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Yucatan Pearls, Mexico — aerial photo of white buildingsPhoto: Gerson Repreza

Yucatan Pearls

Duration
4 days
Departures
Saturdays, year-round
Route
Cancún round trip

Trip highlights

  • Mérida colonial and Mayan heritage with 'Sacred Stones' sound and light show
  • Izamal 'magical town'
  • Chichén Itzá, the most important vestige of Mayan civilization, with typical Mayan lunch
  • Río Lagartos Biosphere Reserve mangrove and bird boat trip
  • Cenote Choj Ha with jungle, dry cave and interior lake of a humid cave
  • Valladolid historic center
Yucatan Pearls, Mexico — aerial photo of white buildingsPhoto: Gerson Repreza
Yucatan Pearls, Mexico — red bicycle parked beside brown concrete building during daytimePhoto: Alejandro Zayas
Yucatan Pearls, Mexico — Aerial view of a winding river meeting the ocean beachPhoto: Andrés Beltrán Espinosa

Day-by-day itinerary

1Cancun — Merida

Departing Cancún, we travel toward the capital of the state of Yucatán. On arrival in Mérida we tour this city steeped in colonial and Mayan heritage, followed by free time in the afternoon. In the evening, an included transfer takes you to the spectacular 'Sacred Stones' sound and light show.

2Merida — Izamal — Chichen Itza — Rio Lagartos

Today is devoted to the treasures of Yucatán, beginning in the 'magical town' of Izamal. We then explore Chichen Itza, the most important remaining vestige of the Mayan civilization, and sit down to an included traditional Mayan lunch. Afterward we travel to Río Lagartos, a fishing village and protected Biosphere Reserve.

3Rio Lagartos — Valladolid — Cenote Choj Ha — Cancun

A morning boat excursion glides through the mangroves, offering close encounters with the reserve's abundant birdlife. We then head to Valladolid with its pleasant historic center, and in the afternoon visit the Choj Ha cenote, where jungle surroundings give way to a dry cave and the shimmering interior lake of a humid cave. We arrive in Cancún at day's end.

4Cancun

After breakfast, our services conclude, leaving you free to continue your Caribbean holiday or head home.

What's included in the price

  • Europamundo General Services: bus with English-speaking guide, basic travel insurance, hotel and continental breakfast
  • City tour in: Mérida, Chichén Itzá
  • Ticket admission: Chichén Itzá site
  • 1 lunch: Chichén Itzá

International flights and the final hotel-to-airport transfer are not included. Shortest tour in this page range; no arrival transfer listed among inclusions (unlike the longer tours).

Make it your own

Request any of these flexible options in the booking form — we'll arrange them with the operator at no booking fee.

Rotary Routes

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Stop Yes

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