Top Merida 4WD Tours

Get acquainted with Yucatecan specialties on this small-group street food tour of Merida. Walk with a local guide to Merida’s main market, a gelato shop, and more. Taste fresh fruit and sample plenty of local dishes, including empanadas, ‘cochinita pibil’ (slow-roasted pork) and ‘panuchos’ (tortillas stuffed with refried black beans). Lunch is seafood (Monday through Saturday) and tacos with marquesitas most Sundays and holidays.

Take a deeper dive into Maya history than you could alone on a day trip from Merida that helps you check off two important archeological sites. Go beyond the information panels as you explore UNESCO-listed Uxmal and Kabah, cool down from the tropical heat with a dip in a cenote, and sample chocolate during a visit to a museum.

The Yucatan might be most famous for its Maya ruins, but it’s also home to a wealth of natural wonders—if you know where to look. This day trip from Merida whisks you to the remote Las Coloradas, a vivid pink lagoon made for the photos, and the mangroves of Rio Lagartos, where your guide will help you spot flamingos and crocodiles.

Don’t just settle for one cenote. Instead, visit four in one day on this attraction-packed tour, which covers the archeological site of Acanceh and the limestone sinkholes of Santa Barbara. You’ll enjoy free time at each natural pool to refresh and relax in the cooling waters at your own pace.

Live a private experience blending exclusive adventure, Mayan heritage, and refined landscapes. On board a vintage Land Rover, journey through the Mayan jungle on a safari-style expedition unique to Yucatán. From a private viewpoint, admire Uxmal emerging from the vegetation, revealing the majesty of this ancient city. Explore the former Hacienda Uxmal and enjoy a curated Mayan brunch in a traditional Mayan house, where Doña Mirna and Victor share ancestral culinary techniques. Then discover the archaeological site with a certified guide who brings its history, architecture, and symbolism to life. A curated experience designed with elegance, depth, and exclusivity. Highlights • Classic Land Rover Adventure: Safari-style journey aboard a 1960s Land Rover through Hacienda Uxmal. • Exclusive Viewpoint: Private view of the Pyramid of the Magician. • Uxmal, a Pearl of Puuc Art: UNESCO World Heritage Maya city known for its architecture and stone mosaics.

Swimming in a closed-cavern cenote, visiting a family-owned cenote, and exploring Izamal by ATV come together on a shared day trip from Merida. At Chihuan, swim in the cavern; at Dzonot Mis, visit the cenote beneath the family home and enjoy a regional lunch at your own expense. A guide leads the Izamal tour, including visits to two of its three Mayan pyramids.

This Mayan Culture adventure will take us to the Ruins of Uxmal, this site has multiple structures that have been well preserved. You can even climb some structures. Our guide will take us back in history with a guided tour and then free time to keep exploring and taking photos Our next stop will be at the Kabah Ruins, our guide will teach us about the reasoning the Mayans had when they were building everything among other interesting facts. There is also free time and guided time! Now it's time to enjoy a 3 course meal at a Mexican restaurant! It's time to move on to the last stop To finish the adventure, we'll visit an Artisanal Mayan Chocolate Factory, here authentic mayan people will teach us the ways to create chocolate. There will be a tasting and also a Mayan Ceremony!

Discover the beauty of Las Coloradas and Río Lagartos on this private day trip from Merida. Begin your adventure at the vibrant pink lakes, where beautiful views await. Then, explore the wildlife refuge of Río Lagartos, home to diverse flora and fauna, including graceful flamingos. Finish your day with a delicious traditional lunch at a charming coastal restaurant.

In the heart of the Yucateca Mayan jungle, one of the adventure tourism experiences is taking place today. Arrive at an old and restored hacienda that in its time of splendour was dedicated to the cultivation of the henequen, to later put on the gloves, the glasses or goggles, and begin to follow the instructions of the expert guide to operate the quadricycle. Along the way you can admire the old truck paths, cattle paths and old gaps that connect the Mayan villages and that their transit under the jungle canopy makes them a challenge for adventurers. During the experience you can swim and cool off in a cenote of crystal clear waters

Live an exciting 1-hour ATV adventure that combines adrenaline, nature, culture, and gastronomy. You will hike trails in the Yucatan jungle and the ancient ruins of a henequen hacienda until you reach Rancho San Isidro, where you will visit a small cave that shelters a mystical cenote. On the way back, you will get to know the town of Yaxnic and the history of Hacienda Yaxnic with a guided tour of its museum house, the engine room, the dungeon, and the chapel. End the day with a refreshing bath and food at Cenote Club by Yaxnic, an exclusive bohemian and rustic oasis for adults.