Day 01 : Mexico City
- Arrival at Mexico City International Airport and transfer to hotel Melia Reforma or similar
- accommodation.
Day 2 : Mexico City
- American breakfast in hotel and city tour that includes: Plaza de la Constitución (The Constitution
- Plaza) known as Zocalo, surrounded by beautiful baroque buildings, among which is the Cathedral (the
- country’s largest religious monument built over the great Aztec temple). The Palacio Nacional (National
- Palace), headquarter of the Presidency of Mexico, where visitors can admire murals painted by Diego
- Rivera. One of the main and most recently discovered attractions is the Templo Mayor, the great temple
- of the Aztec capital. Brief stop at the Guadalupe Shrine.
- The tour continues to Teotihuacán, named by the Aztecs as “the place where the Gods are born”. This
- location includes three great constructions: The Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon and the
- Citadel; all of them were built over the so called “Calzada de los Muertos” (Road of the Dead).
- Lunch in restaurant .Return to Mexico City and accommodation
Day 03 : Mexico City / Puebla / Oaxaca
- Departure in autobus to the beautiful and colonial city of Puebla; visit of the Santo Domingo church,
- where it is possible to visit the Rosario Chapel, one of the biggest works of the mexican baroque art.
- Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon the tour proceeds to Oaxaca by bus. Arrival and accommodation
- in the Victoria hotel or similar.
Day 4 : Oaxaca
- Day dedicated to the city and Monte Alban.
- In the morning visit of the city known as the “Patriots Cradle” that includes the Zocalo, where the
- Cathedral and the Santo Domingo Church are ubicated; then continue to the old Santa Catalina from
- Siena friary and to the local market, one of the most typical of the region. Lunch in restaurant.
- In the afternoon visit of the famous archeological site of Monte Alban, ceremonial center built on a hill
- and rich in pyramids, tombs and sunken reliefs. Return to hotel and accommodation.
Day 05 : Oaxaca / Tuxtla Gutierrez
- In the morning departure to Mitla, ancient Mixtec center. Visit of the archeological site, place founded
- by Zapotec and also used by Mixtecan for their ceremonies in which visitors can see geometrical
- decorations with abstract drawings; In the tour continue to Tehuantepec (4 hours). Lunch In the
- afternoon the tour proceeds to Tuxtla Gutierrez, capital of the State of Chiapas (5 hours). Arrival, dinner
- and accommodation in hotel Camino Real o similar.
Day 06 : Tuxtla Gutierrez / San Cristobal De Las Casas
- Transfer to the Cahuare wharf to enjoy a launch boat trip through the Canon del Sumidero (Sumidero
- Canyon) ; the altitude and the beauty of the place will make the experience unforgettable. Lunch in
- restaurant. After that the tour continues to San Cristobal de las Casas. Arrival and accommodation at the
- hotel VM Villa Mercedes San Cristobal or similar. Afternoon free. Dinner in hotel.
Day 07 : San Cristóbal De Las Casas
- In the morning visit to one of the most typical local markets where hundreds of Indigenous people sell
- their hand-made products every day; the tour continues to the Baroque Santo Domingo Church founded
- in 1547. Then visitors will meet the Indigenous communities of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán; the
- San Juan Chamula community is particularly linked to this church where ceremonies were celebrated
- that had a great influence of paganism. The Indigenous population of Zinacantan, is different in that it is
- very loyal to the Catholic faith. Return to San Cristóbal and accommodation
Day 08 : San Cristóbal De Las Casas / Palenque
- Departure to Palenque with a stop at the Agua Azul (Blue Water) waterfalls; the trip will last
- approximately 5 hours on a mountain road and on the road the visitors can enjoy the abudant
- vegetation of this Chiapanecan (from the State of Chiapas) zone. Lunch in a rustic restaurant or
- box lunch. Arrival at Palenque and check-in in the hotel Ciudad Real or similar. Dinner in hotel and
- accommodation.
Day 09 : Palenque / Campeche
- Visit of the Palenque archaeological site. The area displays beautiful Mayan work made in stone and
- stucco; this area is frequently recognized as one of Mexico’s most beautiful places due to its ruins
- enclosed in the Chiapanecan jungle. Its most important temple is called Templo de las Inscripciones
- (Temple of the Inscriptions), and here the explorers discovered Pakal’s tomb with his famous jade mask.
- Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon the tour will continue to Campeche, which is the capital of the Campeche State.
- This tour includes a short visit to the ancient town, surrounded by fort walls and towers built to
- protect this city from the pirates. Campeche keeps a Colonial mood thanks to its gorgeous houses and
- austere churches. After visiting the city, tourists will check-in at the hotel Plaza Campeche or similar.
- Accommodation.
Day 10 : Campeche / Merida
- Departure to Mérida and during the trip visit to the Uxmal archaeological site. Uxmal means “built
- in three stages” and it is a typical example of the classic and post-classic Mayan period; its main
- constructions are: Pirámide del Adivino (The Fortuneteller’s Pyramid), Palacio de los Gobernadores
- (Governor’s Palace) and the Cuadrángulo de las Monjas (Quadrangle of the Nuns). Lunch in restaurant
- in Uxmal. The tour continues heading to Mérida, also known as the “White City”, which has Colonial
- houses as well as houses that date from the beginning of the century in the Arabic, French and Italian
- styles.
- Those houses have witnessed all the old wealth that was generated thanks to the sisal culture.
- Stop at Mérida’s Zócalo, where visitors can admire the city’s main monuments: the Cathedral, the
- Government’s Palace, the Municipal Palace and the Francisco Montejo’s House. Check-in at the hotel
- Holiday Inn or similar and accommodation.
Day 11 : Merida / Riviera Maya
- Departure to visit Chichen Itza archaeological site. Chichen Itza was the Mayan capital of Yucatan
- and flourished between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Visitors can admire the impressive buildings
- of the northern and central archaeological sites, such as: the Kukulcán Temple, the Ball Game, the
- Observatory, the Warrior’s Temple, the Convent of the Nuns and the Sacred Cenote. Lunch at Chichen
- Itzá in restaurant. The trip to Riviera Maya continues in the afternoon. Arrival and accommodation in the
- hotel Barcelo Maya Beach in All Inclusive treatment.
Day 12 : Riviera Maya
Transfer to the Cancun International airport.