Private Yucatán Tour
Private Yucatán Tour: Mérida, Uxmal, Campeche & Celestún
Mérida, Uxmal, Campeche, Hacienda & Celestún
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
This private Yucatán tour connects Mérida, Uxmal, Campeche, a historic hacienda, a cenote, Maya ceramics, Yucatecan food, and the coastal nature of Celestún in one well-planned route.
Begin in Mérida, with its historic center, markets, architecture, local neighborhoods, and regional food. Continue to Uxmal for one of Yucatán’s strongest Maya archaeological sites, then spend one night in Campeche, where the old city walls, waterfront, sunset, and evening atmosphere give the journey a different rhythm.
The tour also includes a countryside day with a hacienda and cenote, a day with Maya ceramics and Yucatecan cooking, and a nature visit to Celestún’s wetlands, mangroves, birdlife, coast, and beach environment.
Martsam arranges the route, hotels, transportation, guides, and daily experiences so the journey feels clear, comfortable, and connected from beginning to end.
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Difficulty: Moderate
Journey Style: Private
Comfort Level: Standard to Luxury
Who This Tour Is For
This trip is for travelers who want to experience Yucatán beyond a single city stay.
It is a strong fit for couples, families, small groups, and private travelers interested in Mérida, Maya archaeology, regional food, haciendas, cenotes, Campeche, local craft, and nature.
The tour is available in Standard, Comfort, or Luxury travel styles, with hotels, guides, meals, and pacing selected to match how you want to travel.
Highlights from Our Private Yucatán Tour
Day by Day Private Yucatán Tour Itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Mérida
Arrive in Mérida and transfer to your hotel.
The rest of the day is for arrival, rest, and a first evening in the city. Enjoy a relaxed dinner, a short walk near your hotel, or a quiet night before the guided journey begins.
Experiences: arrival transfer, Mérida hotel check-in, evening at leisure
Overnight: Mérida
Day 2 — Mérida City, Markets & Yucatecan Food
Explore Mérida through its historic streets, shaded plazas, markets, architecture, and food.
Visit the historic center, walk through local markets, taste regional food, and see how Mérida’s history, daily life, and traditions shape the city today.
This day gives you a clear introduction to Mérida as the cultural base of the journey.
Experiences: historic center, plazas, markets, regional food, architecture, local neighborhoods
Overnight: Mérida
Day 3 — Uxmal & Campeche
Travel to Uxmal and explore its architecture, history, and setting in the Puuc region.
The visit brings the journey into the Maya world of western Yucatán, with time to understand the site’s buildings, landscape, and importance.
After Uxmal, continue to Campeche for the night. Arrive in time to enjoy the historic center, old walls, waterfront, sunset, and evening atmosphere.
Dinner is arranged in the historic center or in a setting connected to Campeche’s walls, waterfront, or colonial evening scenery.
Experiences: Uxmal, Campeche historic center, waterfront, sunset, evening dinner
Overnight: Campeche
Day 4 — Campeche & Return to Mérida
Spend the morning in Campeche with time for the historic center, city walls, sea views, architecture, and local history.
Campeche adds a coastal and fortified-city atmosphere to the trip before returning to the Mérida region..
After the morning visit, return to Mérida with time to rest and enjoy another evening in the city.
Overnight: Mérida
Day 5 — Hacienda, Cenote & Yucatán Countryside
Spend the day in the Yucatán countryside with a hacienda visit, henequen history, gardens, regional lunch, rural landscapes, and a cenote experience.
This day connects Mérida with the countryside that shaped much of Yucatán’s history and gives the journey a slower rhythm outside the city.
Experiences: hacienda visit, cenote, henequen history, gardens, regional lunch, countryside landscapes
Overnight: Mérida
Day 6 — Maya Ceramics & Yucatecan Cooking
Spend the day with Yucatán craft and food traditions.
Meet a Maya ceramic expert and learn about the materials, techniques, forms, influences, and knowledge behind the work. The experience connects Maya creativity today with the long ceramic tradition of the region.
Continue with a Yucatecan cooking experience and hosted meal centered on regional ingredients, local flavors, conversation, and hospitality.
Experiences: Maya ceramics, regional cooking, hosted meal, craft knowledge, Yucatecan food traditions
Overnight: Mérida
Day 7 — Celestún Wetlands, Coast & Return to Mérida
Travel west to Celestún for a day among wetlands, mangroves, birdlife, coastal landscapes, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Explore the estuary by boat with a local nature guide, observing its mangrove ecosystem and seasonal birdlife. Wildlife sightings vary according to the season and natural conditions.
After the boat excursion, enjoy lunch and time along the coast before returning to Mérida for your final evening.
Experiences: Celestún wetlands, mangroves, boat excursion, birdlife, nature interpretation, coastal landscapes and regional lunch
Overnight: Mérida
Day 8 — Departure from Mérida
After breakfast, transfer from your hotel to Mérida International Airport for your departure flight.
Experience: Private airport transfer
What Martsam Arranges
Your private Yucatán tour is arranged with:
- Transportation
- Guides
- Hotels selected for your travel style
- Mérida city and food experiences
- Uxmal visit
- Campeche overnight and evening planning
- Hacienda and countryside experience
- Cenote experience
- Maya ceramics and Yucatecan food experience
- Celestún nature day
- Daily pacing for couples, families, small groups, and special interests
The tour is prepared so each day has a clear purpose, and the route works as one connected journey.
Plan Your Private Yucatán Tour
Share your travel dates, number of travelers, and preferred hotel style. Martsam will confirm the hotels, guides, private transportation, and daily arrangements for this eight-day Private Yucatán Tour.