Private Yellow, Mellow Izamal Tour.

The yellow city of Izamal is photogenic and famous for it's monastery and Pope John Pauls historic visit. The building's atrium is the second largest in the Catholic world, after the Vatican. The nearby Kinich Kak Moo pyramid is lacking all it's decorative elements but is climbable and it's massive size rivals that of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City. Izamal is also home to La Virgen de Izamal, another miraculous apparition that enabled the catholics to convert the Mayans to Catholicism. One can visit the convent when it is open. During current pandemic times, it is closed except on special occasions and mass. The stops along the way could include (depending on availability, opening hours etc) many a small town, a colorful cemetery, an abandoned hacienda/plantation.

Pick up at your Merida location - Drive through interesting small towns to the most photogenic cemetery in the Yucatan - Stroll around, take photos and marvel at the colorful imagery all around you - Continue on to Izamal (25 minutes away) - Visit the monastery (if open), spend some time strolling the streets, take a ton of yellow photos, have a magnificent lunch at the award-winning Kinich restaurant (not included). Visit the local TallerMaya, a collection of locally handcrafted items alongside a small but representative folk art collection from around Mexico. - Enjoy a coconut ice cream on the square - Climb the massive Kinich Kak Moo pyramid to work off the calories ingested at lunch - Spend at least 2 hours here, maybe more. - Drive back to Merida (60 minutes) - Drop off at your Merida location If you have other preferences, please let me know and I will customise the tour