From the Aztec World to the Mayan World

Reception at Mexico City airport, transfer and check-in at hotel.

* This program starts on Monday mornings, so the traveler must be in Mexico City the day before.

Accommodation: Hotel.

Monday morning. Breakfast. This day we will visit Mexico City, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This tour includes visiting the Zócalo of Mexico City, the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Aztec Temple, the Paseo de la Reforma, Chapultepec Park, and the Zona Rosa.

Free afternoon in the city.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 2h
Walking transportation: 2h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast

Breakfast. Departure from the hotel. We leave Mexico City heading to Puebla. On the way we will stop to visit the church of Santa María Tonantzintla, a beautiful church representative of the Mexican baroque. We continue our journey to the city of Puebla, where we can visit the Capilla del Rosario, the Cathedral, the Plaza Mayor and the Historic Center.

We continue our journey to Oaxaca. Arrival and accommodation.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 6h
Transportation on foot: 2h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.

After breakfast, we head to the ancient Zapotec capital known as Monte Albán. 9 km from the city of Oaxaca, in Monte Albán, the Great Plaza awaits you, with its ceremonial buildings, among which the following stand out: the Ball Game, Building S or Monte Albán Palace; the South Platform; the Observatory or Building J, unique in its kind in Mesoamerica; the imposing Platform of the Dancers, which was originally adorned with more than three hundred stelae. On this tour of the most important Archaeological Zone in the state of Oaxaca, we will learn about the history of the people who populated this majestic urban center, which exercised religious, political and economic control over the Zapotec people. Don't forget to take the best photographs from the top of its pyramids and visit the museum where you will find the original pieces that have been rescued from this place. Without a doubt, we will take away an unforgettable experience from Monte Albán, in Oaxaca.

Later we will visit Mitla, a Magical Town in Oaxaca, known for its archaeological zone, which is the second most important ceremonial center in the state of Oaxaca, after Monte Albán, and is characterized by its harmonious buildings, proportional patios and walls decorated with polished stone mosaic patterns.

The Tule tree, an ahuehuete found in Santa María del Tule, is one of the oldest trees in the world, as it is more than 2,000 years old. With a monumental diameter of 40 m, it is the widest of its species, and is perhaps the largest living being in the world.

We continue to discover the magic of Oaxaca on foot along one of the main streets of the city of Oaxaca. A cobblestone street with green stone pavement that opens the way to the Tourist Walkway, from Santo Domingo de Guzmán to the central part of the city. Along the way, various museums, galleries, craft shops and restaurants are located. In the center we can enjoy a mix of sounds from the music band and marimba.

In the historic center of Oaxaca we will see the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of the city of Oaxaca, which is the seat of the Archdiocese of Antequera.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 3h
Transportation on foot: 3h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Departure from the hotel. Breakfast on the way. Very early in the morning, we head towards Chiapas, arriving at Tuxtla Gutiérrez and then we will transfer to the pier to sail by boat through the Sumidero Canyon.

The Sumidero Canyon National Park has a high ecological value and has 21,789 hectares in five municipalities of the state of Chiapas. The canyon consists of an imposing cliff that rises above the Grijalva River. Its walls, which reach more than 1,000 meters high, make up one of the most impressive landscapes in Mexico.

Continuation to San Cristóbal de Las Casas, the most important city in the Los Altos Region of Chiapas and the third most populated in Chiapas. It stands out for its green landscape covered by fog and for its magnificent viceregal buildings in baroque, plateresque and neoclassical styles.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

Private transport with driver and guide: 4h
Walking transport: 3h
Boat ride: 1h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Breakfast. We will depart for the indigenous communities of the Tzotzil ethnic group; first visiting Chamula, located in the highest areas of Chiapas, where pre-Hispanic cultures and customs have been preserved. There we will learn about the fusion of contemporary traditions and ancestral Mayan characteristics that identify this place.

Later, we will continue to Zinacantán, where we will visit the church and the house of a family cooperative, where we will be welcomed with a regional drink and observe how women work the backstrap loom from pre-Columbian times. After seeing the samples of what they produce, they will offer us to go into their kitchen, where, if we are lucky, they will invite us to try handmade tortillas.

At the end, we will return to San Cristóbal de Las Casas and take a tour of this beautiful city.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 3h
Walking transportation: 2h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Breakfast. Departure to the incredible Agua Azul Waterfalls. Then continue to Palenque, making a stop on the way to visit the Misol-Há waterfall. Arrival in Palenque.

Accommodation in Palenque.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 3h
Transportation on foot: 3h
Accommodation: Hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Breakfast. Departure from the hotel. We head to visit Palenque, one of the most emblematic cities of the Mayan world.

The Palenque Archaeological Zone is surrounded by jungle, and was declared a "cultural heritage of humanity" by UNESCO. Palenque is one of the best preserved Mayan cities with the most recorded history. Walking through its courtyards and palaces is a unique experience.

After this fascinating tour of Palenque we head to the city of Campeche, a city famous for receiving constant pirate attacks, due to which it is surrounded by forts and walls.

Accommodation in Campeche.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 5h
Transportation on foot: 2h
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals included: Breakfast.

After breakfast, we will have a panoramic tour of the main attractions of the city of Campeche.

We continue our tour and head to visit the archaeological site of Uxmal, one of the most beautiful representations of engineering and architecture of the Mayan world. In Uxmal you will see its Nuns' Quadrangle, its magnificent Pyramid of the Magician, its Ball Game and its extraordinary Governor's Palace.

We continue our trip to the city of Merida. Accommodation in Merida. Free afternoon in the city.

Private transportation with driver and guide: 3h
Transportation on foot: 2h
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals included: Breakfast.

Breakfast. Departure from the hotel. We say goodbye to the beautiful city of Merida to visit one of the seven wonders of the modern world: the archaeological site of Chichen Itza (at the mouth of the Itza well)

The Mayan city of Chichen Itza was an important religious ceremonial center. Its many buildings include: the Observatory, the Pyramid of Kukulcan, the ball court and the Temple of the Warriors.

In the afternoon we continue our journey to Cancun. Transfer to your hotel in Cancun or Riviera Maya.

Accommodation at the hotel in Cancun or the Riviera Maya

Private transportation with driver and guide: 4h
Transportation on foot: 2h.
Meals included: Breakfast.

Breakfast. Free day to enjoy the beaches of these wonderful tourist destinations with the option to visit Isla Mujeres, Xcaret, Tulum/Xel-Há or Cozumel.

Meals included: Those offered by the hotel you selected.

Last day to enjoy your stay in Cancun. Transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.

Private transportation with driver: 1h.