Mini Yucatan
2 magnificent days

Program Mini Yucatan

Day 1: Cancun/Playa del Carmen/Riviera Maya – Chichen Itza – Izamal- Merida

Pick up by English speaking driver/guide and transfer to Chichen Itza. Dominating the center of Chichen Itza is the Temple of Kukulkan (the Maya name for Quetzalcoatl), often referred to as “El Castillo” (the castle). This step pyramid has a ground plan of square terraces with stairways up each of the four sides to the temple on top. Along the south wall are a series of what are today exposed columns, although when the city was inhabited these would have been supported an extensive roof system. The columns are in three distinct sections. Our trip continues to Izamal the city of the three cultures, Mexican, Spanish and Maya, where we will visit a Convent. Afternoon transfer to the white city of Merida. The city tour begins on the Zocalo (main plaza). We will visit the oldest cathedral of Yucatan, the Governor’s Palace, with the stunning murals painted by local artist Pacheco, and the city founder’s former residence, casa de Montejo. Late afternoon arrival al hotel hacienda Merida.

Day 2: Merida – Uxmal – Cenote – Cancun/Riviera Maya

After breakfast transfer to Uxmal. The place name is pre-Columbian and it is usually assumed to be an archaic Maya language phrase meaning built three times. Uxmal holds some of the most complex and beautiful examples of the regional Puuc-style architecture, and its magnificent pyramids and structures make it a popular tourist destination. Visit the pyramid of the dwarf, the nunnery, the ball court and the governor’s palace. On our way back to the Caribbean coast you can refresh yourself in a cenote, a water sinkhole. Arrival late afternoon at your accommodation.