MEXICO MAYAN AND AZTEC TOUR AND CANCUN

9 Nights, 10  Days

Three  Star Hotels

Valid: 1 August to 31 October 2008

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 Eternal Spring ” for a glimpse of the colonial city centre with its sober cathedral and fortress like Palacio de Cortes. Continue 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

End of services

Cost: USD$1585.00 per person sharing in group services for a minimum of two people (Conditions apply - see below)