Itinerary

Day 1: USA or Canada/ Mexico City, Mexico

    Mexico City is the country’s cultural and economic heart. On arrival, you are met and privately transferred to your hotel. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure for you to explore this dynamic capital city of historic buildings, Aztec relics and friendly people.
    Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D. F.
Day 2: Mexico City

    Head to the world-renowned National Museum of Anthropology, one of the most important of its kind in the world and home to the largest collection of pre-Columbian Mexican objects. Continue to Mexico City’s central square — the Zocalo, the second-largest in the world — flanked by the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Templo Mayor, the main temple of the Aztecs.
    Four Seasons Hotel Mexico, D. F. B L
Day 3: Mexico City/Campeche

    This morning, fly to Campeche, a city founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores. This afternoon, embark on a tour of historic Campeche city center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that retains many of the old colonial city walls and fortifications built to protect the city from buccaneers and marauders. Your evening is at leisure.
    Hacienda Puerta Campeche B
Day 4: Campeche

    The morning is at leisure. In the afternoon, take a privately guided tour of the fascinating Mayan archaeological site of Edzna with your guide. The ancient site — founded between 600 and 300 BC — is a significant Mayan city due to the many technological advances believed to have been developed here, including a magnificent drainage system that funneled rainwater into underground cisterns called chultunes.
    Hacienda Puerta Campeche B
Day 5: Campeche/Merida

    This morning, continue north to the lavish Hacienda Temozon in the heart of Mayan territory and explore the Puuc Route, including the archaeological site of Uxmal, an ancient city of low, horizontal palaces set around courtyards and decorated with rich sculptural elements. Savor a typical pibil (earth-cooked) meal and meet a Mayan family en route. Arrive at the sprawling Hacienda Temozon, a charming, colonial hacienda.
    Hacienda Temozon B L
Day 6: Merida

    Discover Celestun Biosphere Reserve, one of the most important protected areas in the Yucatan Peninsula, and explore the mangrove estuaries and wetlands by boat. Celestun — located where the Celestun River and the Gulf of Mexico meet — is home to a wide array of flora and fauna including crocodile, egret, heron, ibis and 300 species of birds, including vast flocks of bright-pink flamingo and heron. In the afternoon, join your guide for a private tour of Merida, an elegant city that was named by the conquering Spaniards in honor of the city of Merida in Spain.
    Hacienda Temozon B L
Day 7: Merida

    Enjoy the day at leisure at the hacienda, where you can relax by the pool, horseback ride, play tennis or explore your beautiful surroundings by mountain bike.
    Hacienda Temozon B
Day 8: Merida/Chichen Itza

    The morning is yours to enjoy at the hacienda. In the afternoon, embark on a privately guided trip to the town of Izamal with its yellow painted monastery and unexcavated mounds. Continue to Piste, the town surrounding Chichen Itza — the most famous of all Mayan archaeological sites — and check in to your charming bungalow.
    The Lodge at Chichen Itza B
Day 9: Chichen Itza/Cancun/USA or Canada

    You are among the first visitors today to enter and explore Chichen Itza, one of the most spectacular and impressive of all the sites of the Mayan civilization. Chichen Itza served as the political and economic center. Its various structures — including the pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Chac Mool and the Hall of the Thousand Pillars — demonstrate the Maya’s extraordinary commitment to architectural space, advanced mathematical knowledge and great understanding of the solar system. Continue to Cancun for your flight home.
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