"Mérida, Coloradas, Chichén, Uxmal and Cabañas Gruta y baño maya

Arrival transfer to Merida airport and arrival at the hotel

DAY 01

In the evening, get to know Merida City Tour
Discover Mérida, founded by the Spanish Francisco de Montejo on January 6, 1542. In reality, the Mayan Indians had a great city known as T'ho long before the Spanish arrived. The stones of this city were used to build the St. Cathedral church located in the main square where also stands Montejo's house, the government palace, and the municipal palace. Mérida, the white city with its main avenue Paseo de Montejo, which has its colonial buildings like the Cantón Palace and the beautiful Monument to the Fatherland, among other equally magnificent places. Meet at Carnavalito offices at Calle 55 # 504 between Calle 60 and 62 Santa Lucia Park. (Duration of the tour is approximately 2 hrs.)

DAY 02.

8:30 DEPARTURE FROM MERIDA TO RIO LAGARTOS, LAS COLORADAS MAYA BATH ADVENTURE CROCODILE SIGHTSEEING BY NIGHT. Departure 8.30 am
Rio Lagartos is a beautiful fishing port where you can find an atmosphere of peace and tranquility but also offers adventure and fun as it is home to the Ría Lagartos Biosphere, which preserves the flora and fauna of the area. One of the attractions of Rio Lagartos is the flamingos that come to feed and nest in the Biosphere, offering a beautiful spectacle when they arrive in large flocks painting the sky pink, and a bath in the pink sea that invites you to float in this natural wonder. After concluding the flamingo sighting, you will be directed to the "Maya Bath" to apply the sand cream extracted from the muds of this unique area, which possesses these qualities due to its high concentrations of sulfur, minerals, salts, and algae that act as exfoliants for the skin leaving a sensation of softness like a newborn baby's skin all over our body, we will then head to lunch at one of the local restaurants. Las Coloradas where you will enjoy refreshing bath in the pink-colored waters. Thanks to its high salt content in this red sea, you will float with ease and its accumulation creates a white foam that will envelop you completely. At the end of the excursion, we will transfer to the hotel to rest and in the afternoon watch the sunset and at night the adventure of crocodile sighting and rest at the hotel in Rio Lagartos or Puerto de San Felipe. Overnight stay.

DAY 03

VISIT TO CENOTE KIKIL EN ROUTE TO EKBALAM ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE, XCANCHE CENOTE LUNCH AND ARRIVAL AT UH NAJIL EK BALAM CABINS Departure 8:30 am
Ek Balam is a Mayan archaeological site in Yucatán, Mexico. It is located 30 km north of the city of Valladolid, 2 km from the Mayan village of Ek Balam. In Yucatec Maya, Ék' Báalam means "Black Jaguar" (Ek, black; Balam, jaguar). From around 300 BC until the arrival of the Spanish. The human settlement at Ek Balam covered about 12 km2, including a sacred central space of 1 km2, where the elite resided. This small central area was protected by three walls. It was a very rich Mayan capital called Talol, which had been founded by Ék'Báalam (dark jaguar) or Coch CalBalam. It dominated a very populated region. In the early years of the 11th century, a foreign incursion possibly by the Itzaes subdued the power centers of Ek Balam and Yaxunah. Most of the buildings date from the late classical period. The entrance to this site, protected by two walls, begins with a magnificent Mayan arch, then the buildings of the ceremonial center, the oval palace, and a fairly large Mayan ball court. Overnight stay in the cabins.

DAY 04.

VISIT TO VALLADOLID WITH CHICHEN ITZA AND ARRIVAL AT TEKAX YUCATAN WITH OVERNIGHT STAY.

CITY TOUR IN VALLADOLID
In the state of Yucatán, lies Valladolid, a Magical Town since 2012, and currently considered among the possible World Heritage sites. The Heroic city of Valladolid was founded in 1543 by Francisco de Montejo and is currently the second most important city after Mérida in Yucatán. But in terms of tourism, it is one of the most important geographical points due to its proximity to archaeological sites such as Chichén Itzá and Ek Balam, as well as having its own tourist attractions.

CONTINUATION TO CHICHÉN ITZÁ
Dated to approximately 1553 years ago, these famous Mayan pyramids are located about an hour and a half away. Chichen Itza's name derives from the Mayan words "chi" (mouth), "chen" (well), and "Itza" (the name of the people of this region). The site is divided into three areas: the north group (purely Toltec), the central group (from the early period), and the one known as the old Chichen. Only the first two groups are visited. At Chichén, there will be a lunch buffet.

CONTINUATION TO TEKAX YUCATÁN
Tekax is located south of the state of Yucatán, approximately 1:15.

DAY 05

ADVENTURE IN THE CHOCANTE DE CRISTAL Y CUARZO CAVE.

Live the unique experience of your life by venturing into the XIBALBÁ of the cave, be prepared for this journey full of emotions to the center of the earth. The path is not easy, large stones, narrow paths, and deceptive terrain make this adventure not suitable for those with heart problems or claustrophobia. The first meters are "easy" to walk, but later you have to pass a 200-meter path on your hands and knees until you reach one of the vaults where you will see water marks on the walls of what was once under the sea, you will also be able to admire fossilized stones.

The path continues through a passage of another 50 meters more chest deep, but the reward at the end of that effort is to see "waterfalls" of minerals that shine with just being touched by the light of the lamps. Large formations of stalactites and stalagmites make the view a spectacle in its entirety.

Upon leaving, we will go to the Mayan community to have our meals and free time to rest, in the evening dinner will be at the local market.

DAY 06

 DEPARTURE TO LOLTUN CAVES WITH VISIT AND MEAL IN UXMAL WITH SITE VISIT.

Loltún, which in Mayan means "Stone Flower," (this name depends on the fact that throughout the cave there are motifs depicting flowers) is the name of unique caves located in the southern State that attract the attention of locals and foreigners and where evidence of human settlements dating back 400 to 700 years has been found. The Maya used them to obtain clay, with which they made their utensils, and also

 as a religious center and refuge.

Another attractive feature of great interest is the rock paintings: on one wall, negative hands can be seen, and on another, more elaborate paintings are located representing faces, animals, and stepped frets.

CONTINUATION TO UXMAL

Located 80 km from Mérida, it demonstrates what Puuc art built in the parallelepiped forms of its buildings, with smooth walls and decorated friezes, most of the buildings in Uxmal belong to the Mayan classic period and some to the late middle phase, Chaac is represented in multiple buildings, in the governor's palace, quadrangle of the nuns, the temple of the diviner, among others. Return to the city of Mérida (to your hotel).

DAY 07

DEPARTURE TRANSFER - HOTEL TO MÉRIDA AIRPORT.

END OF SERVICES

INCLUDES:

06 NIGHTS OF HOTEL AND MAYAN COMMUNITIES.
07 DAYS OF PRIVATE SERVICE WITH ENGLISH OR SPANISH GUIDE.
SERVICE IN VANS OR SPRINTERS WITH A/C.
ENTRANCE FEES TO THE SITES TO VISIT.
06 AMERICAN BREAKFASTS.
05 LUNCHES.
06 DINNERS.

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

PHONE CALLS.
LAUNDRY.
EXTRA MEALS OUTSIDE THE PROGRAM.
DRINKS.