Private Yucatan Discovery Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Las Coloradas -Rio Lagartos - Valladolid
3 stops
1
Las Coloradas
We stop to view the pink lakes to take photos and salt mines where flamingos nest.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
2
Rio Lagartos
Rio Lagartos Biosphere to catch a boat and see the diverse species of birds like Herons, fishing Eagle, pelicans and of course the flamingos. Also along the way we may see other inhabitants of the coastal ecosystem within the mangrove forests such as the mighty crocodiles and Raccoons. We arrive at the world famous Coloradas or “magenta waters” these are pink lakes that cover the landscape and contrast beautifully with the blue skies. The amazing pink color of these lakes is due to red-colored algae, plankton, and brine shrimp that thrive in the salty environment and the flamingos are pink because they eat these pink shrimp.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Convent de San Bernardino de Siena
One of the most important Franciscan edifices in the New World. The Convent of San Bernardino de Siena is a silent sentinel to the history of the early days of the Spanish conquest and the Christianization of the Maya region.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Ek Balam - Chichen Itza - Merida
2 stops
4
Ek Balam
In the morning at the scheduled time (08:30 am) pick up at your hotel to enjoy a full day tour through the most important archaeological sites of the peninsula. The first stop will be in the archaeological zone of Ek Balam (“Star Jaguar or Dark Jaguar” in Maya), with wonderful architecture including “The Acropolis”, which contains the tomb of the ruler Ukit Kan Le’k Tok
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Chichen Itza
Continuing with the visit to one of the 7 wonders of the modern world, Chichén Itzá (“Boca del Pozo de los Brujos del agua” in Mayan) admiring, among other buildings, the Pyramid of Kukulcan and the sacred cenote, used by the Mayans to make offerings and sacrifices to their gods. Lodging in Center boutique hotel of Merida.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Merida - Hacienda Yaxcopoil - Cenote - Uxmal - Merida City Tour
4 stops
6
Hacienda Yaxcopoil
Hacienda Yaxcopoil was founded in the 17th century. Its name means in the Mayan language "place of the green poplars". The hacienda gathers in its history the three great periods of the Yucatan of yesterday, the prehispanic life, the colonial and the henequen boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century
1 hour • Admission ticket included
7
Swim in an underground Cenote
1 hour • Admission ticket included
8
Zona Arqueologica Uxmal
Uxmal is an ancient Maya city of the classical period It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, Puuc region special for having the "Adivino" pyramid, the only known temple with an oval plant in the Mayan Culture and is considered one of the Maya cities most representative of the region's dominant architectural style. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
9
Cathedral de Merida
Merida City Tour
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Coba - Tulum
2 stops
10
Zona Arqueologica de Coba
Meeting with our guide to go to Coba (“Water with moss or chopped water” in Maya), located next to four natural lakes, highlights a pyramid known as “The Nohoch Mul” the big is the tallest temple in the Yucatan Peninsula at 42 meters high with spectacular views from the top.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Tulum Archaeological Site
(“Walled City” in Maya) declared a World Heritage Site, located on a cliff facing the Caribbean Sea. Transfer to your selected hotel in the Riviera Maya area.
1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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