****International Airfare Not Included. Available Upon Request****

Participating Hotel:

Mexico

Oaxaca

San Cristobal

Palenque

Campeche

Merida

Cancun

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival Transfer - Mexico City

Welcome at the Mexico City “Benito Juarez” international airport, transfer to the hotel of your choice and accommodation.

Day 2 - Mexico City

Breakfast. We will start our city tour visiting the cultural and historic Heritage downtown district where we will find the National Palace and its beautiful murals, painted by the great muralist Diego Rivera, the constitution square or "Zocalo", the Main Aztec Temple and the Metropolitan Cathedral as well as some of the main avenues. Later, we will visit Chapultepec Park and one of the most important Residential areas of Mexico City, and the "Pink Zone". Return to the hotel and rest of the day free.

Day 3 - Mexico City / Pueblo / Oaxaca

Breakfast. Visit Huejotzingo and its XVI century Monastery of San Miguel; we will also visit the world’s largest pyramid at the archaeological zone of Cholula and its 365 churches. Continue to Puebla, Unesco’s world heritage site, where the majority of its buildings are decorated with tiles and beautifully sculpted freestone; we will also see its majestic cathedral at the main square, the chapel of the rosary, considered the eighth wonder of the art world, the convent of Santa Monica and the Onix and Talavera ceramics workshops. Lunch. Continue to Oaxaca. Overnight.

Day 4 - Oaxaca / Monte Alban / Mitla / Tule

Breakfast. Visit Monte Alban, declared a cultural and archaeological heritage site, where we will find important remains of Olmeca, Zapoteca and Mixteca cultures, visiting the Main Square, the Observatory, and Tomb # 7, the Stones of the Dancers, etc. We will continue to the archaeological city of Mitla, whose buildings are decorated withsymbolic mosaics. In route we are going to stop at the Tule Tree, that is one of the biggest living beings in the world. Return to Oaxaca, cultural and historic heritage City, to visit the Cathedral, the Seven Regions Fountain, the impressive Santo Domingo Church and the chapel of the Rosary, and the Gold Museum. Overnight.

Day 5 - Oaxaca / Sumidero / San Cristobal de las Casas

Breakfast box lunch. Departure to Tuxtla Gutierrez City, enjoying the landscapes of the southern mountains and Indian communities along the road. Take a Boat trip at the Sumidero Canyon, with 1,000 meters in its highest point. Lunch. If time permits, We will also visit Chiapa de Corzo and its impressive Mudejar style fountain. Continue to San Cristobal. Overnight.

Day 6 - San Cristobal de las Casas and Indian Towns

Breakfast. Visit the typical Indian communities of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan, to see some archaic rites, pagan-religious rituals that their people have kept until now; in the Afternoon, visit this beautiful city: the Market, the Cathedral and the famous Santo Domingo church, amongst others. Overnight.

Day 7 - San Cristobal de las Casas / Agua Azul / Palenque

Breakfast. Continue to Agua Azul Falls, to admire its turquoise coloured waters. If time allows, we will visit the beautiful Misol-Ha waterfall. Continue to Palenque. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8 - Palenque / Campeche

Breakfast. Visit to Palenque, declared a cultural and archaeological heritage site by UNESCO, and considered one of the most important Mayan archaeological sites, due to its historical and architectural importance. Inside the Temple of the Inscriptions, it was found King Pakal's Tomb. Departure to Campeche. Dinner. Overnight.

Day 9 - Campeche / Uxmal / Merida

Breakfast. Panoramic city tour of the Historic Fortified town of Campeche, declared a cultural and historic heritage site, to visit its cathedral, its fortresses, its walls, mansions and plazas; Departure to Uxmal, another impressive cultural and archaeological heritage site, also declared by UNESCO, to visit The Fortune Teller Pyramid, the Nun's Square, the Governor's Palace, and the Ballgame Court. Lunch and continue to Merida, "the White City" to take a panoramic tour through the Montejo boulevard, the monument to Motherland, the Main Square, its majestic mansions, etc. Overnight.

Day 10 - Merida / Chichen Itza / Cancun or Mayan Riviera

Breakfast. Departure to Chichén Itzá, the most known Mayan ruins in Mexico, declared a cultural and archaeological heritage site by UNESCO, and recently named as a ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, where we will visit the pyramid "The Castle", the Ballgame Court, the Observatory, the One Thousand Columns Square, the Jaguars' Temple, the Sacred Well (cenote), etc. Lunch. Continue to Cancun or Mayan Riviera. Overnight.

Day 11 - Cancun or Mayan Riviera

Breakfast. Free day at leisure or for your own activities.

Day 12 - Cancun or Mayan Riviera / Departure Transfer

Breakfast. At the time indicated, transfer to the airport to board your return flight home.