casted iron. The next stop is downtown, where you can admire the impressive church devoted to Saint John the Baptist, it was one of the first Franciscan buildings in the area. Afterwards, you will visit San Diego Chapel, built to honor San Diego de Alcalá de Henares, Tekax’s guardian; you cannot miss the opportunity of visiting the chapel built over a hill of 262.4 ft, which is considered a perfect look-out, from which you can see the houses and the imposing colonial buildings. This first part of the tour is to learn about the history of Tekax; the following part is to go towards Ricardo Palmerín avenue, to follow the peripheral route and in this roadway, you can run the ATV more freely and fast. When you get back, you will enjoy a delicious dinner where you will taste Yucatán traditional dishes.
It includes safety equipment: helmet, reflecting vest, guide, ATV, drinking water, artisan ice-cream, and traditional dinner.
It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing, closed shoes, and make a previous reservation.
A bike tour in the morning along Riviera Yucatán, this experience starts in the facilities of Reef Hotel Yucatán, located in Telchac Port, 45 minutes away from the city of Mérida. They have high-quality bikes, trinx brand, extremely comfortable, adjustable seat, continuous maintenance, disc brakes, and controlled speed to avoid unexpected situations. An explanation from the leader guide about the traffic signage, and then you are ready for this fabulous experience.
Pedal at your rhythm from Reef Hotel up to the pink lagoons at Xtampú, where marine salt is pulled out by hand. During the pathway you will be able to see the coastal flora and fauna, as well as birds, and if you are lucky, a pink flamingo. Your safety is completely covered using a helmet, an accompanying car with turret, and the rearguard guide, who is always vigilant.
This experience is complete with the services offered by Reef Hotel like the food at its buffet restaurant, the snack-bar, the convention center, the theatre-nightclub, the rooms with sea-view, and for resting, the swimming pool, which is the favorite area for guests, as they can perform activities like ball game, and of course the beach, which is one of the most beautiful in Yucatán.
It includes bike, helmet, guides, drinking water. It is recommended to use ecological sunscreen and comfortable clothing. Make a previous reservation by phone call or social media.
It takes place at Viva Sotuta de Peón Hacienda, it is an experience of a “X’temazcalli” bath, which gives you the possibility of experiencing an encounter with your body and soul. Physically, the heat produced by the volcanic stones brought from Tepoztlán valley, promote detoxification of the organism, relaxes muscles, and the nervous system, it makes you sweat, and with that, it cleans the skin and promotes cellular renovation; the temascal bath makes the body find its balance and relax, what, at a spiritual level means a moment of self-encounter.
That is why, in a figurative and poetic sense, the temascal bath is a place of connection with the sacred and with the elements, as water, fire, earth, and wind are represented in the volcanic stones, the use of water, the medicinal plants, and the flowers used for treatments, as well as the techniques to move heat or generate it using pirul tree branches and other plants.
In the microcosmos of temascal, the elements that form part of it are a communication way to universal conscience, and it is also said that the person who experiences temascal receives a strong momentum of dialogue with its own heart.
It includes transportation in an air-conditioned van, temascal experience, and welcome beverages.
It is recommended to make a reservation by phone call or social media.
Months to enjoy the experience: All year long
If you are at the beautiful port of El Cuyo, you are the kind of people that loves ice-cream. You will adore this place, it offers a wide variety of flavors, but the favorite of everyone is the fried tempura ice-cream, this delicious dessert will delight you from start to end! Do not regret trying the recipe of this fried covered ice-cream, sauced with the topping you prefer.
After enjoying the warm waters at El Cuyo, the white sand, having gone on an ATV adventure, or in a boat tour to the estuary, after or before dinner, as a snack, or as a dessert, we recommend this culinary experience that will delight you.
El Cuyo is a mature beach, eco-tourist, and adventure destination, known locally as Yucatán’s hidden treasure, with a friendly environment from locals who provide you with the opportunity of learning about, enjoying, and being part of this tourist destination.
It includes a variety of desserts and toppings to choose from. It is recommended to bring cash.
A great character, a talented artist, magical hands, a true Yucatecan, proud of welcoming you in Mayan language, which is his native tongue, and at his home. Start this experience visiting the atelier of the artisan Aureliano Pool Canché, who after being a tailor for more than 40 years, he decided to become an artisan. He stands out for making little Mayan huts, which are an important symbol of the Mayan housing. The atelier is full of history, there, you can admire a scale prototype of the Mayan hut of this artisan, he will tell you about the house’s features and how is daily life in there.
Nowadays, he adapted his current house to have a Mayan courtyard with the objective of showing part of the Mayan culture and the work he has been doing, now, there is no space inside his house where you cannot see a handicraft, because, even though the little Mayan huts are his main attraction, you can also see different pieces of art in papier mâché, paintings, and different crafts, and handiworks.
Don Aureliano is proud of being Maya, he continues speaking his language and performs his traditions, which have provided him with wonderful opportunities like being the leading part of a TV series and providing consultancies about the Mayan language.
It includes a guided tour, explanation, and use of facilities. It is recommended to bring a photographic camera, and cash in case you would like to buy something.