Cenote Homún, Yucatán Municipality of Homún Ruta de los Conventos Yucatán's cenote route
A family cenote park outside Homún with four cenotes, Cascabel, Chaksikín, Xooch and Pool Cocom, reached by bike or a little motor train.
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How to get to Cenotes Santa Bárbara
- From Mérida: about 55 min by road (~50 km)
- Nearest airport: Mérida (MID), 1 h 10 min by car to Izamal
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About Cenotes Santa Bárbara
Cenotes Santa Bárbara is a cenote park on the edge of Homún, about 45 km southeast of Mérida, where four cenotes share a single entrance and are close enough to swim in all of them in one visit. From the reception you ride to the cenotes by bicycle, by combi or on the Expreso Santa Bárbara, a small motorised train, and a life jacket is included with the ticket.
Each cenote is different. Cascabel is a closed cave: you squeeze through an opening about a metre wide and go down three metres of stairs to a platform above a vault some 26 by 24 metres, with clear blue, artificially lit water up to about 18 metres deep. Chaksikín is semi-open, under a ten-metre vault of stalactites, columns and curtains, with tree roots hanging into the water; it suits all ages. Xooch is also semi-open, with greenish turquoise water that turns very clear a couple of metres down, where divers report visibility of around 40 metres and a fallen tree lies on the bottom. Pool Cocom is open to the sky, a 30-by-30-metre pool about 15 metres deep ringed by vegetation, with concrete stairs and an elevator for people with limited mobility.
The park is set up for families: two restaurants, one serving Yucatecan dishes such as poc chuc with handmade tortillas and a snack bar, a craft shop, showers and changing rooms, free parking and Wi-Fi, with certified lifeguards at the cenotes. It makes an easy, well-organised introduction to the Homún cenotes.
How to get to Cenotes Santa Bárbara
Drive from Mérida: 55 min, 50 km
Santa Bárbara is about 45 km from Mérida on the road to Homún, signposted along the way. The entrance is just outside the town, by the road into Homún.
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From the nearest cities to Cenotes Santa Bárbara
- Mérida · 50 km by road, 55 min
- Valladolid · 129 km by road, 1 h 55 min
- Tizimín · 169 km by road, 2 h 35 min
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Before you go to Cenotes Santa Bárbara: hours, prices and tips
- Entry
- Entry with all four cenotes, life jacket and transport to the cenotes was 150 pesos in 2024; 220 pesos with a Yucatecan main dish. Drinks and desserts are extra. POSTA (Sep 2024) · checked Oct 2026
- Rules
- Life jackets are mandatory; once you leave the cenote area you can't go back in. Lifeguards watch the cenotes, and the Pool Cocom elevator is for people with disabilities, pregnant women and older adults. POSTA (Sep 2024) · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Cenotes Santa Bárbara: what to see and do
Ride a bike or the little Expreso Santa Bárbara train between the cenotes.
Go down into Cascabel, a lit cave with water up to 18 m deep.
Swim under the stalactites and hanging roots of Chaksikín.
Snorkel the very clear water of Xooch.
Cool off in Pool Cocom, open to the sky.
Eat poc chuc with handmade tortillas at the restaurant.
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Day trips and guided outings from Izamal often include Cenotes Santa Bárbara; with a local guide you can get there without a car.
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Pick up a car at MID (Mérida): about 1 h 10 min by road to Izamal, then 36 km more to Cenotes Santa Bárbara, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mérida (MID), about 1 h 10 min by road from Izamal, the base for Cenotes Santa Bárbara.
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Cenotes Santa Bárbara shares the climate of Izamal, 36 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.
Underground water keeps much the same temperature all year, so Cenotes Santa Bárbara is good in any month and coolest to visit in the hottest ones (April, May, and June).
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