Progreso Misnebalam Ghost Town ATV excursion and Break at Silcer Beach Club
Overview
Abandoned ghost town and the thrills of riding an ATV, this is a great combo excursion. You'll get to visit an authentic ghost town that has an infamous history of ghosts, witchcraft, public executions and still active ghost by the name of "Julian"
Inclusions
- Round trip transportation from your Progreso cruise ship terminal!
- Fully licensed and insured transportation!
- English speaking certified shore excursion guide!
- Automatic Yamaha or Italika ATV!
- All equipment needed including helmets, knee and elbow guards and visibility vest!
- Optional All Inclusive add-on for the beach!
What to expect
This excursion is for you! Explore a ghost town and riding an ATV. There is also the ability to see the old style Mexico including the haciendas and other architectural styles.
You'll be met by your guide just inside your Progreso cruise port. You'll then be shown to comfortable, and air conditioned transportation. It's only a 10-minute ride off the pier to Progreso then you'll be taken to the ATV base camp. All ATVs are recent year models and kept in great condition. Driver's need to show their driver's licenses; minimum age to drive solo is 18 years. . Once the helmets are on, you're off the Misnebalam Ghost Town. The drive there is approximately 1 hour on trails.
The town of Misnebalam was inhabited from 1910 to 2010, when the last 21 inhabitants decided to leave the town. people believed they had witches that were influenced by aluxes, gremlin-like spirits that protected the land but chased away intruders.
Paranormal activity still exists today; there is still believed to be an active ghost named "Julian" who died back in 1920. You'll learn more about the fascinating history from your bilingual guide. Guests will have approximately 30-45 minutes at Misnebalam.
After your visit to Misnebalam, you'll hop back on your ATV and visit the Paraiso Blue Lagoon just a short distance away. You'll be able to take a dip and enjoy the refreshing waters while surrounded by nature. You will have a relaxing stop at the lagoon before hopping back on your ATV and head to Silcer Beach Club for a relaxing beach break.
At Silcer, you will find beach chairs, umbrellas, swimming pool, kayaks, paddle boats, stand-up paddle board, and free WiFi. There is even a kid's club! The non-motorized water sports are on a first come, first serve basis.
Take a stroll along the beach, you can buy a beverage from the bar, you can purchase food items off of an authentic Mexican menu that will also include American favorites, relax in a hammock in the shade with a full ocean view. This is a day you won't want to miss. OR for the best value, add-on the All Inclusive package and get all your drinks and food included!!
Available drinks for purchase at the bar include: Pina coladas, Margaritas, Soft drinks, Mixed drinks, Beer (Corona and other Mexican beers own by Corona such as Modelo, Pacifico, etc) and bottled purified water. All mixed drinks are available with or without alcohol.
Available for purchase from the restaurant you can find: Panuchos (traditional Yucatencan dish), Salbutes (traditional Yucatetcan dish), Quesadillas, Tacos, Chicken Fajitas, Salsa and chips, Guacamole, Nachos, Pizza, Burgers and Hot dogs. Some foods are subject to change.
After that and if times allow, you'll get to do a bit of sightseeing and shopping in the town of Progreso. Your transportation will then return you to your Progreso cruise ship port after spending a unique day in Mexico.
You'll be met by your guide just inside your Progreso cruise port. You'll then be shown to comfortable, and air conditioned transportation. It's only a 10-minute ride off the pier to Progreso then you'll be taken to the ATV base camp. All ATVs are recent year models and kept in great condition. Driver's need to show their driver's licenses; minimum age to drive solo is 18 years. . Once the helmets are on, you're off the Misnebalam Ghost Town. The drive there is approximately 1 hour on trails.
The town of Misnebalam was inhabited from 1910 to 2010, when the last 21 inhabitants decided to leave the town. people believed they had witches that were influenced by aluxes, gremlin-like spirits that protected the land but chased away intruders.
Paranormal activity still exists today; there is still believed to be an active ghost named "Julian" who died back in 1920. You'll learn more about the fascinating history from your bilingual guide. Guests will have approximately 30-45 minutes at Misnebalam.
After your visit to Misnebalam, you'll hop back on your ATV and visit the Paraiso Blue Lagoon just a short distance away. You'll be able to take a dip and enjoy the refreshing waters while surrounded by nature. You will have a relaxing stop at the lagoon before hopping back on your ATV and head to Silcer Beach Club for a relaxing beach break.
At Silcer, you will find beach chairs, umbrellas, swimming pool, kayaks, paddle boats, stand-up paddle board, and free WiFi. There is even a kid's club! The non-motorized water sports are on a first come, first serve basis.
Take a stroll along the beach, you can buy a beverage from the bar, you can purchase food items off of an authentic Mexican menu that will also include American favorites, relax in a hammock in the shade with a full ocean view. This is a day you won't want to miss. OR for the best value, add-on the All Inclusive package and get all your drinks and food included!!
Available drinks for purchase at the bar include: Pina coladas, Margaritas, Soft drinks, Mixed drinks, Beer (Corona and other Mexican beers own by Corona such as Modelo, Pacifico, etc) and bottled purified water. All mixed drinks are available with or without alcohol.
Available for purchase from the restaurant you can find: Panuchos (traditional Yucatencan dish), Salbutes (traditional Yucatetcan dish), Quesadillas, Tacos, Chicken Fajitas, Salsa and chips, Guacamole, Nachos, Pizza, Burgers and Hot dogs. Some foods are subject to change.
After that and if times allow, you'll get to do a bit of sightseeing and shopping in the town of Progreso. Your transportation will then return you to your Progreso cruise ship port after spending a unique day in Mexico.
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
nicole J
September 2021
Nos hemos quedado con el recuerdo más grato de nuestro viaje. Toda una experiencia llena de energía! El guía conoce muy bien la historia de la zona pero también comparte unas leyendas increíbles. Sin duda estamos contando los días para regresar. This has been the most pleasant memory of our trip...
Nos hemos quedado con el recuerdo más grato de nuestro viaje. Toda una experiencia llena de energía! El guía conoce muy bien la historia de la zona pero también comparte unas leyendas increíbles. Sin duda estamos contando los días para regresar. This has been the most pleasant memory of our trip. It's an experience full of energy! The guide knows all the zone history very well and also shares awesome story legends. We are counting desperately the days to return.corymD5508FO
February 2023
Not as great as it was made out to be. This was not a bust but definitely disappointed. Beach club kept wanting us to buy the all inclusive for every guest even after we said we were not eating and would pay as we go. Charged $28 for three cokes and two chips with salsa.
Not as great as it was made out to be. This was not a bust but definitely disappointed. Beach club kept wanting us to buy the all inclusive for every guest even after we said we were not eating and would pay as we go. Charged $28 for three cokes and two chips with salsa.M3430ZRbiancac
September 2021
This was hands down the best excursion to get out of you confort zone! They gather you up by the ship and then you head down to town get introduced to the local guide and then it's about a 20 minute ride when you reach this rustic very realistic barn where there's some animals around and the atvs...
This was hands down the best excursion to get out of you confort zone! They gather you up by the ship and then you head down to town get introduced to the local guide and then it's about a 20 minute ride when you reach this rustic very realistic barn where there's some animals around and the atvs the place looks a bit run down from the years but it definitely has its appeal, there they give us gear and instructions on how to use the atvs, so we were fortunate to go on rainy days and got plenty muddy haha loved it!! Then we arrived to an abandoned church and other complex of building and were told the story of this hidden little town. What I personally liked as the fact that this place wasn't structured fancy for those who want paved roads and pure cleanliness y was down and dirty and you got to enjoy and see what people down there really live by day by day. After wards we head to the beach club. Guys some advice take a change of clothes with you please you will need it! After a little while at the beach relaxing then we head back to the boat with the rest of the groups so all in all it was unexpected but we'll worth it. 5 out 5amyc0919
June 2021
If I could rate this zero, I would. Slicer Beach Club is super small & kinda skanky. Pool is literally the size of a hot tub & nasty. However, Slicer is the highpoint of this tour. Female "guide" in van went on & on & on about how all Americans are rich but her ppl are destitute. (So do you hate ...
If I could rate this zero, I would. Slicer Beach Club is super small & kinda skanky. Pool is literally the size of a hot tub & nasty. However, Slicer is the highpoint of this tour. Female "guide" in van went on & on & on about how all Americans are rich but her ppl are destitute. (So do you hate us or do you just want some our $?) Looong drive to the middle of nowhere "farm" where we were handed off to another "guide" for the ATV ride. Female guide departs to host another tour. What? Now it is me (single, older female), my barely teenage grandson and some random dude in the sticks of the Yucatan - no other shipmates on excursion. But wait...once upon the ATVs, we proceed even further into the sticks. Flashbacks of 20/20 Mexico kidnapping stories are overtaking my brain....Dust, gravel, iguanas, scrub brush, heat, so much heat, so much dust, so desolate, so far from the ship...we finally arrive at the "ghost town" where random dude guide actually pushes over some rocks so we can scale a wall. (I'm an old lady!) He remains outside the walls, hmmmm. Graffiti, broken down bldgs, tall grass & overgrown trees...As we explore, we suddenly come upon armed random dude #2 perched in a sorta treehouse/lookout above the property. I am scared to death but smile & speak to the guy only to be met with a harsh, silent glare. We quickly re-scale the wall & return to the ATVs as our guide & the armed man exchange heated words I cannot understand. Money exchanges hands & we are abruptly escorted away from the property. Drive back took us by an awful smelling sewage plant (no lie) & a nearby lagoon where we could swim. Umm, no thank you. Can we just go back to the ship? This is way too much Mexico for us. Back to the farm that was so bad even the animals looked miserable..underweight horses, a messed up bird...seriously, it was like the Island of Misfit Toys - so, so sad. A 45-60 minute wait later the female guide finally comes back with her other "tour" who all looked as miseable as us. No water. No bathrooms. No end to this nightmare that I funded. Even my ATV loving grandson hated this excursion. We made it out alive & back to the ship on time... those are the only positives I can offer. For the love of all that is good & holy, STEER CLEAR! (Date of our tour was 5/2019)markpD8887DK
December 2019
From the dirty, gross van, to the "tour guide" who didn't explain much, we were very upset to have spent so much money on this excursion. Once we found where we needed to be, we were taken to what was presumed to be a parking lot filled with other dirty vans and buses. We got in the nastiness and...
From the dirty, gross van, to the "tour guide" who didn't explain much, we were very upset to have spent so much money on this excursion. Once we found where we needed to be, we were taken to what was presumed to be a parking lot filled with other dirty vans and buses. We got in the nastiness and were horrified on what was to happen next based on our surroundings. We were relieved to have 3 more couples join us on this experience. We were taken through what I can only assume was their town. A town of filth, boarded up concrete buildings with graffiti, and poverty that was very clear. There were not many vehicles or people around which added to our anxiety of where we were being taken. We saw men driving trucks with rifles in clear sight. We arrive at the "home" of one of the tour guides, inside a locked fence. At least we saw the ATV's because if not, we would have not gone inside. One step inside the gated complex I look to my right to see the carkus of some animal's head laying on the ground. I alerted my Husband while trying to shield my children. There were many animals in this "complex." Horses, malnutrished dogs, puppies, pigs, peasants, and goats. We take this ATV excursion through nothing but dirt roads and brush. Nothing to see for 40 of the approximately 45 minute ride to the "Ghost Town." We arrive to the "Ghost Town" to see 3 buildings. We were told the "keeper" was not working that day, so all we saw were the outside of these buidling full of grafitti. Clearly run down. Was it a true ghost town? Doubtful. Fast forward to the beach club. Wow. We think someone took whatever money they had and claimed a part of the beach. The tour guide had previously mentioned, several times, that we had not purchased the $25 all you can eat and drink package, but we certainly could buy one if we wanted to. We were so filled with dust and dirt from the ATV's all we wanted to do was get back to the ship and shower! The "tour guide" took us back to the ship, but not without drilling into us that it'd be $10 per person for the ride back. Once at the ship, we get out, and again he stated we would like $10 per person, but I will leave that up to you. I have him $28. Odd amount, but I had only 8 singles and had planned on that as a tip at first. This excursion cost is $468 and we were very, very mislead and disatisfied. Progreso is dirty, run down, and not at all what pictures show it to be. PLease consider yourselves warned.paol107
September 2021
Excelente tour! Esta padrísimo si te gusta la aventura y llenarte de lodo pasando por los charcos bien salvaje, después m al cenote abierto, hay avistamiento de flora y fauna que te explican en el recorrido y las leyendas urbanas. Gracias por tu excelente servicio Cristobal! Esperamos volver pronto.
Excelente tour! Esta padrísimo si te gusta la aventura y llenarte de lodo pasando por los charcos bien salvaje, después m al cenote abierto, hay avistamiento de flora y fauna que te explican en el recorrido y las leyendas urbanas. Gracias por tu excelente servicio Cristobal! Esperamos volver pronto.