As we were planning a road trip through the Yucatan, we read about the Arbol Milenario in Solferino, Mexico. This tree is over 750 years old, and is about 15 minutes from Chiquila, which is where you can take a ferry to Isla Holbox. It took us about 1.5 hours to get to the small town of Solferino from Cancun. This tree’s proximity to the ferry has made it an attraction for national and international tourists on their way through.
The tree is not far from the main road (about a block), and we used Google Maps to find it.
Keep in mind that this is a small town, not much more than about 10 blocks long.
We also saw a sign for the tree as well as orchids (sorry for the poor quality photo through the windshield as it was a long day of traveling with lots of rain!).
With Google Maps guiding us, we could see the tree once we turned onto Calle Margarita Maza, but the road quickly became muddy and rutted. We were not sure where to park, as the tree is located within a square. We stopped to ask some men sitting along the road about the tree, and one of them guided us to park on the side of the dirt road and walk into the garden area. They did not speak any English, but we managed with our minimal Spanish.
We were guided through a small opening, and later I saw what seems like more of an entrance.
The guide walked us over to see the tree.
The tree is absolutely massive and very impressive, and pictures just don’t do it justice!
In addition to the main tree, there were other large, old trees, but we had difficultly understanding what the guide said about them, so I do not know the specifics.
This site mostly consists of a small courtyard area with the tree as well as other plants. I believe they have made this into a plant nursery as well, and heard that they sell orchids there.
The guide picked up some fruit for us to try, known as mamey, Pouteria sapota, or mamey sapote.
There were so many wonderful and interesting plants in the courtyard.
We visited the Arbol Milenario in the end of June. It had just rained and it is bug season, so it was very buggy. We got devoured by bugs in the short amount of time that we were there, so I would recommend being prepared. I travel with a natural bug repellent (affiliate link).
We gave a donation to the man who showed us the tree, as we had read that it was a recommended donation and we like to tip for services while in Mexico.
I wasn’t able to find any official information online, other than some articles and reviews online. I enjoyed this as a quick stop and to be able to see such a magnificent tree.
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This would be such a neat place to walk around. I like all the unique looking plants.
That is a big tree. I like that the tour included some fresh fruit from the plants.
Árbol Milenario, Solferino, Mexico looks like such an amazing place to visit.
Wow.. That is such a huge astonishing beautiful tree, it seems kinda scary to stand beside it. hehe
It astounded me. That tree is so tall and the plants are so interesting.
Looks like an amazing adventure and a great place to visit! Glad you had a great time.
This looks like a great place to vacation. That 750 year old tree looks magical.
I would love to visit some day I love places that are completely covered in trees and have natural plants growing!
I have been Mexico for 3 times and yes I really love that place. Thanks for sharing a blog on that place.
Wow! That’s such an incredible place. I love Mexico itself and its people. I’d love to visit there one day.
Oh wow what an interesting place to get to go and explore. The way those trees have grown is really interesting as well.
What a lovely experience. I like how quaint the place looks. And those gigantic trees, wow they look unreal.
it looks like a great place to plan an outdoor adventure!
Wow! That would be so fun to see. I’m glad you decided to the trek to visit that incredible tree.
This looks like such a beautiful destination. I would love to see that awesome tree. Visiting Mexico is on my list of places I want to visit.
This is an awesome tree. You guys looked so petite beside it. Lol. Glad you were eventually able to locate it
Wow, that’s an amazing large tree. I love the shape of the trunk. It reminds me of some of the twisty tree trunks I saw in parts of South Florida, the banyan tree. Although, they are not as large, thick, and tall as this tree!
This looks like an amazing place to visit. That tree is awesome.
That’s so fascinating. I think we need to take a trip to visit the Árbol Milenario. My two girls are half Mexican and that would be a great start to introduce them to their culture.
This looks like a beautiful place to visit. I would love to check it out sometime.
I love to discover the local nature! this is such a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing!
This is beautiful place I love sapota fruit. That is so fresh and sure it taste great. May someday I will able to visit there.
That tree is huge and magnificent 😍 If I ever visit Mexico, I’ll definitely check out this fascinating tree and garden!
How exciting! That tree is massive indeed. It would be fascinating to see it in person, for sure.
No way. Now I’m really excited to visit mexico just for this tree lol.!
Wow, that is an amazing tree! It would definitely be amazing to see and stand next to in person. I bet the kids really enjoyed that, I know mine would.
So, I was just at a Mexican ice cream parlour in Memphis. They had mamey and I asked why you can’t get the fruit in the United States, when you can get others that don’t grow domestically. I love mamey!
This place looks so cool! My family and I haven’t been to Mexico since my aunt wedding my moons ago, now we may have another reason to go back! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
What an awesome adventure! How were the tropical fruits? I’m always looking to taste more exotic things! I really want to plan a trip now!
This looks like fun, I would love to see all of the plants and explore the area.
Wow, those trees are massive and incredible. I would love to visit this place too.
Very interesting read! I love Mexico, but I have been only to Cancun several times. I hope we will discover more when my kids are older.
It looks very big when you’re standing next to it. I’m glad you got to see it. I’m sure it was very magnifique.
I would love to see this tree when I’m going to Mexico next year! I will definitely be prepared
with my repellant 🙂
Wow! That’s a huge tree and definitely worth the quick stop. Thank you for tip re: insect repellant. Will keep that in mind. 🙂
What an adventure. This place almost looks like a forest. I would love to visit.
You have an amazing adventure in Mexico and this tree looks so long. It would be good adventure to go to there with my partner.
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