Day 1 – Mexico City (or Cancun)
Once you arrive at the Airport you will be transferred to a hotel located in downtown área. Since there are no scheduled activities in the afternoon you can enjoy a walk in the city center.
Day 2 – Mexico City – Tuxla - Sumidero Canyon - San Cristobal de las Casas
Start the day having breakfast at the hotel restaurant and prepare yourself to depart
from Mexico City to Chiapas on a domestic flight. At your arrival at Tuxtla Gutierrez
enjoy a guided tour visiting the Sumidero Canyon, a protected area at the Federal level since 1980, is a magnificent geological landscape located in central depression of the State.
Here, granite cliffs and walls with a height of over 1000 meters surround the cause of the Grijalva River. Afterword we will step ta the small village of Chapa de Corzo, where you will learn more about the local traditions. In the afternoon we will continue on the road to San Cristobal de las Casas to check-in to a hotel located downtown of the city.
Day 3 - San Cristobal - Zinacatan & Chamula - San Cristobal
After breakfast at the hotel, you will enjoy a City Tour in San Cristobal de las
Casas, visiting the Santo Domingo church and a typical local market. Later on, you'll discover the Native Community of Zinacatan and San Juan Chamula, learning about the native people of Chiapas and their traditions. Watch the laborious handcrafts of the weaver women, who, with a loom at their waists, produce magnificent textile pieces, including tablecloths, bedspreads, cushion covers and traditional "huipiles", called “ponchos”. You'll visits also the Juan Bautista Church.
Day 4 - San Cristobal - Agua Azul Falls - Palenque
Early morning you will depart to the spectacular Agua Azul falls, the most fascinating area in the mountains located between Palenque and Ocosingo. It consists of many cataracts following one after another in the Cascadas de Agua Azul Natural Park. The larger cataracts may be about 6 meters (20 ft.) high.
At the end of the visit, we will move toward Palenque, a little town at the bottom of the mountains, famous for the homonym archaeological site. Accomodation at the hotel and free afternoon time to visit the town.
Day 5 - Palenque - Campeche
Today you will be amazed by the famous archeological site of Palenque, one of the best archaeological sites of the country. Located on the first rise of the mountains, the site looks out over the Usumacinta River flood plain. Here you’ll be confronted by the largest Mesoamerican step pyramid, the Temple of Inscriptions, spotted with hieroglyphics that have contributed significantly to the study of Mayan civilization. Later we will depart to Campeche to the hotel located downtown.
Day 6 – Campeche – Uxmal - Merida
After having breakfast at the hotel, we will explore the archeological site of Uxmal, considered the most important Mayan city of the area, hosting the famous temple “La Casa del Adivino”, the three-dimensional masks of the god Chaac, colonnades, the two-headed jaguar, and other iconographic symbols.
Then we will continue on the road to Merida for a guided tour of the city and accommodations. At night you will have free time in the city where you can delight your tastebuds with the traditional
Mexican cuisine in one of the typical restaurants in the city.
Day 7 – Merida - Chichen Itza - Riviera Maya
On the last day prepare to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World: Chichen Itza, absolutely the most visited archaeological site in the peninsula of Yucatan, due to its extraordinary architecture beauty and its geographical location. The fusion of Mayan centers construction techniques with new elements from central Mexico make Chichen Itza one of the most important examples of the Mayan – Toltec civilization in Yucatan. Several buildings have survived, such as the Warriors’ Temple “El Castillo” and the circular observatory known as “El Caracol”
Later you will be departing to Riviera Maya for accommodations at hotel of your choice.
Hampton Inn & Suites
View More Photos Mexico CityCalle 5 de Febrero No.24, Cuauhtémoc, Centro,
Ciudad de México, 06060Districto Federal – Mexico
(+52) 55 8000 5000
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Hotel Services- Bar
- Family rooms
- Gym
- Internet (Cable)
- Internet (wifi)
- Laundry service
- No smoking rooms
- Restaurant
Hotel Casa Vieja
View More Photos Profa. María Adelina Flores 27, Barrio de Guadalupe
San Cristóbal de las Casas, 29230Chiapas - Mexico
(+52) 967 678 6868
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Hotel Services- Bar
- Internet (wifi)
- Laundry service
- No smoking rooms
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Safe
El Castellano
View More Photos MeridaCalle 57 No. 513 x Calle 62 y 64 Centro
Mérida, 97000Yucatan - México
(+52) 999 930 01 00
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Hotel Services- Babysitter
- Elevator
- Gym
- Internet (wifi)
- Laundry service
- No smoking rooms
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Safe
- Swimming pool
Gamma Malecon Campeche
View More Photos CampecheAv Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez 51, Zona Centro, ,
San Francisco de Campeche - 24000 Campeche, México
+52 981 811 9191
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Hotel Services- Bar
- Elevator
- Family rooms
- Laundry service
- No smoking rooms
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Safe
- Swimming pool