4 days · 3 nights
A canyon by boat, a colonial highland town and a Mayan city in the rainforest, in four days.
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Ask about datesFly into Tuxtla Gutierrez and go straight onto the water in Sumidero Canyon, then climb to San Cristobal de las Casas for two nights among the highland Maya villages. The road then drops past the Agua Azul and Misol-Ha waterfalls to Palenque, and the last morning is spent among its temples before the drive to Villahermosa.
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How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Sumidero Canyon and San Cristobal de las Casas
Day 1 · Sumidero Canyon and San Cristobal de las Casas
You are met at Tuxtla Gutierrez airport and taken to Sumidero Canyon for a two-hour boat trip beneath cliffs that rise about a kilometre above the Grijalva River. Look out for crocodiles, monkeys and birdlife along the forested banks, then continue into the highlands to your hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas.
San Juan Chamula, Zinacantan and San Cristobal
Day 2 · San Juan Chamula, Zinacantan and San Cristobal
A half-day with your guide in San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan, two towns of the Tzotzil Maya, who keep their own language and dress. See the candlelit church at Chamula, see weaving on the loom in Zinacantan, a craft that goes back before the Spanish arrived, and taste a local drink and handmade tortillas. A walk through the colonial centre of San Cristobal ends the tour, and the afternoon is free.
Agua Azul, Misol-Ha and Palenque
Day 3 · Agua Azul, Misol-Ha and Palenque
An early start north towards Palenque, stopping at Agua Azul, where three rivers tumble over a chain of falls between steep banks, and there is time to swim. Further on, Misol-Ha drops about 30 metres into the rainforest. The rest of the day is yours once you reach Palenque.
Palenque and Villahermosa
Day 4 · Palenque and Villahermosa
After breakfast, visit the UNESCO-listed Mayan city of Palenque, with the Palace, the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of the Foliated Cross. Then drive on to Villahermosa airport, arriving around 5 pm.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
San Cristobal de las Casas · 2 nights
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Palenque · 1 night
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Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
La Paz
Four nights in a hotel facing the cathedral in La Paz, with a day out on the water or the town each day. From January to March you head to Magdalena Bay to look for grey whales; the rest of the year the day is spent in the old centre and on the beaches. Then a long day down to Todos Santos and Los Cabos, and a boat to Espíritu Santo to snorkel with sea lions.
Mexico
5 days · 4 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Fly into Tuxtla Gutiérrez and go straight out on the river through the Sumidero Canyon, then spend three nights in the highland town of San Cristóbal de las Casas, visiting Maya villages and the lakes of Montebello. The road then drops north past the waterfalls of Agua Azul to Palenque, which you explore on the last morning before flying out of Villahermosa.
Mexico
6 days · 5 nights
Tuxtla Gutiérrez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Palenque → Villahermosa
Begin on the river in the Sumidero Canyon and spend three nights in San Cristóbal de las Casas, with days in Tzotzil Maya villages and at the lakes of Montebello. Two nights in Palenque follow, with a day by road and river to Bonampak and Yaxchilán, and a guided morning at Palenque itself before you fly out of Villahermosa.
Fly into Tuxtla Gutierrez and go straight onto the water in Sumidero Canyon, then climb to San Cristobal de las Casas for two nights among the highland Maya villages. The road then drops past the Agua Azul and Misol-Ha waterfalls to Palenque, and the last morning is spent among its temples before the drive to Villahermosa.
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