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The Mérida Experience  ·  TBME Concierge

Life, designed
around your
arrival.

Your week in Mérida, built around you. The neighborhoods, the community, the ease — and the life you've been building toward. You arrive. We take care of everything else.

Mérida, YucatánSafest city in N. America
Guided by FoundersBuilt by community
Never fillerEvery day, intentional
The Mérida Experience4 to 7 days · You design it
···
Airport Arrival & Departure
Private transfers — both ways
Included
Neighborhood & Home Search
Tours + curated property viewings
Healthcare & Wellness
Hospitals · Insurance · Organic markets
Community Immersion
La Plancha Thursdays · TBME events
Founders Experience
A curated day with Eric & Nicole
Tours & Experiences
Cenotes · Markets · Beach · Restaurants
Your JourneyView Details
4–7 Days in Mérida, Yucatán
Soft LandingHousing & Residency
DiscoveryNeighborhoods & Life
AdventureCenotes, Beach, Events
Your Scouting Trip

What actually
happens when
you arrive.

You already know what a scouting trip is. This is what ours looks like in practice. Before you land, we know what matters to you. Every day is built around that. Nothing generic, nothing filler.

When was the last time you arrived somewhere and everything was already taken care of? When was the last time you had a week that was entirely yours?

Your driver meets you at the terminal.

Private transportation from the moment you land through your entire stay.

You walk the neighborhoods that fit your life.

Centro, Paseo de Montejo, Garcia Gineres, and Norte. On foot, matched to how you want to live.

Your priorities get answered, not approximated.

Healthcare, school visits, housing search. Built from your profile before you land.

The city shows you what your life here feels like.

Cenotes, restaurants, festivals, community, culture. Whatever is alive in Merida when you arrive.

Your Priorities, Built In

Your questions
get real answers.

Based on your profile, we build in the days that address what matters most to you. Healthcare, schools, housing. All of it scheduled before you land. None of it generic.

Healthcare and Your Options

Tour the hospitals. Visit pharmacies to check your prescriptions. Find out what costs out of pocket, what insurance covers for US citizens living in Mexico, and what a hospital visit actually runs without a US copay. Real facilities, real costs, in person.

Star Medica · Centro Medico de las Americas · Hospital Faro del Mayab

Schools Your Children Would Actually Attend

Scheduled visits to bilingual and international schools matched to your children's grades. Curriculum, Spanish-English ratio, tuition, enrollment, culture. Answered by people who work there, not a brochure.

American School · Madison International · Alianz Multicultural · matched to your grades

Housing Search with Our Realtor

Two days of real property viewings with our realtor and Nicole through neighborhoods matched to your budget and lifestyle. Every property is a real option, nothing is filler. Some people put down a deposit before the week is over.

Led by Nicole Hatch (licensed realtor) and TBME's partner real estate team
Tours and Experiences

The city gives you
more than you
planned for.

Merida never has the same week twice. Your scouting trip includes experiences built around what is alive in the city when you arrive. Cenotes. Culture. Community. Nightlife. The Yucatan Peninsula in full.

Cenotes and Swimming Holes
Freshwater caves carved into the limestone of the Yucatan Peninsula. Ik Kil, Cuzama, Suytun. Crystalline, extraordinary, and an hour from the city.
Chichen Itza and Uxmal
Two of the most significant Mayan archaeological sites in the world. Chichen Itza is two hours east. Uxmal is an hour south.
Progreso Beach Day
The Gulf of Mexico, 30 minutes from Centro. Full day at Coco Mambe Beach Club or our private partner beach property. Breakfast, water, nothing on the agenda.
Speakeasies and Craft Cocktail Bars
Hidden speakeasies, craft cocktail rooms, and vinyl-spinning late-night spots that do not show up on any tourist list.
47th Street Restaurant Row
The culinary center of Centro. Yucatecan classics, regional Mexican, and international dining. The founders take you to the spots nobody comes home talking about yet.
Slow Food Market
Local, organic, grown close to where it is sold. The market that makes people understand in about 20 minutes why their body changes in Merida.
Merida Carnival and Noche Blanca
When the festivals land in your week, your week becomes something different. Merida Carnival runs for days. Noche Blanca turns the whole city into an art event for one night.
Trova Music and Plaza Culture
Free live performances in the plazas on almost every night of the week. Trova is Yucatan's signature romantic music genre, played in open air.
Thursday Night at La Plancha
6:30pm every Thursday. The TBME community at La Plancha park. People who were exactly where you are now. You walk in as a guest. You leave knowing your table.
Day 1

Your driver is
already looking
for you.

Not a rideshare app. Not a taxi line. Not a sign held up in the wrong terminal. A person who knows your name, speaks on your behalf, and takes you directly to your private colonial residence in the heart of Merida.

Hour one in a new country, already handled. Private transportation is included throughout your entire stay. You never negotiate a fare, navigate a language barrier at the wheel, or wait outside with your luggage wondering if someone is coming.

Your arrival, sequenced
You land at Merida International Airport. Your driver is already inside, waiting before your bags are on the belt.
Direct to your private colonial residence. No hotel lobby. No check-in desk. A home in the heart of Merida, already prepared and waiting.
Your week has already been built around you. Before you landed, your concierge sequenced every day around what matters most to you specifically.
Same driver throughout your entire stay. To every appointment, every neighborhood, every experience. No logistics. Just show up.
Neighborhood Clarity

You walk them.
You feel which
one is yours.

Merida has distinct neighborhoods with completely different energies, price points, and daily life. This is not something a map can show you. You walk each one and know by day two.

Every neighborhood tour is guided and matched to how you told us you want to live. Walkability, nightlife, proximity to schools, modern amenities, or colonial soul.

Historic Heart Centro Historico
Restaurant Row on 47th Street. The Cathedral at Plaza Grande. Colonial courtyards alive until midnight. La Plancha park, where your community gathers every Thursday at 6:30.
Grand Boulevard Paseo de Montejo
Merida's most elegant avenue. Mansions turned museums, open-air bars, and a nightlife that runs late. Steps from Santa Ana and Centro.
Quiet Elegance Garcia Gineres
Tree-lined streets, colonial homes with pools, walkable and calm. A favorite for families who want Centro's soul with a quieter pace.
Modern North Norte, Altabrisa
Costco, Liverpool, Starbucks, international schools. Star Medica minutes away. Gated communities, modern builds, and the infrastructure of a city you already know.
Cultural Soul Santiago and Santa Ana
Artisan markets, art galleries, local cafes, and park life. Where Merida's creative community lives. Walkable and full of character.
Build Your Week

Your Mérida.
Your timeline.

Select the experiences that matter most to you. Add days to anything that needs more time. Your concierge turns your selections into a week that actually makes sense.

Always with you
Airport Arrival & Departure Transfers
Private pickup when you land · Private transfer when you leave
Included
Choose your focus
Neighborhood & Home Search
Neighborhood tours matched to your lifestyle · Curated property viewings, every one a real option, never filler
2 days
2 days
Tours & Experiences
Cenotes · Markets · Restaurants · Beach · Cultural events · The city as residents experience it
1 day
1 day
Healthcare & Wellness
World-class private hospitals at a fraction of US cost · Insurance options for Americans · Organic markets · Wellness centers
1 day
Founders Experience
A curated day with Eric and Nicole. Restaurants, events, the Mérida that residents know and visitors never find
1 day
Your Path to Residency
Tourist visa · Temporary and permanent residency · Your pathway to living here legally, explained clearly
day
Community Immersion
Thursday nights at La Plancha, the gathering at the center of everything TBME has built. The most valuable hour of any week in Mérida
day
Schools & Education
School visits · Tuition landscape · Bilingual and international options · Enrollment process demystified
day
Planning Session with Your Concierge
A live conversation to design what comes next, whether that is full concierge support or your own path forward
day
Founders Experience added. Depending on what is happening in the city and what you want, this could be a beach day, a night out, a community event, or something the internet does not know about yet. Your concierge coordinates the details before you arrive.
Your Mérida Week
1
day selected
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