Top Merida Day Trips

Great experience! We had great luck with flamingos even in the off season and the guide Jorge and boat captain Eduardo were terrific. The beach club restaurant and beach were also great. Jorge had a ton of great information and a clear passion for the region and biology/ecology in the area. I highly recommend if you are staying in the Merida area because to be so close to such a cool ecosystem and not see it would be a mistake.

Our guide Inel gave us lots of information that helped us to appreciate Chichen Itza more than we would have on our own. We had plenty of free time to explore it on our own after her tour as well. The experience at the cenote was magical. The selection for lunch was limited but the food was good, especially the cochinita pibil. We honestly were too hot and tired to enjoy Izamal properly, but all in all it was a great day!

Excellent tour guide, fantastic ruins, great overall experience! The tour guide was beyond kind and was very knowledgeable and patient. The ruins were nearly empty of people so there were lots of opportunities for photos and wandering around up and down the structures. The chocolate museum was unexpected fun- we got to feed monkeys from our bare hands! Would definitely recommend this tour.

Mauricio and Jorge gave us such a stress-free and fun experience! Mauricio was so kind and made sure we enjoyed our time while also relaxing with no worries. He was so knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the history of cenotes. The transportation was clean and smooth. I highly recommend this tour for anyone! My friend and I are two female travelers and we felt very safe and taken care of the entire experience. The cenotes we went to were also very beautiful and the food was great, there were options to relax on a couple of the properties we visited when we weren’t swimming in the cenotes which was very nice. 10000/10 experience, thank you Jorge and Mauricio for treating us as family!

A really great tour with Alberto and Jose. The large van is air conditioned which is critical with the heat and they continuously supplied cold water which is much appreciated. Alberto seamlessly moved between Spanish and English explanations to accommodate different language speakers — providing the same thorough level of details to both. They give you time at each site to explore, so you’ll enjoy it as much as you are willing to explore. At Izamal we were able to walk up a pyramid, visit the monetary and check out some shops. The cenote was a great experience — it’s quite built out, but is a unique opportunity. Chichén Itzá is just incredibly and jaw-dropping. Alberto spent an hour going through detail of Mayan history and up to contemporary land purchases and transfers. I highly recommend this tour. Alberto and Jose were great and you’ll have the opportunity to explore places yourself while also learning a lot of context and history with the structure of a tour guide. It’s sort of the best of both worlds.

Excellent tour today with our guide David. An incredibly knowledgeable guy, and I learned a huge amount about the Maya. So many mind-blowing facts, told by David with great energy. Daniel was a good and careful driver, and took care when we encountered traffic (a big lorry and a herd of cows!) and a big downpour of rain. Uxmal and Kabah were fantastic and atmospheric, and not at all crowded (unlike Teotihuacan near CDMX which I was underwhelmed by). Lunch was better than I expected, (3 courses included, drinks extra), I had the sopa de lima, the cochinita pibil and flan. Be aware that it’s a bit later than you may be used to so perhaps have a snack in your bag to keep you going along if needed, along with plenty of water. The final stop of the cenote was a welcome chance to cool down, and even though I don’t swim it was easy to sit on the edge and put my legs in. All in all, I would 100% recommend this tour.

Great introduction to the Merida local marketplace, where food (and everything else you could imagine) is sold for a fraction of the cost you would pay in a restaurant. The food we tried in the market (cochinita pibil, carne asada, rellenos negros, , agua fresca, fruit popsicles, and many others I can’t remember the names of) was all delicious and inexpensive. Own our own, we would’ve stuck to restaurants and never experienced any of this, so many thanks to Laura!

This was a deliciously awesome experience in Merda's market that you can only have by hiring a guide. Diego is an extremely nice person, knolegable and passionate of the Yucatan food. We tasted many local fruits and then different food with amazing flavours. Kastacan was our favourite. We ended with marchesitas and ice cream. After the tour we received an email from Diego with a detailed description of the tour so we can remember the names of different foods and a cookbook. We highly recommend this tour.