Trip Overview

Our Modern Adventure to Yucatán packs in so much of the complex, fascinating culture of Mexico. We’ll experience it all—at artist studios, ancient Mayan ruins, local markets, street-food stands, and hacienda hotels. We’ll explore Yucatán's true flavors and traditions, its vibrant art scene and traditional culture, alongside chefs Diego Galicia and Rico Torres.

This trip overview is designed to answer questions regarding our Modern Adventure in Yucatán, including the itinerary, food & drink, required vaccines, packing list and more. If any changes are made, we will update this document and you as appropriate.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

DAY 1: MÉRIDA

  • Meet at 9am on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Ya’ax Boutique Hotel in Mérida

  • Traditional markets tour on foot

  • Lunch at Kuuk Restaurant

  • Welcome cocktails at hotel

  • Optional casual group dinner

  • Lodging: Ya'ax Boutique Hotel

DAY 2: MÉRIDA

  • Drive to Tixkokob

  • Hands on cooking experience

  • Explore colonial Izmal

  • Head back to Tixkokob to enjoy the lunch you prepared earlier

  • Return to hotel

  • Free evening to explore Mérida at your leisure

  • We suggest making reservations at Huniik Restaurant - our guide will assist with this on day 1

  • Lodging: Ya'ax Boutique Hotel

DAY 3: MÉRIDA > TEMOZÓN

  • Traditional taco breakfast

  • Drive to Hacienda Temozón (1hr)

  • Lunch at leisure

  • Afternoon to relax, swim, visit on-site spa, explore hacienda grounds

  • Hands-on cooking & dinner led by Diego and Rico

  • Lodging: Hacienda Temozón

DAY 4: TEMOZÓN & AROUND

  • Meet local weavers in Maní village

  • Studio visit with master potter Roger Juárez

  • Lunch at El Príncipe Tutul Xiu

  • Cenote swim

  • Free evening to explore and dine at your leisure at the hacienda

  • Lodging: Hacienda Temozón

DAY 5: TEMOZÓN & AROUND

  • Visit Uxmal, ancient Mayan archeological site

  • Lunch

  • Farewell dinner prepared by Rico & Diego

  • Lodging: Hacienda Temozón

DAY 6: DEPARTURES

  • Last day and final goodbyes

  • Modern Adventure will provide a complimentary transfer to Mérida’s MID airport. Your flight home should be scheduled to depart at 1pm or later.

Our Accommodations

Ya'ax Boutique Hotel

Calle 57 461, Parque de la Mejorada, Centro, 97000 Mérida
Tel. +52 999 923 0265
yaaxmerida.com

The perfect set-up in colonial Mérida is this intimate, award-winning boutique hotel, lovingly restored from a former painter’s studio with beamed ceilings and endless charm. Chocum trees line pathways, and their resin adds a pinkish hue to the walls in the same timeless manner Mayan architects favored. Contemporary comfort floods unique designs of all 11 rooms, and the spa, pool and on-site Ch’ooj restaurant, which offers original recipes mixing Yucatán and Caribbean dishes.


Hacienda Temozón

KM 182 Carretera Merida-Uxmal, Temozón Sur, Yucatan 97825
Tel. +52 999 923 8089
hacienda-temozon-sur.com

Arriving to this forested hacienda wonderland will stop you in your tracks. Green gardens and candle-lit walkways lead to this stunning, sophisticated hotel refashioned from a hacienda built in the 1600s. Dark-wood furnishings and century-old black-and-white tile floors adorn the high-ceiling rooms. Sitting areas look through shuttered doorways into a sea of tropical forest and a row of stray pillars jutting from the expansive pool. Is this real? Yes, and it’s the ideal base for our Yucatán adventures.


Inclusions & Exclusions

INCLUSIONS

On a Modern Adventure, we delight in taking care of all the details. Included in your experience are luxury boutique accommodations, delicious local food and drink, private transport between destinations, expert local guides, a professional trip leader and much more. Here’s what’s included:

  • 5 nights at unique 4- and 5-star accommodations

  • Private transportation—just for us—for all day trips and excursions

  • Exclusive VIP access and tastings

  • Private tours with local chefs, weavers, artists and cultural experts

  • Immersive guided activities, adventures and daily expeditions

  • Daily breakfasts, as well as most lunches and dinners

  • Local beverages at every included meal

  • Group departure transfer to MID airport

  • All entrance fees

EXCLUSIONS

  • International roundtrip airfare to and from destination

  • Travel insurance (see Get Ready section)

  • Transportation to the trip’s starting point in Mérida

  • Hotel incidentals including room service, laundry service and hotel bar tabs

  • Gratuity for Modern Adventure trip leaders