Private Tour Mayan Community Yaxunah

5.0 (1 reviews) Merida, Mexico
Duration9h 30m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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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

This tour is the best option for you to know in depth the local customs that have been passed from generation to generation by our ancestors.
You will have a great experience doing different activities.

What's included

  • Flavored fruit water during lunch
  • Entrance to the archaeological zone
  • Entrance to a cenote
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottle of water on board the vehicle
  • Visit a sustainable milpa
  • Use of bicycle
  • Certified SPA-ENG Guide
  • Regional lunch
  • Pick up and drop off at your hotel
  • Visit to the bull horn and hammock weaving workshops
  • Guide tips

What to expect

  1. 4h · Admission ticket included
    You will visit a mayan community where you can ride a bike and visit the different places during tour. You will have a great experience doing different activities such as:

    Learn the corn production process by visiting a sustainable milpa accompanied by Don Francisco. You will learn about cleaning, planting and harvesting as well as the challenges that producers face due to climate change and pests.

    You can try an ancestral corn-based drink called pozole and atole that was served as part of an offering for gods.

    You will participate in the preparation of a typical Mayan meal prepared in an underground oven with local ingredients.

    You will see how the colorful and traditional hammocks are made by hand of artisan women and you will try to keep up with their expert hands!

    In the horn workshop they will show you the process to extract the material and create accessories such as earrings and necklaces.
  2. Cenote Lol-Ha
    45m · Admission ticket included
    You will refresh yourself in the Lol-Ha cenote, an open cenote with crystal clear and fresh waters.
  3. Zona Arqueologica Yaxuna. Faltan coordenadas
    30m · Admission ticket included
    At last but not least, you will visit the archaeological site of Yaxunah, a Mayan city that began its development around 400 BC.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Please wait in the hotel lobby. The guide will approach you and ask your name and ask for the tour voucher.
Pick up is at hotels in the city of Merida*

Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Infant Car Seats must be requested in advance.
  • Recommendations: Bring Comfortable clothes and shoes, water shoes (optional), bathing suit, towel and change of dry clothes, hat or cap, sunglasses, money for souvenirs, camera
  • There is vegetarian option for meal, please let us know in advance when you book, so our host can cook it in advance.
  • Please use biodegradable sunscreen due regular sunscreen can contaminate the waters of the cenotes.
  • At the time of making the reservation, passengers must provide the name of the hotel where they are staying in Mérida
  • This is a private tour
  • Please notify in advance allergies to food or other.
  • If you are Mexican, some archaeological sites may request your Valid Official Identification (INE).

Cancellation policy

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

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