MAYAN CHARMS FROM CANCUN TO MERIDA

DAY 01. CANCUN

Arrival at Cancun Airport. Reception, transfer to your Hotel. Check in at the hotel from 3:00 p.m. Free afternoon to enjoy the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 02. CANCUN

Breakfast. Free day for personal activities or enjoying your Resort. Accommodation.

**Optionally we suggest visiting one of the following places: Activities included in the Travel Shop Pack

1. A) 2 islands: Isla Mujeres with Isla Contoy (SEA-SUN)
2. B) Tulum and Xel-ha (MON-SUN)
3. C) Holbox Island (TUE-THU AND SAT)
4. D) Whale Shark Sighting (Jun-Sep Season: Mon to Sun)

DAY 03. CANCUN – CHICHÉN ITZÁ – CENOTE – VALLADOLID (MON-SUN)

Appointment in the lobby of your hotel starting at 06:50 a.m., transfer approximately 3 hours. (201.2 km) to one of the wonders of the modern world, Chichen Itzá.

When you board the transportation, you will receive a delicious box lunch with drinks on board while we head to our destination. We will visit one of the most important Mayan cities; with a unique approach where you will travel to the center of this ancient place.

Later we will go to the semi-open IKKIL cenote, where you can cool off in its penetrating blue waters, which will make you enjoy the purity that Mother Earth offers us.

We finish by heading to Valladolid to have a delicious buffet meal, on this tour you will enjoy with all your senses the roots of Yucatecan regional cuisine in a unique gastronomic demonstration legacy of the Mayans where we can delve into the flavors and smells in the use of plants, vegetables and wildlife that transcend borders and symbolize the rich culinary diversity of the area. Transfer to your hotel in Valladolid. Accommodation.

DAY 04. VALLADOLID – AKÉ ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA – KIMBILÁ – IZAMAL – MÉRIDA

We begin the tour when our guide arrives for you at the lobby of your hotel, we will go to visit the Archaeological Zone of Aké, which means “Bejuco”, located 32 km from the City of Mérida, with its main structure known as “EL Palacio” One of the particularities of the site is the vestige of a sacbé (white road) that linked this location with the city of Izamal 40 km away.

Later we headed towards Kimbilá, a town located in the municipality of Izamal, located approximately 45 kilometers east of the city of Mérida, capital of the state and 10 km west of Izamal; In this place you can find a wide variety of clothing with typical Yucatecan embroidery, made by the magical hands of its inhabitants such as: huipils, suits and guayaberas to modern dresses and blouses, bags, accessories, shoes, hats and more with these beautiful embroideries. colorful flowers.

We finish. Afterwards, we will visit the City of Izamal (magical town) located right in the center of the peninsula, 72 km east of Mérida. The City of Three Cultures is known, as three historical periods coexist in it: its pyramids witness to the greatness of the Mayans, its convent; whose charm derives from the silence of the majestic walls that forever marked the imprint of Spanish influence, and its streets, buildings, squares, houses and churches, all in a harmonious visual rhythm of a single color: yellow. Accommodation.

DAY 05. MÉRIDA – MAGICAL VILLAGE OF SISAL

At 08:30 a.m. our guide will arrive for you at the lobby of your hotel to head to the Yucatecan coast to visit one of the magical towns of the State.

Our first stop will be at the Port of Sisal, located within the El Palmar State Reserve, it was one of the most important in colonial times for the commercialization of henequen, cotton and tobacco fibers to the Far East. Today it is distinguished for being an area of great biological influx for the Caribbean.

We will begin by taking a tour of its streets, we will visit the Fort of Santiago built to protect the ancient inhabitants from pirate raids.

Later we will take a 6-hour tour through 3 different ecosystems (Mar, Ciénega and Peten) it is a tour of approximately 12 km along the coast by boat, then we will enjoy the waterhole where we will enjoy its crystal clear waters.

Finally, we will go to the beach to enjoy the food (fish fillet to taste), (not included) and you will be provided with free time, and then return to Mérida. Accommodation.

DAY 06. MÉRIDA – CELESTUN

We begin the walk at 09:00 a.m. when our guide arrives for you at the lobby of your hotel. 90 km away we will go to visit one of the most important ecological reserves for the arrival of the pink flamingo.

Celestún is one of the main places for resting, feeding and reproducing a wide variety of migratory species, especially the pink flamingo. We will embark on a tour of the estuary where we will find a diverse fauna such as: cormorants, gray herons, tiger herons.

We will also visit a mangrove tunnel and a freshwater reservoir called “the water eye.” We will return to the pier, and then move to the beach to enjoy food (not included) and free time will be provided, and then return to Mérida. Accommodation.

**NOTE: The best months for flamingo sightings: November – March.

DAY 07. MÉRIDA – AIRPORT

At the indicated time, transfer to the airport. End of services.

INCLUDES:

• Cancun:
• Transfer airport – hotel in shared service and previously sanitized vehicles
• 2 nights of accommodation.
• Breakfast in Cancun for adults only.
• Chichén Itzá Archaeological Zone with cenote, box lunch, food and transfer to hotel in Valladolid in shared service.
• Cultural guide.
• Yucatan:
• 3 nights accommodation in Mérida
• 1 night accommodation in Valladolid
• Breakfasts in Valladolid for adults only (except Hotel Valladolid)
• Breakfasts in Mérida for adults and children.
• Ground transportation for visits.
• Visit to the Magical Towns of Sisal, Valladolid and Izamal
• Visit to the Aké archaeological zone with Kimbila.
• Visit to Celestún
• All entrances to the places described in the itinerary
• Driver – guide for the mentioned tours
• Taxes

NOT INCLUDED:

× Air or bus tickets

× Excursions or meals, services not specified

× Tips to waiters, bellhops, guides, drivers, personal expenses.