Among the many attractions of the Yucatan Peninsula we highlight the cenotes as one of the natural wonders of this land. The X-Batún cenote is one of the jewels that we find in Yucatán.
South of Mérida we find some of the most beautiful cenotes in the Yucatan Peninsula. To get to the cenotes of San Antonio de Mulix, the cenote X Batún and the cenote Dzombakal, you must go along the Mérida-Muna highway until the detour to San Antonio de Mulix.
The road leads you through the former Hacienda Cacao and the former Hacienda San Antonio de Mulix, one of the many dilapidated Haciendas that you can see in Yucatán.
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CHOW TO GO TO THE CENOTES OF SAN ANTONIO DE MULIX
Once we pass the town of Yaxcopoil where we can visit the beautiful Hacienda Yaxcopoil, We must pay attention to the detour that we will see announced with a sign on Highway 261, which connects Mérida with Muna. Once the detour is taken, there are about 15 kilometers that pass through the Ex Hacienda de Cacao until reaching San Antonio Mulix. Here we find the toll booth.
From the collection booth we have the option to continue by car, walk or rent a bike and pedal the few 2 kilometers.
A dirt road leads you to the Dzombakal cenote and the X-Batún cenote, the latter much better known for having shot the soap opera Abyss of Passion. Between them there are 800 meters of distance. The paths that follow lead to a series of aguadas further inland. If you are a bike, here is a good opportunity to stretch your legs for a while.
Cenote X-Batún, soap opera Abyss of Passion
The most striking of the two cenotes is the X-Batún. If you talk with the locals, they will proudly explain that part of the telenovela was filmed here Abyss of Passion. In Yucatan, as in all of Mexico, the telenovela is daily bread. Bad menu for the soul.
X-Batún is a very visited cenote, if you want to be alone go first thing in the morning.
As an anecdote, I tell you that the administration officials made me pay I don't know how many pesos for the use of the tripod (the photography tripod). I tried to explain to them, I think with a very good education and attitude, that it was not a paid session that took place in the cenote where I understand a payment for the use of space, but rather to take a photo of a public place, and that also good photos can go well to the place itself. They told me that I paid the pesos to get in my tripod or I would leave, because they were very famous and they needed nothing.
Human walls bore me, so I walked in with my tripod saying I wasn't going to use it, as of course I did. While the administrator chased me restlessly to see if I was cheating him and planting the tripod. I take this pathetic image etched in my memory, everything goes way.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CENOTE X-BATÚN: open type cenote. It measures 5 meters long by 25 meters wide and a maximum depth of 20 meters. It is suitable for swimming and diving in caves as it has a large underwater cavern.
Cenote Dzombakal, the companion
Many are the visitors who go out to know the X-Batún and find the Dzombakal cenote surprise, not so famous in social networks. The truth is that it is a beautiful cenote, the only bad thing is the wasps that are sometimes in the area, be careful.
The entrance under the poplar is gorgeous, and its crystal clear waters delicious. It is also a cenote for friends divers, both have spoken wonders of diving.
Sleep in cabins near the X-Batun cenote
The Caamal family manages the Xuux Eek cabins, located a few meters from the entrance where payment to the cenotes is made. They offer bicycle rental, lodging services in cabins and a restaurant. They also have a camping area, rental of snorkeling equipment and bikes.
The beautiful cenotes are often the livelihood of local families. Staying in the Mayan-style cabins is being able to savor the authentic charm of the Yucatecan night.
- Rent of bicycles to 50 pesos
- Rent of ATV to 200 pesos per hour
- Rent vest to 50 pesos
- Snorkel mask rental 35 pesos
For me it is a great way to travel to stay in Mayan communities, to learn more about the Peninsula.
11 cabins to sleep with cenoteAre you going to miss this luxury?
The visit to these two cenotes and the possibility of staying to sleep in the cabins offers you an interesting stop on your way. For a few months the cenotes have been part of the Mayab road, the first long-distance trail in Mexico. Something that we highly recommend you do?
Cenotes X-Batún and Dzombakal, cenotes
LOCATION: Cenote X-Batún and Dzombakal is located in San Antonio Mulix, 49 Km from Mérida. Mérida-Muna 261 road, kilometer 39 detour. Upon reaching the former San Antonio Mulix estate, you take a dirt road of 2.3 Km to the entrance.HOW TO GET IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? Unfortunately, there is no public transport to these cenotes. You can go on the buses that leave Mérida towards Muna, you stop at the entrance to San Antonio Mulix, and the rest there are motorcycle taxis or tricitaxis that take you.
SCHEDULE AND SERVICES: from 8 to 4 in the afternoon daily. There are services in both cenotes and in the area of the collection booth (2km from the cenotes). They offer bicycle tour guide services. For more information and services for events: 9991 32 80 26/9991 98 07 13/9992 21 24 62
INPUT PRICE National and local 35 pesos, 80 foreigners. Children pay from 5 years. Disabled do not pay. Diving 100 pesos per person.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CENOTE: Cenote X-Batún 20 meters deep and Dzombakal has a fairly small OPEN area. In both you can dive and swim.
WHAT TO BRING? Light and light clothing, hat, insect repellent, sunscreen (use it after bathing), closed and comfortable shoes to protect you from insect bites, some water is always fine The swimsuit and a towel or sarong to dry off after bathing . It is a good option to wear a diving mask to better appreciate the place. You can bring food, there are palapas in the cenotes.
THE LAW OF THE GOOD CENOTERO: To avoid contaminating the delicate water of the cenotes, do not use body creams, or protectors, or repellents before entering them. Do not hang from the roots of the trees or touch the stalactites or do any other idiocy that damages the place.
ACCOMMODATION IN CABINS AND CAMPING AREA: Mayan style cabins of the Xuux Eek cooperative, at the entrance of the toll booth.
WHAT MORE TO DO FOR THE AREA? You are in the middle of the Convents Route and the Puuc Route, Mayapán, Loltún, Hacienda Yaxcopoil and cenotes in the area such as those of Cuzamá, Kankirische, those of Telchanillo, Tecoh, Sabacché there are countless in the area.
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Beautiful places…
One question Are the leaves on the water lilies?
They are giants ...
A abrazo.
They are water lilies Javier, that's right. Greetings and thanks for walking here.
How always a luxury to read you !!!
It must be a fantastic experience to stay in those cabins, and the landscape to cut the repsiración, of your own photos is detached!
I want to teleport yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!
A fort abraçada, Sandra!
Awesome place!
The one of history that will have passed through its waters ...
Wonderful! I love the cenotes that I knew thanks to you! Excellent photographs, as always! A hug =)
I am trying to communicate to the people of san antonio mulix and no one answers me by any means if someone can help me I would appreciate it since last year we were there on vacation and we would like to come back again if someone can contact me I will be grateful
Thank you
Hi Felipe, to see if someone can cooperate with you or they read it themselves.
I only have the web contact, I hope you are lucky: http://xuuxeek.com/contacto.php
Regards,