Day 1
Chichen-Itza – cenote IkKil – Merida
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Our professional certificated guide provides a deep historical overview of one of the New7Wonders of the World. On arrival at Chichen Itza, head straight for the Kukulkan Pyramid (El Castillo) — the crowning feature of the UNECO-listed site — to capture photographs and hear of the serpentine shadow cast on the pyramid during equinoxes. See, too, architectural highlights such as the Great Ball Court, the Temple of Warriors etc
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After a hot walk, we drive to the famous natural Cenote of IkKil, where we will refresh swimming in its clean cool water.
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Go to visit the most important city on peninsula, it´s capital, Merida. This colonial city populated by nearly a million people and situated relatively far from touristic zone with all it´s appearance talks to you about the Spanish époque in the history of Mexico. You will see a beautiful Montejo street, where all the colonial houses of the rich conquistadors are placed, visit the main square and cathedral. After making a check in on one of the Merida´s central hotels you have a whole evening to enjoy a real colonial Mexican city.
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Buffet Lunch (drinks not included)
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Overnight at a 4* hotel in the center of Merida.
Day 2 Uxmal – Cacao Museum – Yaxcopoil – Izamal
- The second day starts with breakfast in the hotel and visit of Uxmal archeological site, where at the very entrance two tween – pyramids, the guardians of the city, are welcoming you to pass. In Uxmal you climb the pyramid of Magician which structure is very uncommon for mayan architectural style, visit the female monastery, the house of the governor and the temple of the Temple of Turtles.
- The following stop is the cacao museum where you learn about the history of this delicious drink and will be taught an ancient ritual of its preparation and of course, you won´t leave without trying cacao prepared just in a way it was prepared for the imperators.
- Then, you will visit a little Mexican village built around an ancient mysterious Spanish farmstead, called Yashkopoil. Yashkopoil means “a place of rustling elm-trees” and was called so because of the amount of elm trees growing there. You will take a walk around the farmstead and learn about its history and the lifestyle of its former habitants.
- The last place in our program will be a visit to the Yellow Small Town of Izamal. This fabulous completely different town will not leave anyone indifferent. We will visit the museum of the old monastery built by the Spaniards on the basis of a destroyed pyramid and made a city tour in a horse cab, observing the colonial buildings and ancient pyramids preserved right in the center of the city.
