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AZTECS AND MAYANS TOUR - MEXICO |
Day 1. Mexico City
Arrival and transfer from the airport to the Hotel Century in Zona Rosa.
Day 2. Mexico City - Teotihuacan - Mexico City
After breakfast we head out on a guided tour of Teotihuacan, with its impressive
Pyramids of the Sun, Moon and Quetzacoatl. Continue on towards the Basilica de
Guadalupe. The city tour includes visits to the National Palace, Historical city
centre and Chapultepec Park. Return to your hotel.
Day 3. Mexico City - Cuernavaca - Taxco - Mexico City
After breakfast, journey on to Cuernavaca, the “ City of the Ethernal Spring
” for a glimpse of the colonial city centre with its sober cathedral and
fortress like Palacio de Cortes. Continuation through the fertile Morelos valley
in to the Sierra Madre Occidental where, hidden away, is Taxco, the famous
silver city and pearl of Colonial Mexican Art. Return to Mexico City.
Day 4. Mexico City - Merida
After breakfast transfer to the airport, for the flight to Merida. Upon arrival,
transfer to your hotel Caribe in Merida. Merida is an excellent base for
exploring the Yucatan's Mayan treasures. Merida lies only 30 kilometers (18
miles) from the western Yucatan gulf coast. This is one of Mexico's most
nostalgic colonial cities, similar to the city of Oaxaca. Merida combines
colonial-era architecture with a rich Indian heritage. Many of the city's older
buildings, date back to the 17th and 18th century, and have white and pastel
exteriors and has earned the city its nickname, "White City".
Day 5. Merida - Uxmal - Merida
After breakfast, city tour of Merida. In the afternoon you will visit the
pyramids of Uxmal, site of perhaps the finest of all Mayan cities, where you
will also enjoy a sound & light show (8:30 pm). Afterwards return to your
hotel in Merida.
Day 6. Merida - Chichen Itza - Cancun
After breakfast departure to the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, where you
will have a guided tour. This ancient city, dates back to 514 AD is the most
well known of all Mayan archaeological sites.
In the afternoon, departure to Cancun and transfer to Hotel Oasis.
Day 7. Cancun - Xel-Ha - Tulum - Cancun
After breakfast departure to the waterpark of Xel-Ha and to the ruins of Tulum.
In the evening return to Hotel Oasis.
Day 8. Cancun
Free day at leisure.
Day 9. Cancun
Free day at leisure.
Day 10. Cancun
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your return flight home
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