Acanceh and Santa Bárbara: Mayan Ruins & Cenotes

Explore the ancient city of Mayapan and discover the beauty of Santa Barbara cenotes on this tour from Merida. Immerse yourself in history, swim in unique cenotes, and indulge in a delicious Yucatecan meal.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Merida - In the morning, travelers will be picked up for a short and enjoyable journey to Acanceh.
  • Zona Arqueologica Acanceh - In Acanceh, visitors will explore and learn about the history of its well-preserved ruins and surroundings.
  • Homun Cenotes - “The tour will include a visit to Santa Bárbara, where there are four incredible,…
What's Included
  • Life jacket
  • Lunch
  • Santa Barbara fee
  • Bicycle use
  • Pick up and drop off from a hotel/hostel/coffee shop only in the city center
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

The journey begins at the archaeological site of Acanceh, where visitors can experience the allure of quaint Mayan ruins, colonial churches, and the vibrant daily life of the locals. Following this, the tour proceeds to the stunning Santa Bárbara cenotes, offering a choice between a truck ride or a bike ride to explore the four unique cenotes, each…

Location
Merida
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gary_h
Oct 3, 2025
Highly Recommended - Santa Barbara is clean, safe, friendly and professionally operated. Of the 4 cenotes there, 2 are fun (1 & 4) and 2 are absolutely stunning (2 & 3). Restaurant is excellent, too. If you want a full day of cenote experience in one location, this is your best bet. Our guide/driver Julio was a pleasure; super-friendly with excellent English. Ask to see photos of his grandkids!
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Amose95
Sep 19, 2025
4 CENOTES?! Incredible! - Javier was a very accommodating, pleasant & charismatic tour guide. The Cenote's were absolutely gorgeous! I will definitely revisit this destination in future when I return to Yucatan. The pictures should speak for itself. Just be sure to go on the earlier tour so that you avoid the crowds.
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H7165tzsergioh
Jul 28, 2025
An unforgettable experience and highly recommended. - It was wonderful since the guides are experts in the field, first a cathedra of the markets of Yucatan, passing through the area of fruits, vegetables, taught us very typical and traditional things of Yucatan as the pozole that by the way is not food but a traditional Mayan drink based on corn, and let us not leave aside the history, the archaeology of the place and finally the adventure of the three cenotes.
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Mayra_m
Jul 23, 2025
Amazing tour worth it!!! - Excellent tour! The super smart guide and friendly driver the best we have received! Do not hesitate to live this experience
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B6735ffcarlosm
May 3, 2025
Beautiful cenotes with tasty regional food package highly recommended - Beautiful cenotes place very well enabled , are very nice the three cenotes we visited here and are enabling a 4th
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Jesse_j
Apr 2, 2025
cenotes!!!! - this is a must to do if you come to merida. if you enjoy swimming, caves and overall adventure, you have to do this tour. the water was clean and beautiful. there is so much to do in this beautiful state of yucatan.
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Extraordinary622799
Mar 6, 2025
Do not miss! - What an incredible day! Happened to be my birthday and was possibly the best one ever. Our guide Julio was incredibly welcoming, knowledgeable, and dealt admirably with a flat tire on our way back. A unexpected highlight was riding beach cruiser bikes between epically gorgeous cenotes. Maravillosa!
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Lynn_w
Mar 2, 2025
We had a great time! ... - We had a great time! Stopped at Mayan ruins in the middle of town and then onto the cenotes. Fun to take a bike ride to each of the cenotes. And really fun to explore the cenotes as an open swim hole, partially closed swim hole and as a cave. Lunch was okay. The only too bad bit - the van transportation was so uncomfortable, seats did not recline, tight space between each row of seats. Luckily it was only for an hour - much longer and I'm not sure my body would have recovered!!
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John_h
Feb 25, 2025
Tour Description Needs To Be Clearer - The rating I gave was for the tour itself based on the friendly guide and the expert driver. My problem comes from the misleading Viator ad for the tour. All other cenote tours described the opportunity to swim in the cenotes and the time given to swimming. Since I wasn’t interested in the swimming part, I went with this one. There was no mention of swimming, just visiting cenotes and a historical site. I became suspicious when the pre-tour communications I received mentioned bring a bathing suit and towel. I questioned that, explaining that the trip description said nothing about swimming, and that I had concerns about how I and my husband would be spending our time while others swam. I was assured that the swim time would not be extensive and that there would be plenty of scenery to enjoy in its place. That wasn’t the case, as the “scenery to enjoy” took maybe 15 minutes and the swimming time was three hours. So, IF you are looking for an opportunity to swim in a cenote or two, and IF you want a wonderful meal at the restaurant, definitely book this tour. But if you are in it for the sightseeing, skip it.
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Tripti_m
May 1, 2025
While the guide was... - While the guide was lovely, you don’t really need one to visit the Santa Barbara Cenotes (all 3 of which are within a single complex and walkable from each other). This is more of an expensive taxi service. The guide left us to wonder on our own both at the small archeological site and the entrance of the cenote complex so I really didn’t feel like it was necessary to have one.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).