Road trip from Mexico to Cancun Cholula Puebla Mexico
2024
To leave the Aztec territories to arrive in Maya land, is a beautiful Road Trip which allows you to cross many states and to go to the meeting of various ethnic groups. During this tour you will discover on more than two thousand kilometers a beautiful part of the cultural and natural wealth of Mexico. The Caribbean will be the highlight of your trip.
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery, Off the beaten track, Paradise Beaches, Road trip and autotour.
Best months to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Janvier, Février, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin, Juillet, Août, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Décembre.
You can go all year round.
How to get there?
You can get there by Plane, Car.
MEXIQUE DÉCOUVERTE
From 6200€ / person
Travel suitable for :
Detail of the stay : Road trip from Mexico to Cancun Cholula Puebla Mexico - 22 days
Day 1: Arrival in Mexico City
Your private English-speaking guide will be waiting for you upon your arrival at the Mexico City airport and will drive you to your hotel. A member of Mexico Discovery will come to give you your travel book in person.
3 nights at the Casa Comtesse hotel in a Carlota type room for 2 people.
Day 2: The archaeological zone of Teotihuacan
Steps: Teotihuacán
Teotihuacan, also known as "The City of the Gods", is the largest archaeological site in Mesoamerica. It was built and abandoned by a people still unknown.
Your guide will then take you to visit the historic center of Mexico City to conclude the day.
Day 3: The Mexico of the Mexicans
It is with the historian of our team that you will leave for an atypical circuit to learn more about the daily life of the Mexicans. You will visit the high places of the life of the capitalinos (inhabitants of Mexico City), you will understand the organization of the city, and the flagrant differences with our good old Europe.
Day 4: The mysterious Cholula
Steps: Cholula
You will leave with your guide to Cholula, famous for its Great Pyramid built by the different ethnic groups that populated the sacred city. A whole network of underground galleries will lead you from one end to the other of this immense pyramid. You will then visit the historical center of the old Puebla.
1 night at the Casa Reyna hotel in a Junior Suite for 2 people.
Day 5: Visit to the Monte Alban site
Steps: Monte Albán
You will leave with your private guide for Monte Alban (White Mountain), a World Heritage Site, the largest Zapotec city located on a peak overlooking the Oaxaca Valley.
3 nights at the hotel La Casa de Mis Recuerdos in a Paloma room for 2 people.
Day 6: The archaeological zone of Mitla
Steps: Mitla
Today you will visit the archaeological site of Miltla, located in the village of the same name, not far from the city of Oaxaca. Of Zapotec origin, it was also occupied by the Mixtecs. Its particularity: geometric friezes assembled like big legos. You can also visit two small tombs in the central square.
Day 7: The petrified waterfalls of Hierve el Agua
Steps: Hierve El Agua
Hierve el Agua is a unique site of its kind. This geological phenomenon was formed by springs whose water is saturated with limestone. You will be able to bathe in the pools, with a breathtaking view. Your private guide will tell you all the secrets of this unique site
Day 8: En route to Tehuantepec
A short stopover is essential to reach this long road between Oaxaca and San Cristobal, you will stop with your guide in Tehuantepec. Its daily life is sweet and a walk through its streets will make you discover pleasant corners and very welcoming and smiling people.
1 night at the Calli Hotel in a Sencilla room for 2 people.
Day 9: The Sumidero Canyon on a lancha
Steps: Parque Nacional Cañon Del Sumidero
This canyon with immense walls of more than a thousand meters has a luxuriant vegetation, and an abundance of water run-offs which also feed one of the biggest rivers of the country. The fauna is composed of myriads of migratory birds and some crocodiles, impassive, basking in the sun ..
3 nights at the hotel Casa Santa Lucia in a Junior Suite for 2 persons.
Day 10: Discover San Cristobal de las Casas
Steps: San Cristóbal De Las Casas
Known as the cultural capital of Chiapas, San Cristobal de las Casas is also one of the most beautiful "Pueblos Magicos" of Mexico. You will enjoy walking through its cobblestone streets, where you can admire its colorful houses with tiled roofs. Around San Cristobal de las Casa, small indigenous villages live at their own pace alongside this famous Chiapas city.
Day 11: El Chiflón Waterfalls
Steps: Cascadas El Chiflón
The "El Chiflon" waterfalls in Chiapas are the largest and most powerful in the region. Organized as an eco-tourist center, the natural park is ideal for swimming. The river runs through the valley forming numerous pools and waterfalls. The surprise is far from total because the most beautiful waterfalls are in the distance.
Day 12: Heading to Palenque
With your guide, you will set out early in the morning to penetrate even further into the Chiapas jungle. You will be able to admire the fauna and flora in their wildest state and you may have the opportunity to see howler monkeys that animate the forests.
2 nights at the Quinta ChaNabNal Hotel in a Deluxe Suite for 2 people.
Day 13: The archaeological site of Palenque
Steps: Palenque
Visit the site of Palenque with your private guide and accompanied by a local, located in the middle of the jungle is one of the most impressive sites of the Mayan culture. It was the city of King Pakal and the enigmatic Red Queen. A thousand palaces should be updated by 2019.
Day 14: The site of Uxmal and the Ruta Puuc
Steps: Uxmal
You will visit Uxmal, one of the best preserved archaeological sites in the country. From the top of its pyramids, you will enjoy a breathtaking view of the Yucatan plain, the site being in the middle of the Yucatan plain. You will then visit some sites of the Ruta Puuc like Kabah, Sayil, Xlapak and Labná.
1 night at the hotel Casa Don Gustavo in a Jr Suite for 2 people.
Day 15: The archaeological site of Mayapan
Steps: Mayapan
The site of Mayapan is linked to one of the last great dynasties of the region. This site reveals a cenote named Itzmal Chem which was a Mayan religious sanctuary of primary importance.
2 nights at the hotel Hacienda Misne in a Superior room for 2 people.
Jour 16 : Izamal : San Antonio de Padua
Steps: Izamal
Not far from Merida, you will go for a walk in Izamal, the yellow city whose convent San Antonio de Padua is of an exceptional beauty, its atrium is the biggest of the American continent.
Day 17: The temple of Santo Domingo in Uayma
2 nights at the hotel Casa Tía Micha in a room of type Habitación Estandar for 2 persons.
Day 18: Visit to the Ría Lagartos Biosphere
Steps: Parque Natural Río Lagartos
At the confluence of the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, the Ria Lagartos Nature Reserve is one of the last natural refuges for a considerable number of species.
You will then go to Ek Balam, which means black jaguar in Maya. It has one of the most beautiful Mayan bas-reliefs, as well as the Acropolis pyramid from the top of which you will have a magnificent view of the jungle.
Day 19: The unmissable Chichen Itza
Steps: Chichén Itzá
Chichen Itza is one of the most famous Mexican sites. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. After your visit, your private guide will drive you to your hotel in Tulum
3 nights at the Ahau Tulum Hotel in a Junior Suite Ocean Front room for 2 people.
Day 20: Coba and the monkeys of Punta Laguna
Coba, lost in the jungle, which you can discover on foot or by bike, will offer you a view of the surrounding jungle from the top of its pyramid, you will then go to meet the spider monkeys in their natural territory in Punta Laguna.
Day 21: Cenote caleta Tankah
Steps: Akumal
Located near the small town of Tulum, between the jungle and the Caribbean, this small intimate cenote is a small jewel of Quintana Roo. If you wish, you can relax on the beach and enjoy the beauty of the place and the small creek. Far from the mass tourism, an entrance fee will be asked which allows to rarefy the number of people, for your greatest pleasure
Day 22: Departure from Cancún
Steps: Cancún
Your guide will take you to the Cancun International Airport. He will take you to your departure terminal to catch your flight home.
