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Mérida & the Haciendas
A relaxed journey combining Mérida's architecture, food and culture with the Maya sites of the Puuc region and a stay at a restored hacienda.
- Duration
- 7 nights
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Direction
- Mérida to Puuc region to hacienda
- Curated from
- $3,900 per couple
Begin in Mérida, where the grandest addresses reveal themselves slowly: behind carved doors, across tiled courtyards and beneath flamboyant trees. Continue into the Puuc country for Uxmal at opening, then finish with two quiet nights at a restored hacienda.
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The route
A change of atmosphere, chapter by chapter.
- 01Mérida4 nights
- 02Uxmal and the Puuc region1 night
- 03Historic hacienda2 nights
Suggested airports: arrive MID · depart MID
Along the way
Courtyards give way to open road, carved stone and the graphic geometry of henequen. The landscape becomes quieter as the route moves south from Merida.
Suggested itinerary
A full route with room left in the day.
This is the starting sequence. Choices are settled around the season, hotel locations and your appetite for guided time.
- Day01
Arrival in Mérida
Sleep: MéridaPrivate arrival transfer from Mérida airport. Keep the first evening unstructured after a long flight, with dinner at leisure.
Included- Private airport transfer
Optional- Arrival dinner reservation
- Day02
Historic Mérida
Sleep: MéridaA late-morning private architectural walk through courtyards, churches, markets and the streets around Paseo de Montejo. The afternoon remains free, with an optional evening performance or cantina walk.
Included- Private half-day architecture and history walk
Optional- Evening cultural performance
- Private cantina and antojitos experience
- Day03
Flavours of Yucatán
Sleep: MéridaVisit a market before a private or small-format cooking experience focused on recados, citrus, maize and local produce. Keep the afternoon free and reserve dinner according to taste.
Included- Market and culinary experience
Optional- Cooking class
- MICHELIN-selected dinner reservation
- Day04
Cenote, Izamal or Celestún
Sleep: MéridaChoose one well-paced day: a selected cenote and rural lunch, an artisan-led visit to Izamal, or a private nature excursion toward Celestún.
Included- Private vehicle and driver
Choose one- Selected cenote and rural lunch
- Izamal and artisan experience
- Celestún nature excursion
- Day05
Into the Puuc country
Sleep: Uxmal or Puuc regionTravel south with an optional stop at Hacienda Yaxcopoil or a village workshop. Check in near Uxmal and avoid squeezing a rushed full site visit into the afternoon.
Included- Private intercity transfer
Optional- Hacienda Yaxcopoil stop
- Village workshop
- Day06
Uxmal at opening
Sleep: Historic haciendaEnter Uxmal at opening with a specialist guide, then continue to the hacienda for lunch, check-in and an unstructured afternoon.
Included- Private Uxmal guiding
- Admissions
- Transfer to hacienda
- Day07
The hacienda day
Sleep: Historic haciendaA deliberately slow final day. Choose one activity—cenote access, cooking, gardens and henequen history, cycling, massage or a village-led craft experience.
Included- Day at leisure
Optional- Private cenote
- Spa treatment
- Cooking experience
- Private dinner
- Day08
Departure
Private transfer to Mérida airport, Mérida city or the next part of a longer journey.
Included- Private transfer to Mérida airport or city
Where the story pauses
Representative stays
Pair a small Mérida townhouse with a practical night near Uxmal and a final hacienda stay. Casa Lecanda favours intimacy, The Lodge at Uxmal favours early site access, and Hacienda Temozon or Chablé Yucatán turns the final chapter into a destination of its own.
These are examples, not guaranteed inclusions. Every property, room and policy is checked against live availability before quotation.Casa Lecanda
Mérida
The Lodge at Uxmal
Uxmal
Hacienda Temozon
Puuc region
Chablé Yucatán
Chocholá
The useful detail
What the starting price assumes
Included
- Seven nights' accommodation
- Breakfast where included in selected hotel rate
- Private airport transfers
- Private intercity transfers
- Private Mérida experience
- Private Uxmal guide
- Specified admissions
- 24-hour local assistance
Not included
- International and domestic flights
- Most lunches and dinners
- Gratuities
- Spa treatments
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenditure
Before you decide
Practical notes
- Archaeological-site hours, accessible areas and admission procedures can change and are reconfirmed before travel.
- Cenote access may involve steps, ladders, uneven surfaces and mandatory life-jacket or shower rules.
- Historic hotels may not have lifts and may be unsuitable for travellers with limited mobility.
- All prices remain subject to live hotel and supplier availability until deposit and confirmation.
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