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BECAL – EDZNA – CAMPECHE – BALAM-KU – CALAKMUL – UXMAL – KANKIRIXCHE CENOTE – YAXCOPOIL

Edzna and Calakmul...

Edzna Archaeological Site
  • Estimated budget

    Personalized
  • Tour Type

    Private - minimum 2 people
  • Duration

    4 Days / 3 Nights
  • Pick Up & Drop Off

    Merida, Yucatan - Airport / Hotel
  • Included Services

    Hotel, breakfast, transportation, tickets, certified guides

This is one of our short tours. We will visit the city of Campeche and the Archaeological Zone of Edzna in the Los Chenes region, on the second day we will enter the Jungle until we reach Balam-Ku and Conhuas; On the third day we will discover the wonders of Calakmul and on the last day we will visit Uxmal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We will travel through the Campechano Peten to the Archaeological Zone of Calakmul, within the largest Biosphere Reserve in the Mexican tropics. Calakmul, which in Mayan means “Two Adjacent Mounds”, has more than six thousand structures - most of them covered by jungle - and was in its time, the largest regional capital in the entire Mayan area.

WE WILL VISIT:

Becal – Edzna – Campeche – Balam-ku – Bat Cave – Conhuas – Calakmul – Uxmal – Kankirixche Cenote – Yaxcopoil Hacienda
If you have a different idea, contact us and we will gladly advise you so that your trip is just as you wish.


ITINERARY

Fort of San Jose el Alto, Campeche

DAY 1: BECAL – EDZNA – CAMPECHE

8:00 a. m.: Depart Mérida for Becal, known for its finely crafted “jipijapa” hats made from palm. Continue to Edzna, an impressive archaeological site with Peten architecture.

Afterward, head to Campeche for lunch, then visit the San Miguel Fort and the San Jose el Alto Fort for views of historic battles.

Night in Campeche
Stucco sculptures at Edzna Archaeological Site

DAY 2: BALAM-KU – BAT CAVE – CONHUAS

7:00 a. m. Breakfast at the hotel.

8:00 a. m.: Travel to Balam-Ku, featuring impressive Mayan stucco reliefs. Jaguars and anthropomorphic figures seated on amphibian animals, all on a frieze 17 meters long.

After lunch, visit the bat cave to watch thousands of bats emerge at dusk, benefiting the ecosystem by controlling insect populations.

Night in Conhuas
Calakmul Archaeological Site, Campeche

DAY 3: CALAKMUL – CAMPECHE

6:30 a. m. Breakfast at the hotel.

7:30 a. m.: Early departure to Calakmul, the largest Mayan site in the Mexican tropics, with over six thousand structures hidden in the jungle.

Return to Campeche for lunch and an afternoon tour of the Bastions, Sea and Land Gates, Plaza de la Independencia, and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Night in Campeche
Chaac sculptures at Uxmal Archaeological Site

DAY 4: UXMAL – KANKIRIXCHE CENOTE – YAXCOPOIL HACIENDA

7:00 a. m.: Breakfast at the hotel.

8:00 a. m.: Explore Uxmal, a key Puuc region site, visit the Pyramid of the Magician, the Quadrangle of the Nuns and the Governor's Palace. Head to Kankirixche cenote to swim in its clear and calm waters. Tour Yaxcopoil hacienda, highlighting Yucatan's henequen history.

Return to Mérida.

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Included Services


Accommodation
We have made a careful selection of accommodation options in each of our destinations, to be able to recommend to our clients. We have chosen depending on the location, quality service, good food and pleasant atmosphere.
Meals
Our packages can be without meals, or they can include only the breakfasts: American or Buffet, depending only on what the client decides to add each time.
Transportation
Luxury vehicles with air conditioning and music, from the reception at the airport of arrival, during all the days of excursion and until the final transfer to the airport of departure. All passengers have traveler's insurance.
Guide
He/she will provide explanations about each site and will be in charge of the group all the time +local guides in the archaeological zones. A certified guide can be additionally hired in a particular language per group, if necessary (please request more information if you need it).
Tickets
Motorboat in Celestún, Cenotes: Cuzama, Homun, Abala, Yalcoba and Temozon, Forts and Bastions of Campeche, Convent of Izamal, Church of Valladolid and Cathedral of Mérida, Boat rides in Ria Lagartos and Las Coloradas, Archaeological Zones of Edzna, Ek Balam, Uxmal, Calakmul and Chichen-Itza.
Taxes
ALL TAXES INCLUDED

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