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Merida Street Food Walking Tour
4.9 (409)

Merida Street Food Walking Tour

Discover the real flavors of Mérida on this guided street food adventure! This tour takes 3 hour (around) to visit the market and walk through...

3 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
4.9 (409)
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$77
Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine
4.9 (492)

Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine

A unique and completely incomparable experience with a knowledgeable guide that accompanies you in this three-hour tour around Merida, typically away from common tourist hot-spots....

3 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (492)
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$77
Mérida Food Tour: Markets and Street Flavors
5.0 (47)

Mérida Food Tour: Markets and Street Flavors

Step into the heart of Mérida through its scents, tastes, and traditions. We’ll walk through lively markets, colorful alleys, and places where history is still...

4 hours 30 minutes • Free Cancellation
5.0 (47)
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$95
3 Hour Tour in The Sotuta de Peón Live Museum
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4.6 (68)

3 Hour Tour in The Sotuta de Peón Live Museum

Explore the history of Hacienda Sotuta de Peón, discover the beauty of the agave fields, learn about the henequen industry, enjoy a swim in cenote...

3 hours
4.6 (68)
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$60
3 Hours Private Tour in Merida
4.8 (20)

3 Hours Private Tour in Merida

Do you feel like doing something in particular during your stay in Merida? or simply if you would like to have a guide only for...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (20)
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$17
Bar hopping tour in Merida
5.0 (26)

Bar hopping tour in Merida

This tour is a deep dive into one of Yucatán’s most authentic social traditions: the cantina. This is not a typical bar crawl, it’s a...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (26)
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$80
Twilight Tastes Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
5.0 (21)

Twilight Tastes Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

This tour isn’t for fine-dining fans, and that’s exactly the point. Instead of polished restaurants, you’ll eat where Yucatecan flavour truly lives, in street vendors,...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (21)
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$59
Mérida Cantinas Tour: Bites, Booze and Vibes
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Mérida Cantinas Tour: Bites, Booze and Vibes

Think a cold beer can't tell a story? Think again. On this walking tour, we dive into Mérida’s cantina culture—where drinks refresh, bites surprise, and...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (35)
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$95
Tomorrow in Uxmal From Merida
4.9 (57)

Tomorrow in Uxmal From Merida

An experience that will take you to the amazing archaeological area of Uxmal, a real gem of the Puuc Route. This tour is designed for...

6 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (57)
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$83
Guided tour to Chichén Itzá from Mérida
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Guided tour to Chichén Itzá from Mérida

Discover one of the 7 Wonders of the World with our exclusive tour, designed to make the most of the morning. It is perfect if...

6 hours • Free Cancellation
4.9 (40)
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$83
Private Street Food Tour + Historic Tour Merida - Best Rated
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Private Street Food Tour + Historic Tour Merida - Best Rated

Join us for a unique and personalized adventure through the vibrant city of Mérida, where colonial history meets delicious street food and warm hospitality. Our...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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Merida's Ultimate Experience Shopping TOUR
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Merida's Ultimate Experience Shopping TOUR

Exclusive Guest Experience: As part of these tours, our guests will enjoy door to door air conditioned transportation, discounts, in store education or demonstrations, sampling...

5 hours • Free Cancellation
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$125
Progreso Mayan Ruins Adventure & All-Inclusive Beach Club Access
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Progreso Mayan Ruins Adventure & All-Inclusive Beach Club Access

Progreso Uncovered: History, Pink Waters & Coastal Luxury Embark on an exclusive private journey through the hidden gems of the Yucatán Peninsula. Xcambó Ruins: Step...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.1 (15)
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$289
Private authentic Merida City Tour Market Local Food & Traditions
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Private authentic Merida City Tour Market Local Food & Traditions

Discover Mérida on a private tour unveiling the refined essence of the White City. From the Santiago neighborhood and its traditional market to the San...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.7 (15)
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$115
Yucatán Flavours Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
5.0 (8)

Yucatán Flavours Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

This small-group food tour is limited to just 8 guests, allowing for a more personal, immersive experience of Mérida’s food culture. Rather than simply tasting...

4 hours • Free Cancellation
5.0 (8)
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$59
Merida City tour and Visit to Traditional Cantinas
5.0 (1)

Merida City tour and Visit to Traditional Cantinas

You will enjoy unique stories of the most emblematic buildings of the first square of the city of Mérida, from the hand of one of...

4 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (1)
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$152
The Best of Izamal Private Walking Tour
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The Best of Izamal Private Walking Tour

A private walking tour through Izamal lets you experience the city's unique blend of Maya heritage and colonial charm with a licensed guide. Starting at...

3 hours • Free Cancellation
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$154
Uncharted Mayan Ruins
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Uncharted Mayan Ruins

Experience once in a lifetime, embark on a unique adventure, full of cultural richness, to uncharted Mayan places. Get carried away on life-filled trails through...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (3)
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$116
Private Tour Guide in Merida, 100% customisable
3.7 (3)

Private Tour Guide in Merida, 100% customisable

Explore Mérida on your own terms with our personalized private guided tour. Book your expert guide and create a customized itinerary tailored to your interests,...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
3.7 (3)
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$15
Picnic at Sisal Bocana

Picnic at Sisal Bocana

In the port of Sisal there are several options to enjoy fascinating experiences that allow you to appreciate the greatness of nature. One of them...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered
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$145

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Rosenda - a brilliant guide
New York City
Tomorrow in Uxmal From Merida
MarkS, Sep 2026
Rosenda - a brilliant guide
Rosenda was a brilliant guide, he explained the background to the symbols and architectural structures in English very clearly
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Good, short tour to Uxmal.
New York City
Tomorrow in Uxmal From Merida
JonathanL5012, Sep 2026
Good, short tour to Uxmal.
The guide was very knowledgeable. As a Mayan-Mexican, he gave a unique perspective. It was also nice to have a focused half-day tour.
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Book at the beginning of your stay so you can return to your faves
New York City
Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine
JohnLovesJava, Sep 2026
Book at the beginning of your stay so you can return to your faves
Highly recommend. Our guide Marcos brought ponchos for us because they forecasted rain, and luckily we didn't need them. Marcos was full of positivity, energy, and enthusiasm. We learned history while also eating authentic food that the locals eat. We went back to some of the places afterwards. Ridiculously inexpensive for this Gringo Gordo (me). I recommend doing it early in your stay so that you can return and enjoy the ones you liked the most once more. Wonderful.
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Clarity of Yucatecan cuisine
New York City
Merida Walking Food Tour. Authentic & Local Cuisine
neilv69, Sep 2026
Clarity of Yucatecan cuisine
We had a wonderful time on this tour! My dad and I visited Mérida together unsure of all the different types of food in Yucatán, but this tour helped us find so much clarity and understand the preparations of food. We tried salbutes, panuchos, lomitos, agua fresca and much more. Everything was included in the tour fee and we didn’t need to pay anything at any of the eight locations.The tour last 3 hours with our guide. We were told the group accommodates up to 10 people, but having the two of us and the guide during the low season of tourists worked great for us to have a more intimate experience and ask lots of questions. This tour is a must-do while in Mérida!
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Merida
New York City
3 Hours Private Tour in Merida
Eoma_R, Sep 2026
Merida
Our guide was very knowledgeable. We did the tour on our first full day and this is a nice way to experience the city. We had a great tour!
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Wonderful
New York City
3 Hour Tour in The Sotuta de Peón Live Museum
dror2026, Sep 2026
Wonderful
A really cool tour that takes you through the history of the Hacienda, the forms and production processes of henequen, the green gold, the crop fields and, as if that weren't enough, it crowns the experience with a visit to the interior of a cenote where you can swim and cool off
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Wonderful Hacienda experience
New York City
3 Hour Tour in The Sotuta de Peón Live Museum
victoriasK1627SR, Aug 2026
Wonderful Hacienda experience
We had a wonderful time at the Hacienda. It is in an extremely beautiful area with delicious food and comfortable accommodation. We were truly spoilt during our stay. It is a good location for visiting the Uxmal ruins and Merida. The pool was lovely and spacious. We had an interesting tour about the history of the Hacienda ending with a horse drawn carriage ride and lovely dip in a cenote. The staff were extremely helpful, I left my I Pad in my room and they arranged for it to be sent by DHL to our next accommodation, a special shout out to the manager Ivan who sorted out all the logistics.
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Local taste of Merida
New York City
Twilight Tastes Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
coler555, Aug 2026
Local taste of Merida
Great time. Adrian was very knowledgable and helpful. Tour took about 3 and a half hours and was well worth the price. Lots of places and foods we would have never known to look for.
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Fantastic Private Tour with Alex
New York City
Guided tour to Chichén Itzá from Mérida
BackPacker721341, Aug 2026
Fantastic Private Tour with Alex
Our private tour to Chichén Itzá with Alex was amazing! He was friendly, informative, and made the history come alive. The early start let us enjoy the site before the crowds, and everything was perfectly organized. Highly recommended!
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Chef's Tour Is A Great Experience
New York City
Twilight Tastes Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
rs1823, Aug 2026
Chef's Tour Is A Great Experience
This was our second Chef's Tour, our first in Merida, and it was just as good as the first. We received reminders and good communication leading up to the event, so the meeting spot was easy to find. Our guide Adrian was fantastic - knowledgeable, warm, and proud of the food he was sharing with us. Also incredibly thoughtful, we were not prepared for the downpour and he got us ponchos.The amount of food was almost overwhelming, in the best way. Every stop introduced us to something new, unique, and delicious that we never would have found or tried on our own. The highlight was the turkey relleno negro.Highly recommend this tour, and Adrian specifically, to anyone visiting Merida who wants to eat well, see the city through a local's eyes, and learn something along the way.
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A wonderful experience from start to finish!
New York City
Bar hopping tour in Merida
micheladilettag, Aug 2026
A wonderful experience from start to finish!
had an amazing food and bar hopping tour in Mérida! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the local culture and cuisine. Every stop was carefully chosen, and we got to taste delicious regional specialties and excellent cocktails. The guide made the experience fun, informative, and unforgettable. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Mérida!
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Cantina culture
New York City
Mérida Cantinas Tour: Bites, Booze and Vibes
michaelpU6471BK, Aug 2026
Cantina culture
The cantina tour of bites and booze was above my expectations! I loved the authentic experience of going to local cantinas and trying all sorts of different bontanas. There are varying experiences in each different cantina and you get a variety of vibes. The tour itself is around four hours and includes PLENTY of food to share with your fellow tour members. All your drinks and snacks are included but you are welcome to buy more beverages if you feel the need. You just have to pay for them separately. The guide(s) will be happy to facilitate getting you anything you may like. Overall: 10/10! Best for a small group (3-5), but you don't know how many people will be in your tour.
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Very nice experience
New York City
Merida Street Food Walking Tour
inged186, Jul 2026
Very nice experience
This morning we did a street food tour with Luz, a local guide, through Mérida's market. It was busy, since the schools are on holiday, and between stalls selling clothes, bags, and mopeds, we tasted our way through Mexican cuisine.We also tried unusual (for us) fruits like pitahaya, sapote, and the large Yucatecan avocado (delicious with just sour orange and salt), spicy herb pastes for seasoning meat, and colorful candy made from fruit and meringue.After the market we had ceviche with tacos at a hidden fish restaurant, finishing with ice cream in the most surprising flavors.A really lovely morning full of color, scent, and friendly people. We like it a lot!Luz was very friendly and kind!
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A feast of flavors
New York City
Merida Street Food Walking Tour
wimd951, Jul 2026
A feast of flavors
Romina did an excelkent job in guiding us the amazing tastes of yucatan!
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Amazing local experience
New York City
Mérida Cantinas Tour: Bites, Booze and Vibes
569marlend, Jul 2026
Amazing local experience
It was an amazing experience, we got to see some of the best local cantinas and experience amazing food. We will definitely never forget and we will be back. Jorge was so knowledgeable about the city, the foods we were trying and the beverages that came with them!
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Dania was truly a treat....
New York City
Mérida Food Tour: Markets and Street Flavors
W_G, Jul 2026
Dania was truly a treat....
Dania was truly a treat. She gave us an awesome tour, very knowledgable and and gave us interesting details about the area.
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