Uxmal, two Amazing Cenotes & Local Food Tour from Mérida
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Merida, Mexico
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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What's Included
- LunchThe lunch consists of three pieces of typical Yucatecan foods and a soft drink. Vegetarian options are available.
- Lifevests and swimming goggles
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Parking Fees
- Bilingual guide at all times
- Entrance fee - Cenotes entrance fees included
- Guided tour in Uxmal by an official certified guide.
- Entrance fee - Uxmal admission NOT included (Foreigners: 604 MXN; Mexican citizens: 275 MXN). Please bring cash, as card payments often do not work.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Calle 47 & Calle 60Calle 47 & C. 60, Parque Santa Ana, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico
We will meet at 7:30 am in the Santa Ana Park, we always park along 47th street. there you will see several designated parking spots where we usually wait for the group, either in a van or an suv.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Zona Arqueologica Uxmal
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Muna
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Abala
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
4
San Antonio Mulix
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers consistently praise the authentic Yucatecan cuisine and accommodating lunch options, alongside the stunning, tranquil cenotes known for their clear water and refreshing swims. The quieter Uxmal archaeological site impresses with rich cultural insights. Guides receive universal acclaim for their knowledgeable, engaging storytelling that deepens understanding of Mayan history and culture, significantly enhancing the overall educational and enjoyable experience.
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My husband and I took this tour and loved it! Hector was one our guide and Jaiman was our driver. They were both fantastic. We learned so much and always felt safe and well cared for.
Amazing tour with knowledgable friendly guide. I would have liked a bit longer for photo stops as it can be hard when we're hiding in the shade and listening (some guides are really good at signposting and giving time on where to take photos/ help you take these), there was some free time at the end but not enough to run back and take all the pictures.
The food was amazing, wow, best food I've had this trip (including the food tour I had in Merida). I would have liked the option to have another portion though as I was still a bit hungry after. The cenotes were great, a good example of open and semi-open, which we pretty much had to ourselves.
Amazing tour with a fantastic guide! Highly recommend, especially if you've done the bigger tours like Chichen Itza that is super-touristy. Eric, our guide, spoke great English and took us to two cenotes that were completely off the grid and opposite of what we had done previously. Really amazing experience!
The best excursion I’ve had in Mérida! Uxmal was stunning and the cenotes were very relaxing. Our guide Alice was awesome and helped make the experience memorable! She was very kind and had lots to share with us about the history of the sites we visited. Thank you!
Eric Fuentes was a good guide and good photographer!
The Uxmal site was great, the cenote also and the lunch was super tradicional yucateco food (3 tacos). The only thing that I would change is, instead of paying for the tickets to the guide in cash, we could get the option to pay at the local site using the visa payment and use the phisical money for other things.
Jimmy and Jorge were the best guides ever! The history of the Mayans and cenotes was incredible and educational! Thank you !!!!! We will be back!!!
Enjoyed the tour. Jorge was fantastic - kind, informative & generous. He did it all! Really appreciated his leadership of this tour & would recommend his tour to anyone. Lunch was tasty. Uxmal was great especially with Jorge’s explanations and descriptions. The ceynotes were remote & enjoyable, but think there could have been more interactive/interesting ceynotes instead - that said, they were still impressive. The tour in general was on the expensive side in my view, but Jorge ensured that it still felt like fair value considering he went above & beyond to make it enjoyable for all.
Our guide Alicia was a star. She was very enthusiastic about all of the places we visited and provided extensive history and details. She was funny and truly passionate about the Yucatan history and people. She shared a lot of information and her tour pace was perfect. We loved the Uxmal tour and the two cenotes we visited. The cenotes are beautiful and refreshing. The lunch was so local, authentic and tasty. It gave us a great feel for the kind and generous traits of the local residents. Alicia was generous with her time and she really wants to share her proud culture with you. We learned a lot. Jamie was a great driver and we felt safe and cared for. Highly recommend. Thank you.
We had a very special day with Jeorge. He is so knowledgeable and passionate about the archeological site and the culture and a real people person. The lunch was the best we had in Yucatan and the cenotes were magical. Thank you for an unforgettable day
Our guide, Alice, and driver, Mr. Jamie, were absolutely fantastic - we truly loved this tour. Learning about the epic Maya history and mythology evident at Uxmal from Alice was a treat; the lunch spot offered incredibly tasty tacos; and the cenotes captured the magic of Mayan lands - a perfect way to top off the adventure! Cannot recommend this enough!
Jorge was an INCREDIBLE guide! I learned so much about Uxmal, and it was the most informative tour I've had so far. He was friendly, helpful, and endlessly knowledgeable.
A fantastic tour. Jorge was an incredible guide with the greatest depth of knowledge. He looked after us really well and was able to give us the richest of tours whilst also being honest about common misconceptions about Mayan history. He deeply cares about the environment and that is at the heart of the message of the tour. We had a fantastic time with our two young children who really enjoyed the tour. We really loved the authentic local lunch and the two cenotes were fantastic especially the open one which really was beautiful. This is nature and history at its finest combined. Highly recommended
I thought the experience was excellent. Erik did an amazing job with the tour. I have been on many tours and this was one of the best I have ever been on. I also went on the celestun trip with his company and again it did not disappoint. My only regret is not scheduling more time to take more of their tours. The food places they selected were great, the ride was nice, and they are very friendly and knowledgeable about the region. If I'm in the region again I will not hesitate to book another tour with them. Would I recommend them to others.?.. absolutely and I already have told my friends and family. They are jealous of the adventures!
Our guide, Alicia, was very knowledgeable and engaging. Uxmal was fascinating and our experience was enhanced by the information she gave as we walked through. The ceynotes were beautiful! A perfect way to round out our day trip!
Sergio was absolutely amazing! Everything was prompt but did not feel rushed at all. Sergio provided so much knowledge and great energy. I would definitely do tours with him and Viator again!
Really enjoyed our trip! Jorge was such a great guide and made the day unforgettable. Would highly recommend.
Jorge was an excellent guide and extremely knowledgeable about Mayan history.
The second denote was amazing.
This was a really good tour, made excellent by our very knowledgeable tour guide Jorge. He had a great passion and shared lots of interesting information on not just the history of Uxmal but also of the local fauna and flora.
It was nice to share lunch with him and to pick his brains further, and he was happy to indulge our curiosities.
Then it was off to the Cenotes, which were both amazing in their own way. The first was not covered and had lots of fish in the crystal clear water. Jorge again was able to inform us of the local wildlife. The second one was more inside a cave, which was spectacular. It was very hot on this day, so I would recommend bringing lots of water (although there are opportunities to purchase more on the day). Also, the facilities at the cenotes were very basic and not as 'polished' as the facilities at other cenotes. However, this is to be expected when going to such rural areas anywhere and didn't detract at all from the experience.
Tour was great and really well organised. Jorge was very friendly, knowledge and has a great sense of humour - he made our day!
This experience is a must. Jorge, the tour guide, made Mayan history come alive and helped make this an unforgettable vacation. He also was so organized, efficient, communicative, and full of humour and knowledge. Wonderful day exploring, eating, and swimming.
This was a highlight of my trip to Mexico, Jorge, our driver and guide went over and above to ensure we had an unforgettable day in the Yucatan, treating us like family. Jorge is incredibly knowledgeable about history and wildlife (and in fact anything). He brought the ruins of Uxmal to life, teaching us how to read the symbols and carvings of each building, telling the story that led to the downfall of the Mayan empire. Jorge's storytelling was evidence-based which the whole group enjoyed, focussing on facts and avoiding unsubstantiated claims that we heard other guides repeating. For this reason the tour feels like you are being led around by a true expert (because you are!). Uxmal itself is much quieter than other well-known sites and offers lots of shaded areas under trees to allow some respite from the sun. This makes for a more intimate and relaxing experience. We were then taken for a traditional Mayan lunch which I was very pleased wasn't at a touristy themed venue, but a very real small family restaurant. The food was delicious and healthy and we really enjoyed the two traditional drinks offered with it, an ice hibiscus tea and a barley drink (a bit like horchata if you've tried that). Again Jorge told us the story of the relevance of the ingredients used and how far their use dated back. Next we visited two Cenotes to cool down. The first was I think our favourite out of the 4 we visited during our whole trip. The water was crystal clear, it wasn't too busy and the walls of the Cenote were teaming with wildlife. Life jackets were provided at both, don't hesitate to get in or you will regret it for the rest of your life!
Taking this trip is a no brainer, you could certainly get to Uxmal cheaper by yourself, but you would miss out on the story of the site and on meeting a truly inspirational character (Jorge). The transport was very comfortable and air conditioned and his driving made for a relaxing journey.
An early (7.30) start for a fantastic day with all morning at Uxmal. Light lunch (Mayan tacos) at family restaurant (clean toilets!). Bring swim gear for the ceynote (steep stairs). Back Mérida around 4.15
Great guide and driver Jorge really brings Mayan world to life at amazing Uxmal (as good as Palenque & Chichén Itzá but different landscape and style). Transport really comfortable w ten of us on 16 seater van.
We booked a tour titled "Uxmal, two Amazing Cenotes & Local Food Tour from Mérida" and our guide for that tour was Jorge. The trip was very enjoyable, informative, and well worth the price thanks, in large part, to our guide, Jorge. Jorge has obviously worked hard to become very knowledgeable about the facts and history of Uxmal and of the Mayan civilization and he clearly has a passion for sharing that knowledge in a way that is very relatable and enjoyable for the members of the tour. I especially appreciated that he made a deliberate effort to avoid questionable and unsupported folklore and focused, instead, on clear and well-documented information. The cenotes were beautiful and Jorge allowed enough time for everyone to enjoy them. The local food tour was a serving of three delicious items made and served in a local village taqueria with a clear explanation of the cultural significance of the food we were having. I would recommend this tour without reservation to anyone interested in the history and culture of the Maya in Yucatan.
Jorge was fantastic! Very knowledgeable and a great guide, we learnt a lot! He even took pictures for everyone and was a very personable guide. Both cenotes were nice and relatively quiet.
Visiting Uxmal was incredible. The site is stunning and far less crowded than other major ruins, which made it even more enjoyable to explore. The two cenotes were absolutely beautiful and a perfect way to cool off in the Yucatán heat. A special thanks to our driver and guide Jorge, who is also a researcher. His knowledge about the region, its history, and Maya culture made the experience far more meaningful. Lunch was also very nice, with delicious local food that added another authentic touch to the whole experience. All in all, great tour!
This was our first trip to Uxmal, which I found to be every bit as impressive and Chichen Itza, but without the crowds and aggressive vendors. We then went to two rural cenotes (there are bathrooms and changing rooms); both were beautiful and refreshing and also not too crowded. Sergio is a great guide! Would definitely recommend.
Jorge is very knowledgeable about the archaeology and biology and history of Uxmal! He is also very entertaining!
Jorge was very knowledgeable about the sights, including the history, the environmental changes that occurred during the time and the impacts on the communities. He was very pleasant, funny, very inclusive made everybody feel comfortable, and he engaged participants. We enjoyed ourselves and would book with him again and would recommend doing him to others.
Sergio was a great guide and safe driver, telling us stories when we had questions, letting us just look out the window when we didn’t. Our guide at Uxmal, Jesus, was informative and friendly. The best part was the open air cenote - we were basically the only 12 people there, and it was like a movie set, totally surreal and beautiful.
This entire tour from beginning to end was so well planned and executed! Uxmal was next level incredible, it literally took my breath away. I enjoyed learning about the history of the Mayas and the local culture from Rodrigo. He was super knowledgeable, eager to share and a very fun tour guide. I felt very taken care of, and loved the detail of free water too. The lunch was delicious (shout out the salbutes/panuches) and the cenotes were nothing short of magical. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a day trip from Merida!
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