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Valladolid Mayan Bees Tour with Lunch or breakfast and Honey Tasting
Badge of ExcellenceValladolid, Mexico
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Lunch
- Soda/Pop
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Xkopek, Beekeeping ParkCalle 57 x 36 y 38 Tablaje Catastral 2581, San Juan, 97780 Valladolid, Yuc., Mexico
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not allergic to bees.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Stevie_G
Wonderful experience and package! Our tour guide was very informative and nice. We would highly recommend this tour. We learned a lot about the Mayan Bees and had a lovely lunch. We bought the moisturizing cream which we are in love with.
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Stevie_G, Mar 2024
Wonderful experience and package! Our tour guide was very informative and nice. We would highly recommend this tour. We learned a lot about the Mayan Bees and had a lovely lunch. We bought the moisturizing cream which we are in love with.
Dean_L, Mar 2024
This was a nice, casual tour, with some good information being shared about the history of bees in the area, etc.
Francesco_S, Jan 2024
Very informative tour. You get to know the habits of local bees, compare them with European bees and taste their products (honey, propolis and others). We had a quick snack with some homemade tortillas and a filling lunch in the restaurant of the area. The quality of the food is not exceptional, but it's definitely worth the price of the whole tour. It's nice to support local businesses like this one.
Terry_F, Jan 2024
The guide was knowledgeable and personable. The story of the stingless bees of the region was fascinating.
Boon_K, Dec 2023
This is a unique tour, for those looking for something off the beaten path! It is a bee farm, and also a natural park. You will visit a dry cenote, where there are natural hives of several different species of Mayan bees. And then you will visit their own "farm" at the back, where you can get up to the hives and the bees up close.
Scared of bees? Don't be - the Mayan bees are stingless, and tiny. So there is nothing to be afraid. Caveat - there are (invasive) wild European bees in the Yucatan peninsula, and of course in the immediate area of the bee farm too. There are some in the dry cenote you will visit. So you might get stung. But you might also get stung in other parts of Valladolid, Yucatan, etc.
The guide is enthusiastic and good at explaining. His English is good enough for the tour that all the information is conveyed.
There is also a honey tasting part of the tour - to try the Mayan bee honey and pollen and other products. As well as a small snack of freshly made tacos. And also a lunch included with this tour, in the restaurant attached to the hotel that is on the same site. We didn't have time to eat the lunch, so can't comment on it.
Parking is free, and there is a gift shop on-site.
The one thing I have to mention is that there are many, many mosquitos here. Try to wear long pants and sleeves, and bring very good mosquito repellent. It is, after all, situated in a wild area (even though it is just 5 mins drive from downtown Valladolid) for the bees to go and pollinate and gather honey.
Overall, definitely worth a visit, to do something different than just the ancient ruins and wet cenotes!
Gina_M, Dec 2023
Tasting the different types of honey. Learning about the different types of cenotes and the lunch was delicious.
Nickolette_G, Dec 2023
We had a wonderful tour with Joel! The honey tasting was great, and we especially loved the fresh tortillas and salsa. It was very interesting hiking through nature and learning all about different types of bees.
Mavourneen_H, Dec 2023
This is indeed a hidden gem. Beautiful location, with an informative tour, lunch included with the honey tasting and some sweets from the guide. Really unique experience that also helps with ecosystem preservation while learning about history and current cultivation practices.
ANA_C, Nov 2023
Excellent tour. Mario was a very educated guide , he knows a lot about bees and share his passion in every step and of the tour.
Petr_K, Aug 2023
We went on the first tour of the day at 8.30 a.m. when the temperature was still fine. The guide was very knowledgeable and the whole place well organized. Due to add that we are both biologists and very interested about native bees and the nature overall. The gl guide was using tablet with great visualization help. At the end was a brief tasting of a few types of honey. After the tour which lasted just about an hour we had a delicious breakfast in a restaurant on the same property which was part of our package. We are very happy with the visit and can highly recommend Xkopek park to visitors of Valladolid.
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