Day 1, Arrival at Cancun, Valladolid

MAYA NATURE welcomes you at Cancun International Airport (CUN). Upon arrival one of our drivers will transfer you at your hotel in Valladolid, colonial town in the midst of the Maya World. Rest of the day and meals on your own.

Day 2, Chichen Itza, Merida

After breakfast we will depart toward Merida. In route we will visit the imposing archaeological site of Chichen-Itza, whose wonderful vestiges are witnesses of the power of the Itza family, who dominated the north of the Yucatan Peninsula from the tenth century A.D., also a World Heritage site. After lunch at a near by restaurant, we will continue our trip to Merida, for overnight. Lunch and Dinner on your own. B

Day 3, Uxmal, Kabah, Campeche

After breakfast, we will go back to San Francisco de Campeche. Our first stop over will be Uxmal, capital of the Xiu family (you still may meet one of their descendants), rivals to the Itza family. Among its vestiges of the post-classic period we find the Governor’s Palace, that many believe is the most  beautiful building in the Maya world. After visiting this outstanding place, also a World Heritage site. After lunch at a near-by restaurant we will continue our way to San Francisco de Campeche for over-night. The only walled city in Mexico and also a World Heritage site, Campeche is a well-preserved example of a harbor town. Its beautifully restored historical center represents a model of Baroque colonial city planning and more than 1,000 buildings of historical value have survived from the Spanish colonial period of the 17th and 18th centuries. When arriving at Campeche we will visit the forts of San Miguel and San José where the Museums of Archaeology and Pirates are located. Lunch and Dinner on your own. B

Day 4, Edzna, Chicanna

After breakfast at your hotel, your guide will meet you for a tour to the archaeological site of Edzna, important ceremonial center that flourished between the VI and IX centuries A.D., after visiting Edzna we will continue to Chicanna Ecovillage resort, where we will arrive on time for lunch. After lunch we will visit the Chicanna archaeological site. Its name means “The House of the Snake Mouth”, and is thought to be part of the great city that was Becan. It owes its name to the façade of structure II, which is richly decorated with an enormous snake mask that symbolizes the sacred mountain. Overnight at Chicanna Ecovillage Resort. Lunch and Dinner on your own. B

Day 5, Calakmul, Balamku, Ecovillage

Very early in the morning we will depart provided with a box breakfast, bound to the Calakmul archaeological site, also a World Heritage site. Set deep in the tropical forest of the Tierras Bajas, a Biosphere Reserve, this important Mayan archaeological site played a key role for more than twelve centuries. Calakmul’s outstanding examples of Mayan art provide a testament to the city’s advanced political and spiritual development. After this visit we will procede to Balamku, a site where we find a spectacular modeling stucco façade with policromy, dated at the end of the Early Classic period among 550 to 650 A.D. This frieze is considered one of the most beautiful artistic expressions in the Mayan low lands. Then we will return to Chicanna Ecovillage for lunch and overnight. Lunch and Dinner on your own. B

Day 6, Becan, Bacalar, Tulum

Before breakfast, we will have the opportunity of a bird watching tour on the Chicanna Ecovillage grounds. Among others we could watch Turquise Browed Moot-moot, Yucatan Oriol, Keel-billed Toucan, Yucatan Jay, Golden-fronted Woodpecker, Yellow-lored Parrot and many others. After breakfast we will start our trip to Tulum. Our first stop-over will be Becan, a regional capital that was surrounded by a moat, unique in the Mayan area, and that flourished between years 600 and 1000 of our era. Our next stop-over will be the Seven Colors Lagoon of Bacalar, where we will have lunch at a local restaurant. We will continue to the hotel zone of Tulum for over-night. Lunch and Dinner on your own. B

Day 7, Sian Kaan, Tulum

After breakfast at your hotel, we will depart toward the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, a World Heritage site. In the language of the Mayans Sian Ka’an means “Origin of the Sky”. This 1.3 million acre reserve is home to forests, wetlands, a coral reef system and more than two dozen Mayan archaeological sites. There we will visit the Muyil archaeological site, and walking trough a “sac-beh” (Mayan word for white path) and the Canan-Ha wood path we will reach Muyil Lagoon, where we will take a boat for a ride trough this and the Chunyaxche lagoons to reach a man made canal system, where we will float pushed by the gentle stream toward the sea, after that we will get on the boat again for the ride back toward our departing point. On our way back to Tulum we will stop at colorfull and lesser known “cenote” (subterranean river) where a delicious lunch will be waiting for us. After a dive at the warm “cenote” waters we will return at your hotel. Dinner on your own. B, L.

Day 8, Departure

After breakfast, we’ll pick you up at your hotel for transfer to Cancun International Airport (CUN) in order to board your flight back home. B.

End of our services

• Price includes

• Price does not include

Accommodantions
Ground Transportation in a/c  vehicles
Guides services.
Entrances tickets at archaeological sites and museums.
Boat when indicated.
Meals as indicated on the itinerary
Lodging, meals and transportation  taxes
Gratuities for bellboys and waiters

Beverages
Laundry and personal expenses
Phone calls
Gratuities for guide and drivers
Any other service nonmentioned in the itinerary
Any flight nonmentioned