8 Cenote Trips in Merida to Build a Day Around

1.Choose your experience to live in Los 7 Cenotes San Gerónimo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 504 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $169Our pick

Bike in and swim a semi-open and cave cenote at Los 7 San Gerónimo, with Yucatecan lunch and bilingual guide from Mérida.

“This is a must!! The whole day was fantastic. The tour guides were knowledgeable and great fun. The lunch was one of our best meals in Mexico. And the Cenotes are absolutely breath taking! The 9 metre jump is actually 16 which was even better. I would 100 go again.”

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2.Chichen Itza, Private Cenote/Food Experience & the magic Izamal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 385 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $95

Early small-group Chichen Itza, private family cenote swim with lifevest, Yucatan lunch, then Izamal yellow town from Merida.

“Amazing wonders if the world guide was good explains in both Spanish and English Private cenotes experience is special. Izamal not worth long drive to get there”

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3.Chichen Itza, Cenote Swim & Izamal Magic Town with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 317 reviews · 11 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $84

Early Chichen Itza entry, Saamal cenote swim, Izamal sights, plus a Yucatecan buffet lunch from Merida with guide and pickup.

“As it was a 3 hr drive from Merida we chose to use a tour rather than the long drive. The bus was very comfortable and the driver excellent even though there was bad weather returning I felt safe. The site was very crowded but interesting. The buffet and ceynote after was not so nice. We only ate at 2:30 when thought it was noon. There was an additional charge for the cenote. We also stopped along the way to shop which was a waste. If not for the lovely bus I would have rather done it on my own.”

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4.Uxmal and amazing cenotes guided tour with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 175 reviews · 8 hours · from $93

Early Uxmal plus two cenotes, including a cave swim, with round-trip transport and a local lonchería lunch from Mérida.

“Our guide Jorge was fantastic. He was enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about the Mayan culture. Uxmal is a must see archeological site. We went first thing in the morning which was key because the site really started to fill up around 11am.”

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5.Uxmal, Cenote and Kabah Archaeological Site Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 139 reviews · 7 hours · from $83

Guided day trip from Merida to UNESCO Uxmal, Kabah, and Cenote Sámbula, with air-conditioned transport, bilingual guides, and great value.

“We really had a fantastic day! Miguel is an amazing guide, he knows everything about the Mayas and has a great sense of humour, his enthusiasm is contagious;) We’ve learned so much, had a great lunch and the Cenote was the perfect way to end this fantastic day. Thank you so much for this once in a lifetime experience, I recommend 100% ☀️🇲🇽”

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6.Chichen Itza, Izamal & Cenote with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · from $84

Early access Chichén Itzá, a swim at Xcajum cenote, Izamal’s yellow streets, and a Yucatecan buffet lunch from Mérida.

“Julian was an excellent guide, very kind and knowledgeable”

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7.Chichen Itza Cenote, Food Experience & Izamal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 10 hours · from $110

Early-entry Chichén Itzá with a licensed guide, swim in a private cenote, taste Yucatán home-style food, then visit yellow Izamal.

“Delio was very attentive and knowledgeable. Also very funny. His storytelling made the trip to Chichen Itza come to life. There was plenty of water in the van to help us cope with the heat.”

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8.Hacienda Sotuta de Peon w/ Cenote & Henequen Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 62 reviews · 3 - 4.5 hours · from $58Best value

Restored Sotuta de Peón hacienda tour near Mérida, mule Trucks to cenote Dzul Ha, henequen lessons, and lunch at KIH.

“Our guides Evan was fantastic. Very passionate about the subject. The cenote was lovely too.”

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