Izamal and the Santa Bárbara cenotes
Izamal early, and the whole afternoon in four cenotes
This one puts together the two most requested. Izamal first thing, when you can still cross the atrium without the ground burning, and Santa Bárbara afterwards, with the full five hours the site allows. Inside you do not walk between cenotes: you go by bicycle or cart. And the four are nothing alike — one is a closed cavern, another opens just enough to let a shaft of light through, and the other two are out in the open among the trees. Entry and lunch are included.
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM · daily
Izamal and Homún, Yucatán
What is included
- Transport
- General culture guide
- Entrances
- Lunch
Not included
- Drinks
Itinerary
- Departure from the office — An hour on the road to Izamal.
- Izamal — The San Antonio de Padua convent, raised on a Maya platform, the Kinich Kakmó pyramid and the yellow streets.
- On to Homún — An hour and a quarter through small towns to the cenote grounds.
- Santa Bárbara cenotes — Five hours inside: Cascabel in a cavern, Chaksikín with its shaft of light, and Xooch and Pool Cocom in the open. You move between them by bike or cart, and lunch is served on site.
- Back to Mérida — An hour back.
Meeting point
Our office at Calle 61 #518-B, Centro Histórico. If your accommodation is on the way to the tour or near the centre, we can pick you up there — agreed over WhatsApp
Questions
How is it different from the cenotes-only tour?
This one adds Izamal in the morning. The cenotes-only tour goes straight to the site and spends the whole day there.
Is five hours at the cenotes too long?
That is how long the full visit takes: four cenotes, the bike ride, lunch and the breaks in between. It is not five hours in the water.
Is it good with children?
Yes. Izamal is flat and takes little time, and in the cenotes the life vest is required for everyone.