No. 133 Biciruta Montejo

The biciruta (bike route) goes along the following sites:

1. Calle 56-A between 49 and 47 (Santa Isabel Chapel)
2. Historic downtown, Plaza Grande (main square)
3. Calle 47 by Paseo Montejo (End of Paseo Montejo avenue)
4. Paseo de Montejo by 31 (Escuela Modelo sidewalk)
5. Paseo Montejo by 29-A (McDonald's sidewalk)
6. Monumento a la Patria

Just after the sun sets, this fascinating and intense tour starts in the estuary area, through the mangrove’s tunnels. Using the traditional barges, which are boats steered manually, you will get to the feeding and nesting area of these impressive crocodiles.

During the tour, you will learn about the night marine and mangrove fauna, and if you are lucky, and there are no clouds, you will see a truly starred night.

The skills and preparation of the certified federal guide will allow you to watch the beautiful creatures on their natural habitat, where they live in freedom.

It includes round transportation in an air-conditioned van, barge tour, water, sodas, tour with a certified federal guide, flora and fauna watching, lamps, repellent. It is recommended to make a reservation by phone call or e-mail.

Chablé Yucatán is located in Chocholá, 30 minutes away from Mérida. It is an 18^th century hacienda who became a luxury resort in the heart of the Maya jungle, recovering its aristocratic glory and the wellness basis from the Mayas. Today, luxury is not only being surrounded by fine items: it is a way of seeing the world, living it in harmony, receiving through senses the world’s present. Luxury means to live true experiences, recover those summits of comfort and magnificence, but not forgetting physical and spiritual wellness. Resort’s offer consists in villas, huts, and places for wellness, gastronomy, events, weddings, and exclusive experiences like wellness golf.

Wellness golf is an attractive and current concept of Chablé defining the freedom of playing in a quiet place of unparalleled beauty, being in contact with nature and love for the game. The redefinition of wellness through golf. With an exclusive 9-hole golf course, they bring you the opportunity of playing like a professional, with all the necessary equipment for a fun moment, while staying in one of the best places in Yucatán, full of serenity and privacy.

It includes greenkeeper, tailormade golf clubs, bottles of water, towels, clubhouse, equipment, and souvenir store.

It is recommended to make a previous reservation by e-mail, phone call or social media. It is recommended to wear a cap, comfortable clothes, and shoes.

Transcend with your couple and friends to reach a new relaxation level. Enjoy a new experience in our Maya Secret Cenote and its activities.

Adrenaline at its most in El Cuyo coastline! Go on an adventure navigating in a buggy o in ATVs along the warm coastline dune at El Cuyo port. You will see beautiful landscapes that will make you connect to the universe. In this spectacular journey, you will also watch coastal birds, mainly flamingos.

There are different tours to choose from: the photographic tour, if you love photography and adventure, then this tour is for you. It has three routes to choose from, the first one is a beach and coastal dune landscape, the second is the middle jungle in the reserve, with a vast variety of birds, and the last one is a route within the port, passing by its landmarks. Another tour is Las Coloradas, which is a beach route towards Las Coloradas, where you can enjoy the landscape and see an immense variety of vegetation, when finishing, you can enjoy a refreshing bath in a virgin beach. All these spectacular journeys can be done in a buggy or in an ATV.

El Cuyo is so-called the hidden treasure of Yucatán’s emerald coast. You can find a charming fishing village in the northeast coast 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 only 2 hours away from Cancún, and 3 hours and a half from Mérida.

It includes buggy, or if it is the case, ATV, drinking water, and sodas. It is recommended to wear appropriate clothing, cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, and ecological repellent.

It is a colonial manor built in 1946, which invites you to walk along its halls to live a historical experience. It opens its doors so that you can visit the national artists’ exhibitions, as well as the temporary exhibitions who have a great history and an excellent detailed work on each of its unique pieces, and for Yucatán, to contribute to the comprehensive human development of society.

Here, you can organize small events surrounded by art, you can have an inspiring environment; they have rooms assigned for presentations, exhibitions, and on-line virtual platforms. Additionally, within the marvelous things you can see in this cultural center, there are seasonal artistical presentations of dance and classical music with professional groups; all these in the outdoors terrace, where you are surrounded by a unique atmosphere.

You can see the current activities and make reservations of all these activities in social media or calling to the contact phone numbers.

It includes access to the gallery and public spaces. It is recommended to wear formal and/or casual clothing. A reservation by phone call or social media is required.

Visit the Santa Elena Mummies Cultural Center and Artistic Museum, where you can learn about the history of the municipality, its products and handcrafts, the cultural exhibitions and shows taking place there, and the most amazing, the Santa Elena mummies, name given to the bodies found at San Mateo Church, located aside.

During your visit, you can walk along three halls with diverse items and murals about municipality’s history, details of the region’s attractions, like the archeological sites and cenotes, among others.

One of the main museum’s attractions is a Mayan tomb located in one of the museum’s halls, where you can see a skeleton and Mayan objects surrounding it. The main attraction is located in the last hall, four children’s mummies found in 1980 when the church was being refurbished. According to the information of the museum, there were twelve mummies found, some of them were sent to Mérida to perform studies, and some others were returned to the communal graves, and just four are exhibited. At the end, you may buy a handicraft made by locals.

It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing and shoes, as well as bringing cash.

Palacio Cantón was built during the first decade of the 20th century, as a familiar residence of the General Francisco Cantón Rosado. General Cantón (1833-1917) was an outstanding character during his times. As a militar man, he fought in the Caste War against the rebel Maya people. He owned cattle haciendas and was a railway entrepreneur, he also was Yucatán’s Governor between 1898 and 1902. In 1932, the Cantón family sold the building to the Yucatán government. From that moment on, it became Fine Arts School, Hidalgo Primary School, and then governors’ home. After that, simultaneously, it was Yucatán’s Anthropology and History Institute and Crescencio Carrillo y Ancona Library, located in the main floor, as well as the Yucatán Archeological and Historical Museum, in the basement.

In the 60’s, the first generation of archeologists and anthropologists studied in the upper floor, at the Anthropological Sciences School. The Yucatán Anthropology Regional Museum, Palacio Cantón was inaugurated in December in 1959. Since 1980, its permanent exhibition about the pre-Hispanic Mayan society is in the main floor. In the upper floor you can visit temporary exhibitions, educational workshops, and cultural events.

The museum is located in an early 20th century property. Manor’s architecture has an eclectic style, known as Beaux Arts, enforced in Europe during the Belle Epoque and in Mexico during the Porfiriato. It is believed that the original footprints were done by the Italian architect Enrico Deserti, and the Yucatecan engineer and architect Manuel G. Cantón was in charge of the construction. General Francisco Cantón, Yucatán Governor, lived there until he died.

Property’s grandeur not only stands out for its dimensions, but for the materials used for its construction: Plaster pastillage, marble of assorted colors, fine finishes in roofs, Dorian and Ionian columns, a beautiful staircase carved in white marble, and outdoors gardens.

In 1980, it became the Anthropology Regional Museum, best known as Palacio Cantón. From that date, until 2012, its exhibition was focused on archeological material of the pre-Hispanic Mayan culture pieces. From 2012 and on, its content has been changing, presenting important temporary exhibitions of different topics. Today, after 56 years from its opening, the Palacio Cantón Anthropology Regional Museum is an example of harmony between past and present, being a dynamic place, which offers exhibitions, conferences, cultural and academic events to promote knowledge about pre-Hispanic and contemporary populations.

Palacio Cantón is with no doubt, a landmark of the city of Mérida, Yucatán’s Capital, it is a link between past and present to project it into the future.

Museo de la Canción Yucateca, A.C., is “a door to the world of romantic music”. It is an emblematic museum, unique in Mexico. It was inaugurated in 1978 and it has the mission of rescuing, preserving, promoting, and disseminating Yucatecan songs. It guards one of the artistic expressions known as “Yucatecan trova”, declared Yucatán’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. It has a collection of instruments, musical scores, and personal objects which were owned by great Yucatecan poets, composers, and singers. It has 8 halls chronologically ordered, devoted to the background, history, and main artists of this musical genre, apart from a large outdoors stage with acoustic shell.

Walk along the 8 halls with a permanent exhibition containing the important history of Yucatán’s trova.

There are destinations worthy to travel for, Uayma is a clear example of that, a small village located 9.3 miles away from Valladolid. It stands out due to its impressive and majestic church, unique in all Yucatán for its Viceroyalty features. Taking a picture of it and visiting it will leave you with a pleasant experience.

The Santo Domingo de Guzmán church and former convent will astonish you from any point of view, its façade made with stones removed from nearby archeological sites, its stars decoration, and red-and-blue rosettes, the valances, and diverse unique details, make of it a Viceroyalty architectural heritage in Yucatán that has survived through years. Take your time to observe the two-headed eagle (Austrian symbol of Spanish dominion), the statue of the guardian saint, and many more details. You will find Mudejar symbols, influence, and above all, great ornamental beauty. Inside, white stars and details of roses to honor Virgin Mary, as well as ornamental elements in arches, walls, and doors will make you say many “wows!”.

Built around 1464 under the Franciscan order, as a Marian temple, this church has several interesting historic moments. During the Caste War, it was set on fire as part of the rebel actions, destroying everything. Afterwards it was completely restored in 2005, as part of a rescue organized by civil and governmental organizations who embarked on the task of restoring its original internal and external aspect with accuracy, providing us the opportunity to see it as it was.

Today, you can admire its glory, walk along the church, its great atrium, the courtyard, its sacristy, the choir, its aisles, and the chapel annex. Do not miss the extensive gardens. The experience will fill you with peace and serenity. It works as a temple celebrating masses and sacraments.

We recommend that you go early so that you start the tour on the eastern side of Yucatán, download a map of the Yucatán Peninsula. In a sunny day you will be awed by the contrast of colors in the façade with the blue sky.

Main festivities take place the last week of July and first days in August. On August 4, different sectors get together to honor Santo Domingo Guzmán. During these dates, you can also enjoy vaquerías, fairs, and activities, as a local.

Walk along its streets, you will see Mayan huts, some modern, a mixture of past co-existing with the present. Also visit “La Casa de los Pianos”, a colonial house that works as a hotel. It has high roofs, stone floors, gardens, two pianos…and a marvelous sight to the temple.

Uayma is a quiet and welcoming place, with an excellent location, as it is near Valladolid, magical town full of history and cenotes, as well as archeological sites like Ek Balam and Chichén Itzá.

Telchac Puerto es un destino turístico costero que se encuentra a 30 minutos de Puerto Progreso y a 50 minutos de la Ciudad de Mérida, Yucatán,, cuenta con restaurantes, hoteles, casas en renta y por supuesto una zona veraniega con las mejores playas para disfrutar. Destaca dentro de las actividades a realizar la pesca recreativa ya que cuenta con marina, embarcaciones y guías especializados en esta actividad de contacto con el mar y las especies que en ella habitan. 

La experiencia de pesca recreativa es para disfrutar de la pesca de fondo y la pesca de troleo, las especies objetivo son el grouper o mero, el White grunt o chacchí, el yellowtail o pargo canané, sierra, barracuda, cobia y especies de temporada. Por supuesto que esta actividad se complementa con los tiempos para nadar en aguas abiertas, disfrutar de la naturaleza de la zona así como participar en la elaboración del tradicional ceviche yucateco. 

Incluye embarcación de 30 pies con baño y camarote, GPS, ecosonda, audio, portacañas, regadera, radio VHF, chalecos salvavidas, extintores, kit de primeros auxilios, cervezas, aguas, refrescos, aguas de coco, snacks, kit de pesca, kit de ceviche, hielo, capitán y ayudante de embarcación. 

Se recomienda reservar vía teléfono o en redes sociales.

Visit San Felipe, a mainly fishing port, which is considered one of cleanest municipalities in the state, and where the variety of colorful wooden houses stands out. The boat tour starts from the port and goes to Kambulnah pathway. Surrounded by mangroves and over a wooden boardwalk, walk along 1,049.8 ft to get to the aguada-type cenote, with a diameter of 39.3 ft of blue waters mirror, and a depth in its central part of 13.1 ft. In this place you can watch several species of plants, as well as a varied fauna consistent of insects, birds, and reptiles. It makes a pond, suitable for swimming, but you have to be careful about the crocodiles living there. To see them, you will have to be always vigilant, from the moment you get to the pathway, and up to the cenote, as they live in freedom all over the place.

The second stop is playa bonita, certified as platinum beach, it is distinguishable for its scenic beauty, environmental excellence, and safety. You can enjoy transparent waters with white sand, you will not have to worry for depth, as this beach is quiet and shallow. Watch the change of colors in the sea and take a picture inside on the letters forming the word “Felipe”. After a plunge in the sea, relax in a palapa, there are sunbeds available, and you can buy food and beverages if you ask for them before your visit, otherwise, there is a small store selling sodas and snacks. Besides, they have kayaks for rental and on the side, you can buy handcrafts offered by locals.

When the boat tour has finished, as an extra, you can visit Punta Morena, a 0.3-mile pathway that goes into the thickness of mangroves and wetlands, where you can continue watching port’s fauna.

It includes boat, guide, palapas, pathway, and beach. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothing, swimming suit, and ecological sunscreen.