The World of the Aztecs & Maya

Day 1. Mexico City
Arrival and transfer from the airport to your hotel. Dinner.

Day 2. Mexico City - Teotihuacan - Mexico City
Breakfast, followed by guided tours of Teotihuacan, with its impressive Pyramids of the Sun, Moon and Quetzacoatl. Continue on towards the Basilica de Guadalupe. The city tour includes visits to the National Palace, Historical city centre and Chapultepec Park. Return to your hotel. Dinner.

Day 3. Mexico City - Cuernavaca - Taxco - Mexico City
After breakfast, journey on to Cuernavaca, the"City of the Eternal Spring " for a glimpse of the colonial city centre with its sober cathedral and fortress like Palacio de Cortes. Continuation through the fertile Morelos valley in to the Sierra Madre Occidental where, hidden away, is Taxco, the famous silver city and pearl of Colonial Mexican Art. Return to Mexico City. Dinner.

Day 4. Mexico City - Merida
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the flight to Merida. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel. After time to refresh, your guide will invite you to discover Merida. Merida is an excellent base for exploring the Yucatan's Mayan treasures. Merida lies only 30 kms from the western Yucatan gulf coast. This is one of Mexico's most nostalgic colonial cities, similar to the city of Oaxaca. Merida combines colonial-era architecture with a rich Indian heritage. Many of the city's older buildings, date back to the 17th and 18th century and have white or pastel exteriors which has earned the city its nickname, "White City". Dinner.

Day 5. Merida - Uxmal - Merida
After breakfast, a city tour of Merida. In the afternoon you will visit the pyramids of Uxmal, site of perhaps the finest of all Mayan cities, where you will also enjoy a sound & light show (8:30 pm). Dinner.

Day 6. Merida - Chichen Itza - Riviera Maya
After breakfast, departure to the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, where you will have a guided tour. This ancient city, dates back to 514 AD and is the most famous of all Mayan archaeological sites. In the afternoon, depart for the Riviera Maya coast and transfer to your hotel.

Day 7. Riviera Maya - Xel-Ha - Tulum - Riviera Maya
Today you will visit the waterpark of Xel-Ha and the Mayan ruins of Tulum. In the evening return to your hotel.

Day 8. Riviera Maya
Free day at leisure.

Day 9. Riviera Maya
Free day at leisure.

Day 10. Riviera Maya - Airport Cancun
After breakfast transfer to the airport in Cancun for your return flight home.

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