Mexico

Starting Price:	£3,376.00
Trip Length:	13 days
Includes airfare allowance from London (UK)

Interests:

Sun/Beaches
Spa/Yoga

Cancun Beach

Catedral de San Cristobal de Las Casas

Palenque

Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Palenque, Mérida, Chichen-Itza with Villa Rolandi Resort

Description Pricing Itinerary Hotels

Let Yampu guide you through Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Palenque, Mérida, and Chichen-Itza. At the end of your tour, spend 3 nights at the Villa Rolandi Thalasso Spa, on pristine Isla Mujeres.

This trip can be customized to fit your individual travel dates and any specific requests you may have. Your travel consultant will prepare a customized itinerary for you. Yampu offers a choice of 3-, 4-, 5-star and Deluxe accommodations, including: The Four Seasons in Mexico City, The Lodge in Chichen-Itza and The Villa in Mérida.

Villa Rolandi welcomes guests 13 years and older.

This tour includes airfare allowance from London (UK), on non-holiday dates. You do not need to fly via London; Yampu will fly you the most direct way to your city of destination. Depending on your travel dates and proximity of travel, we will quote you the most economical surcharge from your city or country of origin.

Additional information on this trip:

Days of Week the Trip can Start:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Dates this trip is NOT available for online booking (please submit a regular request):
20 December - 02 January
Visited Cities:
Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Palenque, Merida

Day 1

Upon arrival in Mexico City transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure or choose from optional excursions.

Day 2

In the morning we depart the city heading to the archaeological site of Teotihuacán. By the afternoon, after a magnificent tour of the ruins, we return to Mexico City to visit the first quarter – el Zocalo. Mexico City is also known as the Ciudad de los Palacios (City of Palaces). The tour continues in the main square, where we will visit some Colonial palaces like the Palacio Nacional, the Metropolitan Cathedral and other beautiful architectural sites and walk through the main streets. On we continue to the Paseo de la Reforma to admire its monuments and buildings.

Day 3

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Tuxtla Gutierrez. Once we arrive we will get on the road to San Cristobal de las Casas with a private guide. On the way there is a visit to the enormous Sumidero Canyon where we will enjoy a boat ride. Have an unforgettable experience sailing down the Grijalva River, across a geological fault formed millions of years ago with dramatic cliffs up to one kilometer high and the river’s depth of 100 meters. Sumidero Canyon is located near San Cristobal de las Casas in the state of Chiapas. Monkeys and iguanas inhabit the area, among other wild animals.

Day 4

Today you will enjoy a half-day tour of the Indian villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan. Each village has its own distinctive highland dress as well as a weekly market and numerous festivals honoring patron saints and other special religious days. Afterwards walk through the colonial streets of San Cristobal de las Casas, a jewel right in the heart of the Chiapas highlands. The indigenous soul of the town coexists harmoniously with its colonial charm, making it an enchanting place to visit.

Day 5

We will get back on the road, winding along mountain lanes to the small town of Palenque. On the way, we will visit the Agua Azul (“Blue Water”) waterfalls.

Day 6

Enjoy a visit to the archeological site of Palenque. Walk through the same paths as the great Mayan Lords, and feel the charm and mystery of this culture. The Mayan site of Palenque is located northwest of the Mayan lowlands in Chiapas, Mexico. Surrounded by the jungle, it is considered one of the most important archeological sites of Mesoamerica, a ceremonial center and home to a number of Mayan Lords. There are religious temples, plazas, open courts and a ball court, but most of the structures are palaces. Artifacts discovered at this site tell us about the Mayan Lords and in particular of Lord Pacal, one of the best-known Lords of the Mayan civilization. Continue to Villahermosa for the night.

Day 7

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Mérida, the “white city”; transfer to your hotel.

Day 8

You will enjoy today’s excursion to the wonderful archeological sites of Uxmal and Kabah. Uxmal was probably built around 700 A.D. The rich, green, fertile land provides a perfect setting for some of the most magnificent pyramids, buildings and temples of the ancient Mayan world. You can sense history here as you walk around and gaze at the stunning architecture and layout of this old city. The Piramide del Adivino (the Oracle’s Pyramid) stands majestically above other buildings, and a climb to its summit will reward you with spectacular views of the entire half-square-mile ancient city. Kabah is located south of Uxmal, and both archaeological sites are connected by a grand 18-kilometer-long pedestrian causeway with monumental arches at each end. Kabah is the second largest ruin of the Puuc region, after Uxmal. The most famous structure at the Kabah ruins is the Palacio de las Mascaras (the Palace of the Masks), its facade decorated with hundreds of stone masks of the long-nosed rain god Chaac. The site also has a number of other palaces, low stone buildings, and step-pyramid temples you can discover and enjoy.

Day 9

After breakfast, leave Mérida on your way to the ancient archeological site of Chichen-Itza. The famous Mayan pyramids of Chichen-Itza are more than 1,500 years old. The site is divided into three sections. The north grouping of structures is distinctly Toltec in style. The central group appears to be from the early period. The southern group is known as “The Old Chichen.” You will find a large ball court where Mayan men played a game called pok ta pok, full of symbolism and drama. Continue to Cancun for the night.

Day 10

Day of leisure to enjoy the optional activities at the resort. Breakfast included (see optional activities below, not included in cost).

Day 11

Day of leisure to enjoy the optional activities at the resort. Breakfast included (see optional activities below, not included in cost).

Day 12

Day of leisure to enjoy the optional activities at the resort. Breakfast included (see optional activities below, not included in cost).

Day 13

Check-out of resort and transfer to the Cancun airport for your international flight home.

Suggested Hotels by City and Category *

Mexico City
3-star	1 Night 3-star hotel. Best Western Estoril or similar.
4-star	1 night 4-star. Fiesta Americana Reforma or similar.
5-star	1 night 5-star. Nikko Mexico or similar.
Airport Hotel	1 night airport hotel. Hilton Airport or similar
Deluxe	Four Seasons or similar. Special Holiday Rates Apply
San Cristobal de las Casas
3-star	Villa Mercedes San Cristobal Luxury & Gourmet Club, Casa Mexicana or similar.
4-star	Posada Real de Chiapas or similar.
5-star	Parador San Juan de Dios or similar.
Palenque
3-star	Maya Tulipanes or similar. Does not apply to holiday season
4-star	1 night 4-star. Villa Mercedes Palenque Luxury & Gourmet Club or similar.
5-star	Chan-kah Resort Village - Casita Junior Suite or similar.
Merida
3-star	El Castellano or similar.
4-star	Mision de Fray Diego or similar.
5-star	Casa Lucia boutique hotel or Hacienda Merida or similar.
Deluxe	1 night Deluxe hotel. The Villa at Merida boutique deluxe hotel or similar.

* Subject to confirmation at time of booking

Occupancy Type	3-Star	4-Star	5-Star	Deluxe
Double	£3376	£3567	£3874	£4274
Single	£4297	£4681	£5295	£6092

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