Aké tour options
Aké is a short half-day from Mérida and sits near Tixkokob and Izamal, so it combines easily with a hacienda visit or the Yellow City.
Two formats cover most requests. A shared ake guided tour fits solo travellers and couples watching the budget, while a private car and guide suits families, photographers and anyone who wants to set the pace. For Aké tours, the quote form is the quickest way to confirm timing and pickup.
- Shared small-group day trip from Mérida
- Private tour with your own driver and guide
- Aké on the way to Izamal, with lunch in town
What's included on an Aké tour
Common items are:
- A local guide for the visit
- Bottled water on board
- Optional stop in Izamal
- Entrance fee: shown in your quote as either included or paid on arrival
- Usually not included: meals, tips and souvenirs
- Return transport from Mérida in an air-conditioned van or car
Sample Aké tour itinerary
- 9:00 Pickup in Mérida
- 10:00 Aké: platform of columns and hacienda ruins
- 11:15 Short drive through henequen country
- 12:00 Izamal convent and lunch
- 14:30 Return to Mérida
Aké tour prices
For planning, small-group Aké tours from Mérida generally run about US$45–80 per person, and a private vehicle with a guide for two people about US$170–250.
Request a quote for Aké tours to see the exact figure.
| Option | Typical price | Notes |
|---|
| Small-group tour | US$45–80 per person | Fixed schedule, shared van |
| Private car and guide (2 people) | US$170–250 | Flexible start and stops |
| Private, larger group | Per-vehicle price | Often cheaper per head |
| Site entry fee | Small; confirm on arrival | Paid at the gate unless your quote says otherwise |
What you'll see at Aké
Building 1 is a long platform fronted by a broad stairway and a row of tall monolithic columns that once held a roof, a layout seen rarely in the north. Beyond it stand other temple bases and the remains of a sacbe that linked the city to other settlements.
Next door are the ruins of Hacienda Aké, a henequen estate, with stone machinery halls and a chimney. The contrast between a Classic-period Maya platform and a 19th-century fibre factory in the same field is the site's appeal.
- Building 1 and its columns
- Sacbe remains
- Hacienda Aké machinery halls
- Henequen fields around the site
Best time to visit Aké
Morning is best for visits since there is little shade. November to March suits walking; summer heat and afternoon rain are the main challenges.
Bring water and insect repellent. Expect basic facilities and few other visitors. Planning Aké tours around the weather and your energy makes the day easier.
Combine Aké with nearby sites
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Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$50Izamal Pyramids Tours & Day TripsIzamal pyramids tours combine the Maya temple mounds of the Yellow City with its giant Franciscan convent, making a walkable cultural day from Mérida.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$50Mayapán Tours & Day TripsMayapán tours visit the walled capital that dominated northern Yucatán in the Late Postclassic period, just south of Mérida.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$45Acanceh Tours & Day TripsAcanceh tours visit a small town just south of Mérida where a Maya pyramid rises beside a colonial church and a palace of stucco masks.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$55Mayapán & Cenotes TourA Mayapán and cenotes tour pairs a late-Maya walled city with swimming holes in the villages around it, all within an hour of Mérida.Valladolid & the East · from US$60Chichén Itzá Tours & Day TripsChichén Itzá tours take you to the best-known Maya city in the Yucatán Peninsula, where the stepped pyramid of Kukulcán anchors a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$55Homún Cenote ToursA Homún cenotes tour takes you to the heart of the Yucatán's Cenote Ring, a cluster of underground and semi-open sinkholes about an hour south-east of Mérida.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$50Cuzamá Cenote ToursA Cuzamá cenotes tour is built around a very Yucatecan ride: a horse-drawn cart on narrow rails, called a truk, that carries you through scrubland to underground cenotes.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$55Cenote Santa Bárbara ToursA Cenote Santa Bárbara tour visits one of the best-known stops in the Homún cluster, where several underground pools lie close together near the village.Cenote Ring & Izamal · from US$60Izamal Tours & Day TripsAn Izamal tour takes you to the so-called Yellow City, a Pueblo Mágico about an hour east of Mérida where colonial buildings, painted in warm yellow, stand on top of older Maya pyramids. Want this trip planned for you?
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