Valladolid
Located halfway (two hours from each) between Mérida and Cancún, Valladolid is a bustling Mayan city with a special colonial flavor. This is where you will see the majority of the townspeople still using the typical dress of the Mayas, and the buildings around the Main Plaza painted pastel colors. You will surely get a sense of the laid-back pace of life.
The Plaza is a unique place with many Mayan women sitting on the side opposite the Cathedral hawking crafts that include hand-embroidered dresses and blouses, Barbie dresses, handkerchiefs, hammocks and more. The statue of a Mayan woman in the middle of the park is a typical place to have your picture taken.
Valladolid is home to some very important history. The Caste War began here in 1847, and also the first signs of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
There are seven churches in the different neighborhoods that should be visited, along with the impressive San Bernadino Convent, the San Roque Museum and the Government Palace, with its huge murals depicting Mexican history. As you stroll to the different neighborhoods to visit the churches, take note of the architecture of the locals' homes that range from huts to mansions. Note the yards, the animals, the gardens, the flowers, the trees, and the laundry. You will learn so much about the people on these strolls. Take note of the detailed stonework on the facades of many of the colonial buildings.
While in Valladolid, you are in the heart of good Yucatecan cooking country. Try the flavorful cuisine of Valladolid in such dishes as lomitos de Valladolid, longaniza, and chicken escabeche. Longaniza de Valladolid is a sausage that is made locally. Try it with scrambled eggs or grilled and wrapped in a tortilla. Both ways are delicious!
Hotels are quite reasonable in Valladolid making it a good place to use as a base for going to Chichén Itzá 28 miles away and the Balancanchen Caves 22 miles away. Consider staying for two nights so you can really get a feel for the place.
Valladolid also has very important cenotes, like Dzitnup, about 5 kilometers west and Ik-kil, 30 mintues from Valladolid and 5 minuntes from Chichén Itzá. Both are good for swimming with the latter being the most impressive. (Cenotes are sinkholes.)
There are other interesting places near Valladolid that should be visited like Ik-Kil and Dzinup cenotes; also visit the impressive Ek Balam archaeological site 20 minutes north of Valladolid on the road to Tizimín. The pyramids here are bigger than the ones at Chichén Itzá. See our Ek Balam section for more info. Further north are Rio Lagartos and San Felipe.
How to get there
To get to Valladolid from Mérida, take the cuota road toward Cancún. Check our Yucatan map for more information on how to get there, and our Valladolid map for getting around the town.
If you want to take public transportation:
Autobuses de Oriente
Tel. 928 6230
Calle 50 x 67
Fequency every hour
. Price $82 pesos. There are also Colectivos departing from Calle 52 x 63 y 61.
Maps
- Valladolid City Map
- Yucatan Peninsula Map
Hotels
- Hacienda Sanchez
Calle 23 x 40 y 42
Tel.
(985) 856 5212
www.haciendasanchez.com.mx
- Maria de la Luz
Calle 42 #191 x 37 y 39
Tel. (985) 856 2018
www.mariadelaluzhotel.com
- Casa Quetzal
Calle 51 #218-c x 50 y 52
Tel. (985) 856 4796
www.casa-quetzal.com




























vacation travel
Would it be possible for you to send me a current issue of Yucatan Today magazine.We will be arriving in Cancun on Mar.27 visiting Yucatan Peninsula for 3 weeks.I would appreciate any maps & infrmation.Hotels are booked.We are staying in Vallodolid,Merida,Santa Elena,Campeche,Xpujil,Chetumal,Felipe Carillo Puerto,Playa delCarmen&Cancun.If you do not have any city maps could you give me an email address to order some to buy. Muchas Gratias Brian Lewis
magazine &maps
We are in Yucatan Pen. for 3weeks,mar.27-Apr.17.We will visit Cancun,Vallodolid,Merida,Campeche ,Chetumal,PlayadelCarmen&Cancun.Can you send any city maps &info,YucataNtODAY MAGAZINE? mUCHAS gRATIAS bRIANlEWIS
re. vacation travel
Please send your land mail address to info@yucatantoday.com
re. magazine & maps
Please send your land mail address to info@yucatantoday.com
5 star hostel in Valladolid.
Hello,
Can´t find anything about a nice little hostel in Valladolid on your website. We have stayed in La Candelaria for 3 days, and it was the best we could have done. Managed by two young people, (She is from Nicaragua and he´s Dutch, and it has a beutiful Garden. Their website: hostelvalladolid.com
Just to have an idea what others say:
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Hostel-La-Candelaria/Vallad...
Regards,
Patrick and Susan
Cancun-Valladolid
Can you give me some information on how to get from Cancun to Valladolid for a day trip?
Thank you!
re. cancun-valladolid
There are a few options. Your hotel in Cancun can suggest a tour operator who does day tours; you can rent a car and do it on your own; or you can go on your own by bus. From the Cancun bus terminal there are first class bus departures at 5:15 am, 8 am and 9 am, it costs 144 pesos one way and takes 2 hours. Return trip at 5:10 pm. Check here for the details: www.ticketbus.com.mx
2 day car rental Tulum-Cancun airport
Looking for info about renting a car for 2 days from Tulum and dropping off at Cancun airport.
Thank you!
Hello- We have been unable
Hello- We have been unable to get one-way (sencillo)Bus schedule and price information from Tulum to Valladolid and Valladolid to Cancun airport. Tried the above ticketbus site, w/out success
Equally difficult is getting information about one or two-day car rental from Tulum to Cancoun airport.
Would really appreciate reliable information . Thanks!
re. 2 day car rental and bus info Tulum-Cancun
Here are my car rental contacts, you can contact them for a quote:
Alamo
Lourdes Cardenas
alamo_mid_gerencia@prodigy.net.mx
Blueway Car Rental
Eleazar Rodriguez
erodriguez@bluewaycarrental.com
Easy Way
Angel Ortiz
angelortizaviles@hotmail.com
Eco Rent
Alfonso Escobedo
alfonso@ecoyuc.com
Europcar
Laura Hidalgo
hidalgol.midgte@europcar.com.mx
Executive / EZ Rent a Car
Beatriz Solis
mercadot@executive.com.mx
National Car Rental
Ramon Romay Rebolledo
rromay@national.com.mx
Payless Car Rental
Carlos Yam
carlos_yam.s@hotmail.com
Re. bus schedule: if you are choosing dates beyond the current month, the ticketbus site does not show them. Try plugging in a date in May which is the same day of the week you will be travelling, to give you an idea of schedules. There is no bus from Valladolid directly to Cancun airport, so be sure to select "Cancun QRoo" as the destino.
re. 2 day car rental and bus info Tulum-Cancun
Thanks so much, Juanita, for the very helpful information!
valladolid day trip
Hello and im from california and i just rented a car from my hotel lobby car rental and left early morning thr next day no problems filled up my ice chest with refreshments and off i went. I took the libre road it was in very good conditions got to Valladolid in no time what a beautiful and very clean city .
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