Come and discover Mérida, The White City on board of our panoramic bus. Discover colonial Mérida with its mansions and historical buildings from the XVI century; its monuments as Government Palace and House of Montejo, the Cathedral and José Peon Contreras Theatre.

The Tour

The city of Mérida has beautiful streets where a wide array of events for all ages take place, like the regional theatre and the local dance “Jarana”. You can walk and enjoy a lovely day in a secure atmosphere.

Schedule: 10:00am, 13:00 with pick up at your hotel

16:00 and 19:00 Leaves from Santa Lucia

Recommendations: Please wear very comfortable WALKING shoes and clothing.

Included in the Tour:

Includes: ground transportation, official bilingual guides

Doesn’t include: Lunch dinner or any meals, beverages and drinks nor tips for guide and driver.

The city of Mérida

Merida is the capital city of the state of Yucatan. Known as "White City" because of the large use of white limestone and white paint this traditional city depicts much of the splendor of Colonial Mexico. This is by no means to say that Merida still exists in a time warp and the contrary could be said. There is old and new exhibited in everything from fashion to architecture.

Francisco de Montejo

The Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Montejo founded present day Merida in 1542. An insight into the horrendous pain and suffering of the people who were brutalized by the conquering conquistadors exists in magnificent paintings that are on display in the Governor's Palace located in downtown Merida.

Outstanding regional dishes and traditional music and dances local to this region can be found in restaurants, theatres and shops housed both near the main plaza and in palatial mansions along Paseo de Montejo - a boulevard fashioned after Paris' Champs Elysée.

These are pictures from this tour.