One Day Tours Mexico

MERIDA

MEXICO CITY

CANCUN

In the beautiful city of Merida tradition and culture, styles and environments get together living the capital of Yucatán a unique atmosphere in Mexico.

To the pre Hispanic and colonial legacy that appears in its architecture and monuments adds to the Caribbean flavour of its music, friendliness of its people and the strength of the modern city. The richness of Merida is found in this area making it a place to visit in the Yucatan peninsula.

The emblematic work of the city's historic center invites you to tour the area. The historical remains of a Mayan construction includes a colonial monastery, this elegant French style palace overlooks an avenue full of palm trees. The splendour of cycles of this ancient city forms a complex of layers achieving unexpected harmony.

The special regional food from Yucatan is admired in Mexico, its combination of sea and land dishes as well as the colourful music and dances.

We guarantee first class service for hotel reservations in Mérida, one day tours visiting the most exciting places, transfers with excellent transportation and good tour guide with expertise in foreign languages. An above all 100% security in all the activities. You will have a 24 hours phone service where to communicate with our staff.

MÉRIDA CITY TOUR (MIN. 2 PERSONS)

Merida City Tour

Departure: 10:00 a.m. or 4:00 p.m.

Return: 1:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.

Our guide comes for you to the lobby of your hotel, to start discovering the history and magic of the “White City”.

Mérida, a colonial city founded in 1542 by the Spanish Francisco de Montejo (El Mozo), was named one of the cities to visit in 2017 by The Guardian. The peace of this city, the beauty of its streets, makes it a place of elegance as well as its architecture.

Its Plaza Mayor is a vibrant meeting place where you can enjoy traditional drinks, such as champagne or sorbet. Visitors can enjoy live music and cultural extravagance everywhere you visit, making the Lonely Planet to name Merida as the American Capital of Culture in 2017.

As part of this City tour you will visit important streets in Mérida like 60, 61 and 62, which encloses the main square, the cathedral, as well as the house of the city's founder (with its Mexican Baroque-style facade). The tour continues to the Paseo de Montejo to admire the monument to the homeland (which cites the most important events in the history of Yucatan and our country Mexico) and its beautiful large houses with French style.

Mérida has an exquisite gastronomic heritage, and diverse cuisine that you will test it in one of best yucateca´s cuisine restaurant like the Gastronomy Museum of Yucatán Then you will be returned to the Hotel to end this Tour hoping you enjoy it and had a great time.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, certified guide, bottle of water, food and traveler insurance.

Does not include: Tickets to the Mundo Maya Museum or drinks in the restaurant.

PRICE PER PERSON: 62 USD

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MERIDA CITY TOUR, CENOTES AND LUNCH AT HACIENDA OCHIL (MIN. 4 PERSONS)

One Day Tour Merida, Cenotes X'Keken and Hacienda Ochil

9:00 Departure from the lobby of your hotel.

City Tour through the most outstanding places in the beautiful city of Merida. Visit two cenotes of exceptional beauty, without a doubt, you will live a completely different experience when visiting the clear waters of the Mayan cenotes (natural wells). Exquisite food awaits you at the Ochil hacienda. It also has the Henequen haciendas museum, a craft workshop and a gift shop. Here you will learn the history of green gold; the source of colonial wealth.

6:00 Approximate return to your hotel.

It includes: Transportation, guide, entrance to the cenotes, snorkeling equipment and food at the Ochil hacienda.

Does not include: Drinks.

PRICE PER PERSON: 110.00 USD

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DZIBILCHALTÚN & PROGRESO (MIN. 4 PERSONS)

Puerto Progreso

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you in the lobby of your hotel, to enter the Mayan world.

Dzibilchaltún (from the Mayan written on the flat stone) is located just 15 km north of the Yucatecan capital, an important place since it was a pre-Hispanic city occupied in the postclassic, due to its proximity to the coast, it was essential for commerce of the SALT.

There it will be found one of the emblematic buildings of mayan culture in this area: The Temple of the Seven Dolls is also known as the Temple of the Sun, its name may originate from the phenomenon that occurs twice a year, in the spring and autumn equinoxes, when the rising sun is visible through a window and comes out of another, a tribute to the incredible mathematical knowledge of the Mayans.

We will also find one of the most spectacular cenotes (natural well) "X'laka" its beauty is that it is on the ground (wear a bathing suit to bathe), this feature is close to the coast and an open church used by the colonizers for the evangelization of the Mayans.

And our last point to visit is the port of Progreso, as an altitude port, in 2019 the part of the international pier of Progreso was inaugurated, it is the main one in Yucatan. It is located to the north, 36 kms from Mérida, where we will have free time to enjoy the beach and if you want the local cuisine, we will later return to Mérida.

PRICE PER PERSON: 65.00 USD

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CELESTUN TOUR (MIN. 2 PERSONS)

One day tour Celestun from Cancun

DEPARTURE: 9:00 a.m.

RETURN: 4:30 p.m.

Celestún, a natural paradise in the Gulf of Mexico 90km from the city of Mérida, a biosphere reserve, is located in a coastal corridor of wetlands with the best conservation in the western part of the Yucatán peninsula, mangroves, dunes, petenes, low jungle and grasslands that protect natural evolutionary processes.

Everything in sight in a boat ride through the estuary of one hour fifteen minutes where we also visit the feeding area of various birds such as flamingos, we will enter the boat on the mangrove trails to discover this ecosystem with a special balance. After the visit we will have lunch at the La Palapa restaurant to have some free time on the beach and return to Merida in a time of no more than an hour and a half on the way.

It includes: Transportation, guide and boat ride.

Does not include: Food or drinks (the guide gives you options to eat and time to enjoy the beach.

PRICE PER PERSON: 90.00 USD

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YAXCOPOIL & UXMAL (MIN. 2 PERSONS)

YAXCOPOIL & UXMAL

9:00 a.m. Leaving the city of Mérida towards the Yaxcopoil Hacienda, where you will visit the interior of the hacienda, these originate from the parcels upon arrival of the Spanish, it generally included houses of significant architectural value and others smaller buildings focused on field work.

We continue to the "three times built" or “three harvests” Uxmal, which is located in a hill area called Puuc, it is the most important city in the area. Highlighting the fortune teller pyramid, the Nunnery Quadrangle, Temples II, IV, V, the Great Pyramid and the Governor's palace.

It was the headquarters of economic and political power of a vast region, from which the Pucc architectural style spread.

Later, we visit a cenote called Sambula, located in the community of Pebá, which is an underground water tank, where you can enjoy its crystalline waters, ideal for refreshing yourself.

16:00 To finish we will return to the white city of Mérida.

PRICE PER PERSON: 68.00 USD

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UXMAL & KABAH (MIN. 2 PERSONS)

One Day Tour Kabah from Merida

DEPARTURE: 9:00 a.m.

RETURN: 6:00 p.m.

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you in the lobby of your hotel, to enter the Mayan world and this time it will be in the Puuc region.

The first stop will be the archaeological zone of Uxmal "three times built" located 80 km from the Yucatan capital, to enjoy the architecture of the purest art called Puuc. Its Mayan buildings are worthy of admiration, which still envelop the mysticism of its legends.

We will also visit the quadrangle of the nuns, the palace of the governor, the temple of the fortune teller and the great pyramid. Uxmal's importance also has to do with the enormous amount of work invested in the construction of its buildings.

We will continue to Kabah (mano dura), a pre-Hispanic city just 22 km from Uxmal. We will visit its most important building, the Codz Pop, with its spectacular ornamentation and incredible beauty, its small quadrangle and the characters of Toltec factions who affirm the presence of the culture of the center of the country in this region.

The archaeological region to which Kabáh belongs, which includes the sites of Uxmal, Labná, Sayil and Xlapak, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO under the name "Pre-Columbian Villa of Uxmal" on December 7, 1996.

Then we will delight in Yucatecan regional food at the Cana-Nah restaurant, where we will enjoy an a la carte menu, and then return to Mérida.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, certified guide, food, bottle of water, and traveler insurance.

Does not include: Tickets, and what is not specified.

PRICE PER PERSON: 72.00 USD

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SANTA BÁRBARA CENOTES (MIN. 3 PERSONS)

Cenote Santa Barbara

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you in the lobby of your hotel, we will go to know the beauty of the most famous cenote circuits in Yucatan. Santa Bárbara is a set of three virgin cenotes that are inside a complex that recently opened.

This fact makes its appearance much more natural and the color of its waters is diverse. The wonder of this cenote complex is that its characteristics are different, as one is open, another closed and the last one, semi-open; all surrounded by native flora and fauna, and all 3 have stairs for safe access.

To explore them there are two options: the ride by truck (cart pulled with horses on a rail), or by bicycle, which allows you to organize your time and learn more about the surroundings. In addition to this, you can enjoy local cuisine in the restaurant that bears its name.

It includes: Transportation and guide.

Does not include: Tickets, Meals or drinks (the guide will give you options to eat and will make a stop for it.).

PRICE PER PERSON: 80.00 USD

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HACIENDAS & CENOTES TOUR (MIN. 3 PERSONS)

Hacienda Yaxcopoil

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you in the lobby of your hotel, we will go to know the history of the haciendas in Yucatan.

We will move to the beautiful henequen hacienda of Yaxcopoil, founded in the 17th century, was once considered one of the most important rural estates in the Yucatan. The name “Yaxcopoil” comes from Mayan which means “the place of the green Alamo trees“. Today the hacienda is turned into a parador and museum, which tries to show the spaces and furniture that used to be used in times of splendor. The main house, consist of four main rooms that have been kept in their original state. The décor reflects the time period of the glory in the late 1800’s.

In the henequen shredding plant, it shows vestiges of the first motors and machines of the 19th century for the agricultural and industrial process. In the machine room, a German diesel engine with 100 HP of Körting (Hannover) brand from 1913 is kept in good condition, which was used until 1984 when the production of henequen fiber at the farm concluded, after more than a century.

Then we will visit the cenotes of San Antonio Mulix where you will enjoy an open cenote and the second type of cave. The attractiveness of these cenotes is accompanied by cycling activities of approximately 6 km (optional).

Finally, we will go to eat Yucatecan food at the Ochil hacienda and you will be able to enjoy this place that has several double Moorish arches, later we return to Mérida.

PRICE PER PERSON: 115.00 USD

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CHICHEN-ITZA TOUR (MIN. 2 PERSONS)

Chichen Itza one day tour from Merida

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you in the lobby of your hotel, we will go to know one of the new wonders of the World.

Our first stop will be in the Archaeological Zone of Chichén Itzá named World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO and considered one of the "Seven New Wonders of the World". The archaeological site covers an area of 6.5 square kilometers, shows the fusion of the Puuc architectural styles and the central highlands of Mexico.

The pre-Hispanic city of Chichén Itzá contains a mystical environment, where we can appreciate its great importance in the Mayan world.

The most impressive structures in Chichén Itzá are located in the central zone. There you will find the ball game, temples, the spectacular castle (Kukulkan pyramid), the temple of the warriors, the observatory and the sacred cenote.

We continue our journey to the Ik-Kil cenote (place of the winds), where you can cool off in its fresh waters and an intense blue that will relax us.

Finally, we enjoy a delicious buffet meal at a Hacienda Xaybeh restaurant in the town of Pisté, Yucatan and then return to Mérida.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, certified guide, buffet lunch, transfer, bottle of water, and traveler insurance.

Does not include:

  • Tickets to archaeological area of Chichén Itzá.
  • Cenote Ik Kil entrance.
  • Drinks at the restaurant.

Optional: Transfer to another tourist services unit for transfer and drop off in Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya or Cancun where the service ends (a supplement per person applies).

PRICE PER PERSON: 165.00 USD

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CULINARY TOUR MERIDA (COOKING CLASS)

Panuchos

Starting as a meeting point in one of the most emblematic parks, which are part of the historic center of the city, Parque de los Hidalgos, known as Parque Hidalgo, we will walk through the streets of the city center towards the Lucas Galvez Market where in addition to having the opportunity to visit one of the most popular and colorful markets in the city, we will buy the ingredients for preparing the food of the day.

Once we have found the products that are needed for the cooking class, we will go to take the public transport of the city towards the host's house where we will live the experience of a local cooking class, at the end of the activity.

The transfer of Left will be at the closest point to your hotel, this complete activity can take us between 5 to 6 hours.

Includes: Public transportation and taxi (market - house - center of Merida) / bilingual guide service / place, equipment and utensils for food preparation (home of a local family) / 1 meal as indicated in the program (Yucatecan menu, non-alcoholic refreshing drinks and 2 beer per person) / travel expenses of the guide on the tour.

PRICE PER PERSON: 140.00 USD

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BECAL & CAMPECHE CITY TOUR (MIN. 3 PERSONS)

Jipi japa hat.jpg Bacal

DEPARTURE: 8:30 a.m.

RETURN: 6:00 p.m.

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you, at the lobby of your hotel, we go to the beautiful state of Campeche where he tells us great stories of pirates with a fusion of the Mayan World.

Our first stop will be the town of Becal, about 90km north of Campeche just before you enter the state of Yucatán, it is known mainly for its palm weaves.

From hats woven with thick huano strips, which can be woven in a few hours, to finer jipijapa hats, which can take up to three weeks to elaborate, and small “curiosities” little birds, skulls, hats and other small and varied creations of the same material.

We will continue to enjoy the beautiful city of San Francisco de Campeche, a World Heritage Site, the walled city against pirate attacks, preserves its colonial charm intact. A delight for the walker, its relaxed atmosphere.

The circuit that we will visit is made up of: Baluarte de San Carlos, City Museum, Puerta del Mar and Guardia Corps, Baluarte de Santiago, Botanical Garden X'much-Haltún, Baluarte de San Pedro, Baluarte de San Francisco, Museography and Paso de Ronda, Puerta de Tierra, Baluarte de San Juan, Baluarte de Santa Rosa and Casa 6.

Finally, we will eat, and later return to Merida.

PRICE PER PERSON: 85.00 USD

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PUEBLOS MÁGICOS - IZAMAL & VALLADOLID (MIN. 3 PERSONS)

Izamal one day tour

DEPARTURE: 8:30 a.m.

RETURN: 6:00 p.m.

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you at the lobby of your hotel, we will go to know the two magical towns within the Mayan World: Valladolid (magical town) picturesque colonial city located 160 km east of the city of Merida, heading to Cancun. It was founded on May 28, 1543 by Francisco de Montejo, called, as well as a tribute to the Spanish city of the same name.

Today it is a harmonious set of civil and religious architecture, among which its fortified convent of San Bernardino de Siena from the 16th century stands out, and its Cathedral of San Gervasio, a baroque complex from the beginning of the 18th century and many other monuments.

On the way we will visit the Yokdzonot cenote is an open type with free fall, one of the largest in the state of Yucatan. The water has a green or blue hue depending on the time of year and the water mirror.

We delight in a delicious Yucatecan meal at the Zamná restaurant, and then start the city tour of Izamal (magical town) located right in the center of the peninsula, 72 km east of Mérida. The City of the Three Cultures is known, since three historical periods coexist in it: its pyramids witness to the greatness of the Mayans, its convent; whose charm derives from the silence of the majestic walls that forever marked the trace of Spanish influence, and its streets, buildings, squares, houses and churches, all in a harmonious visual rhythm of a single color: yellow.

Return to Merida.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, certified guide, food, bottle of water, buggy ride and traveler insurance.

Does not include: Entrance fees to Yokdzonot Cenote, Izamal, Drinks in the restaurant.

PRICE PER PERSON: 130.00 USD

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DISCOVER DIVING

One day tour Diving in Cenotes

8:30 a.m. We start the tour when our guide arrives for you, at the lobby of your hotel, we will go to live the experience of the Mayan World.

The program consists of one hour of theory, one hour of practice in the pool or confined waters and an open water dive. We start in the pool to learn the concepts and techniques that will allow us to dive in a safe and fun way.

Later, a state cenote is visited to do the first dive!

Communities are visited Present-day Mayans, as well as cenotes in jungle environments. The tour offers a sandwich, fruit and water with the option of making a typical meal at the cenote site or in a nearby Mayan community; or eat in one of the old henequen haciendas already restored in the area; and then return to the city of Mérida (4:30 p.m.)

Recommendations: Be of legal age or over 10 years accompanied by an adult to know how to swim.

Fill out corresponding forms. Bring a change of dry clothes.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, PADI certified instructor, snack, snorkel equipment, bottle of water, and traveler insurance.

Does not include: What is not specified.

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RÍO LAGARTOS & COLORADAS (MIN. 3 PERSONS)

Coloradas one day tour

DEPARTURE: 8:30 a.m.

RETURN: 6:00 p.m.

We start the tour when our guide arrives for you, at the lobby of your hotel, we go to the Yucatecan coast to visit the stunning pink waters.

Our first stop will be in Coloradas that is part of a salt company (private property) we have access to take those unforgettable photos with the pink ponds.

This Reserve is located at the eastern end of the Yucatan coastline. It contains a high diversity of flora and fauna thanks to the different ecosystems that subsist there, call it low jungle, savanna or mangroves. Of the latter, it should be mentioned that Río Lagartos has one of the most important and extensive mangrove areas in all of Yucatan, its waters are home to a wide variety of mollusks, crustaceans and fish. It is also considered one of the main wetlands as it represents, among other things, the first available habitat for migratory birds from the United States and Canada.

We will take a 2-hour boat trip to get to know the fauna and flora of the river, at the end of the sighting of flamingos they will direct them to the "Mayan Bath" where they will enjoy cooling off in a mud of pink or golden waters, this Due to its high concentrations of sulfur, minerals, salts and algae, which act as exfoliants for the skin, leaving a feeling of softness throughout our body.

Before finishing we will go to eat in the restaurant the Sea Parakeet (Fish to taste) and then return to Mérida.

It includes: Transportation with a / c, certified guide, boat ride, food, bottle of water, and traveler insurance.

Does not include: Drinks in the restaurant.

PRICE PER PERSON: 120.00 USD

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