FROM MEXICO CITY TO CANCUN - 12 DAYS

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• Arrival at Mexico City, meet and greet at the airport.
• Transfer to the hotel.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Mexico City.

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• Post breakfast proceed to the Mexico city tour.
• Visit the Plaza of Three Cultures, and the historic center in which the Zócalo (main square), Metropolitan Cathedral stand out, the main Aztec temple, Chapultepec Park, the “Paseo de la Reforma” Avenue and the other main avenues of this impressive city.
• Later visit the Basilica of Guadalupe (the most visited Catholic temple in the Americas where the Virgin of Guadalupe is found).
• Afternoon, proceed to neighbourhood of Xochimilco, a trip in a "trajinera," one of the flower-draped boats, is included here.
• Later transfer to Plaza de Garibaldi, explore the restaurants and bars where tacos and tequila are served, and the Mariachis sing (Dinner is included).
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Mexico City.

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• Post breakfast, move to Teotihuacan, admire the pyramids of the sun and the moon (entry ticket and visit included).
• Head towards Cholula, with its beautiful square, the charming chapel of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios from which you can take in the breath-taking panorama, its tunnels beneath the pyramid.
• Later, travel to Puebla, historic city known for its gastronomic tradition, colonial architecture, and ceramics. Visit its great renaissance cathedral (main square).
• Return to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Puebla.

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• Post breakfast, move towards Oaxaca, with the visit to the UNESCO World Heritage City of Aztec origin.
• Later visit Monte Alban, which is set deep in a 400-metre mountain above the Valley of Oaxaca (entry tickets and visit are included).
• Free time at Oaxaca, a beautiful colonial city.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Oaxaca.
  
  

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• Post breakfast, proceed towards San Pablo Villa De Mitla (magical town). You will get time to stroll around, visit the church pf San Pablo, Sixteenth Century and through its beautiful rustic streets.
• Continue the journey to sierras of Oaxaca towards the isthmus (lunch included).
• Later, arrival at Tuxtla Guteirrez, the capital of the state of Chiapas. You will have our guide to Marimba Park (the emblematic instrument of Chiapas).
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

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• After breakfast, take a boat ride to Sumidero Canyon, then visit Cañon Del Sumidero (almost 1 km deep and 14 km long).
• Then, we move to Chiapa Del Corzo, a colonial site of tradition and culture.
• Later, proceeds towards the Mayan culture and visit beautiful villages inhabited by the Tzotziles Indians.
• Then admire the dresses of the women and the beautiful shops and weaving workshops in Zinacantan. Head towards San Juan Chamula, visit church which mixes Christianity with pre-columbine traditions in its rites.
• We continue to San Cristobal De Las Casas
• Free time at leisure to explore on your own.
• Overnight stay at the hotel. 

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• Post breakfast, enroute to Agua Azul stop at Ocosingo (the regional capital).
• Arrival at Agua Azul´s National Park, then take a stroll or a swim among the more than 50 waterfalls, which range in height from three to thirty metres (admission and lunch included).
• Later move to Misol Ha, an impressive waterfall that you can walk behind.
• We will continue our journey to Palenque.
• Arrival at Palenque and check in to the hotel (dinner included).
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

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• Post breakfast, visit the impressive archaeological site of PALENQUE, a Mayan city surrounded by jungle, where we will see its temples, pyramids, and ball game (Admission and tour with local guide included).
• Later, we will travel to the Gulf of Mexico through the state pf Tabasco.
• Arrival at Campeche, Mexican port city known for its colonial buildings and its 17th century fortifications created to face pirate attacks (dinner included).
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

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• After breakfast, move to Merida and have a city tour of Merida, the vibrant capital of the Mexican Yucatan State boasts a rich colonial and Mayan heritage.
• Then visit the fortified cathedral of Merida and the limestone church of the Third Order as well as the House of Montejo, a 16th century mansion and the emblem of Plateresque colonial architecture.
• Afternoon is for leisure; we suggest you visit the Museum of the Mayan World on your own.
• Evening we will transfer to “Sacred Stones” (show of light and sound). Move to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

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• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Head towards Izamal, one of the prettiest cities in Mexico.
• Later move to Chichen Itzan, then visit the most significant and well-known relic of the Mayan civilisation, a World Heritage Site, where we view the warriors' temple and the legendary pyramid of Kukulcán (admission and Mayan cuisine lunch included).
• Continue the journey to Rio Lagartos, a small fishing village in the middle of a Biosphere Reserve.
• Overnight stay at the hotel in Rio Lagartos. 

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• Post breakfast, take a boat trip to biosphere reserve of over two hours, where we can see crocodiles among its mangroves, lots of birds including pelicans and pink flamingos. We enter and you can also experience the smearing mud with high concentrations of sulfur, minerals and salts that act as exfoliants for the skin, leaving a feeling of softness throughout the body.
• Transfer to Valladolid, the third largest city of the Yucatan with a very nice historic city center.
• You can have lunch at one of the nearby restaurants in the main square (not included).
• Later, visit the Cenote Choj Ha (the local Mayan Community). You have a time to stroll to the jungle to explore its dry cave and where you can swim in the wonderful lake inside the wet cave.
• Continue the journey to Cancun.
• Check-in to the hotel.
• Overnight stay at the hotel.

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• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Check out and transfer to the airport to board the flight back home with beautiful memories.

• Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
• Includes arrival transfer.
• City tour in: MEXICO CITY, TEOTIHUACAN, Merida MX, CHICHEN ITZA.
• Boat: Boat trip in Xochimilco in Ciudad de México, Sumidero Canyon.
• Evening transfer: Garibaldi Square in Ciudad de México, Sacred Stones show of light and sound in Merida.
• Transfer: Basilica of Guadalupe in Ciudad de Mexico, Marimba music live in Tuxtla.
• Ticket admission: archaeological site of Teotihuacán, Agua Azul National Park, archaeological site of Palenque , Chichen Itzan site.
• 4 Lunch included in: OAXACA, AGUA AZUL, CAMPECHE, Merida MX.
• 3 Dinner included in: MEXICO CITY, OAXACA, PALENQUE.

• Any airfares.
• GST 5 % and TCS 5% on the total billing. 
• Any increase in the rate of exchange leading to an increase in all land arrangements may come into effect prior to departure. 
• Cost of extension of the validity or deviation from route of your air ticket. 
• Porterage, Tips, laundry, telephone charges, all items of personal nature, and food and drinks not forming part of the group menus. 
• Anything not specifically mentioned in the ‘What your Tour Price includes box. 
• Taxes as applicable are to be paid extra on the total tour price. 
• If the payment is through Credit Card, extra charges 2.5% on the total billing. 
• Lunch and Dinner which is not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Cost Excludes shore excursions. 
• Please note in case you require us to reapply for a visa - charges will be additional. Kindly contact us for exact details.