Mexico
The great crossing of Mexico, from colonial cities to Maya cities
Mexico
The full crossing of Mexico in a group of 20 at most: Mexico City and Xochimilco, Teotihuacan, Cholula and Puebla, Oaxaca and the Zapotec site of Monte Albán, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Chiapa de Corzo, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Agua Azul, Palenque, Campeche, Uxmal, Mérida and Chichén Itzá. With two or three all-inclusive nights on the Riviera Maya at the end of the tour (14 or 15 days) from €2,974 per person.
When
November to April
Price
From 2 484€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
10 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
Aztecs, baroque and Zapotecs.
Day 1
Arrival in Mexico City
Flight to Mexico City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Mexico City and Xochimilco
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 – Cholula – Puebla
Teotihuacan and its pyramids, then Cholula, its church perched on a pyramid facing Popocatépetl volcano, and Puebla.
Day 4
Puebla – Oaxaca
Puebla and its tiled façades, then the road to Oaxaca, a colonial town and food capital.
Day 5
Monte Albán – Tehuantepec
The Zapotec site of Monte Albán, on a levelled mountaintop, then the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Days 6-9
Highlands and jungle.
Day 6
Chiapa de Corzo – San Cristóbal
Chiapa de Corzo and the Sumidero Canyon, then San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Day 7
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 8
Agua Azul – Palenque
The turquoise waterfalls of Agua Azul in the jungle, then Palenque.
Day 9
Palenque – Campeche
The Maya site of Palenque, its jungle-covered temples and the Temple of the Inscriptions, tomb of King Pakal, then Campeche.
Days 10-12
Uxmal, Mérida and Chichén Itzá.
Day 10
Uxmal – Mérida
Campeche, its ramparts and colourful façades, then the Maya site of Uxmal and its Pyramid of the Magician, before Mérida.
Day 11
Chichén Itzá – Cancún – flight home
Chichén Itzá and its Kukulcán pyramid, then Cancún and fly to France, or start of the Riviera Maya extension.
Day 12
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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