The only live Hacienda where you can see and learn about the process of the Henequen, listen about the history of Don Antonio, and enjoy the Main House, as well as the Yucatecan cuisine.
The only live Hacienda where you can see and learn about the process of the Henequen, listen about the history of Don Antonio, and enjoy the Main House, as well as the Yucatecan cuisine.
A Mayan Village of 27 inhabitants who speak the Mayan language and live under ancient practices of the Mayan Culture, without any influence from the modern world.
San Marcelino is a place to interact with community’s inhabitants, who prepare food with traditional techniques, ingredients come from the same village, and that allows visitors to live the experience of a common day.
At San Marcelino you will make a tour around the jungle and water reservoirs of Mayan structures that extend to Chultún, you will learn about the flora and fauna of the region, as well as the cornfields, squash, and bean crops. The tour ends going back to the village, where women will wait for you with a meal highlighting traditional cuisine of the southern region, with unique flavors and textures.
Valladolid Magic Town performs the video mapping “Nights of Heroic Valladolid”, which is a show you can see at the San Bernardino de Siena former Convent, a unique structure that tells the history of ancient Mayan people, its connection to nature and the colonial time that resulted in the current village.
Enjoy this show from Monday to Sunday at 21:00 h in Spanish and at 21:25 h in English.
In San Felipe, allis shad is an excellent option to practice catch and release, which is a sustainable sport fishing. The experience of preparing the bait, the launching, and the patience will be rewarded when catching, taking the picture, and releasing the allis shad in its natural habitat.
Dzibilchaltún archeological site is located 20 minutes north of Mérida, heading to Progreso. There, you can admire the 7 Dolls Temple, well-preserved Mayan structures, as well as the beautiful cenote of Xlacah.
The tourist look-out has tourist guides, shops, and the museum of the Mayan village.
Live the experience of enjoying closely Yucatán’s flora and fauna. The ideal place to enjoy a relaxing day with nature, you can enjoy cenotes’ waters and its springs to refresh. You can also tour around the estuary in a catamaran.
An innovative and cute way to visit a cenote in Lepán, Tecoh, near the Mayapán Archeological Site, is in motorcycle taxi or tricycle, this cooperative business is based in the beauty of an enclosed cenote with crystal-clear waters, bikes, space for camping with sustainable facilities and an exquisite local cuisine.
To go into an adventure with the family, where everyone can have a personal challenge, with different levels of effort, and with lots of emotion: the ideal place is Calcehtok Grottoes, located near Oxkintok archeological site. In this adventure park you can practice hiking, caving, bat-watching, camping, and climbing. A guarantee of this experience is the tourist guide Don Rogelio Cuy, pioneer in this activity of the Puuc region.
Oxmán cenote, let you marvel by the magical cenote of blue waters, which is ideal for swimming and relaxing with birds’ chirping and its surroundings. It has a restaurant and a bar, a place garnished by a beautiful hacienda.
Sac Aua cenote, it has a white pathway to walk, a piece of art in the wooden stairs, and in the middle of the cenote, there is a dirt island.
Selva Maya Hacienda tourist complex is located in a former livestock hacienda. It has beautiful and neat spaces that bring visitors into a natural and adventurous environment.
It is only 5 minutes away from Valladolid historic downtown, aside the peripheral road, and it has a wide access and parking lot. Facilities and services are provided around its main attraction: the gorgeous Saamal cenote, a natural crystal-clear-water sinkhole with an average temperature of 71.6 °F, ideal for swimming and enjoying its beauty. One of the peculiarities of Valladolid Magic Town is its gastronomy, like the famous lomitos vallisoletanos, you can find this dish and other regional recipes at the restaurant offering buffet service. This place also offers services for events, social and/or corporate meetings.
The new attraction is for adventurous people: a series of zip-lines with wooden structure, and for those who like eco-tourist tours there are pathways you can explore biking.
Visit the famous and unique pink waters in Las Coloradas Tourist Park, a protected natural area, where you cannot miss taking a selfie.
The small port of Las Coloradas is a fishing village with beautiful white-sand beaches.
A visit to Mérida’s historic downtown is not complete if you do not try a tasty ice-cream or champola, the traditional flavor is Morisca (Moorish), and the favorites of everyone: coconut or guanabana; there are also exotic fruits flavors and seasonal flavors like dragon fruit or mamey.
Locate a forged chair with view to the main square in Mérida or to the impressive Paseo Montejo Avenue, and take a walk either in the morning, afternoon, evening, or even at night while you “feel the fresh air” and watch carriages passing by.