Town Tekit, Yucatán
Yucatán's guayabera capital, with hundreds of sewing workshops, and a large 16th-century church on the Convent Route.
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Where to stay near Tekit
Maní, 17 km away, is the closest town with places to stay.
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How to get to Tekit
- From Mérida: about 1 h by road (~71 km)
- 17 km north of Maní
- Nearest airport: Mérida (MID), 1 h 27 min by car to Maní
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About Tekit
Tekit is a town about 17 kilometers north of Maní, and it calls itself the capital of the guayabera, the pleated, pocketed shirt that is formal wear across Yucatán and much of the Caribbean. Sewing is the town's main trade: there are around 350 workshops of every size, and a large share of the population works in clothing, making guayaberas, hipiles, embroidered blouses and dresses, and also uniforms and other garments.
Shops line the streets around the center, and prices are often well below those in Mérida. Tekit's guayaberas are sold across Mexico and exported to places like Belize, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Miami. The town also holds a Feria de la Guayabera, which in recent years has taken place twice a year.
Tekit is also a stop on the Convent Route. Its parish church of San Antonio de Padua, from the 16th century, is surprisingly large for the town, and its façade has niches filled with sculptures of saints. A visit here easily combines shopping with a look at the church.
How to get to Tekit
Drive from Mérida: 1 h, 71 km
Tekit is about 28 km north of Maní, roughly 25 minutes on state road 18 and federal Highway 184, by way of Mama. From Mérida it is about 70 km southeast, around an hour by car. Colectivos run between Tekit and Mérida.
17 km north of Maní
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Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to Tekit
- Mérida · 71 km by road, 1 h
- Valladolid · 155 km by road, 2 h 25 min
- Tizimín · about 180 km by road, ~2 h 40 min
Drive times by road from OpenStreetMap, without traffic or stops. Times marked ~ are estimated from the straight-line distance.
Before you go to Tekit: hours, prices and tips
- Time needed
- About an hour to browse the guayabera workshops and shops. Yucatán state tourism · checked Oct 2026
- Best time of day
- Go early, ideally with your own car: the Convent Route towns are best done as a day loop starting in the morning. Mexico News Daily · checked Oct 2026
- Best season
- The Guayabera Fair runs for about 12 days in late July and early August (2026: July 23 to August 3), with sales from 9 am; shirts start around 350 pesos. Por Esto · checked Oct 2026
Hours and prices change, especially around holidays. Each fact links to where we checked it.
Visiting Tekit: what to see and do
Shop for guayaberas, hipiles and embroidered blouses in the workshops around the center.
Order a made-to-measure guayabera if you can come back for it.
Visit the 16th-century church of San Antonio de Padua and its niches of saints.
Check the dates of the Feria de la Guayabera if you want the widest choice.
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Places to stay in Tekit
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Tours & activities
Day trips around Maní sometimes stop in Tekit; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at MID (Mérida): about 1 h 27 min by road to Maní, then 17 km more to Tekit, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mérida (MID), about 1 h 27 min by road from Maní, the base for Tekit.
Mobile data
Signal can drop away from Maní: download a map of the way to Tekit before you set out, or carry an eSIM with data.
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When to go to Tekit warm
Tekit shares the climate of Maní, 17 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.
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Make Maní your base
Tekit is an easy trip from Maní, a Pueblo Mágico with places to stay, food, and more to see.
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