Valladolid Mayan Bees Tour: Honey Tasting Experience in Xkopek with Traditional Meal

Xkopek, located in Valladolid, is a distinctive spot boasting an impressive dry cenote and several species of local bees, including stingless ones, which held significant value in Mayan culture. Spearheaded by a family of Mayan beekeepers, the Xkopek project aims to promote bee preservation and the revival of Mayan traditions and culture.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Xkopek, Beekeeping Park - We will start the experience on a walking tour to the point where we will start a descent down a stairway to a dry cenote, there we will see some varieties of local plants, we will know their use and importance, we will enter the vault of the cenote where we can see some Local bee varieties in their wild state, it should…
What's Included
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Not allergic to bees.
Location
Xkopek, Beekeeping Park
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Susan_m
Jan 17, 2026
Go see the Mayan Bees! - This experience was delightful and educational. Highly recommend this tour of the bees in a dry cenote.
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Elise_c
Jan 13, 2026
Worthwhile trip! - What a neat and informative tour. The grounds of the park are lovely and our guide was great, explaining and showing us the different types of melipona and their nest structures. The honey tasting was a lot of fun and the lunch was delicious! Thank you so much.
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Kayla
Jan 7, 2026
Informative and Fun Bee Tour + Tasting - My husband and I visited Xkopek without a tour reservation as we had heard Vallodolid has a large beekeeping community and wanted to check one out. We were short on time and the team accommodated an impromptu tour and honey tasting. I knew very little about bees and beekeeping prior and found the tour fascinating and informative. The two young men who guided our tour were very knowledgeable about the property, the different types of bees and their behavior, and the honey extraction process. They showed us some of their beehives and explained the different roles of the bees within the hive. We were given a tasting of the different types of honeys produced and learned about their medicinal benefits. I purchased a few different honeys and their homemade honey cough drops and lotion. When I got back to the US, I came down with a cold and the honey syrup and cough drops have made a big difference. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Vallodolid! You’ll might just leave and want to start your own bee hive :)
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Laurenlm2107ko
Jan 4, 2026
AMAZING honey tasting and tour!! - You must come and do this honey tasting and tour if you’re in Vallodalid. It was a highlight for us!! Absolutely sensational guide - we learnt so much in a beautiful setting! Seeing the bees (including a queen bee) in their hives up close was brilliant too. The honey tasting was delicious and we got a few pots to take home. Highly recommend!
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Ghislaine_l
Nov 1, 2025
Visit to Apicol Xkopek Park - We really enjoyed this visit to the beautiful Apicol Park of Xkopek! Our guide has taught us a lot about melipone bees and other species. We could also observe them in their habitat and see their work inside their hive! We did an instructional tasting of honeys, propolis and pollen and discovered the properties of each. The museum and shop are good complements to the visit! We finally finish this tour with the delicious food on offer! We recommend this fun and instructive activity!
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D1078qdlarissap
Oct 30, 2025
Visiting Queen Bee - I was really surprised by how much I loved that tour. It was really interesting and the family is doing an important and great job. The food was so good and tasting the different honey was also nice
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Yectlih
Sep 18, 2025
Best experience with bees ....in the world!! - It was amazing. I didn't want to come, but we chose to do it and LOVED it, the place is beautiful and you learn a lot. You definitely have to come if you're in Valladolid
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880krisnab
Aug 20, 2025
Bees and Mayan culture - Excellent drop-in tour, easily combined with an early trip to Chichen Itza. It is not only about bees, but about their deep connection to Mayan culture. If you go without a tour, be sure to ask just for the tour (no meal/day pass). Prices aren't posted. Regardless, it was a highlight for my family, and the guide was so knowledgeable about answering all of our questions.
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Hugoojr
Aug 10, 2025
Great place!!! - A wonderful tour, where everyone from those who serve you at the checkout, to guides, make you feel great!! 🙏🏼 10/10 thank you all!!
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Pietert17
Jan 7, 2026
Tour was ok - be carefull when you pay! - We had a tour with the five of us. Two adults and our three little kids. It was interesting to learn about the dry cenote and the different bees and the honey tasting was nice. Just be attentive when you pay for the tour in the shop. The guy at the till clearly wanted to rip us off by charging different prices than published on the website and even asking money for little kids and a baby. He tried to apologise for it but it wasn't a great feeling to start the experience. Without kids, we would have left.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).