Town Tixkokob, Yucatán
A town famous for its hammock weavers; buy straight from family workshops and see the looms at work.
From Mérida: 30 min by car (26 km by road) How to get there ↓
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Day trips around Motul sometimes stop in Tixkokob; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.
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How to get to Tixkokob
- From Mérida: about 30 min by road (~26 km)
- 15 km southwest of Motul
- Nearest airport: Mérida (MID), 47 min by car to Motul
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About Tixkokob
Tixkokob is a town about 15 kilometers southwest of Motul, on the way to Mérida, and it is one of the best-known places in Yucatán for hammocks. Its name is usually translated from Maya as "place of poisonous snakes," but what it is known for today is weaving.
The Yucatecan hammock, woven from fine cotton or nylon thread into a dense mesh, is the bed of choice in many homes across the peninsula, and Tixkokob has more than thirty workshops making them, besides many families who weave at home. Making a single hammock takes from about a week to three weeks depending on size and style, and elaborate pieces can take much longer. Both women and men weave, often on large wooden frames set up in the shade of a patio tree, and they will show you how the threads are strung and knotted.
Buying here means you can see the quality of the work and buy directly from the people who make it. Ask about the size and the thread: a good hammock should be wide and tightly woven. The town's main square and church are pleasant for a short stop on the way between Motul and Mérida or Aké.
How to get to Tixkokob
Drive from Mérida: 30 min, 26 km
Tixkokob is about 26 km east of Mérida, roughly half an hour: leave by Calle 59 and Avenida Fidel Velázquez to federal Highway 180, then take the state road into town. From Motul it is about 19 km southwest, some 25 minutes on Highway 180. The colectivos and buses between Motul and Mérida pass through Tixkokob.
15 km southwest of Motul
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Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to Tixkokob
- Mérida · 26 km by road, 30 min
- Valladolid · 144 km by road, 2 h
- Tizimín · 144 km by road, 2 h 15 min
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Before you go to Tixkokob: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- The feast of San Bernardino de Siena (May 20) brings a three-storey wooden bullring built by hand each year; festivities start on the Friday of the third week of May. Yucatán Today · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Tixkokob: what to see and do
Visit a hammock workshop and watch the weavers at their frames.
Buy a hammock directly from the family that made it, checking its width and weave.
Order a custom size or color if you have time to come back.
Stop on the way to Aké or Mérida.
Plan your trip
Tours & activities
Day trips around Motul sometimes stop in Tixkokob; a tour is the easy way to see it without a car.
Rental cars
Pick up a car at MID (Mérida): about 47 min by road to Motul, then 15 km more to Tixkokob, on your own schedule.
Flights
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mérida (MID), about 47 min by road from Motul, the base for Tixkokob.
Mobile data
Signal can drop away from Motul: download a map of the way to Tixkokob before you set out, or carry an eSIM with data.
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When to go to Tixkokob warm
Tixkokob shares the climate of Motul, 15 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, November, and December.
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Make Motul your base
Tixkokob is an easy trip from Motul, a Pueblo Mágico with places to stay, food, and more to see.
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