A Journey to the Puuc: San Agustín + Grutas Chocantes

A Journey to the Puuc: San Agustín + Grutas Chocantes is a full day in the south of Yucatan, aimed at adventure lovers. The route combines a visit to the remote community of San Agustín, where you meet locals and see their way of life, with the Grutas Chocantes in Tekax. The listed duration is 750 minutes, so plan on a long day.

You leave early in the morning for the heart of the Puuc area. On arrival you have breakfast at the facilities of the cooperative Turismo Indígena San Agustín. During the stay, which the itinerary sets at about 270 minutes, you enjoy the calm of the community and observe some of the economic activities of the town: making charcoal and wooden furniture, carving handicrafts from wood, weaving hammocks, and growing vegetables and medicinal plants on a small local plot.

The community tour is listed as including four activities, among them a visit to the sawmill and the local plot. A local guide accompanies you throughout, which helps you interact with residents and understand what you see.

After a home-cooked lunch at the cooperative, you continue to the Grutas Chocantes, planned for about 180 minutes. There you visit the well-known Crystal Caves and their lookout, located on one of the highest hills in Yucatan. From that hill you can also ride the longest zip line in the state.

The tour is meant for people who want a cultural and active day away from the usual routes. The source asks for at least a moderate level of physical fitness and does not recommend it for travelers with spinal injuries, pregnant travelers, people with poor cardiovascular health, or those with mobility impairment or claustrophobia, which matters given the cave visit.

Private transportation, breakfast, lunch and the local guide are included; gratuities are not. The source does not give a meeting point, so ask for pickup details when you book.