Guatemala
Two Maya countries in nineteen days, with twelve travellers at most
Guatemala
A grand two-country tour in a group of 12 at most: Lake Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Antigua in Guatemala, then in Mexico San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Teotihuacan, Mexico City, Chiapas and San Cristóbal de las Casas, Agua Azul, Palenque, Campeche, Uxmal, Mérida, Chichén Itzá and Valladolid.
When
November to April
Price
From 5 556€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
17 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
Atitlán, Chichicastenango and Antigua.
Day 1
Arrival in Guatemala City
Flight to Guatemala City, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Panajachel – Lake Atitlán
Lake Atitlán, ringed by three volcanoes, and a boat trip to its Maya villages.
Day 3
Chichicastenango – San Antonio Palopó
The great market of Chichicastenango, its embroidered textiles and its church where Maya and Catholic rites mingle, then San Antonio Palopó.
Day 4
Panajachel – Antigua
Drive to Antigua, at the foot of the volcanoes.
Day 5
Antigua
Antigua, the former colonial capital at the foot of the volcanoes, its cobbled streets, ruined baroque churches and the Santa Catalina arch.
Day 6
Antigua – Mexico City
Flight to Mexico City.
Days 7-11
Colonial cities and Teotihuacan.
Day 7
Querétaro – San Miguel de Allende
Querétaro and its aqueduct, then San Miguel de Allende and its pink parish church.
Day 8
Guanajuato
Guanajuato, a mining town of colourful houses and underground tunnels.
Day 9
Guanajuato – Teotihuacan
Drive to Teotihuacan.
Day 10
Teotihuacan – Mexico City
The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, then Mexico City.
Day 11
Mexico City
The Anthropology Museum, the Zócalo and the boats of Xochimilco.
Days 12-19
The Mexican Maya world.
Day 12
Mexico City – San Cristóbal
Flight to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the Sumidero Canyon, then San Cristóbal de las Casas.
Day 13
San Cristóbal
The Maya villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán.
Day 14
Agua Azul – Palenque
The Agua Azul waterfalls, then Palenque.
Day 15
Palenque – Campeche
The Palenque site, then Campeche.
Day 16
Uxmal – Mérida
The Uxmal site, then Mérida.
Day 17
Chichén Itzá – Valladolid
Chichén Itzá and its Kukulcán pyramid, then Valladolid.
Day 18
Cancún – flight home
Drive to Cancún and fly to France.
Day 19
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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