DON'T MISS THIS CHARMING TOWN IN THE YUCATAN! | Valladolid, Mexico

Come here before the tourist masses find out how amazing it is! lol Valladolid is definitely an underrated gem in the Yucatan peninsula and offers a variety of attractions in a much more peaceful than Cancun or Tulum. Valladolid is a small city of about 50,000 people with great local hotels, restaurants and an abundance of spectacular cenotes within biking distance. It's also a 40 minute drive from Chichen Itza so you can get a local bus or taxi to take you right when it opens before the droves of tourists from the big cities come in. I had an amazing time here and hope this video will be helpful to you if you're planning on visiting. xx
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[@xavieralfonso3926]

You’re right, most people don’t seem to visit Valladolid on their way to the ruins… when I was in Cancun years ago with my family, we did the packaged day trip to Chichén Itzá…with a very brief stop at Valladolid…after watching your videos, it definitely looks like Valladolid is worth a longer visit…hope you are enjoying Mexico 🇲🇽

[@jimross7648]

As I've come to expect the senorita Alina finds the interesting and unique where ever she wanders. Best of all she shares these with her viewers. Another gem that I've never heard of but definitely looks worth the effort to explore.

[@rahulrasam]

Glad to know that Yucutan Peninsula has towns that colorful, vibrant, and offer more than beaches and all-inclusive resorts. After watching this, I'm definitely convinced that I will enjoy visiting Mexico 🇲🇽 Excellent work 👏

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yes! You will love it 😁🇲🇽❤️

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

An underrated tourist's destination indeed, thank you Alina this will surely make it more popular

[@hilarioperez3223]

Muy hermoso Valladolid y que muchos mexicanos solo van a Cancun de lo que se pjerden felicidades por apreciar esta bella ciudad tranquila cuidate Aly.

[@luke-da-duke]

An absolute hidden gem! Perfect for those who need a break from the party vibes in Cancun or Tulum.

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Valladolid is one of our favorite cities in Mexico. It is a great place to spend some time when visiting Chichén Itzá.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Glad you liked it as well!

[@jasonwolf387]

I did a road trip through the Yucatan last month and spent a few days in Valladolid. Without a doubt it was my favorite city and I love this city. I stayed at the Meson Del Marques and had breakfast every morning at the table in your video! the service was excellent and the accommodations were wonderful (at a price I felt was very reasonable). I can't wait to go back and spend more time in this city, with lots to do and everyone we met was so very wonderful!

[@cmleoj]

I stopped in Valladolid in January, 1986(!), on my way from Palenque to Cancun. There was a nice restaurant on the main plaza, and they had something called “cochinita pibil” on the menu, so on a whim I tried it. It was amazing, and after preparing the meal myself countless times I’ve introduced a Yucatan food to many people. Thanks Valladolid!

[@huboftruthbymichael1921]

Another eye opener from you, Alina! I have never been there, but the more you share of Mexico, it would be very easy to plan it and enjoy Mexico seeing the things you have shared there. I am a fan of Mexican food, so that part would be a must to share with Alona. She keeps asking me to share what it taste like, but like we all know, it is very hard to describe it but it will end up being one of your favorites if you watch the spices. Stay safe, looking forward to seeing more from you on this trip. Loved the music you chose for this video! Cheers to our special friend, from Michael & Alona! 💖👍😃

[@AlinaMcleod]

Oh she definitely needs to try some good Mexican food!

[@DavidL23.]

Hello Alina! Hola! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a super wonderful day! This is really a beautiful magnificent excellent video! 😁👍❤️👏🇲🇽📹🥇💯💫✨🌟 The city of Valladolid looks so marvelous! The architecture of the buildings is fantastic! Also the food in the restaurants look so delicious! The Cenote looks so amazing! It’s really cool! I would definitely like to visit the city of Valladolid one day. It is really a wonderful city! Thank you so much Alina to share with us this super magnificent video. You are the best and greatest world traveler adventurer! 😃👍👏✈️🌎🧳🗺🥇🏆💯✨🌟 I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful marvelous blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. Have a excellent time in Mexico! 😊🙏❤️👋🇲🇽👍✨🌟

[@AlinaMcleod]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@phongphiphat70]

Thank you so much Alina Mcleod.

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

This charming town in the Yuctan in the city of Valladolid is so nice, Alina!🌸❤️

[@maryv.7227]

What a charming town! Colorful, clean and relaxing. I hope to visit it one day.

[@briannabee812]

I would definitely visit this place! Out of the way places seem to be ideal when you need to de-stress. Very nice place Alina. 💚😊

[@AlinaMcleod]

Totally agree :)

[@hosseinmirzaei1984]

Thanks, the color scheme of the pictures is really great❤👍

[@edithtiina]

I have been in Valladolid twice....First time only 4 h stop. Second time 3 nights.. I love this place...

[@dagoudag]

This town looks great when you are visiting Chichen Itzá , Can Cun or Isla Mujeres for no more than 2 or 3 days. If you visit the Yucatán Peninsula the best plan is to be near the ocean and enjoy swimming, taking the sun or walking along these superb beaches. I always have been curious about Merida. This city looks like a history gem full of colonial and republican palaces. Also there are many small towns with georgeous beaches near Merida. Maybe you can visit that area. This city is full of Cubans, Afroamericans from USA and also Canadian expats who enjoy a more relaxed way of live full of local Caribbean culture. Alina is having a great time in Latin America.

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

You're very right about Valladolid, very underrated. Harriet and I had a most enjoyable time. Very Safe Less crowded than the resorts. It has an Old Town charm. Harriet and I can tell you enjoyed your time there. Thank you for taking us there. Sending you lots of love💖💖 Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond. Va.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That's lovely. Glad you enjoyed it as well!

[@gediminasmurauskas7817]

Hi Alina! I very much enjoyed your vibrant and colorful visit to Valladolid in the Yucatan! There's a lot to see and do here, without excessive cost. Good to see you safe and having fun!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thanks, Gediminas!

[@leirulia0508]

Magnificent choice, in general the State of Yucatan has great diversity to offer, if you want to live in my country without a doubt I would recommend the Merida capital of the aforementioned State.

[@bigvito9008]

$40 for a room at Candelaria makes me feel really old. I stayed on the square at the Maria de la Luz in 1985 for $6. That was back in the day when entry fees to the ruins were a pittance, and free on Sundays. Cenotes were all free. I still visit Merida and Izamal, and love it, but also glad I was fortunate enough to visit years ago.

[@AlinaMcleod]

haha you went before it was even remotely touristy then

[@susanbarnhart1616]

I've been to Valladolid and I loved it. I'm Canadian as well.

[@karenconley9807]

I was here a few days ago, after seeing Chichenitza. We didn’t have time to explore, but it felt like an amazing city, and I was happy to see more of it on your lovely video tour❤️👍🙏

[@ricardo_cn]

I am very happy to see you visited my hometown. Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧

[@Marlon_Torres]

Hi Alina! I drove by Valladolid and wasn't able to make the stop. I regret not going! Looks like a very nice and alive. I'll have to go back some time. Thanks for sharing!

[@exagente.0073]

Hi Alina, I'm a new subscriber, I love your videos. Saludos !

[@rodrigolestrade]

I´ve been there just for a couple of hours. I just had a coffee at one of that places by the main square. It´s worthy to spend some time on the city. Like most of the people, I was towards Playa del Carmen coming back from Chichen Itza.

[@luke83rj]

This place seems to be so colorful and alive, with this mix of nature, history and, of course, great mexican food.

[@AlinaMcleod]

It definitely is :)

[@k_and_m8745]

Have been missing your videos as of late but just happened to see this one and have to say all videos I have seen I have enjoyed. Another thing I have began noticing is how many of my subscriptions are Canadian KZbinrs or ones that were from Canada. Keep up the good work!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you very much!

[@franciscoespiritu9020]

Hi Alina. thank you for sharing this beautiful place. some day we could place it to our itinerary, Valladolid Mexico, I am sure more tourist will visit this as you shown in your video... enjoy more and keep safe .. bye

[@NormanF62]

Fantastic video! The Calzada de Frailes reminds one of old town Bogota, Colombia and you can swear you’re having an out of body experience in Mexico thinking you’re back in Colombia! Valladolid in the Yucatán is an experience worth checking out.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yes definitely some similarities

[@samuelrodriguez5033]

Mexico is SPECTACULAR. Loved every minute there. Thank you for reminding me how beautiful Valladolid is. The Mayan ruins are incredible. Watermelon 🍉 is my favorite fruit. = ) ☀️

[@AlinaMcleod]

Glad you loved it as well!

[@aquamastertheonlyone]

@@AlinaMcleod Just a suggestion: you are *naturally* very beautiful, try to use little to no makeup 👍

[@jagmor233]

We were just there 5 days ago and it was a beautiful 5 hour stop. We will definitely spend the night next time. Great city!

[@franciscosaldana2879]

Great picture of you Alina and great music, you did a greatvideo, you are a natural.

[@Aftermystorm31]

I'm going to be staying in Valladolid for a couple months (hopefully) in the new year! I'm super excited watching this video. Thanks for showing me where some good spots are to visit!

[@ck062165]

Merida, Chichen Itza, and Valladolid are all on my list. It would be during the cooler months, though. It seems a bit hot in the summer. But I definitely won't skip Valladoild.

[@AlinaMcleod]

That's a very good idea. It was still scorching hot when I went.

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Just wonderful! A huge country to discover and thanks to your videos we can have this opportunity. I have never been to Mexico but each corner of this country is so nice, full of history, culture, beautiful sceneries, good food, sunny weather and a friendly people. What more do you want? Thank you for sharing this awesome video with us.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Very true. It’s a very diverse country with a lot to offer.

[@ozoraf]

Que bella dama. Gracias por visitar nuestra patria y promover el turismo nacional. ¡Lovely smile and a gorgeous ayes!

[@martinvanoene7192]

Never been but the whole world is so much greater then any us of can imagine . Thanks so much for sharing ! Wow . This I want to visit. Sending from Canada.

[@Reporterfy]

What a beautiful video

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you!

[@marioloyola2157]

Alina your welcome to MEXICO with places awesome .... enjoy my beloved country .... good and hardworking people 🇲🇽

[@s.m6141]

Alina, this video is awesome , the food ,the culture and the environment is superb I like it!

[@ESCORPION761115]

I really like your videos and of course Merida has many places to visit for tourists and they are so beautiful, I hope you come back soon, you are such a lovely and beautiful person I would like to travel to Canada and help me to know all the beautiful places there . have a great trip.

[@tombernard4612]

Wow Glad that bike ride was safe!! Having just returned from Colombia myself after six months there, and seeing your video in Santa Marta , when I saw you on the bike I was like "NOOOOO" 😳....but Colombia is definitely a different world than Mexico. Cheers desde isla Vancouver

[@darellnewsome4459]

In the fairly near future we are planning a trip to Cancun. Now we definitely want to add this location to our trip. Honestly I had never heard of it before so thanks for the heads up and please stay safe and well out there.

[@AlinaMcleod]

I'm very glad! Hope you have a great time

[@franciscosaldana2879]

Alina, great picture of Alina and great music at beginning.

[@cambitafeliz7846]

I’ve been lucky enough to have visited Cancun several times, but never Valladolid. I’ll put in my bucket list. The burrito looked delicious, the cenote amazing! Definitely want to go. Gracias Alina!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Hope you check it out!

[@marcelomiranda5996]

Cenotes in Yucatan are amazing!!!!

[@greggdiggins2943]

Very informative article.. thanks

[@carystapleton9695]

Nice tour. Good to see you again Alina.

[@karladelman6289]

I have only been to 4 Mexican Cities of Cabo San Lucas Acapulco Huatulco and Puerto Vallarta! Mainly cruise ports from a few cruises I have done that have stopped there! My favourites were Cabo and Huatulco! Stayed at a all inclusive in PV once but that’s pretty much it for Mexico for me! Great video! Love following along on your adventures!

[@loumcast]

Valladolid is also on the way to Merida from Cancun, beautiful little town, I would definitely recommend it. Very nice video, like always.

[@JoeClement]

I went to Valladolid in January for three days and it's definitely worth stating there instead of taking a bus or tour for the day. I found that three days wasn't enough to see all the cenotes there!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yeah definitely a lot to see

[@GerardoHernandez-rk6he]

GRACIAS POR MOSTRARNOS TU VIAJE

[@พงษ์พิพัฒน์นาคนวล-บ9ฮ]

Thank you so much Alina McLeod.

[@chiparnold8456]

Valladolid was the "sleepy little secret" on the way to Chichen Itza, but once they deemed it a "pueblo mágico" the place got a facelift! Nice look at the Calzada de los Frailes and the hotels, thank you!

[@HuatulcoGuy]

Just left Canada to retire and live full time in Mexico. After one month I can say that it was a good decision.

[@AlinaMcleod]

Good for you!

[@ralfmoll5727]

Hi Alina, I think I was in Valladolid, but as You mentioned only on Tour to Chichen Itza. I am curious about Your impressions on Chichen Itza. My visit there was on a 21st of March and it was very impressive at sunset. The choice was spending the sunset in Chichen Itza or in Valladolid. At this special date of the Year, the choice was Chichen Itza. Best Regards, Ralf

[@Khalidparvez4]

HI ALLINA. YOUR HAT WAS MORE IMPRESSIVE IN THIS VIDEO.

[@ricardomartinez4341]

I enjoy your videos so much You are a great logger Hope you make CDMX your home base if come back before you decide it's time to go to Europe and Asia Keep enjoying the Aztec nation

[@cirenioalvarez4297]

Gracias por el video, Valladolid es un excelente lugar para visitar. Thankyou for the video. Valladolid is an excelent place to visit.

[@abhilashagnihotri2390]

Wow, what a lovely town.

[@jiminhart]

Wow, spooky. I just subscribed and now you've coincidentally uploaded about Valladolid. I just recently became aware of it and I'm keen to check it out as a potential winter retirement spot (fellow Canadian here).

[@AlinaMcleod]

Meant to be haha it’s an amazing place

[@38below39]

Your not kidding , real nice city .

[@j.wikstrom2308]

Hi Alina😊🌞 Another great video from you✌️ Looks like you having a good time there😊 Take care & Stay safe! Best rgds// Jonas 🇸🇪

[@AlinaMcleod]

Thank you so much, Jonas!

[@grs4191]

i loved your video and we will in march... thanks very match for yours tips!

[@ivansanchez8458]

Yucatan is the safest state in México, that's why they were surprise you ask them if it was safe to take the bike to the cenote jajaja

[@squiggy007]

I always stay there for few days before Merida. Such a nice little historic town. Someone was murdered at the alter of the cathedral.

[@zubairwwi]

Nice 🔥 sight seeing its so refrrsinh to watch your videos.

[@user-ss3ud7pp7f]

Good video. So glad to see these gringo vlogs that don’t just talk about how cheap everything is in México.

[@geoffreydingle9497]

My kind of place.Much nicer than big cities. I will never ever get to Mexico at my age but so many thanks for sharing so many lovely places with us.

[@user-cd6eu9cv1f]

Finally! A solo traveller to this part of mexico! This is such a helpful video as. I am going to travel soon solo! Wondering where did you put your belongings when you visited the cenote? Thank u much!!

[@AlinaMcleod]

My pleasure! They had lockers at the entrance when I visited but I think you could bring some things with you too.

[@maribrambila5037]

I visited Valladolid for 3,days in November 2019 & like you I taught it was a charming town. I visited Chichén Itza while on that trip to mexico 🇲🇽 & loved it 🤩 brw did you see the history of Valladolid in the light show at the Convento de San Bernardino de Siena?

[@AlinaMcleod]

No, sadly didn't get to see it

[@isabellelanzarin7155]

yes Yucatan especially near or in Merida is top safest place in the world!

[@betincb]

Me gustan los video de esta canadiense. Es curioso, pero a pesar de ser vecinos tenemos un gran desconocimiento mutuo el uno del otro. Pasa lo mismo con Belice y Guatemala. Aunque también se nota que son de un carácter diferente a los gringos que suelen ser muy escandalosos. Me gustan tus videos. Disfruta México.

[@koehl405]

Thanks from Florida, Please Be Safe.

[@leonorlopez7932]

Very nice video. Thank you, Alina 👏 sweet greeting from Houston,Texas 🇨🇱

[@milasapeca1207]

Lovely city

[@alexykong9378]

Muy Bien senorita Alina, muchisimo gracias!#

[@theeaviatordreamer]

I have always wanted to go to Valladolid. It looks amazing! And the cenotes! I know it’s a long shot but if you ever have a lay over in DFW with all the traveling you do, please let me know. I’d love to meet.

[@anaferro5981]

I'm going straight from the airport to Vallaloid spending 3 days there, Chichen itza is a must, going to Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres and Cozumel.. You went Solo? And when? hoping cenote Zaci is open.

[@lenmaryan7943]

The reason your safe is the people indigenous to that entire area are good honest hard working people

[@frankb1]

Looks beautiful. How is the humidity?🤔

[@AlinaMcleod]

Not that high since it's not that near any water. The temperature is very high though.

[@annyvitoria3074]

Thanks for the travel tips

[@chalermchaiwattanawongpitu7196]

Luv this Mexican hat..🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@edwinhenrygonzalezgarcia2436]

Me encanta tus videos porque miedtras la parte de mexico que nadie conoce, espero vengas a chiapas tiene muy lindos lugares! Saludos

[@manyourcoolchris]

Very helpful thanks!

[@hollydavid69]

I like your hat !

[@andrewthacker114]

I like Valladolid been there a number of times

[@workinprogress3609]

That back-ground was huge at 7:55.

[@annyvitoria3074]

I liked your vlog and I wish a great day

[@phongphiphatnaknual4272]

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@josedosanjos2200]

That's a very nice post.

[@eduardocastillo2759]

Don't miss cenote ik-kil, near chicken itza. Also, try to see the laser light show at night in chichen-itza. I hear it's spectacular. Afetrwards i would go to Playa del Carmen and check out Xcaret park....so much to experience!

[@AlinaMcleod]

Sadly the night tours of Chichen Itza weren't going on when I was there.

[@lisaannpennington3958]

Looks like a place I'd visit were I ever to venture into Mexico 🇲🇽 from USA 🇺🇸

[@alfredocastaneda8042]

A very special place

[@tombernard4612]

Hi Alina, and thank you for sharing this gem with us!! I know all the visas are changing everywhere nowadays, I'm just curious what you were granted when you arrived in Mexico, was it the typical 180 day tourist visa or less? Cheers y suerte ;)

[@AlinaMcleod]

Yup I got the 180 on arrival

[@tombernard4612]

@@AlinaMcleod Good to know, thanks for sharing! Been reading and hearing all sorts of crazy things out of Mexico with regards to tourist visas now days.

[@peaceevol]

All the Best for you, may you be safe and successful

[@jorgelangaricaespinoza1317]

muchas felicidades!