Enchanting Campeche, one of Mexico's most beautiful small cities! Private Tour from Merida

This was the 3rd of 8 tours which I did with Raúl. I have to say that each one of our tours was so interesting and enjoyable that it felt like my favorite while it was occuring. This particular tour was unique in that it was the only one where we left Yucatán state. Prior to arriving in the city of Campeche, we stopped in two small towns of Campeche state, one of which was Becal - famous for the production of jipijapa hats in caves below the houses of the town. It was marvelous to meet one of the artisans, see the process and - ultimately - buy one of the hats! Raúl is a great conversationalist and the long drive into Campeche went by in a flash. The archeological museum in Fort San Miguel is well worth visiting and Raúl seemed to know something about every single item in their collection! He never overwhelms you with information, but he always is able to provide any details or explanation you require. Once again, Raúl picked a fine place for lunch, right on the Gulf of México, where the food was excellent as well as the prices. The walled central city was distinctive and worth the visit on its own (it an UNESCO World Heritage site). Oh, and we started the tour a bit later in the morning so that we would still be in Campeche for the sunset, which I highly recommend!

This is the second time we've had a tour with Raul. We can't say enough good things about the way he treated us and our parents during the day long tour to Campeche. Raul is a wealth of information and he is an absolutely fabulous guide. We couldn't have had a better tour and we look forward to having Raul guide us in the future.

Amazing tourguide, we travelled around Yukatan with Raul for 6 days. We can't recommend him enough, he knows so much (and speaks excellent English), is very professional, kind and an excellent driver. We did a variety of tours which we all really enjoyed as a family and we learned so much about Mexico.

Fantastic tour with Raul to Compeche, Becal and an abandoned hacienda. My favorite part was going to Alfredo's in Becal to learn about hat making. Such a unique experience. See my Uxmal tour review for other details about Raul and what he brings to his tours. He puts so much care, intention, knowledge and context into his tour design and execution all to offer his guests the best experience. Highly recommend!

We have had many good experiences with Tours by Locals and the tour with Raúl Gil is now one of them. We enjoyed the time with him. He speaks excellent English but patiently allowed me to practice Spanish. We always appreciated his driving. We never felt rushed or pressured. We saw the peaceful and beautiful old city of Campeche and had good experiences along the way at the Maya towns of Becal and Pomuch.