#city #visited ## History ## Things to do > [!tip] See a map of everything mentioned here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/5ZZVBADjjprcjQqXA > [!info] Be sure to check out our rubric for [[Star ratings]]. ### In Mérida #### Restaurants * In Centro: * [[Kuuk]] `VIEW[{Kuuk#rating}]` (right next to the Monumento a la Patria) * [[Huniik]] `VIEW[{Huniik#rating}]` (Santa Ana) * [[Apoala]] `VIEW[{Apoala#rating}]` (Santa Lucia) * [[Micaela Mar & Leña]] `VIEW[{Micaela Mar & Leña#rating}]` (on the Calle 47 Gastronomic Corridor) * In the north: * [[Néctar]] `VIEW[{Néctar#rating}]` (San Antonio Cucul) #### Parks * [[La Plancha]] `VIEW[{La Plancha#rating}]` * [[Animaya]] `VIEW[{Animaya#rating}]` * [[Parque Zoológico del Centenario]] `VIEW[{Parque Zoológico del Centenario#rating}]` * [[Acuaparque]] `VIEW[{Acuaparque#rating}]` #### Hotels * [[Hyatt Regency Merida]] `VIEW[{Hyatt Regency Merida#rating}]` * [[Courtyard Merida Downtown]] `VIEW[{Courtyard Merida Downtown#rating}]` * [[Villa Mercedes Merida (Hilton)]] `VIEW[{Villa Mercedes Merida (Hilton)#rating}]` ### Things to do around Mérida #### North ##### Beaches / beach towns * [[Progreso]] ##### Archaeological sites * [[Dzibilchaltún]] (temporarily closed) #### Northwest ##### Beaches / beach towns * [[Sisal]] #### West ##### Beaches / beach towns * [[Celestún]] `VIEW[{Celestún#rating}]` (1.5 hours away) – take a flamingo tour or go to the beach ##### Restaurants * [[La Ramada de la Tía Candi]] `VIEW[{La Ramada de la Tía Candi#rating}]`– go here after a flamingo tour #### South ##### Hotels * [[Chablé Yucatán]] (45min-1 hour away) ##### Restaurants * [[Ixi'im]] `VIEW[{Ixi'im#rating}]` – restaurant at [[Chablé Yucatán]] ##### Archaeological sites * [[Uxmal]] `VIEW[{Uxmal#rating}]` (1.5 hours away) ##### Cenotes * [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]] `VIEW[{Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché#rating}]` (1 hour away) * [[Cenote Yaal Utzil]] `VIEW[{Cenote Yaal Utzil#rating}]` (1 hour away) ##### Haciendas * [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]] `VIEW[{Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché#rating}]` (1 hour away) #### Southeast ##### Archaeological sites * [[Mayapán]] `VIEW[{Mayapán#rating}]` (1 hour away) – *indefinitely closed* ##### Cenotes * [[Cenotes Santa Bárbara]] `VIEW[{Cenotes Santa Bárbara#rating}]` (1.5 hours away) #### East ##### Cities * [[Izamal]] `VIEW[{Izamal#rating}]` * Restaurant: [[Kinich Izamal]] `VIEW[{Kinich Izamal#rating}]` * Religious site: [[San Antonio de Padua Convent]] `VIEW[{San Antonio de Padua Convent#rating}]` * Pyramid: [[Kinich Kakmó (Izamal)]] `VIEW[{Kinich Kakmó (Izamal)#rating}]` ## Sample day trips ### [[Uxmal]] ➡ [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]] ➡ [[Ixi'im]] Amazing archaeological site, hacienda tour, cenote, and fine dining all in the same day. | Time | Activity | | | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- | | 8am | Leave Mérida; drive towards [[Uxmal]] | | | 9:30am | Arrive at [[Uxmal]] | | | 11:30am | Finish tour of [[Uxmal]]; drive towards [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]] | | | 12:15am | Arrive at [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]]; each lunch at poolside restaurant | | | 1:30pm | Start English-speaking tour of [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]] | | | 4:00pm | Finish tour of [[Cenotes Hacienda Mucuyché]]; start driving to [[Ixi'im]] | | | 5:00pm | Arrive at [[Ixi'im]] for early dinner | | | 8:00pm | Finish at [[Ixi'im]]; start driving back to Mérida | | | 9:00pm | Arrive back at Mérida | |