MEXICO LAND OF GODS
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DAY 01 : ARRIVAL – MEXICO CITY
Arrival to Mexico City and transfer to the selected Hotel
Lunch and Dinner not included
Overnight at hotel
Transfers in Private Service
DAY 02 : MEXICO CITY TOUR – ANTHROPOLOGICAL MUSEUM – XOCHIMILCO
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Anthropology Museum (closed on Mondays) considered one of the world's finest archaeological museums, the Museo Nacional de Antropología, houses a vast collection of artifacts in 23 exhibition halls. Its most famous exhibit is the Aztec sun stone, a cosmological calendar.
Transfer to Xochimilco and take 1 hour tour in trajinera (little boat) Nahuatl name means "field of flowers" and is a set of channels that exist from pre-Hispanic times.
You can still see chinampas, which are artificial crops created on the lake. 1 hour ride included. Lunch at the trajinera not included
Continue to downtown and visit National Palace (outside), Metropolitan Cathedral and Zocalo Square: The roots of Mexico's capital lie in the so-called Historic Center, an area that occupies the original core of the city, which the Aztecs set out like a celestial map, aligned according to the four cardinal points.
Dinner not included
Overnight at hotel
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 03 : MEXICO CITY – GUADALUPE SHRINE – TEOTIHUACAN – PUEBLA
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Guadalupe Shrine and Three Culture Square: The Basilica of Guadalupe is a shrine in Mexico City that is an important Catholic pilgrimage site and one of the most visited churches in the world. Tlatelolco Square in Mexico City, D. F. (now Three Cultures square) holds a special place in the history of Mexico, and in the hearts and minds of her people.
Continue to Teotihuacan and visit the site: Teotihuacan is one of the most impressive urban architectural complexes in ancient America, and one of the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world. Teotihuacan’s name, "the place where men become gods," expresses what the city meant to the Aztecs.
Continue to Puebla and lodging at the hotel
Lunch and Dinner not included
Overnight at hotel
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 04 : PUEBLA – CHOLULA – OAXACA CITY TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit The Religious Art Museum Former Convent of Santa Mónica was inaugurated on 1938, in a building of the 16th century. Continue to visit to Cholula archaeological site, take time to climb atop the pyramid. The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios was built on the pyramid. It is made of brad stone and decorated with 24k gold. The views from this hilltop site are spectacular! And finally, we can have a panoramic visit to historic center of Puebla.
Continue to Oaxaca "The most noble and loyal City of Antequera", now the City of Oaxaca de Juarez, is the capitol of the state of Oaxaca has been under the moral protection of the UNESCO since 1987. The historic Center contains 26 colonial era temples, five convents and a wide variety of civil structures, which exhibit all the architectural styles from the 16th to the 20th century. We start with a walking tour of the central market and go on to the unequaled "Zocalo" or Main Square.
Continue to the hotel selected in Oaxaca
Lunch and Dinner not included
Overnight at hotel
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 5 : OAXACA – MONTEALBAN – APTO OAX / VILLAHERMOSA
Breakfast at the hotel
Continue to Monte Alban during this excursion we will visit the old Zapotecan capital that was built in a hill set located to 9 km of the city of Oaxaca, where we will admire the Great Place, with its ceremonial buildings.
Transfer to the airport to take flight to Villahermosa
- (FLIGHT TICKETS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES) OUR SUGGESTION OF FLIGTHS:
- AM1049 OAX/MEX 15:07 /16:25 +1 STOP MEX/VSA AM810 18:15 /19:52 AEROMEXICO AIRLINES/ FLIGHT AM
- NET / NET PRICE: $ 260 USD PER PERSON IN US AMERICAN DOLLARS
- (The flight suggestion is informative, at the time of booking it will be quoted according to the availability of the day)
Arrival to Villahermosa and transfer to the hotel.
Lunch and Dinner not included
Overnight at hotel
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 06 : VILLAHERMOSA – PALENQUE
Breakfast at the hotel
Villahermosa, panoramic visit through the city continue to Palenque and lodging at the hotel.
Visit Palenque Site: Palenque (Bàak' in Modern Maya) is a Maya archeological, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, and roof comb and bas-relief carvings the Maya produced.
Continue to Palenque and lodging at the hotel
Lunch and dinner not included
Overnight
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 07 : PALENQUE – CAMPECHE – CITY TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning, continue to Campeche and visit San Miguel Fort (Closed on Mondays) Built in the late eighteenth century for fear of being attacked by pirates. City of Campeche: Campeche earned its United Nations World Heritage designation primarily for its network of city walls, bastions, and forts, and visiting them is high on travelers’ lists; most have been meticulously restored
Continue to hotel selected and lodging at the hotel
Lunch and dinner not included
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 08 : CAMPECHE – BECAL – KABAH – UXMAL
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit a small village of Becal, located just at the border of Yucatan and Campeche states. Visit 17-century colonial church. Learn about the process of making Panama hats from palm fiber, watch a demonstration by local artisans who have been working inside caves for generations.
Continue to Kabah, The Mayan ruins at Kabah are located along what is called the "Puuc Route". It is here in the inland hill country of the Yucatan that the best of Puuc architecture can be found.
Continue to Uxmal and lodging at the hotel selected
Lunch and Dinner not included
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 09 : UXMAL – MERIDA CITY TOUR
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning Uxmal Site: Uxmal(Yucatan Maya: Óoxmáal) is a large pre-Columbian ruined city of the Maya civilization in the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Though it is thought to also have more than one hidden tomb of the gods. Uxmal is pronounced "Oosh-mahl". The place name is Pre-Columbian and it is usually assumed to be an archaic Maya language phrase meaning "Built Three Times", although some scholars of the Maya language dispute this derivation.
Visit the city Merida is known as the White City, nowadays one of the most tranquil and safest cities in Mexico. Her remote Mayan roots, superb colonial monuments and the splendor of her turn to the XIX century architecture, has made Merida a captivating mixture of cultural influences.
Lunch and dinner not included
Continue to the hotel selected and lodging
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 10 : MERIDA – IZAMAL – CHICHEN ITZA – VALLADOLID
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Izamal considered a colonial jewel because all the buildings are painted with an intense yellow color. The Ex-Franciscan convent that was built over the Mayan pyramids using the stones of them for its construction.
Continue to Chichen-Itza Site and visit: Chichen-Itza, the most famous archaeological site in Mexico for its extraordinary architecture and its beautiful geographical location.
Continue to Ik kil, a wonderful park that is surrounded by exotic plants and trees, the main attraction of Ik kil is the majestic cenote, as you enter and go down the stone steps a platform that gives you access to the crystal clear and fresh water. Where you can swim, the rental of a life jacket is included.
Continue to Valladolid to the hotel selected and lodging
Lunch and Dinner not included
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 11 : VALLADOLID – TULUM – CANCUN
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit Valladolid Discover the altarpiece carved in wood and strewn with gold, the Franciscan frescoes that reveal the evangelization process of early converts to Catholicism, and the extensive gardens.
Continue to Tulum: Visit Tulum. The ruins of TULUM were an essential part for the Mayans. It's excellent for travelers who want to have more activities on the same day. We take you to see the only Archaeological Zone located in front of the Caribbean Sea, Tulum better known by its Wall, we will have the opportunity to walk on the Ancient Paths just as the Mayan Priests did.
Continue to Cancun
Lunch and Diner not included
Transfers and visits in Private Service
DAY 12 : CANCUN DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Cancun Airport to take flight home (Transfers in Private Service)
Check out in hotels is at 12h00
END OF OUR SERVICES
Our services include :
- Transfer Airport – Hotel – Airport in private service in English
- 2-3 pax AUTO / 4-6 pax VAN / 7-10 pax SPRINTER or similar
- All visits mentioned in the program in private service in English
- Boat trip at Xochimilco
- English speaking guide in all tour (except to free Days)
- Entrance Fees of the mentioned visits on the Program
- Lodging in mentioned hotel or similar category depending on the availability
- Breakfast all days
- Saturday and Sunday telephone assistance in English (based in Mexico City)
Our services do not include :
- Bell boys tips in airports and hotels
- Chambermaids tips
- Our prices do not include transfers from / to AIFA (Felipe Angeles airport) please contact us for prices
- The entrance to the National Palace (Palacio Nacional in Mexico City) CANNOT BE GUARANTEED, it will only be visited from the outside.
- At Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya and Tulum : Not included: “Derecho de Saneamiento Ambiental”, “Mandatory Municipal Charge”. The tax will be collected directly in the property. We kindly ask you to please communicate this with whomever you deem necessary from Jan 1st 2018 onwards: us $ 3.5-6.50 per occupied room per day.
- BAGGAGE HANDLING AT AIRPORTS
- Free of charge for the tour leader
- Departure tax in Cancun = $259 pesos per person (16 usd approx.) can be paid ahead on the following link https://www.visitax.gob.mx//sitio/
- For bookings of 800 usd or less an additional charge of 35 usd must be placed as wire transfer or 6% of the total if you are paying with PayPal
- Airport taxes
- Domestic flights
- International flights
- Drinks
- Any meal not described on the program
- Personal expenses or telephone calls
- Any visit or excursion not described on the program
- Sickness, accident or repatriate insurance
- Mexican departure tax per person
- Guides and drivers tips
- Changes in programs and reservations for events due to unforeseen reasons
- Single room supplement
- Supplement for higher price in hotels in case do not find availability in similar Hotels
- Sudden increase of gasoline and/or diesel: gasoline and diesel are cheap in Mexico because of a major grant from the federal government, but this grant will disappear, not knowing the date or new conditions, we wish to inform you that our prices are sensitive to experience an increase because of this.
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CITY |
HOTEL 3* (Local Norm) |
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MEXICO CITY |
REGENTE CITY https://www.hotel-regente.com.mx/ Standard Room |
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PUEBLA |
LOA INN http://www.loainnhoteles.com.mx Standard Room |
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OAXACA |
ÁNGEL INN http://www.hotelangelinn.com/ Standard Room |
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VILLAHERMOSA |
OLMECA PLAZA https://www.olmecaplaza.com/es/ Standard Room |
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PALENQUE |
TULIJA PALENQUE http://www.tulijahotelpalenque.com Standard Room |
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CAMPECHE |
FRANCIS DRAKE https://www.hotelfrancisdrake.com.mx/es/index.htmlStandard Standard Room |
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UXMAL |
UXMAL RESORT MAYA http://www.uxmalresortmaya.com/en/hotel-overview.html Standard Room |
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MERIDA |
RESIDENCIAL www.residencialmerida.com.mx Standard Room |
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VALLADOLID |
MESON DEL MARQUES http://www.mesondelmarques.com/index.html Standard Room |
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CANCUN |
AMBIANCE Cancun Downtown https://www.ambiance.com.mx/ Standard Room |
Mexico, a country rich in history, culture, and diverse landscapes, invites travelers to explore its enchanting tapestry of ancient ruins, vibrant cities, and breathtaking coastlines. Mexico City, the bustling capital, is a metropolis that seamlessly blends Aztec and Spanish colonial heritage, evident in landmarks like the historic Zocalo and the grand Metropolitan Cathedral. The Yucatán Peninsula is a treasure trove of archaeological wonders, with Chichen Itzá's iconic pyramid and the ancient city of Tulum overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Oaxaca, a UNESCO-listed city, captivates with its indigenous markets, vibrant festivals, and traditional Zapotec and Mixtec crafts.
Best Time to Visit :
The best time to visit Mexico is during the dry season, which typically runs from late November to April. However, specific timing can vary depending on the region you plan to visit. Keep in mind that popular tourist destinations might be crowded during peak seasons.
Visa Requirements :
Many nationalities, including citizens of the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and Japan, can enter Mexico without a visa for tourism purposes for up to 180 days. However, it's always best to check the latest visa requirements before traveling.
Language :
The official language of Mexico is Spanish. While English is widely spoken in tourist areas and major cities, it's helpful to know some basic Spanish phrases to enhance your travel experience.
Currency :
The official currency of Mexico is the Mexican Peso (MXN). Credit cards are widely accepted in most tourist areas, but it's a good idea to carry some cash, especially when visiting smaller towns and markets.
Transportation :
Mexico has a well-developed transportation network that includes buses, trains, and domestic flights. For short distances within cities, taxis and ridesharing services like Uber are convenient options. However, be cautious and use authorized taxis to avoid scams.
Accommodation :
Mexico offers a wide range of accommodation options to suit every budget and preference, including luxury resorts, boutique hotels, budget hostels, and vacation rentals. Popular tourist destinations like Cancun, Mexico City, and Playa del Carmen have a plethora of accommodation choices.
Top Attractions :
Chichen Itza : Explore the iconic Mayan ruins, including the famous El Castillo pyramid.
Tulum : Relax on pristine beaches and visit the cliff-top Mayan ruins overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
Mexico City : Discover the vibrant capital city with its historic center, museums, and delicious street food.
Cancun : Enjoy the white sand beaches, water sports, and lively nightlife of this popular resort destination.
Oaxaca : Immerse yourself in indigenous culture, visit colorful markets, and taste traditional cuisine in this colonial city.
Cultural Etiquette :
Mexicans are known for their warm hospitality, so it's polite to greet people with a friendly "Hola" (hello) or "Buenos días" (good morning).
Tipping is customary in Mexico. In restaurants, a tip of 10-15% is standard if service is not included.
Respect local customs and traditions, especially when visiting religious sites or participating in cultural events.
Safety :
While Mexico is generally safe for tourists, it's essential to exercise caution and be aware of your surroundings, especially in tourist areas known for petty crime. Stay informed about travel advisories and avoid areas with a history of drug-related violence.
Cuisine :
Mexican cuisine is world-renowned for its bold flavors and diverse regional specialties. Don't miss trying dishes like tacos, enchiladas, mole, ceviche, and guacamole. Street food stalls offer authentic and delicious options at affordable prices, but ensure they maintain proper hygiene standards.
Health :
Make sure your routine vaccinations are up to date before traveling to Mexico. Depending on your travel plans, you may need additional vaccinations such as hepatitis A and typhoid. Drink bottled water and avoid ice cubes in drinks to prevent traveler's diarrhea.
Mexico is a captivating destination that offers a perfect blend of history, culture, natural beauty, and culinary delights. Whether you're exploring ancient ruins, lounging on beautiful beaches, or savoring mouthwatering street food, you're sure to create unforgettable memories in this enchanting country. Just remember to plan ahead, stay safe, and immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of Mexico!
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