Cozumel at Night: Mayan Traditions, Candlelight & Legends

5.0 (1 reviews) Cozumel, Mexico
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Duration4h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

First we drive into San Miguel at sunset, when the square fills with local families,
marimba and corn grilling on the corner — the town as the people who live here actually
use it. Then into the jungle. You're handed your own candle and follow it to four stations
waiting in the dark.

Grind cacao on volcanic stone, from when it was money and not dessert. Meet bees that
physically cannot sting and eat their honey with your fingers. Try a sugar cane drink you
can't buy outside Yucatán. Press your own tortilla on a clay griddle over fire and eat the
quesadilla while it's still too hot to hold. Every station has a legend.

No stage, no costumes, no show. #1 rated operator in Cozumel on TripAdvisor. Door to door
in our own van. Small groups, one departure a night. Kids welcome.

Options

Van (12 passengers)

Duration: 3 hours
Taco
Van 2022: A/C Vehicle
Pickup included

Jeep (4 passengers)

Duration: 3 hours
Taco
Jeep Renegade 2022: A/C vehicle
Pickup included

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Friendly tour guide
  • Hands-on Mayan dinner you cook yourself: tortillas, quesadillas, guacamole and Sikil P'aak
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Melipona honey tasting straight from the hive
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Cozumel
    Pass by
    Unveil the sunset, embrace the night, and taste the delights of Cozumel in a truly unforgettable adventure.
  2. 2h · Admission ticket included
    Tierra Maya is a sanctuary where Mayan traditions are practiced, not performed. You
    arrive after dark, receive your own candle, and carry it through four hands-on stations.

    You grind ceremonial cacao on a volcanic stone metate and hear how the feathered serpent
    gave cacao to humankind. By lantern light you meet endangered stingless Melipona bees —
    they cannot sting — and taste honey from the hive, with the story of Ah Muzen Cab, the
    diving bee god. Around the fire you try a regional sugar cane drink made only in Yucatán,
    and hear about the alux, the jungle guardian who must be offered a drink before anyone
    builds or plants.

    The night ends with your hands in the food: crush guacamole and Sikil P'aak in a stone
    molcajete, press your own tortilla on a clay comal over open flame, and fold it into a
    quesadilla you eat hot — while you hear the Popol Vuh story of the gods who made human
    beings out of corn. Children receive hot cacao and honey instead.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We pick up all our guests anywhere in Cozumel — hotel, resort, Airbnb or private
rental. Just enter your address when you book and we'll come to you.

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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