AMAZING OVERLAND EXPEDITION TROUGH THE MAYAN WORLD IN SOUTH-EAST MEXICO – 10 Days

Arrive at Cancun Airport and take a transfer to your hotel. You will have the opportunity to enjoy the first sighting of the Caribbean Sea.
Free time this evening in Cancun.

►Included Activities:
• Transfer at hotel

►Optional Activities:
• City tour in Downtown Cancun & Tacos Experience as a great welcome in Mexico.

►Meals Included:
• There are no meals included.

►Accommodation:
• Hotel Cancun.

• Admire the extraordinary pink lakes of Las Coloradas and marvel at the pink reflection against the blue sky.
• Look at the birds that inhabit the place, like the beautiful flamingos & Get back to nature in the mangroves of the Ría Lagartos Nature Reserve Park.
• Take the famous Mayan bath, filling our entire body with a mud mask full of minerals as the ancient Mayans did.
• Visit the archaeological site of Ek Balam and climb to the Acropolis.
• Admire the monumental entrance to the underworld, represented by the royal tomb of Ruler Uk’it Kan Lek Tok‘
• You will end the tour with a refreshing Splash into the crystalline water or the beautiful Cenotes
• Free time this evening in Valladolid Downtown. to admire the colonial architecture and the church of San Gervacio from the 16th century and the main square.

► Included Activities:
• Panoramic tour at the pink lakes of Mexico
• Boat trip & Birdwatching at Rio Lagartos
• Guided tour at Ek Balaam Archeological Site.
• Cenote swimming.
• Valladolid - Leader-led orientation walk
► Optional Activities:
• Sounds & Lights Show at the Convent of St. Bernardino.
• Meson del Marques Dinner.
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Valladolid.

• Travel to Izamal, stopping in route for an included visit to the Maya ruins of Chichen Itza. Named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World (Early bird experience)
• You will end the tour with a refreshing Splash into the crystalline water or the beautiful Cenotes
• IZAMAL, known as "the city of the three cultures" due to its Mayan, Colonial, and Contemporary influences. The first thing you will notice is that the entire town—market, buildings, convent, everything—is painted a cheery shade of yellow.
• Climb one of the tallest temples in the Yucatan Peninsula with an amazing landscape from the top, the Kinich Kak Mo Temple, which translates as Fire Macaw )
► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Chichen Itza Archeological Site.
• Cenote swimming.
• Izamal – Leader-led orientation walk
• Visit the Convent of St. Antonio of Padua & Climb the tallest Mayan temple in the middle of the city.
► Optional Activities:
• Sounds & Lights Show at the Convent of St. Antonio of Padua.
• Visit The MOST Traditional Restaurant in the Town. You will enjoy the real Yucatecan seasoning!!!
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Izamal

• Uxmal is the first stop of the day. One of the most impressive Archaeological Jewels of the Mesoamerican world and although it seems incredible the place that opened the doors to archeology in the area, a walk among ruins, temples, and symbolisms that will make travel our minds about this great Mayan culture.
• Sotuta de Peón is a henequen farm from the 19th century. Witness the different processes of transformation of the fiber of the Henequen, known worldwide as "Green Gold". Enjoy an incredible ride in a truck through the hacienda and fields on platforms pulled by mules, live part of the roots with Don Antonio in the Mayan house, and finish with a refreshing dip in one of the natural cenotes.
• Travel to the "white city" of Merida. Founded in 1542 on the site of “Tho, an” ancient Maya city, the colonial city of Merida retains much of its old-world charm thanks primarily to its architecture.
► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Uxmal Archeological Site.
• Hacienda Sotuta del Peon tour & Cenote swimming.
• Merida – Leader-led orientation walk
• Visit the Convent of St. Antonio of Padua & Climb the tallest Mayan temple in the middle of the city.
► Optional Activities:
• Sounds & Lights Show at the Convent of St. Antonio of Padua.
• Visit The MOST Traditional Restaurant in the Town. You will enjoy the real Yucatecan seasoning!!!
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Merida

• Travel to the small village of Becal on the borders of Yucatan and Campeche states. That is where the famous "Jipi-Japa" or "Panama" hats are made. The becaleño weavers work in underground caves that abound in the backyards of the houses. See the Parque de los Sombreros, known for its monument to big hats! & take a look at the the17th-century colonial church
• Tour the Mayan ruins of Edzna. The complex once covered over 17 square kilometers. Highlights include a giant temple and various ancient halls.
• Driving to the nicknamed Mexico’s most colorful city, Campeche. In Mexico, an old saying says that the historic center of Campeche is simply to walk slowly and enjoy every step and each and every one of the beautiful views that its old colonial buildings and churches, jealously guarding stories of pirate attacks during the 17th century, traveling a little further back in history also one of the first meetings between Mayans and Spaniards.
• Free time this evening in Campeche Downtown.

► Included Activities:
• Becal “Panama” hat tour.
• Guided tour at Edzna Archeological Site.
• Campeche – Leader-led orientation walk
► Optional Activities:
• Seafood Dinner
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Merida

• Hopefully, you've woken up fresh for the 6-hour cross-peninsular to travel to Palenque, where Mayan heritage is in full view. Watch and listen out for the traditional, colorful clothing and Mayan languages.
• Hidden treasure of Campeche, The Magic Town of Isla Aguada is a tourist destination in Campeche, surrounded by the Laguna de Terminos there get ready to enjoy boat trip rides, to enjoy the bird watching and dolphins in their natural habitat.
► Included Activities:
• Boat trip & Birdwatching & Dolphins at Isla Aguada.
• Palenque – Leader-led orientation walk
► Optional Activities:
• Seafood Dinner
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Palenque

• Rainforest-wrapped city of Palenque. Stroll around the once-heaving, Mayan city of Palenque – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the ruined city of Palenque. It once spanned a whopping 60 square kilometers and so far, less than 10% of it has been uncovered. Palenque was together with Tikal and Calakmul one of the most powerful cities of the Maya Classic, home of one of the most notable dynasties to which Pakal belongs, whose tomb was discovered in 1952 by archaeologist Alberto Ruz L’Huillier. Like all the Mayan cities of the Palenque Classic, it related to others through commercial exchange networks or alliances between groups of rulers. The territory was organized from the existence of state cities, whose centers have been identified by the presence of the so-called emblem glyph, but the basis of this organization: exchange, alliances, and of course war, implies constant mobility of it.
• Then to the waterfall to take a refreshing splash you will love it.
► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Palenque Archeological Site.
• Take a trip to a waterfall.
► Optional Activities:
• Dinner in the middle of the jungle
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Palenque

• Travel to Calakmul early in the morning, where rise to one of the most impressive and ancient sites of the Mayan world, which has been declared Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO because of its beauty. You will enter the biosphere reserve, where the ancient Mayan capital of Calakmul is located. The road will provide you with unique opportunities to see the endemic flora and fauna of the region. The clean and fresh air will immerse you totally in nature. You will have the opportunity to climb the Great Pyramid and, from there, get a 360-degree view of the entire area. You will know the importance of the location and the way it served the Mayan civilization during the Classic period. There are more than 6,500 structures. Admire the wonderful flora and fauna that surround the archeological zone and you may see endemic birds or deer.
► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Calakmul Archeological Site.
► Optional Activities:
• Dinner in the middle of the jungle
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Xpuhil

• Travel to Kohunlich, a place surrounded by the jungle, amazed by its majestic housing, civic and religious complexes. The Temple of the Masks stands out, the figures retain traces of red paint and represent real characters dressed with solar attributes.

► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Kohunlich Archeological Site.
► Optional Activities:
• Lunch at Cenote Azul
• Private sunset boat trip at the Lagoon of the seven colors
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast & Last Dinner
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Bacalar

• Travel to Tulum and enjoy the amazing landscape of the ancient Maya temples of the late postclassic, built next to the beautiful Caribbean sea on a natural cliff, the most beautiful views of the state of Quintana Roo.
• Let's have a relaxing afternoon at Playa del Carmen city.
► Included Activities:
• Guided tour at Kohunlich Archeological Site.
► Optional Activities:
• Cenote swimming
• Muyil Floating Channels.
► Meals Included:
• Breakfast
► Accommodation:
• Hotel at Bacalar

Get ready to fly home