Merida Trip Overview
If you are looking for a true experience and connect with the local culture, this is the tour you are looking for! 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 Mayan ancestors.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Merida, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
If you are looking for a true experience and connect with the local culture, this is the tour you are looking for! 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 Mayan ancestors.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Yaxunah Comunidad Indígena y Artesanal, 97924 Yaxuna, Yucatan, Mexico
You will have a great experience doing different activities !:
We will visit a Mayan community where you can take a bicycle and visit the different points of the tour. You will carry out different activities such as:
Learn about the corn production process by visiting a sustainable milpa in the company of Don Francisco. Know the 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 that was served as part of an offering to the 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.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Cenote Lol-Ha, Yaxuna Mexico
You will cool off in the open cenote with crystal clear waters: Lol-Ha.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Zona Arqueologica Yaxuna, Carr. A Chanson S/n, Yaxuna 97924 Mexico
To close with a flourish, you will visit the archaeological site of Yaxunah, a Mayan city that began its development around 400 BC.
Duration: 30 minutes
