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Merida: The Zócalo, aka Plaza de la Independencia, with the cathedral in the distance
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Destination template · 9 days

Merida & Guanajuato in 9 days

4 sightseeing days in Merida, a dedicated relocation day, then 4 days in Guanajuato. Includes Catedral de San Idelfonso and Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Merida for the first 4 sightseeing days; move to Guanajuato on day 5, then stay for 4 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 1208 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
6 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Dulcería y Sorbetería Colón — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Las Vigas — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Restaurante Amaro — Pizza, vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Casa Ofelia — Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 7 · La Bohemia Restaurant-Bar — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 8 · Tamales food stall — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Merida & Guanajuato itinerary: 9 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Merida: Catedral de San Idelfonso & Galería Mérida

  • · Catedral de San Idelfonso · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Galería Mérida · 30 min
  • · Galería Mérida · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Dulcería y Sorbetería Colón (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Merida: Arco de San Juan & Casa de los Montejo

  • · Arco de San Juan · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Casa de los Montejo · 30 min
  • · Casa de los Montejo · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Las Vigas (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Merida: Plaza Grande & Palacio Municipal

  • · Plaza Grande · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palacio Municipal · 30 min
  • · Palacio Municipal · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Restaurante Amaro (Pizza, vegetarian) · 75 min

Day 4: Merida: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Arteneo de Yucatán & Palacio del Gobierno

  • · Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Arteneo de Yucatán · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palacio del Gobierno · 30 min
  • · Palacio del Gobierno · 75 min

Day 5: Merida → Guanajuato: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Merida → Guanajuato · 600 min

Day 6: Guanajuato: Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato & Alfredo Dugès Natural History Museum

  • · Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Alfredo Dugès Natural History Museum · 30 min
  • · Alfredo Dugès Natural History Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Casa Ofelia (Traditional, regional) · 75 min

Day 7: Guanajuato: Museum of the Mummies & Mineralogy Museum Eduardo Villaseñor Söhl

  • · Museum of the Mummies · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Mineralogy Museum Eduardo Villaseñor Söhl · 30 min
  • · Mineralogy Museum Eduardo Villaseñor Söhl · 120 min
  • · Dinner: La Bohemia Restaurant-Bar (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 8: Guanajuato: Don Quixote Iconographic Museum & Ex-convent Museum Dieguino

  • · Don Quixote Iconographic Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Ex-convent Museum Dieguino · 30 min
  • · Ex-convent Museum Dieguino · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Tamales food stall (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 9: Guanajuato: Museum of the Town of Guanajuato & House of Legends

  • · Museum of the Town of Guanajuato · 120 min
  • · Transfer to House of Legends · 30 min
  • · House of Legends · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:3075m
    Merida

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Merida

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.45 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Calle 59 No 452A x 54 y 52

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Calle 61 No. 500

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 08:00-23:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.6 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5370606; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:3075m
    Calle 64 x 69

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Merida

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.53 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Calle 63 No 506

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Calle 63 501 x 62 y 64, C. 63 No. 501

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5370606; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:3075m
    Merida

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Merida

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.08 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Calle 62 x 61 y 63

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Calle 59 No 507 x 62

    Pizza, vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 11:00-01:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5370606; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:3075m
    Pasaje de la Revolución entre 58 y 60

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Merida

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.14 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Merida

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%A9rida_%28Mexico%29 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 08:00600m
    Merida → Guanajuato

    Dedicated relocation day from Merida to Guanajuato; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 1208 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 6
  • 09:3090m
    C/ Ponciano Aguilar 7

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guanajuato

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.1 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Lascuráin de Retana 5

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Del Truco 11, Zona Centro

    Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 08:00 - 22:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403310; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    Explanada del Panteón Municipal S/N

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  • 12:0030m
    Guanajuato

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.95 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Ex-Hacienda San Matías S/N, Departamento de Ingeniería en Minas

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Jardín de la Unión 4

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 08:30-23:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403310; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    Cantarranas 1

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  • 12:0030m
    Guanajuato

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.16 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Bajos Templo de San Diego S/N

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:3075m
    Dining
    Guanajuato, Mexico

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 18:30-21:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5403310; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Positos 7

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Guanajuato

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.39 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Subida del Molino y Panorámica s/n

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guanajuato (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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