There are many things to do in Yucatan.
In Yucatan:
- Visit Chitzen Itza and become fascinated with ancient Maya culture.
- Make a day tour to Celestun and make a boat tour there to see many
animals, flamingo's and mangrove. Then have a nice suntan on the
paradise beach or drink a sol at one of the bars at the beach...
- Make the 3 cenote tour in Cuzama. The
transport by horse wagon brings you to the old times..
- Visit an old hacienda like Ochil, Sotuta de
Peon or Yaxcopoil. and see how hennequin was produced. Ochil has a nice
restaurant and swimmingpool. Sotuta has a nice restaurant and organize
hacienda tours.
- Do as the inhabitants of Merida and go to have
a swim at the beach in Progresso.
- visit Dzibilchaltun to see the temple of the
seven dolls, the cenote and the museum and combine this with a visit of
the Tecoh caves
- Go out sea fishing in one of the harbours
close to Progresso. You can also rent a boat there or
windsurfboard..
- go to Izamal to see it's big Monastery
- make a tour in the San Crisanto mangroves and
see many birds and have a swim in a cenote
- A great day trip from Merida – only 43 miles
away - a visit to the Oxkintok Ruins and nearby Calcehtok Caves makes a
wonderful adventure!
- For the ones who love adventure: go on a
kayaktour to X-cambo, go diving in Cenotes, make a rappel.
- Make a buggy tour on the beach to a hacienda
where you change vehicle for a quad or cart. Then visit the hacienda
museum.
- Do the convent route. The Convent Route is a
day trip that will take you somewhat off the beaten path and into the
heart of the Yucatan. Meandering through the country side of the
west-central part of the state, you will visit Mayan villages and ruins,
colonial churches, cathedrals and convents, courtyards and cenotes, all
dating back centuries...
- Visit Izamal with it's big franciscan monastery..
Visit Merida:
- visit the zocallo (central marketplace) with
the church and the house of Francisco de Montejo build out of the stones
of the old Maya city.
- also at the zocallo see the palaccio the
Gobierno which has paintings about the history of Merida and Yucatan.
- Merida has many nice restaurants and bars. Ask
us which one we can recommend...
- Friday, saturday and sunday the downtown area
of Merida is closed and there is live music. The atmosphere is very
relaxed and people are dancing in the street. This event is called Corazon
de Merida and it happens from 09:00 pm to 02:00 am. At sunday it's only in the
morning.
- Every thursday evening there is an open-air
concert in downtown Merida featuring Yucatecan dress, dance, music and
folklore at the Santa Lucia Park on Calle 60 and 55 at 9:00 pm.
- Also visit Museo MACAY for Bici Ruta. Every
Sunday from 8 AM to 12:30 . It's a tour on bycicle and the route is
closed for traffic.
- go shopping in one of the many modern malls
Merida has, i.e. Liverpool, Alta Brisa, Gran Plaza etc etc...
- go bowling in planet bowl
- play tennis, table tennis, golf, basketball,
ice skating etc ... in the many sportfacilities Merida has...
- there are some casino's, one of the biggest is
"Golden Island".
- visit at saturaday night Fiesta Mexicana from
8:00 pm to midnight.
- visit the Merida City Museum, the Anthropology
and History Museum, the MACAY museum etc...
- Go shopping at the markets, Pasaje Picheta or the best in the city, Casa de las Artesanias on Calle 63, with handcrafts from Yucatan made by Yucatecans with the best prices in the city
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