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Mexico

Remote Mayan Sites and Wild Coast


15 days from £2,256

A holiday in the highland state of Chiapas offers one of Mexico’s most evocative step-back-in-time experiences,with the villages surrounding the capital San Cristóbal a stronghold of surviving indian lifestyle. Here you'll witness savage landscapes,  with jungle, rivers, canyons and lakes a backdrop to some of the finest pre- Columbian ruined cities.

Suggested Holiday Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Mexico City, 3 nights.
Day 2: Guided city tour and tour of the the ruins at Teotihuacán.
Day 3: At leisure in Mexico City.
Day 4: Fly and drive via Sumidero Canyon to San Cristóbal, 2 nights.
Day 5: Excursion to San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán.
Day 6: Drive to Palenque, stay 2 nights.
Day 7: Visit the Mayan site of Bonampak Yaxchilán.
Day 8: Visit Palenque ruins. Drive and fly to Mérida, Yucatán, 2 nights.
Day 9: Visit Uxmal and Kabah ruins.
Day 10: Drive to Celestún, 3 nights.
Day 11: At leisure in Celestún.
Day 12: At leisure in Celestún.
Day 13: Return to Mérida, 1 night.
Day 14: Transfer to the airport.

Owing to many clients' preference for flexibility, and the variation in flight price according to season and availability, the price quoted excludes the cost of international flights, which we will happily arrange for you. Flights to Latin America can be daytime or overnight, while the return flight is always overnight, so you will need to add at least one day to arrive at the total length of your holiday.

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Palenque, Mayan ruins
Palenque, Mayan ruins

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Eco Paraiso Xixim

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