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Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop
Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop
Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop
Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop
Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop

Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop

By Guat2do Travel Experiences
Price is CA $1,137 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • 12h
  • Mobile voucher
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  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This private full-day tour will take you to one of the most beautiful cities in Yucatan, we are talking about Campeche.

This city was founded in 1540 and was walled to prevent pirate attacks from happening, which were very common in the past, stealing the wealth of the city and its inhabitants.

Campeche was declared the “Historical Walled City of Campeche”. Here you will appreciate some constructions that reflect the wealth of its people, you will see some Mayan findings and will learn about their legacy, as well as appreciate the anti-pirates edifications along the wall and forts. Visit its most iconic locations and take beautiful pictures. Have a great time here and enjoy your visit.

Lastly, come with us to the Becal Caves to learn and see by yourself how the handmade hats are elaborated using the Jipi Japa fibres.

You will fall in love with this city and all it has to offer. Don´t forget your camera, great walking shoes, and the best attitude to have a nice experience!

Activity location

  • Merida
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Merida
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

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Visit The Walled City of Campeche: City Highlights + Museums + a Workshop
  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h12h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $1,137.36 x 1 AdultCA $1,137.36
Total
Price is CA $1,137.36

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee to the museums
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fee to the forts
  • What's includedWhat's includedHandcraft workshop
  • What's includedWhat's includedTravel insurance during transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedCertified tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour through the city of Campeche
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Merida
  • 2h
Getting to the beautiful city of Campeche will only take us 2 hours from Merida. Our professional tour guide and the bus driver will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel and start the journey for you to know the city of Campeche. All the staff will follow the biosecurity protocols for your safety and well-being. Take advantage of this time to enjoy the graceful scenery of the Yucatan Peninsula, learn more about the culture of this region of Mexico, and relax until getting there.
Campeche
  • 30m
Once we arrive in Campeche, you will fall in love with the city, its architecture, how well preserved and clean it is, the wall that surrounds it, and its great history. This city was founded in 1540 by Francisco de Montejo as a new entrance to the Yucatan Peninsula, with time, it became a great commercial area with much wealth. This attracted pirates who raided the city, businesses, and inhabitants. To protect the city, a wall was constructed around it, and nowadays, it is the only walled city in Mexico. Come and discover with us why this place is so important and appreciated by lots of visitors.
Catedral de Campeche
  • 30m
We must visit the cathedral of Campeche, an icon of the city and a beloved monument for all its citizens. We will also visit the Black Christ of San Roman, an invaluable piece of art, to whom many miracles are attributed.
Calle 59
  • 30m
This has been Campeche´s high street since almost the city was founded. In the past, it was used to transport goods entering or leaving the city. Nowadays, it is a pedestrian walkway only with many restaurants and shops.
Malecon de Campeche
  • 1h
One of the most important points of the tour is the Esplanade of Campeche. You can´t leave without visiting it. Find the big letters of the city, some art pieces, spaces to walk or relax, and of course, see the ocean from the beginning to the end.
Museo Arqueologico de Campeche Fuerte de San Miguel
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Along the way through the Esplanade, we will find some forts. We will visit Fort of San Jose and Fort San Miguel. During the small tour inside them, you will see how the forts were used in the past, the dynamic that worked for the watchmen, and how the structures were rescued by the city to what we can appreciate in the present. Nowadays, the Fort of San Miguel works as the archaeology museum of Campeche. Before the Spanish conquer, this region was dominated by the Mayas. We will see many artefacts that belong to them and tell the history of their culture and its great legacy.
Museo de Arqueologia Subacuatica Fuerte de San Jose
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
We need to remember that the Yucatan Peninsula was under the sea for thousands of years until the meteorite impacted the area and modified the earth, making this peninsula go above sea level to what we can see nowadays. This event makes it possible for us to see many archaeological findings to be presented in the submarine archaeology museum.
Puerta de mar
  • 30m
After the city was walled, these were the only entrances to it. The gates you will see are restorations of the original ones that were partially destroyed in the 19th century. Take great pictures at these points and keep enjoying your tour.
Museo de La Arquitectura Maya
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
In this museum, we will continue learning about the Mayan civilisation that lived here. Appreciate the stelae, vessels, and some stone engravings. We will even be able to see a Calakmul jade mask. It was found on December 12th of 1984 in Campeche by the archeologist William Folan and his team. Next to it were the remains of the body of the ancient ruler to whom it belonged.
Bécal
  • 2h
Jipi Japa is the name of the fibre that is used to elaborate hats, bags, fans, and other elements. This comes from the Jipi fibre and the palm of "huano". The main handicraft that is made here is the worldly famous Panamanian hats. All of this is hand-made in the caves of Becal, where the humidity softens the fibres. Almost all family members participate in the elaboration process, from the grandparents to the grandchildren. It is a tradition that has taken place many centuries ago.
Merida
  • 1h
The best way to know Campeche is through its people. traditions. history, and gastronomy. With us, you will have that and more. Going from the Mayan times, passing through the colonial era, until the modern life and the traditions that are strongly rooted in living Maya descendants. The last part of the tour is to take you back to your hotel, where you can rest and continue enjoying your trip to Mexico.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMerida
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMerida
    • Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

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