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Yucatan Package
10 days/9 nights – Gateway: Mexico City /Cancun
Standard Tour: £675pp
Private Tour: £1029pp
Prices valid 1 Jan - 15 Dec 08
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Day 1: Mexico City
Clients will fly from Europe to Mexico City.
On arrival in Mexico City, Clients will be met and transferred to their hotel.
This is a relatively small hotel right on the main square overlooking the National Palace. The rooms are simple but comfortable with en-suite bathrooms. The hotel has a lovely roof-top terrace restaurant. The Best Western Majestic Hotel in Mexico City joins the National Palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral as part of a group of historical buildings that share a central and unique area in The Zocalo Plaza. This plaza was built on the centre of pre-Hispanic America in the largest city in the world.
Best Western Hotel Majestic for 3 nights |
Day 2: Mexico City
Clients will be collected and taken on a morning sightseeing tour to the Pyramids of Teotihuacan and to the Shire of Guadalupe. Pick up time: 09:00 am
Teotihuacan means "The place where the gods were shaped" and experts believe the site was built around 2000 years ago. Here you can find the pyramids of the sun & the moon, the ciudadela and the palace of Quezalpapalotl (the plumed butterfly), these are the main buildings along the Avenue of the dead, which is nearly a mile in length.
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Day 3: Mexico City
Clients will be collected and taken on a morning city tour in Mexico City to include highlights such as National Palace which contains Diego Rivera's famous murals, the Metropolitan Cathedral, started in 1573 and designed to replace a smaller church. The present structure took 250 years to complete. The Cathedral is a treasure trove of beautiful paintings, sculpture, and jewellery. Finally, visit to Chapultepec Park and the Residential District.
Pick up time: 09:00 am. |
Day 4: Fly to Merida
Clients will be transferred on time to Mexico City airport for their domestic flight to Merida with Mexicana Airlines.
On arrival in Merida, clients will be collected and transferred to their hotel.
This used to be the home of the Barbachano Family, pioneers of tourism in this area. The house has since been extended (upwards) into a hotel with large, en-suite rooms. The hotel is all wrought iron, tiles and terracotta pots! Only three blocks from the main square it is the perfect base from which to visit this wonderful colonial city.
Afternoon at leisure.
Hotel Casa del Balam for 2 nights. |
Day 5: Uxmal
Clients will be met and taken of a day sightseeing tour to Uxmal. Pick up time: 09:00. Uxmal is the most important Mayan settlement located on the Puuc Route. Each one of its architectural and ornamental lines illustrates the so-called Puuc style, with flat facades at the base and miniscule masks of stones near the top.
Uxmal (OOSH-mahl) means "'built three times" in the Mayan language, and though its name is a mystery, its beauty is not. As a World Heritage site, it is one of the best restored and maintained ruins in the Yucatan, and certainly one of the most magnificent.
They will also visit the archaeological site of Kabah to admire the Codz-Pop and the western square, among other beautiful constructions.
Lunch included. |
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Day 6-9: Cancun
Clients will be met and taken on a day sightseeing tour to Chichen Itza. Pick up time: 09:00 am.
This is one of the largest and best-preserved sites on the Yucatan peninsula. The main site here is the castle, known as the Pyramid of Kukulcan, a fine example of the mix between the Maya & Tolteca cultures. The pyramid is a calendar with four stairways, a platform at the top and a total of 365 steps. Lunch is included.
After sightseeing in Chichen Itza, clients will be transferred by road to Cancun and drop off at the hotel.
This is a relatively new hotel outside of Cancun. With only 120 rooms and 6 suites the hotel stills retains the feel of a small hotel. All rooms are located in 8 3-floor blocks (about 5 in each). Each block has a sun terrace with Jacuzzi. All the rooms are ocean view and fully appointed with TV and VCR. The hotel has half a mile of beach right in front and a 200 foot pool. The hotel also has a fabulous and extremely professional spa.
Hotel NH Krystal for 4 nights (includes breakfast) |
Day 10: Departure
Clients will be transferred to Cancun Airport on time to connect with their international flight back to Europe. |
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Price includes 9 nights accommodation, domestic flights, sightseeing with an English speaking guide, entrance fees, transfers and meals where listed.
Excludes international flights. Tours can be tailormade to suit individual requirements. Please call for further details.
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