YUCATAN WITH GUATEMALA
Culture 
Beach & Exotic 
Archaeology 
Adventure & Nature 
Multi Country 
DAY 01 : THURSDAY AIRPORT – CANCUN
Arrive to Cancún Airport & welcome.
Transfer to hotel select and overnight
Lunch and Dinner not included
Transfer in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 02 : FRIDAY CANCUN – CHICHEN ITZA – MERIDA
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure to Chichén-Itzá, in this place, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, you will be transported to pre-Hispanic times. You will visit among other buildings The Pyramid of Kukulkan is one of the most iconic examples of Maya architecture of all time. Each year, during the spring and autumn equinoxes, the famous feathered serpent slides down the steps of the temple showcasing the precise coordination with which the Maya were able to harmonize nature and their surroundings.
Lunch included on the tour (Drinks not included)
Continue to your hotel selected in Merida City
Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 03 : SATURDAY TRANSFER AIRPORT MERIDA / GUATEMALA CITY
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure transfer to the airport of the City of Mérida to take the flight to Guatemala.
Arrival in Guatemala City and orientation tour of the City with a mixture of modern and panoramic colonial style, continuation to the selected hotel.
Lunch & Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 04 : SUNDAY GUATEMALA – CHICHICASTENANGO – LAGO ATITLAN
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure from your hotel to the Guatemalan highlands along the Pan-American Highway to Chichicastenango, where an indigenous Quiche town lives surrounded by hills and mountains that jealously guard traditions, who fuse their pre-Hispanic and Catholic rituals in the 400-year-old church of Santo Tomás, built on the remains of a Mayan temple. This market is active on Thursdays and Sundays, the smoke of the incense that impregnates the atmosphere of mysticism and religiosity acquires great significance. People barter in this market full of color, tradition and folklore. At the indicated time, transfer to Panajachel, a town located on the shores of Lake Atitlán. Considered one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, surrounded by three volcanoes Atitlán, Tolimán and San Pedro that protect the lake.
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Hotel for accommodation.
Lunch and Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 05 : MONDAY ATITLÁN LAKE – SAN JUAN LA LAGUNA-SANTIAGO ATITLAN – ATITLAN LAKE
Breakfast at the hotel
You will enjoy a morning boat trip in Santiago Atitlán and we will visit two towns out of the twelve that surround this beautiful lake. We will get to know the Tzutuhil of San Juan La Laguna, characterized by the harmony in which its inhabitants coexist with nature and culture. We will continue to Santiago Atitlán, a town inhabited by indigenous Tzutuhiles who live from fishing and crafts, although they are better known because they are worshipers. of a Mayan-Catholic deity they call Maximón
At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to the Hotel for accommodation.
Lunch and Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 06 : TUESDAY LAGO ATITLAN – IXIMCHÉ – LA ANTIGUA
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure from your hotel to visit Antigua. On the way we will visit the archaeological site of Iximche, the ancient Mayan capital of the Cakchiquel kingdom. Upon our arrival in Antigua, an orientation visit to this colonial city declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity during and considered one of the most beautiful colonial cities in America, the colonial era was the capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. The Cathedral, the La Merced church, the central square and its main streets and monuments conform.
Accommodation in selected hotel
Lunch and Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 07 : WEDNESDAY LA ANTIGUA – GUATEMALA AIRPORT/MERIDA TRANSFER INN
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to the airport to take a flight to the City of Merida (FLIGHT TICKET NOT INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES)
Arrival in Mérida, assistance and transfer to the Hotel
Rest of the day free
Lunch and Dinner not included
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 08 : THURSDAY MERIDA – UXMAL – KABAH & SAYIL – MERIDA
Breakfast is included at the hotel
Located to the southwest of Mérida, there is an area of hills called Ruta Puuc where the archaeological zone of Uxmal emerges spectacularly, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the archaeological zones of the Mayan culture whose architecture is one of the most majestic in Yucatan. Within the Puuc route we will also discover Kabah & Sayil.
Lunch on tour included
Dinner not included
Continue to Merida and lodgment at the hotel
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
DAY 09 : FRIDAY MERIDA TO CANCUN / PLAYA DEL CARMEN / RIVIERA MAYA OR TULUM (before Bocapaila community)
Breakfast at the hotel
We continue to the Mexican Caribbean to the selected hotel (don’t include lodging)
Either in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya or Tulum before Bocapaila.
Check out in Hotels is at 12h00
Services in Seat-in coach in English / Spanish
END OF OUR SERVICES
Our services include :
- Transfer Airport – Hotel – Airport in Seat-in Coach in English / Spanish
- All visits mentioned in the program in Seat-in Coach in English / Spanish in Air-Conditioned vehicle
- Lodging in mentioned hotel or similar category depending on the availability
- Telephone assistance in English 24/7 (based in Mexico City)
- Meals mentioned on itinerary
- Entrance Fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
- Boat trip in Atitlan Lake
- Guide during tours
Our services do not include :
- Environmental Sanitation Tax : Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, and Cancun approximately between $3.64 USD to $5.95 USD - per room per night. Amount established by each property.
- New tax on foreign tourists in Cancun : eparture tax for an amount of $259 pesos (17 USD approximately). Through the website "Visitax" either when booking their trip, during their stay or they can also pay in cash through modules located at Cancun Airport. http://www.visitax.gob.mx/sitio
- Airport taxes
- Domestic flights neither international flights
- Drinks
- Any lunch or dinner not mentioned on the program
- Personal expenses
- Telephone calls
- Any visit or excursion not described on the program
- Sickness, accident or repatriate insurance
- Bell boys tips in airports and hotels
- Chambermaids tips, guides and Drivers tips
- Changes in programs and reservations for events due to unforeseen reasons
- Supplement for higher price in hotels in case do not find availability in similar hotels
- Single supplement
- Sudden increase of gasoline and/or diesel in Mexico & Guatemala
OUR ROUND FLIGHT SUGGESTION :
- Merida, MX (MID) –Guatemala, GT (GUA) Guatemala, GT (GUA) – Merida, MX (MID)
- Departure: 12:55 p.m. / Arrival: 15:10Hrs. / TAG – Flight Return 10:00/12:15 NET / NET PRICE: $352 USD PER PERSON IN AMERICAN DOLLARS
- (The flight suggestions are informative, at the moment of the reservation it will be quoted according to the availability of the day).
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CITY |
HOTEL 3* (Local Norm) |
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CANCUN |
AMBIANCE https://www.ambiance.com.mx/ Cancun downtown Standard Room |
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MERIDA |
DORALBA INN https://www.doloresalba.com/nueva/meri da.php Standard Room |
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GUATEMALA |
BARCELO https://www.barcelo.com/es-mx/barceloguatemala-city/ Standard Room |
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ATITLAN |
VILLA SANTA CATARINA https://www.villasdeguatemala.com/esp/vi lla-santa-catarina Standard Room |
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ANTIGUA |
VILLA COLONIAL https://www.villasdeguatemala.com/esp/vi lla-colonial Standard Room |
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