Journey Through Mexico City & The Riviera Maya

¡Bienvenidos a México! Upon arriving at Mexico City's International Airport, your private transportation will be waiting to take you to your charming hotel in downtown (approx. 45 minutes). 

In the afternoon, your local guide will be waiting for you in the lobby to enjoy a walking tour where you will learn about the history and treasures of the historic center of the Mexican capital. You will start with the majestic Palacio de Bellas Artes, a symbol of Porfirio Díaz's rule, and continue along Madero's pedestrian street until you reach Plaza de la Constitución or better known as Zócalo, one of the largest squares in the world and home to important historical buildings and monuments such as the Metropolitan Cathedral, the ruins of the Templo Mayor or Palacio Nacional. During the tour, you will visit a local market and taste the best of the street food, feel like a local while enjoying some delicious tacos. In the end, you will return to your hotel to rest. 

 ● Accommodation: Hotel Punto MX or similar in Mexico City. 

 ●  Activities: Historical Walking Tour & Streetfood tasting.  

 ●  Transportation: Private Transfer from Mexico City’s airport to your hotel.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, your private transportation will pick you up and take you to Xochimilco, which in the Nahuatl language means "Place of the Flowers" where you will enjoy a tour of the canals in a traditional trajinera (a painted wooden boat decorated with multiple colors) in the company of a local guide. Today, Xochimilco is one of the most favorite meeting places for the inhabitants of Mexico, and it becomes a festive place on the weekends.

Your next stop will be Coyoacán which is the bohemian neighborhood of the city. You will visit El Jardín Centenario, which was built in commemoration of the first 100 years of Mexico's independence, and the Church of San Juan Bautista one of the oldest temples in Mexico City, all while your guide talks about the historical events of Mexico through the history of this neighborhood.

You will have time for lunch (not included) and have the option to visit the Casa Azul - Museo Frida Kahlo, where the famous Mexican artist lived, and where she spent most of her lifetime. Finally, you return to your hotel and rest for the night.

● Accommodation: Hotel Punto MX or similar in Mexico

● Activities: Visit of Xochimilco, Coyoacán & Casa Azul.  

● Transportation: Transportación privada a los lugares mencionados. 

After a delicious breakfast, your private guide will pick you up and take you to Chapultepec, a green lung in the middle of the Mexican capital. You will walk through "La Puerta de Los Leones" to get into the lush forest while your guide tells you a little bit of the history of this emblematic place. You will continue walking for a few minutes until you reach the famous Castle of Chapultepec. In the middle of the 19th century, it was the residence of the Second Mexican Empire of Maximilian and Charlotte. In 1883, thanks to the presidency of General Porfirio Díaz, both the Castle and the Alcazar reached their greatest splendor and later became the National Museum of History. At the end of the tour, you will have free time for lunch.

In the afternoon your guide will take you to the National Museum of Anthropology considered the most famous in Mexico City and one of the most important in the Americas. During the following hours, you will discover the impressive rooms with a large collection of pre-Hispanic pieces, such as the Piedra del Sol and the Tlaloc monolith.

● Accommodation: Hotel Punto MX or similar in Mexico City.

● Activities: Private guided tour to the Castle of Chapultepec & the Anthropology Museum. 

● Transportation: Private Transfer to the mentioned activities. 

Enjoy a delicious breakfast to start the morning, your private guide will pick you up to visit one of the most impressive archaeological sites in Mexico and you will get to know it in a unique way.

You will ride for an hour (depending on the traffic) to the outskirts of the city. Upon arrival, you will get a bike to tour around the Valley of Teotihuacan that surrounds the archaeological site, passing through the route of the Murals. Now you have a first perspective of the place to start your guided tour of Teotihuacan, which means City of the Gods. As you walk along the Causeway of the Dead, your guide will tell you all the mysteries of this ancient Aztec city, where you will find buildings such as the Temple of the Feathered Serpent and the impressive Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon. 

At the end of your tour, you will have a pulque tasting and visit a workshop of local products made from Tuna, Nopal, and Xoconostle. Finally, you will be taken back to your hotel. Rest in the evening. 

● Accommodation: Hotel Punto MX or similar in Mexico City.

● Activities: Bike Tour in Teotihuacán. 

● Transportation: Private Transfer to the mentioned activities. 

After breakfast, you will enjoy a free morning until the scheduled time when your private transportation will pick you up to take you to the Airport in Mexico City (approx. 45 minutes) to take a flight to your next destination, Cancún. (approx. 2h flight). 

Upon your arrival, your private transportation will be waiting for you to drive you to the charming town of Tulum (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes away). This is a destination with beautiful beaches where you will enjoy a free afternoon to have a first contact with the Caribbean Ocean and its beautiful turquoise waters, this is a great way to start your adventure through Mayan lands. Rest at your hotel. 

 ●   Accommodation: Don Diego de la Selva or similar in Tulum Town. 

 ●   Activities: None included for today.  

 ●    Transportation: Private Transfer from Mexico City to Airport; from Cancún to Tulum.

Today you will visit the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, which in Mayan means "a place where the sky is born". Your group transportation will take you to Muyil community center, where you will have a light snack and join a group of travelers to start the tour (approx. 20 minutes). This community-based ecotourism cooperative focuses on the conservation and preservation of ecosystems by promoting unique experiences with a commitment to responsible tourism.

Your first stop will be the little known and mysterious archaeological site of Muyil which you will reach at the end of an interpretive trail surrounded by lush jungle. You will walk until you reach the edge of the Chunyaxche lagoon and its wonderful turquoise color, where you will take a small boat to pass through a crystal clear water channel with mangroves on each side, arriving at a small dock. From there, you will jump into the slow river, a beautiful and relaxing experience in contact with nature! It is a moment of reconnection with mother earth, as you float slowly through the channels you will feel the peace of your surroundings with the soft sounds of the local birds and the gentle current of water that will make you live a unique moment.

In the end, you will return to the community center by walking along a path. It is important to use sun protection clothing to avoid getting sunburned, but at the same time, not to contaminate the water and to continue preserving this wonderful ecosystem. You will be welcomed back with a traditional meal to complete the excursion before returning to Tulum, where you can continue enjoying the beautiful Caribbean beaches on a free afternoon. Rest at night. 

  ●  Accommodation: Hotel Don Diego de la Selva or similar in Tulum Town.

  ●  Activities: Visit Muyil & Biosphere Reserve of Sian Ka’an. 

  ●  Transportation: Shared Transfer to the mentioned activities. 

Today you will head to the community of Chemuyil where your local guide will be waiting to welcome you (approx. 25 minutes). This is a project initiated by young people from this community who seek to make known and preserve the cenotes where they lived and played during their childhood and which allows the visitor to explore virgin forests, discover the fauna, and become one with nature.

You will start your excursion with a bike and do a tour around the lovely town of Chemuyil. There you will continue your bike tour to visit different cenotes. Cenotes are magical, enigmatic, and unique in the world and they were once the only source of fresh water in the local jungle. They were sacred to the Mayas for that reason, but also because they represented the entrance to the underworld. There you will have the possibility to jump in to refresh yourself and to discover the underwater world. Afterward, you will be driven back to your hotel and rest for the day. 

● Accommodation:  Don Diego de la Selva or similar in Tulum Town.

● Activities: Bike Tour & Cenotes in Chemuyil. 

● Transportation: Private transfer to the mentioned activities. 

After a delicious breakfast, you will enjoy a free day in the paradise town of Tulum. This destination has become very popular in recent years thanks to its beautiful beaches with turquoise waters, its nightlife, and its delicious international cuisine, but especially for its impressive archaeological site located on a small cliff facing the sea. 

Visiting the archaeological site is our first recommendation, especially at sunrise when there is practically no one there and from where you can appreciate one of the most beautiful sunrises in the world. You also can visit one of the beaches or cenotes around it. Of course, we will give you our best recommendations for places to eat. Rest at night.

 ● Accommodation: Hotel Don Diego de la Selva or similar in Tulum Town.

 ● Optional Activities: Guided Visit of the Ruins of Tulum or visit a Cenote.

 ● Transportation: None included for today. 

After a delicious breakfast, your private guide will pick you up and take you to the archaeological site of Cobá (approx. 40 minutes). There you will start with a guided bike or bicycle taxi tour through the sacbé. While taking the ancient white roads that were built by our Mayan ancestors and that connect each settlement to the main pyramid named Nohoch Mul and that is cataloged as the largest pyramid in the Yucatan Peninsula. If you decide to climb to the top your efforts will be rewarded by an extraordinary view of the beautiful jungle that surrounds this impressive site. 

You will continue your day to Nuevo Durango (approx. 30 minutes) a small ecotourism and organic food production community. This community has managed to maintain its cultural identity in both language and customs. Here you will enjoy a traditional meal and meet Don Manuel and his family. He is a member of the community that operates an Environmental Management Unit (EMU), a beautiful project for the conservation of animals in the region that are in danger of extinction where you can observe several endemic species of the Yucatan Peninsula. 

You will say goodbye to Manuel and his family and continue to visit Punta Laguna Natural Reserve(approx. 15 minutes), where you will be able to board a boat to take a ride in search of the spider monkeys that have made this place their home. Finally, you will be taken to your hotel in the town of Puerto Morelos, where you will be able to rest from this fantastic day (approx. 1h 30 minutes). Rest at night.

 ●  Accommodation: Hotel Soho or similar in Puerto Morelos.

 ●  Activities: Tour of Cobá,  Nuevo Durango & Visit of Punta Laguna.  

 ● Transportation: Private Transfer to mentioned activities.  

To start the day you will enjoy a delicious breakfast and then approach the meeting point near the main dock where a local guide will be waiting for you to make a beautiful snorkeling tour through the Mesoamerican Reef System, which is the second-largest barrier reef in the world and extends from Quintana Roo to the Honduran Bay Islands. Prepare yourself to discover the beautiful and colorful world that lies beneath the surface of the water. You will see many colorful corals and fishes in their natural habitat. If you are lucky, you might even see turtles and rays! At the end of the snorkeling session, you will have free time to spend as you love to. Enjoy this magical fisher town and its delicious cuisine. Rest at night.

 ●   Accommodation: Hotel Soho or similar in Puerto Morelos. 

 ●  Activities: Snorkeling in Puerto Morelos.  

 ●  Transportation: None included for today. 

After breakfast, you will enjoy a free morning. Depending on the time of your flight your private transportation will pick you up to take you to the Cancún International Airport, with renewed energy and the taste of the Mexican Southeast in your heart you will start your trip back home, we hope to count on you again to continue enjoying our beautiful Mexico. ¡Hasta Pronto! 

   ●    Accommodation: None included for today. 

   ●    Activities: None included for today. 

   ●     Transportation: Private Transfer from Hotel to Airport Cancún.