Valladolid

The market

We'll start the tour showing the local market where you can buy 'tamales' or fresh fruit to take with you on the trip.

Dzitnup

At 6km – 3.5 miles from Valladolid

Entrance: 54 pesos/cenote

Cenotes

Here we'll see two of the most beautiful cenotes in the Yucatán Península: X'Kekén and Samulá.

Chichimilá

At 4km – 2.5 miles from Valladolid

Convent

On the way to Xocén we'll visit this ex convent (16th century) in the little village of Chichimilá, where the Mayan Caste War began in 1847.

Xocén

At 7km – 4 miles from Valladolid

Village

The highlight of the trip is the integration with the Mayan people of the village of Xocén, known as the middle of the world. We'll visit the church, local theatre, cenote and the holy church of the three croces.

The Mayan Family

At about noon, we go back to basics. We'll show you how Mayas used to live like they did hundreds years ago and still keep alive their original identity. We'll see how tortillas are made by hand, by yourself and we'll taste them.

X'La'Kaj

At 5km – 3 miles from Xocén

Entrance: 10 pesos

Biopark

At the end, we'll visit this remote open cenote with its viewpoint and small zoo. There you can make a rewarding dip in the fresh water, before heading back to Valladolid.

Time	Activity
08:15am - 08:30am	Welcome. Preparing equipment. Security instructions.
08:30am - 09:15am	Visit to the market
09:15pm - 10:00pm	To Dzitnup
10:00am - 11:15am	Visit of the cenotes Samulá and X-kekén
11:15am – 11:45am	To Chichimilá
11:45am - 12:00am	Visit of the exconvent
12:00pm – 12:45pm	To Xocén
12:45pm - 01:15pm	Visit of the 1st Mayan family (donation)
01:15pm - 01:45pm	Visit of the churches, cenote and the Maya theater
01:45pm – 03:15pm	Visit of the 2nd family (tortillas)
03:15pm - 03:45pm	Trip to X'La'Kaj
03:45pm – 04:30pm	Visit of the cenote, mirador and animals.
04:30pm - 05:15pm	Back to Valladolid

Price: 390 pesos or 35 USD per person.

Includes: Trilingual guideservice, bike rent with helmet, donation first mayan family, mayan tortilla snack made by hand.

Not included: Entrances to the 3 cenotes (118 pesos).

Tips for our service providers are optional.

Minimum: 2 people.

We recommend you to make a reservation by sending us an e-mail. The first one who books a tour on a certain day, that day will be the tour for all customers.

Payment (only cash: pesos, usd or euro. 4 banks in Valladolid) is here in Valladolid, the day(s) before the trip.

We don't get commissions in the places we visit!! We don't bother you with stopping at shops to let you buy souvenirs. So you will pay a correct price.

Age recommended: 8+ years

We recommend you to bring: