Tours and Excursions

We will offer a series of excursions in Mérida and its surroundings. Some of these will be organized by LunaMaya DMC, based on traditional tours they have been offering before. Others are based on excursions organized by our colleagues, but the logistics again will be provided by LunaMaya DMC.

Other excursions will start from Mexico City and thus may be of interest to those who fly-in using the International Airport there. There are several one-day excursions and one very attractive four-day excursion.

Participants who would like to make a reservation for any of the excursions, please email the Excursion Organizer Luis Alva-Valdivia , as well as if you have any questions. It will be necessary to pay for the excursions in advance, but this will be announced once the minimum number of participants has been met.

Mérida and surroundings

Y1 Cenotes in Yucatan: Calcuch, Tanimax and Nomozon

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide, box lunch, drinking water and sodas.

Minimum/maximum 10/15 persons, August 23, 2013

Cost US$ 65.00

Y2  Cenotes in Yucatan: Chunkanan

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide, box lunch, drinking water and sodas.

Minimum/maximum 15/20 persons, August 24, 2013

Cost US$ 70.00

Y3  Caverns in Quintana Roo (Rio Secreto) (2 Days)

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide, box lunch, drinking water and sodas. Includes hotel, dinner and breakfast in Ek Balam.

Day 1: Travel from Mérida to Playa del Carmen, visit of Río Secreto, transfer to Ek Balam archeological zone.

Day 2: Visita of Ek Balam archeological zone and cenote, return to Mérida

Minimum/maximum of 10/20 persons, September 1-2, 2013

Cost US$ 300.00

Y5 Dzibilchaltun – Uxmal - Labna and Kabah

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide (archeologist Dr. Yuki Hueda), lunch (buffet), drinking water and sodas.

Minimum/maximum 20/30 persons, August 24, 2013

Cost US$ 60.00

Y6 Chichén Itzá

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide (arcueologist Dr. Yuki Hueda), lunch (buffet), drinking water and sodas.

Minimum/maximum of 10/20 persons, September 1, 2013

Cost US$ 60.00

Y7 Mundo Maya museum - Cantón palace- Animaya Zoo

Private transport with air conditioned vehicle, including driver, excursion guide, lunch (buffet), drinking water and sodas.

Minimum/maximum 10/20 persons, September 1, 2013

Cost US$ 30.00

Y8 Cenotes Scuba diving. Dive in a cenote, includes: transportation, lunch, scuba equipment (2 tanks, regulator, BCD, weight belt, if needed: mask and fins). A valid diver certification is mandatory (PADI, NAUI, SSI). Minimum/maximum 2/6 persons, August 23rd, 2013.

Cost: US$ 200.00

Mexico-City and surroundings

M1 Nopalillo obsidian mines and Teotihuacan

Las Navajas obsidian mines (Hidalgo state) and Teotihuacán archeological site (Estado de Mexico state) (1 day).

Includes transport, guide, entrance fees, lunch.

Cost: US$ 75.00

M2 Historic village Real del Monte and Huasca columnar basalts

Mineral El Chico historic mine, columnar basalts of Huasca (Hidalgo state) (1 day).

Includes transport, guide, entrance fees, lunch.

Cost: US$ 75.00

M3 Mexico-City and metropolitan area

University city with famous mural buildings; archeological zone of Cuicuilco with its round pyramid; Xitle volcano (~3300 masl) lava flows, exposed in the mines that now are occupied by the Pumas soccer club (UNAM).

Includes transport, guide, entrance fees, and lunch.

Cost: US$ 55.00

M4 Popocatepetl - Cholula - Cd.Serdan – Cantona – Cacaxtla (4 days)

Day 1: Mexico-City – Paso de Cortés (between Popocatepetl and Izztacihuatl) - Tonantzintla barock chapell - Cholula archeological site,

Day 2: Cholula - Tecali de Herrera (onyx workshops) - Tepexi de Rodriguez (Tlayúa paleontological site) - San Salvador el Seco (basalt handcrafts) - Aljojuca maar crater - antique hacienda San Francisco Tlascantla;

Day 3: Pico de Orizaba - Sierra Negra volcanoes, the Large Millimeter Telescope, Maar craters, Cantona archeological site, Tepeyahualco museum;

Day 4: Cofre de Perote volcano or Cacaxtla archeological site, return to Mexico-City.

Includes transport, guide, entrance fees, lunch.

Cost: US$ 250.00

Notes:

  • In all cases there is minimum of 10 participants.

  • Participants will have to pay for their diner.

  • At the time of the excursion you will receive a brochure in English.

  • Wherever it applies (e.g., archeological zones), you will receive explanations in English.

  • Depending of climate or other circumstances, changes can be proposed at the last moment.