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Day 1 Hola Cancún
Meet your Tour Director
Travel to Valladolid
Ruins, ruins everywhere. Join a licensed, local guide for a visit to Chichén Itzá, one of the country's most famous Mayan sites. The city dates from around the 7th century AD (though there is evidence of farmers living here as early as the 4th century BC). A major trade and ceremonial center, Chichén Itzá is known for its huge, 365-stepped, four-sided, pyramid El Castillo, as well as other buildings, sculptures and carved murals. Then continue on to Cenote X-Keken, a natural lake inside a subterranean cave.
Welcome dinner
Day 2 Valladolid--Mérida
Ek-Balam archeological site & cenote visit
Balankanche caves guided visit
Travel to Merida
Day 3 Mérida
Dzilam de Bravo nature reserve visit & kayaking tour
Horse & buggy ride
Yucatan Dinner
Day 4 Celestun
Excursion to Celestun Nature Reserve
Flamingo-watching boat tour
Day 5 Mérida--Coba
Travel to Coba
Chichén Itzá guided visit
Ruins, ruins everywhere. Join a licensed, local guide for a visit to Chichén Itzá, one of the country's most famous Mayan sites. The city dates from around the 7th century AD (though there is evidence of farmers living here as early as the 4th century BC). A major trade and ceremonial center, Chichén Itzá is known for its huge, 365-stepped, four-sided, pyramid El Castillo, as well as other buildings, sculptures and carved murals.
Ik-Kil
Relax like a king. Ik-Kil was a Mayan retreat, where kings and their court would come to relax and swim in the sacred blue waters. Now an eco-archaeological park, the area is preserved just as it was so that you can swim, soak, and splash in style.
Day 6 Coba--Playa del Carmen
Coba Archeological site visit by bike
Spider Monkey Sanctuary visit
Travel to Playa del Carmen via Tulum
Tulum guided visit
See the Mayan idea of a beach town. Tulum is the largest Mayan coastal city and one of Cancún’s favorite daytrips. Survey the limestone ruins, the surrounding lush jungle, and the super-blue ocean with your Tour Director.
Day 7 Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen Beach time
Optional Mayan zip line and village visit $145
Optional
X-Caret visit & folklore show
$135
See the diversity of Mexican wildlife. “X-caret” means “little inlet” in Mayan, and this ecological park occupies the beautiful site of a former Mayan port town and religious center. In addition to archeological sites and a reconstructed Mayan village, the area has amazing beaches, a botanical garden with over 100 species, a butterfly pavilion, a dolphin arena, a coral reef aquarium, and more.
Day 8 End Tour