No. 217 Aka ab Che Cenote at Tixcancal

Spend an incredible day and plunge in the gorgeous Aka’ab Che’en Cenote. You will have the opportunity to visit a vault with natural stalactite, stalagmite and oolite’s formations, the waters of this cenote are blue and crystalline. Enjoy an unforgettable experience in couple, with the family, or with friends, this place is equipped so that you can take a break, like palapas and sunshades where you can have lunch or a picnic, as well as gardens where you will have the option of camping. Experience these beautiful cenotes and enjoy an out-of-the-routine day.

Hanal Pixán, known as “Souls’ meal”, is the celebration where food is offered to the souls of the deceased in Yucatán. For the Mayan villages, November is a month of respect and celebration, because people wait all year long to receive their beloved ones, who are not in this world with them anymore. In this sense, from October 30^th to November 30^th, diverse activities take place to honor the deceased, like prayers, altars, the traditional pib, among others.

Start this experience at Tekit cemetery, where you can learn about some Hanal Pixán customs Yucatecan people have. Continue the tour visiting a Mayan home, a place where you can interact with Melipona bees and taste their exquisite honey. Before the meal, you will have the opportunity of watching two altars, one dedicated to children and the other to adults, you will also learn about the importance of the offerings for each one. To finish the experience, you will visit a cenote in which you can relax and continue learning about the community.

At The Harbor Mérida mall, you can find a variety of prestigious brands, ideal for you, enjoy the restaurants or spend a fun evening with incredible experiences. There are activities for all the family members.

For the smallest, they have the wonderful fishing day experience; it is a game for children from 3 to 12 years old, where they can have fun at the surprising indoors lake of the mall, in 30-minute turns.

To carry out this activity, you have to go to the concierge area located in front of the indoors lake, to participate it is imperative to have a buying ticket of at least $100 of any store, when you turn it in, you have to fill out a brief registration form with simple questions to know your preferences and then you will receive the fishing rod and a mini fishing set which has a case and 10 colorful fish, ready to be “freed” at the lake and start this incredible experience.

When the time is over, you must hand back the mini kit at the concierge area, we will be looking forward to fishing again with you soon.

Archeological Mérida, following the Mayas’ footprints, is a natural and cultural tourist service provided by archeologists from the Xíimbal K’áax – Caminantes del Monte Civil Association, specialists in heritage interpretation. Go in an adventure touring the Eastern Lak’in Route, an interpretative tour where you will have the opportunity to visit and learn about ancient pre-Hispanic settlements in the city of Mérida. It consists of a 5.2 miles tour starting in the south of Mérida, in which you will visit Salvador Alvarado Sur park, then, you will visit Dzoyilá “Parque Arqueológico Las Granjas”; San Antonio Kaua “Parque Las Tumbas”; Salvador Oriente “Parque del Cerrito”; and ends up with a tour and free time for activities at Parque Recreativo Oriente “Chen Hó”.

The tour is guided and provides updated information about the archeological works done in these sites, and the way pre-Hispanic Mayan people took advantage of the natural landscape. It outstands the importance of its value as cultural heritage and as green areas reserve in the current urban landscape. You will discover different styles of Mayan architecture, like the Puuc style, megalithic stone, and coarse stone, as well as the constructive stages and restoration techniques applied, making of the tour an enriching and memorable experience.

A high end and sustainable new experience in one of the outermost historical and natural sites in Yucatán, Mexico, just 20 minutes away from Mérida.

XEIBA camping is in the middle of the lush and untamed Yucatecan jungle to experience a unique exploration. It is the perfect environment for connecting with nature and with yourself. Experience glamping by immersing yourself in a completely sustainable and private nature. It has 6 glamping tents for two people each, located strategically to guarantee privacy and isolation of guests.

Glamping tents have 215.2 sq ft of useful indoors space, they are installed over premium wooden platforms of 484.3 sq ft and they have a private outdoors bathroom, just few steps from the tent. Surrounded by the immense jungle, the gardens are the best place for disconnecting, rest outdoors, enjoy the delicious local gourmet food and refresh in the long and shaded swimming pool.

In XEIBA, guests will enjoy all necessary to completely disconnect and find themselves with nature in a private and unique way.

Guests can customize their experience by participating in the scheduled activities. A Yoga session, meditation in the nature, learning about and collecting organic fruits and vegetables from the vegetable garden or even going out on a private guided excursion to unique interesting sites Yucatán has to offer.

Located in the third most populated city in the state of Yucatán, Mezcalería Don Trejo has a concept of Mexican restaurant-bar, focused specially on the mescal beverages, here you will have the opportunity of choosing among a great variety of beverages prepared with this product; you will find a menu of very interesting cocktails made with fruit from the region and a wide variety of regional and international dishes.

You can experience this activity at day or night, as it has an ample opening schedule, from breakfast to dinner. At night you can enjoy live music every day of the week, with a different theme to keep an ultimate environment.

The restaurant takes you to a charming outdoors garden. It is ornamented with a fun illumination; unique tables and stools adapt to the creation of semi-private areas; as well as an old Volkswagen truck matches perfectly with the place’s decoration. On the other hand, if you prefer a quieter place, they have air-conditioned areas.

Located in the ancient operational house of Adams gum company, on the iconic Calzada de los Frailes, Mezcalería Don Trejo is the ideal place to eat, dance, be happy, and of course, drink a good mescal. Enjoy this experience with your best friends and spend an incredible moment.

It includes beverages with and without alcohol, and if it is the case, the corresponding food for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is recommended to make a prior reservation.

Enjoy the boat tour along the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, where you can observe a vast diversity of birds in their natural habitat, among them you can see the American pink flamingo, which is the main attraction of this tour; you can also see the Yucatán wren, an endemic bird of the area; and of course, do not forget about the big king, the great saltwater crocodile.

After the tour and the fauna observation, you will continue going to the Mayan bath, which consists of a clay rich in natural minerals which are beneficial for the skin. To end the trip, you will enjoy a virgin beach from Río Lagartos port.

At the heart of the city of Mérida, you can find Salón Gallos cultural center, an innovative place which blends cinema, art, gastronomy, and gathers locals looking for a distinct experience. Inside, you can find a restaurant and a bar offering an attractive Yucatecan culinary proposal with a touch of Lebanese cuisine, unique dishes of a mix of cultures who have transcended along time in the state. Delight your palate with this pleasant and delicious combination. If you are interested in cocktails, you cannot miss visiting its incredible WineBar, where you can taste natural wines, premium wines, Mexican distillates, and match them with exquisite Lebanese tapas.

Another space within this impressive place is a cinema with the best film options of the moment, artworks of young Mexican authors and even foreigners; you can enjoy an excellent film with you companions. The place also has an interesting contemporary art gallery, where some artists from various parts of the world have a space. This charming place has several picturesque areas and beautiful decoration that will make you experience an unforgettable moment.

Salón Gallos is, without doubt, a unique place with a distinct cultural richness proposal within the city, which gathers different arts and flavors for everyone. Do not miss the opportunity of visiting it.

If you know about the importance of literature in current times, and that the consumption of the physical work not only contributes to the preservation of the tradition of having a book in our hands and reading it, but it also helps in providing a sustainable support to the literary work. Le Cirque Gallery Cultural Center promotes, since it was inaugurated in 2013, the presentation of literary works from local, national, and Latin American writers, besides enhancing workshops of tales and poetry, literary talk, tributes, and awards to writers’ works and professional careers. In 2018, they promoted the celebration of the Book and Copyright World Day for all those self-supported writers, so that this cultural space would serve as a selling point of local literary works.

Just few minutes away from Mérida and near Hunucmá, you can visit “Sihunchén” Eco-tourist Park, which has approximately 98.8 acres of privileged forest area, ideal for birdwatching. The host offers an eco-tourist experience of birds, Mayan archeology, and astronomy. This birdwatching experience consists of touring pathways and appreciate with binoculars the different bird species who live there, among other animals such as deers. The park offers nature in its more original state.

Experience a new adventure at Bolontunil, an eco-park located at the heart of the Mayan jungle in Yucatán, within the natural richness of the cenotes’ ring. This incredible place offers circuits for a mountain bike activity, it has around 3.7 miles of pathways with diverse levels of difficulty. Along the circuits, you can visit three ancient convents: Chumayel, Teabo, and Tekit, besides, on the way you can also see ancient haciendas, archeological vestiges, and virgin cenotes. Do not miss the opportunity of living this great and magical adventure.