Mexico
From the Aztec capital to the Maya pyramids, in eleven days
Mexico
Mexico from west to east in a group of 25 at most: two days in Mexico City and Teotihuacan, the Sumidero Canyon, San Cristóbal de las Casas and the Maya villages of Chiapas, Palenque, Campeche, Uxmal, Mérida, Izamal and Chichén Itzá, all the way to Cancún.
When
November to April
Price
From 2 435€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
9 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The capital and the city of the gods.
Day 1
Arrival in Mexico City
Flight to Mexico City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Mexico City
Mexico City: the National Museum of Anthropology and its Aztec Sun Stone, the Zócalo and the cathedral, Diego Rivera's murals at the National Palace, then the flower-decked boats of Xochimilco.
Day 3
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan, the 'city of the gods', its Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon and the Avenue of the Dead, and on the way the Basilica of Guadalupe.
Days 4-7
Canyon, highlands and jungle.
Day 4
Sumidero Canyon – San Cristóbal
Flight to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, a cruise through the Sumidero Canyon between thousand-metre cliffs, then San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Day 5
San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas, a colonial town in the Chiapas highlands, and the Tzotzil Maya villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán.
Day 6
San Cristóbal – Palenque
The turquoise waterfalls of Agua Azul in the jungle, then Palenque.
Day 7
Palenque – Campeche
The Maya site of Palenque, its jungle-covered temples and the Temple of the Inscriptions, tomb of King Pakal, then Campeche.
Days 8-11
Uxmal, Mérida and Chichén Itzá.
Day 8
Uxmal – Mérida
Campeche, its ramparts and colourful façades, then the Maya site of Uxmal and its Pyramid of the Magician, before Mérida.
Day 9
Izamal – Chichén Itzá
Izamal, the yellow town, then Chichén Itzá, one of the new seven wonders of the world, its Kukulcán pyramid and its great ball court, and a swim in a cenote.
Day 10
Cancún – flight home
Drive to Cancún airport and fly to France.
Day 11
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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