DISCOVERING THE SECRETS OF THE MAYA CIVILIZATION

ITINERARY

Day 1 

Flight to Mexico. Arrival to Mexico City. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation. 

Day 2 

Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Mexico City beginning by the colonial side visiting the majestic Cathedral, Holy Mass, the Presidential Palace and downtown, Plaza de Armas. Visit one of the most famous museums in the world, the Museum of History and Anthropology, to see objects of pre-hispanic times. In the afternoon boat ride through the ancient canals of Xochimilco, listening to mariachi and tasting tequila - national drink of Mexico. Dinner and accommodation.   

Day 3 

After breakfast ride to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the most important center of peregrinations in America; where the Virgin of Guadalupe is adorated, the Queen of America. Holy Mass and free time. Transfer to the  pyramids of Teotihuacan, visit the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Moon, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Dinner in the area. Transfer to the airport to take a flight to Guatemala. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 4

Breakfast. Short tour of Guatemala city center, Plaza de Armas, Cathedral, Presidential Palace. Transfer to Panajachel. On the way, visit the fruit market in Solola. Enjoy the breathtaking view of Lake Atitlan surrounded by three volcanoes. Boat riding through the lake to Santiago Atitlan, visiting the local colonial church, Holy Mass and the home of the local syncretic deity Maximon. Dinner and overnight in Panajachel.

Day 5 

Breakfast. Transfer to the famous indigenous market in Chichicastenango (Thursday, Sunday), meeting with the indigenous people, its art, and customs. Free time for shopping of colorful maya products. Early afternoon ride to Antigua Guatemala. Walk through the former colonial capital of Guatemala, Plaza de Armas, Cathedral, Franciscan Monastery with the tomb of Saint Peter Betancourt. Holy Mass. Dinner and overnight in Antigua Guatemala.

Day 6 

Breakfast. Early morning ride to the border with Honduras. After crossing the border, visit one of the most interesting Mayan architectural complexes with the famous hieroglyphs on its façade, the Copan pyramid. Holy Mass. Dinner and overnight in Honduras.

Day 7

Breakfast. Transfer to Livingstone, a settlement inhabited by the black-creole population. It is an encounter with Garifuna's culture, music, and habits. On the way, visit the most important pilgrimage center of Central America, Esquipulas. There is a statue in the basilica of the Black Christ famous for many miracles and favors. Holy Mass. Dinner and overnight in Livingstone, which can only be reached by boat along the Caribbean coast.

Day 8

Breakfast. Morning stroll and leisure time in Livingstone. Early afternoon boat ride down the Rio Dulce, in the magnificent scenery of the Guatemalan jungle to a place of re-encounter with civilization. Transfer to the small island of Flores. Dinner and overnight. Holy Mass.

Day 9

Breakfast. Transfer to Tikal, visit the impressive Mayan pyramids located in the heart of the jungle, the Jaguars temple, the Temple of Masks, and the powerful palace complexes, among others. Transfer to dinner and overnight to Flores. Holy Mass.

Day 10

Breakfast. Ridethrough Belize to Mexico. On the way, visit of the Xunantunich pre-Columbian center, located far from the tourist routes, where the pyramids have impressive views of the Belizean plains. Transfer to Chetumal, Mexico. Dinner and overnight.

Day 11

Breakfast. Transfer to Cancun or Playa del Carmen. On the way, visit Tulum, one of the most attractive archaeological zones in the Yucatan. Overnight in Cancun / Playa del Carmen. Hotel all inclusive.

Day 12 

Free time. Optional excursion to visit one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World the Mayan ruins in Chichen-Itza and Izamal (about 60 USD) or the Isle of Women (about 80 USD).

Day 13

Free time. In the afternoon transfer to the airport to take flight home.  

Day 14

Arrival home