Mérida is the Heart of the Mexican Southeast, and it concentrates a vast variety of historical and tourist places you cannot miss.
Mérida is the Heart of the Mexican Southeast, and it concentrates a vast variety of historical and tourist places you cannot miss. Discover them by listening to audio guides, available in five different languages. They will guide you step by step along the interactive tour through different buildings and historical monuments of Mérida, it has a map to locate the interest points, which are marked with numbers to digitize and obtain the desired information in the player. You just have to download the application of the city’s tourist identity: VisitMeridaMx.
If you want to relax with nature, Zac Há resort is an excellent option at the Riviera Yucatán. It is located between Telchac and San Crisanto, surrounded by coconut palms. This place is suitable for enjoying a day pass in the beach, accompanied by your family, couple, or friends. It is the ideal place for people looking to get away from the city’s noise and packed places. You can also go to the mangroves and water springs located nearby. Beaches in this area are exceptionally clean and full of palm trees, and the sea has crystalline waters, perfect to enjoy the weather and rest in a hammock. A heavenly place to spend the day. If you want to stay until night, you could see the beautiful and starred sky.
Get away from the city’s routine and enjoy Bal Mil Cenote, this place is considered as one of the sacred cenotes with more mystical stories and legends. Its name in Mayan language means “that which is hidden” and in pre-Columbian times, this cenote was a place of rituals and ceremonies, and it is a symbol of the Mayan underworld. It is located one hour away from Mérida. You can plunge and enjoy an oasis of tranquility and refresh from the city’s heat. Inside, you can see impressive stalagmite and stalactite formations, as well as pre-Hispanic wall paintings, experience a refreshing and a full-of-history moment.
Xcanahaltun Cenote allowed ancient Mayan people to supply water while they were settling in the surroundings of the village. To enter, you have to descend through spiral wooden stairs which will take you directly to the impressive cenote. The vault is full of stalagmites formed along time; you will be astonished. In the upper part you can see a hole that lets sunlight enter and reflect the crystalline waters in a greenish shade which invites you to refresh. You can also tour around this place in a kayak.
Visit Dzul Há Cenote and plunge in the wonders of this beautiful place, located in the emblematic Sotuta de Peón Hacienda, within the heart of the ancient henequen area. The name of this cenote means “water knight”, and it is a cave-type cenote with shallow waters, ideal to enjoy with friends and family, experience the truck tour before exploring this cenote of incredible turquoise waters. Dare to visit the surroundings of this historical place.
In the heart of the Puuc Route, in Santa Elena, you must stop and meet a man, descendant from the ancient Mayas, Don Félix, and ancient culebrero or also yerbatero. These culebreros were the people to which in the past times you would go to when any poisonous snake, commonly found in the henequen fields, had bitten you. Don Félix is one of the last culebreros who still lives in Santa Elena village, he knows the secret remedy to survive those bites, which consists of a mixture of different roots and flowers.
The experience consists in touring the pathways of “El Monte” Ecological Park, located inside the Yucatecan jungle, to test your resistance and skills. This activity can be done in a mountain bike or in a trail running or accompanied by all your family and friends in the less difficulty trail or, if you want to test your maximum capability, the most technical and longer trail. With an approximate of 7.4 miles of pathways you will have plenty of options to choose. To enjoy this experience, it is not necessary to make a reservation.
Tekit is located one hour south to Mérida. It is the municipality where the best guayaberas in Mexico are manufactured. This beautiful place invites you to be part of the first edition of the Guayabera Festival 2021, December 13-31st, at Tekit’s Cultural Center. There will be more than 50 exhibitors, diverse cultural, social, and traditional activities, regional snacks sale, as well as musical and cultural events. You will see a wide range of garments among which guayaberas, blouses, and regional dresses outstand, as well as clothing for all the family. You can also enjoy folk dance and a sax recital. Go with your couple, family, and friends to enjoy the ample cultural program the festival has for you.
In this experience you can discover and visit Tekax in a unique way, riding this peculiar vehicle, the tourist train “El Tumbaito”.
A new opportunity of touring the streets and landmarks, while learning about its history. The interest points are: the former train station Ricardo Palmerín, St. John the Baptist Church, The House of the three floors, San Dieguito de Alcalá Chapel. Set to music with Ricardo Palmerín’s songs.
Dare to live a distinct experience to enjoy with the family, the duration of the tour is less than half an hour, the price is affordable, and it is ideal for visiting Tekax with the family, because everyone loves to ride a train.
Go on an adventure to tour the pathways and nature in Homún, Yucatán, riding a buggy. Visit cenotes, grottoes, and tourist look-outs in this region in guided tours according to your needs and preferences. Finca Oz has exceptional facilities to rest and enjoy different adventure experiences, as well as wellness, it has green gardens for diverse activities, and an outdoors jacuzzi to refresh while enjoying a calm moment.
Inside the Magic Town of Valladolid, you can find Yalcobá Village, where you can find this incredible cenote called Palomitas. The blue color of its crystalline waters is one of its main attractions. This cenote has its vault full of stalactites and the shore has enough space so that you can stand before plunging. It is ideal for the whole family as the entrance is easily accessible. If you love to be in contact with nature, and be in places who are not packed, then, this place is perfect for you, as there are few people, enjoy the silence broken just by the magical birds’ singing who inhabit these wonderful waters.
Let yourself be captivated by the heavenly beauty of El Cuyo port and fall in love with El Cuyo, a beautiful paradise located at Tizimín, within the famous and incredible Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, the crossing point of the waters from the Gulf of Mexico and the ones from the Caribbean Sea. Undoubtedly one of the preferred places of hundreds of pink flamingos.
Within the fishing port of El Cuyo, you will find Páach Kan, a place to live an unforgettable experience, you can camp near the beach, surrounded by the exquisite sea breeze, and enjoy the beautiful sunrises when waking up. This camping offers accommodation services with tents, as well as with space for your own equipment; it has a dining area and a restaurant, where you can choose a dish á la carte, and on Sundays you can enjoy the buffet.
It has perfect areas so that you can spend a marvelous and deserved rest, and above all, with safety. Dogs are welcome, so, do not hesitate in bringing your pet with you. Of course, it is an awesome option to be disconnected for a while from the city and connect with nature instead in an almost unexplored place, like these beaches.