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What to do and see in Homun, Yucatan: The Best Caverns & Caves
Discover the best top things to do in Homun, Yucatan Peninsula including Homun Cenotes, Parador Ecoturistico Cenote Yaxcabaltun, Cenote San Antonio, Santa Barbara Cenotes & Restaurant, Grutas Santa Maria, Cenote Tza-Ujun-Kat, Cenote Wolpoch, Cenote Santa Maria.
1. Homun Cenotes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By BrittanyMExplores - Winnipeg, Canada
I visited five amazing and unique lesser known cenotes in the town of Homun which is an area of the Yucatan known for its many cenotes. I didn't use a tour to go here and just figured out a DIY version on my own, which was a fun adventure in itself! I started off by taking a colectivo van from Merida to Homun, which took around an hour to arrive. The colectivos were located on Calle 67 across from the Noreste Bus Terminal. The drivers were often yelling out Homun, so just confirm with the driver that this is where they are going before getting in. The one-way ride was around 30 pesos. I had told the driver that I wanted to see cenotes, so he dropped me off on the edge of town at the corner of Calle 19 and the Restaurante El Cenote. I followed the gravel road a short ways which led to two beautiful cenotes (Cenote Pool Uinic and Cenote Tza-Ujun-Kat), which appeared to be located on a local family's property. The family came out and was eager to show me to the first cenote - Cenote Uinic - as I was their first visitor of the day. The mother of the family led me down a gravel pathway which led to the entrance of the cenote. There was a small hole in the ground with a large tree growing out of it and the entrance to the cenote was down a steep set of stairs down a second small hole. The stairs led to an open area with a few more steps leading further down to the completely closed cenote in a small cave area with a small pool of crystal clear freshwater to swim in! It was absolutely beautiful and so refreshing. The second that I visited, Cenote Tza-Ujun-Kat, was located directly across the road from the first one. The stairs led to a large circular platform in the cenote that was surrounded by water. In the centre of the platform were tropical plants and trees reaching up to the small hole above them in the rock ceiling. I once again found myself alone in this cenote and it was lovely! There were lots of stalactites hanging from the rock ceiling here. After visiting these two cenotes, I found a few moto-taxis (half motorcycle on the back and small cart with bench on the front) waiting along the main road and I hired one to take me on a tour of three more cenotes. The cost was 250 pesos for the local to drive me to the cenotes and wait while I swam, which I thought was pretty reasonable. The final three cenotes that I visited - Cenote Canchunen, Cenote Bal-Mil and Cenote Hool Kosom - were all located along the same bumpy gravel road just outside of Homun, about a 10 minute drive on the moto-taxi. My driver played fun upbeat music on his stereo as we bounced along through the jungle to these off the beaten path, hidden cenotes. All three cenotes were close to one another and they were all partially closed cenotes, with only a small hole at the top. The entrance for all of them was 35 pesos. Accessing these cenotes consisted of a steep metal staircase through a small hole in the ground to a rocky platform at the bottom. Each cenote was very quiet and there were only a couple of locals there when I visited. It was almost a completely private experience which was great! I loved how these cenotes were not built up for tourism at all and they maintained a natural, authentic, simple and rugged feel. Each of these cenotes was beautiful and unique. I loved swimming in all of them. Cenote Hool Kosom was my favourite though, as it had interesting white rock on the walls of the cenote with small holes scattered throughout. It was absolutely the most stunning! The cost to enter each cenote ranged in price from 25-35 pesos (super cheap). This was in addition to the cost of the moto-taxi guide. After my tour of these cenotes, my moto-taxi driver dropped me off at the colectivo stop in the centre of Homun (across from the main plaza on the main road through town), where there were benches for waiting. I didn't have to wait long before a van showed up and brought me back to Merida for another 30 pesos. Overall, I felt safe in Homun as a solo female traveler on this DIY adventure. Homun is a very peaceful and friendly town and the locals are proud of their cenotes and eager to show them to you. I would highly recommend visiting some of the many cenotes in and around Homun! It's an easy day trip from Merida that you can do on your own without a tour. This is a really authentic and off the beaten path adventure, as these cenotes have a more natural feel which I loved.
2. Parador Ecoturistico Cenote Yaxcabaltun
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
The ecotourism parador yaxbacaltun cenote is a place that involves the coexistence with nature, making a combination of tourist activities, adapted to the environment in which it is, offering recreational activities, generating a place for harmonious and familiar coexistence itself Which seeks to promote the conservation of flora and fauna of the place.
3. Cenote San Antonio
4. Santa Barbara Cenotes & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By 42TomB42 - Stevens Point, United States
We highly recommend the tour of 3 Cenotes at Santa Barbara, plus the lunch included in one of their packages. 120 pesos per person, about $7 USD. My wife and I went in February, 2020, and had the place mostly to ourselves. Miguel was our guide on the tour to their 3 Cenotes, by horse-drawn wagon. Swam in all three. Crystal clear water in subterranean caves. Not our first Cenote visit, but among the best. We also visited the in-town Cenote Tza-Un-Kat. Very rustic and unusual. Worth a visit. There are about a half-dozen Cenotes in and around Homun. Not counting those in and around nearby Cuzama.
5. Grutas Santa Maria
6. Cenote Tza-Ujun-Kat
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
7. Cenote Wolpoch
Cenote wolpoch a natural refuge in homun yucatan. Come and live the adventure in this private complex that includes spectacular cenote,restaurant,bar,palapas,bathrooms,kitchen,dressing rooms,green areas and ecological trails with native animals.
8. Cenote Santa Maria
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
