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9-Day Yucatan, Campeche & Chiapas

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Overview

On this Yucatan, Campeche, and Chiapas Tour, travel through three of Mexico's most beautiful states. Get ready to be enchanted!

You'll discover all about this area, which is rich in colonial history, ancient Mayan monuments, and natural beauty, with the help of a professional guide. This amazing eight-day tour across Mexico's south will take you through pine woods, deep rainforests, bright jungles, colonial cities, ancient Mayan ruins, and local encounters.

Among many others, you'll visit the ancient archaeological sites of Palenque, the colonial hubs of San Cristóbal de las Casas and Chiapa de Corzo, and the beautiful natural sights of Laguna Miramar and the Cañón del Sumidero.
Culture & Arts
Outdoors & Nature
Sightseeing

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Cancun

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Arrive in Cancun

You will arrive at Cancún airport and you will get a transfer to your hotel. You can spend the rest of your day at leisure.

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    Accommodation

    Presidente Intercontinental Cancún Resort

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    Activities

    Cancun

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Cancun International Airport to Cancún

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    Destinations

    Cancún

Day 2

Explore Chichen Itza

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Explore Chichen Itza

After breakfast, you will leave for Chichen Itza and visit the archaeological zone, the Mayan capital of Yucatan. You can visit the imposing monuments of the archaeological zone between the centre and the north: the Temple of Kukulkán, the Temple of the Warriors, the Game Of Ball and the Well of the Sacrifices. After that, you will have lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, you will depart to Merida.

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    Accommodation

    Wyndham Merida

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    Activities

    Chichen Itza

    Mérida

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Cancún to Chichén-Itzá

    Private Driver from Chichén-Itzá to Mérida

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Cancún

    Yucatan

    Mérida

Day 3

Visit Uxmal Temple and Campeche

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Visit Uxmal Temple and Campeche

Today, you will visit Uxmal, one of the most important Mayan ruins hidden in the jungle. After the visit, you will have lunch in a local restaurant. Later you will arrive in Campeche, a lovely city still closed and fortified with towers and walls, which is full of colonial architecture.

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    Accommodation

    Hotel Plaza Colonial4 star

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    Activities

    Uxmal

    Campeche

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Mérida to Campeche

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Mérida

    Uxmal

    Campeche

Day 4

Visit La Venta Park Museum

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Visit La Venta Park Museum

Early morning, you will depart with a lunch box for Villahermosa, the capital of the state of Tabasco. You will arrive and visit the La Venta Park Museum. Here, you can admire the 200 items collected from a Precolumbian city, during a nearly kilometre trek through a natural jungle setting.

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    Accommodation

    Villahermosa Marriott Hotel

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    Activities

    La Venta Park

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Campeche to Villahermosa

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Campeche

    Tabasco

    Villahermosa

Day 5

Visit Sumidero Canyon

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Visit Sumidero Canyon

After breakfast, you will leave to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of the state of Chiapas, and from there to Chiapa de Corzo. You will get transferred to the dock by boat and you will descend downstream into the Sumidero Canyon. The altitude and nature of the place contribute to an incredible experience. You will continue towards San Cristóbal de las Casas. Dinner will be served at Mansion del Valle hotel.

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    Accommodation

    Hotel Mansión del Valle

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    Activities

    Sumidero Canyon

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Villahermosa to Sumidero Canyon

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    Meals

    Breakfast and dinner

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    Destinations

    Villahermosa

    Chiapas

    San Cristobal de las Casas

Day 6

Experience San Cristobal de las Casas

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Experience San Cristobal de las Casas

Today, you will visit the indigenous communities of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán, located a few kilometres from San Cristóbal. Also included is a small walk through the city, with its typical market where it is possible to admire the handicrafts of local indigenous and their famous churches among which the most important is the temple of Santo Domingo. 


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    Accommodation

    Hotel Mansión del Valle

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    Activities

    San Cristobal de las Casas Historic Centre

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    San Cristobal de las Casas

Day 7

Explore Palenque

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Explore Palenque

You will depart in the early morning to Palenque (with a box lunch) crossing the beautiful green mountain range. In the afternoon, you'll visit the archaeological centre of Palenque. At the edge of the tropical jungle emerges one of the most beautiful Mayan ritual centres that ran from the 3rd to 7th centuries AD; a famous temple of the inscriptions in which the grave of the great lord "Pakal" adorned with a mask of jade, a true work of Mayan art was discovered.

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    Accommodation

    Hotel Chan-Kah Centro

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    Activities

    Palenque Archaeological Site

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    San Cristobal de las Casas

    Chiapas

    Palenque

Day 8

Explore Chicanná

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Explore Chicanná

After breakfast at the hotel, you will depart to Chicanná and check in to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will visit the archaeological sites of Becan and Xpujil, small but beautiful. Both are a representation of the impressive architecture "bec Maya", present in this area on the border with Guatemala. After the visit, you will have lunch at a local restaurant.

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    Accommodation

    Chicanná Ecovillage Resort

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    Activities

    Xpujil

    Becán

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Palenque to Chicanná

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Palenque

    Xpujil

    Campeche

Day 9

Enjoy Bacalar Lagoon & Chicanná

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Enjoy Bacalar Lagoon & Chicanná

In the morning, you will visit the archaeological zone of Chicanná and on the way stop in the Lagoon of Bacalar. After the visit, you will have lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, you will arrive to the Riviera Maya in the selected hotel.

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    Activities

    Chicanná

    Laguna Bacalar

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    Transportations

    Private Driver from Chicanná Ecovillage Resort to Riviera Maya

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    Meals

    Breakfast and lunch

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    Destinations

    Xpujil

    Campeche

    Quintana Roo

Included in Price

  • 8 nights accommodation
  • 11 activities
  • 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 1 dinner
  • Airport transfer
  • Entrance fees
  • Ground transportation
  • Licensed English speaking guides

Not Included in Price

  • Alcohol beverages
  • Domestic flights
  • Entry visas / airport departure tax
  • Gratuities
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel insurance
  • Trekking permits
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