Tour to Uxmal Kabah and Chocolate Museum from Mérida
Description
Discover the archaeological areas of Uxmal and Kabah with a full tour accompanied by a certified guide. Walk through structures that highlight the Puuc style of the area and keep mysteries and legends. Marvel at the Puuc style. Admission to the archaeological areas is not included. Visit the Chocolate Museum (Choco Story). Learn about the ancient history of cocoa, from its origins, distribution and uses around the world, to ancient Mayan methods of preparation. Walk through the museum and visit the botanical gardens with cocoa trees. Complement your visit with a tour of the animal shelter, where you can admire endemic wildlife rescued. Admission to the museum is already included. This tour lasts 10 hours (8am to 6pm). This tour takes place in both languages in the same van (Spanish and English).
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Itinerary
This is the first meeting point where we pick up travelers for this tour. Departure from here is punctual at 08:00 am (with a maximum tolerance time of 10 minutes). Later we go to the next meeting point which is the Santa Ana park and we finish at the third meeting point which is the Fiesta Americana hotel. Before leaving Mérida we stop at a store to buy water and snacks for the road. Once we have everyone on board and after making the stop at the store, we begin our journey to the first point of this incredible tour. The time to get to the archaeological zone of Uxmal is 1 hour and a half on the road.
Surprise yourself with the first stop in the archaeological area of Uxmal through a guided tour that will help us to know the secrets of this wonderful place, we will walk through structures that highlight the Puuc style of the area, as well as contain mysteries and legends. The visit is 2 hours with the guide in the archaeological area.
Later we visited the archaeological area of Kabah in the company of the guide, known as the second largest religious center of the Puuc style. Declared a State Park since 1993. The oldest reference to this settlement is that in the Chilam Balam of Chumayel. The visit here is 1 hour with the guide.
Enjoy a delicious typical meal. Here, the 1-hour stay in the restaurant to eat, you are provided with a three-course meal to choose from (starter, main course and dessert).
The last stop is the interactive chocolate museum, better known as Choco Story, where the history of the ancient cocoa is recovered: from its origin, distribution and uses around the world, to showing its ancient Mayan preparation methods, all of this through various cabins. Mayans distributed in the reserve. In addition to the tour of the museum, you can visit the botanical gardens with cocoa trees and complement it with a tour of the animal shelter, where you can admire endemic fauna that has been rescued. At the same time, you can visit the meliponary and a play area for the little ones.
We finish this tour at the same meeting point where we picked you up in the morning, starting with the last one which is the Fiesta Americana hotel and ending at the Viajes Colibrí office. The travel time back to Mérida is 1 hour from the museum.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Arrive on time at the selected meeting point (Maximum 10 minute wait)
- Dress in comfortable clothes for walking (fresh clothes, light colors and comfortable shoes)
- Bring official identification if you are Mexican
- In the van there is a cooler with ice to store the drinks you bring.
- Have a good breakfast before leaving for the tour
- Entrance fees to the pyramids can only be paid with Cash because there is not much signal in the area.
- Not recommended for travelers with walking problems or who use a cane
Reviews(137)
Nothing bad, the transfer went well and the tour was great.
¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del traslado y del tour. ¡Esperamos verte nuevamente muy pronto!
The guide Raul was very good, he knows a lot, he explains well, an excellent guide.
¡Muchas gracias por tu comentario! Nos alegra saber que Raúl hizo de tu experiencia algo especial con sus conocimientos y explicaciones. ¡Esperamos verte nuevamente muy pronto!
A great experience with an excellent guide (Raúl) who took us to the best locations and took incredible photos of us. Highly recommended to learn about Maya culture.
¡Muchísimas gracias por su recomendación! 😊 Nos alegra saber que disfrutaron la experiencia junto a Raúl y que pudieron conocer más sobre la cultura maya ✨
I enjoyed this tour. Uxmal and Kabah are lovely sites to visit. My group was just the right size and they asked some great questions. Our tour guide Raul was filled with knowledge to share. The only downside of this trip was the temperature. It was around 42°c at one point. The lunch offered was okay. I didn’t like how cheap they were with the chips, but it was what it was.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! 😊 We’re very happy to hear you enjoyed Uxmal, Kabah, and Raul’s guidance throughout the tour. We truly appreciate your feedback about the lunch and will keep it in mind to continue improving. We hope to welcome you again on another adventure soon! ✨
It is a great experience; they are very professional. The guide, Mau, explained everything in detail and assisted us with a setback upon arrival. From the tour reservation, they are very kind and explain everything to you.
¡Muchísimas gracias por sus palabras! 😊 Nos alegra saber que tuvieron una gran experiencia y que Mau y nuestro equipo pudieron apoyarlos en todo momento ✨ Gracias por confiar en nosotros.
Excellent walk, Uxmal and Kabha full of culture, interesting and exquisite chocolate museum, Raul our guide a great guy
¡Muchas gracias por su comentario! 😊 Nos alegra saber que disfrutó de Uxmal, Kabah y el museo del chocolate. También le haremos llegar sus felicitaciones a Raúl. ¡Esperamos verle nuevamente pronto! 🌴✨
Everything is excellent, very good service just a little colder in the baganette as it was very hot
¡Muchas gracias por su comentario y sugerencia! 😊 Nos alegra saber que disfrutó del servicio. Tomaremos en cuenta lo del aire acondicionado para brindar una experiencia aún más cómoda en los días de mucho calor. 🌴☀️
I toured Uxmal and the Chocolate Museum. I was picked up on time at Santa Ana Park, it was a small group with a highly trained guide. In the end it included a Yucatecan lunch. I recommend it 100%.
¡Muchas gracias por su recomendación! 😊 Nos alegra saber que disfrutó del tour a Uxmal y el Museo del Chocolate, así como de la puntualidad, la atención del guía y el almuerzo yucateco. ¡Esperamos verle nuevamente pronto! 🌴✨
A really lovely way to spend the day. Uxmal and Kabah are equal to Chichen Itza in beauty, but much less crowded. And the Chocolate Museum is fascinating, includes some free samples, and also has a number of rescued wild animals to admire.
Thank you for your lovely review! 😊 We’re glad you enjoyed Uxmal, Kabah, and the Chocolate Museum. Hope to see you again soon! 🌴✨
Really recommendable tour; our guide Saul did a really good job with sufficient information and flexibility in the tour
Thank you for your preference. We’re glad you enjoyed the tour and Saúl’s guidance. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again!
