Riviera Yucatán

No. 169 Snorkeling in sunken ships

Start this adventure in the shelter port of Sisal. Once you have your snorkeling equipment ready, enjoy the boat tour until you get to the site where the activity takes place, you could feel the fresh breeze of the ocean.

Start this adventure in the shelter port of Sisal. Once you have your snorkeling equipment ready, enjoy the boat tour until you get to the site where the activity takes place, you could feel the fresh breeze of the ocean.

The snorkeling activity takes place in a site of the sea where the depth is around 13.1 ft. There, you will be able to see a British vapor ship which sank many years ago. Guides will tell you the history of this ship, and while you snorkel, they will point you out the most outstanding characteristics of it. You will also see a wide variety of marine species of the ocean, distinct kinds of fish, and if you are lucky, even sea turtles.

This activity becomes incredible in sunny days, as the sunlight illuminates perfectly all the ship, and, as it is shallow, you can clearly watch the sea bottom, the best thing is that in Yucatán, most of the time is sunny, so you do not have to worry about this issue.

To finish this activity and recharge energies, you can enjoy a fresh ceviche and a delicious coconut, which you can enjoy while going back to the shelter port.

It includes snorkeling equipment, boat tour, local guide, water, sodas, ceviche, and coconut. It is recommended to wear swimming suit, comfortable clothes, and make a prior reservation because the tour is seasonal.

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Mérida historic downtown represents the origin of the city as we know it. Its buildings, museums, houses, and activities are a mixture of times that keep the essence of our land.

We invite you to go on a free tour from Monday to Saturday starting at 9.30 hours. The meeting point is the tourist information module located at the City’s Town Hall; you will be accompanied by a certified guide that will tell you the information of each place.

The tour consists in walking along the most emblematic sites within the historic downtown, like: City’s Town Hall, Plaza Grande, Casa Montejo, Ateneo Peninsular, San Ildefonso Cathedral, Government Palace, and Fernando Castro Pacheco’s Murals.

Be sure to hire certified guides.

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Casa Awakening, located in front of the sea at El Cuyo is a concept that has the objective of achieving a reconnection with the whole, physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual, to live fully in the present and with the environment.

If you are the kind of person that enjoys connection with nature, your beloved ones, and with yourself, then this place is for you. This luxury area also offers daily programs to improve your wellness, like yoga, meditation, breathing, kitesurf, fitness, running, and coaching. Casa Awakening has five rooms, three bathrooms, hall, and kitchen area, with garden, and facilities for water sports and terrace.

El Cuyo is known as the hidden treasure of the emerald coast of Yucatán. You can find this charming fishing village in the northeastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, where the turquoise waters of the Caribbean mix with the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. It is located only two hours away from Cancún and three hours and a half from Mérida.

It includes accommodation service and activities like yoga, meditation, kitesurf, among others. It is recommended to wear appropriate clothing, cap, sunglasses, and ecological sunscreen and repellent.

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Selfie Mansion is a new experience in the peninsula, it is the combination of a museum and a photo studio that will allow you to submerge in interactive facilities so that you can have fun with your family, friends, and even with your pet (Sundays), express yourself and create incredible content for your social media.

Created into an old manor at the north of Mérida, each area adapts to offer more than 30 different spots.

As it is a private experience, you can make the best of your creativity and enjoy without being embarrassed. You can make a reservation for your birthday, for companies or brands that would like to make teambuilding, product launchings or product photo shooting, record professional content like interviews, musical videos, and everything your mind can create.

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Be astonished by Zentik Project, an impressive place surrounded by nature, it has an exclusive underground cave with a pool of salt water, unique in Mexico, it has a combination of salts and hot water that brings beneficial properties to the skin and health, it helps to balance body and mind, mitigate fatigue, stress, and has anti-inflammatory properties, besides being a gorgeous and completely romantic scene to enjoy with your couple. The outdoors swimming pool is surrounded by impressive murals made by renowned artists from all over the world.

You will also find a marvelous living art gallery that has more than 15 national and international artists, creating a harmonic, aesthetic, ecologic and artistic environment. The objective is to integrate a great perennial exhibition of different temporary and permanent artworks, providing space to sculptors, painters of all genres, writers, photographers, artisans, among others, all these in the Magic Town of Valladolid.

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Guided tour to visit the place where the empirical Mayan researcher Don Vicente Martín Güemes lived and established his legacy, a space to confirm and value the knowledge of the Mayan people.  Quinta Haaltunha is located at Nolo village, in the municipality of Tixkokob, Yucatán, 12.4 miles from Mérida. When arriving to the place, you will find a ritual table where offerings to place’s guardians (aluxes) are made, as well as different Mayan ceremonies.

Pay special attention to the resting chair, built of stones from the region, which is oriented from north to south, as it is the best posture so that the body rests and be relaxed, surrounded by lush vegetation and positive energy that you will feel when been in chac mool position. A mural describes the Mayan world, it is painted with a bas-relief technique, there is a replica of the Chichén Itzá pyramid, where you can see the same effects of light and shadow during the equinoxes and solstices, and an offering from the Tibet’s monks are part of the experiences when seeing the legacy of Don Vicente, a master of the Mayan culture.

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This area is located inside the Peón Contreras Theatre, and it is used to present Visual Arts exhibitions.

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It is a show presenting folk dances from different states of the Mexican Republic. Every Saturday, the end of Paseo Montejo Avenue is full of lights and colors, where people get together to celebrate our country’s culture. Mérida is also Mexico, here, music and national folk dance have first-level artists, who every week enrich the traditional festivity called “Mexican Night”, a celebration with music, voices, traditional dances from other states and regions of the country, singers, composers, dancers, actors, and numerous special guests that provide their originality and creativity to Mérida’s audience. The stage is called “Remate” (end) or “Inicio” (start) of Paseo Montejo Avenue, where there are booths selling handcrafts, food, and traditional beverages. Tickets are available at Centro Cultural Olimpo from 8:00 h to 16:00 h. You can buy maximum four tickets per person.

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With no doubt, theatre is one of the most ancient expressions of art, and Le Cirque Gallery Cultural Center is an ideal place to develop this genuine human expression. There is nothing better than going to the theatre seasons in an alternative place like this one and experience scenic arts just under the skin, by means of literature, sometimes music, and many others scenic arts to frame characters represented by the cast of a play. As part of its relationship with theatre, many plays have been presented at Le Cirque, like Las Cupletistas del Amor; Heredando a la Diva; Las Pícaras del Cuple; Ojos de un Hombre Enamorado, Memorias de Frida; Discordia y Cuestión de Amor; La Prisionera; Un Cantar de los Cantares y, De Mérida, ¡Los Guapos!, plays that allow interaction between actors and audience and, recover interest in theatre.

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A day pass in one of the most beautiful beaches in Yucatán, in Silcer boardwalk at Progreso, in an assigned sunbed, you will have a place to rest and enjoy the white sand, apart from the facilities of the complex, like the freshwater swimming pool, the showers, and the excellent service of the restaurant which offers a menu based in seafood and fish, as an example, appetizers are a variety of ceviches and cocktails. This day pass is considered as familiar, and it is recommended to make a reservation. Food consumption during your experience will be reimbursed to the assignation beach sunbed fee.

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Visiting a cenote and swimming in it is a magical experience where you let yourself be surrounded by sounds, colors, and scents of nature to connect harmoniously.

Eco-tourism is an activity characterized by enjoyment and observation of natural areas, but sometimes these places do not have optimal access for everyone. In Noh Mozon Cenote, no matter what physical limitations you may have, you can experience a cenote and make of this visit an inclusive adventure.

This tour has more than 30 years of experience managing vertical techniques to descend to the cenote, there are proper dirt pathways, as well as the option of using a special wheelchair to facilitate mobility and transportation to the cenote. Once in the cenote entrance, you can descend to the interior by means of vertical techniques using ropes. You will enjoy swimming in crystalline waters of this natural wonder and having an excellent view to the sky from inside the cenote without worrying about the ascent, as it will be using the same technique. You can snorkel and get to the water mirror, during your visit, professional staff will assist you. The tour team will make possible that this tourist environment be enjoyed by everyone, as they are completely prepared to make of your adventure a unique souvenir, and above all with safety. Do not miss the opportunity of visiting this incredible place and be in the middle of the Yucatán jungle, swimming without any concerns.

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To sweeten your days, just five minutes away from Loltún grotto, Chocolatería ConchoColate offers a wide variety of products made with cocoa, like chocolate bars, bonbons, bread, as well as beverages made with chocolate. For the Mayan Culture, cocoa was one of the most valuable products, because, apart from being a delicious food, it was a divine plant used in religious rituals and was also used as a paying coin.

When you finish enjoying your desserts and beverages, you can discover a little more about the way of living of the village’s inhabitants, as in the backyard they have an area where kids and adults can interact with animals and enjoy nature.

Experience tasting these delicious products, it is undoubtedly a worthy stop when you visit any site of the Puuc Route

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