Backpacking Adventure Tour (trip)
Backpacking Adventure Tour
- Cancun
- Active & Adventure
| from $4,000* per person | 60 Days | Year-round |
| Basic accommodations | Exertion level: 4 | |
| Operator: EcoColors Tours | 20 people max | |
Enjoy a fantastic expedition to the Maya World for two months. You will engage in a great variety of activities that are adventurous, as well as nature and culture related. Here are some of the adventure activities:
Hiking in the Mayan jungle, kayaking in the wetlands and snorkeling the coral reefs of Mexico and Belize. Moreover, enjoy boat tours to the unique and protected areas of Mexico and Belize as well as snorkeling and diving the amazing and unique cenotes (underground rivers with crystal waters) and the second largest reef in the world. Also, be part of the adventure to rappel down into caves of the Yucatan Peninsula, to zip-line across the Mexican jungle and to bike in the Maya world.
Some of the great nature activities you will be able to enjoy are:
Wildlife observation such as the observation of crocodiles, monkeys, flamingos, dolphins, whale sharks, mantas, iguanas, and more in the natural protected areas of Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Some of the amazing activities you will be able to enjoy in the terms of culture are:
Visiting unique archaeological sites of the Maya World such as Tikal in Guatemala; Chichen Itza, Tulum, Coba and Palenque in Mexico. Also, visit unique Mayan villages and contribute to the Mayan area through volunteer activities.
Over all, this is fantastic adventure that will change your life!
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Locations visited/nearby
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Itinerary
Day |
Activities |
01 |
Welcome and briefing on the trip. Safety and health issues are discussed by our guide. Afterwards, transfer to the hostel for your check-in. The rest of the day is free for leisure time. Overnight in Cancun. |
02 |
Enjoy biking to the beach and be astonished by the great turquoise colored water of the ocean. Afterwards, we will return to the city for your fist Spanish lesson. (Spanish book included). Overnight in Cancun. |
03 |
Bike excursion to Puerto Juarez where we will take a ferry to Isla Mujeres. Isla Mujeres bicycle tour and snorkeling. Ferry to Puerto Juarez and bicycle back to you hostel for your Spanish lesson. Overnight in Cancun. |
04 |
Free day. Overnight in Cancun. |
05 |
Departure
to Playa del Carmen. Here, we take the ferry to Cozumel. Arrival at
the hostel. Enjoy the island on your own. Overnight in Cozumel. |
06 |
PADI
certification course. Visit to the museum of the Island and cycling
to Playa Azul. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Cozumel. |
07 |
PADI certification course / Optional snorkel trip. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Cozumel. |
08 |
Cycling to Mezcalito Beach. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Cozumel. Certification party! |
09 |
Ferry to Playa del Carmen and transfer to Nuevo Durango to enjoy adventure and community involvement, visit to the insect museum and introduction to caves in preparation. Afterwards, enjoy the Swallow’s well at dusk. Overnight in rustic cabins of the community. |
10 |
Rappel in two caves to marvel on the formations. Enjoy a demanding, yet fun tour. To finish this adventure, another highlight is to take a refreshing bath in a cenote. In the evening, the locals will challenge you in a basketball match. Spanish lesson. Overnight in the community. |
11 |
Journey to Merida, the colonial city. On the way, stop to swim in Yokdzonot. Then the journey takes us further to Merida. Arrival and check in at Nomadas hostel. |
12 |
Merida City tour and visit to the traditional handcrafts market. Spanish lesson. In the evening enjoy leisure time. |
13 |
Visit to the Regional Anthropology Museum followed by Montejo Av. Spanish lesson. |
14 |
Day off. Time to check your emails, do laundry, etc. Optional: cenotes and Haciendas tour. Spanish lesson. |
15 |
Travel to Campeche. Arrival at the hostel. City tour to enjoy this almost too beautiful colonial city, declared humanity’s heritage by the UNESCO in 1999. |
16 |
Day for yourself. |
17 |
Jog to Baluarte, San Miguel. Visit to the Mayan culture museum. Spanish lesson and free evening. |
18 |
Early fishing at the wharf. |
19 |
Day trip to Palenque. Free evening. Overnight in Palenque. |
20 |
Visit Palenque's archaeological site and museum. Afterwards, optional tour to the Misol-Ha waterfalls. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Palenque. |
21 |
Day trip to San Cristobal de Las Casas. Stop at Agua Azul waterfalls to enjoy one of Mexico’s most renowned natural beauties. Overnight in San Cristobal. |
22 |
Visit to the Cathedral and Santo Domingo temple; enjoy the ethnic diversity of San Cristobal and the handcrafts market. Spanish lesson. Free evening. Overnight in San Cristobal. |
23 |
Enjoy
the visit to the town of San Juan Chamula and be overwhelmed by the
fusion of Mayan and Catholic rituals. Spanish lesson. Overnight in San
Cristobal. |
24 |
Journey to Las Cotorras at the Montes Azules biosphere reserve. Encounter the rural community and learn from their ancient wisdom. |
25 |
Take the opportunity to go hiking, practicing archery and visiting Las Cotorras. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Las Cotorras. |
26 |
Breakfast. Travel to Frontera Corozal and boat ride to La Tecnica followed by a bus ride to Flores. Overnight in Flores. |
27 |
Visit
the Church of our Lady of Asuncion where locals worship the Black
Christ of Peten. Enjoy the boat ride to ARCAS, a veterinarian
facility managed by volunteers from all over the world. Party time at
Roots Bar, a special welcome to Guatemala. Overnight in Flores. |
28 |
Early departure to enjoy Tikal in the mist. Also, wild life runs freely at the archaeological site. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Flores. |
29 |
Trip to Ixpanpajuil. Here we camp as well as hike and zip-line through the jungle. Optional: Sky Walk and horseback riding. |
30 |
Departure to Yaxha and San Ignacio. Overnight in San Ignacio Cayo, Belize. |
31 |
City tour. Blended with the odd variety of Guatemala-bound travelers. Spanish lesson. |
32 |
Walk to the archaeological site of Cahal Pech. Spanish lesson. |
33 |
Canoeing on the Macal river for wildlife observation. See birds, iguanas and more! |
34 |
Physical Conditioning; Travel to Barton’s Creek, canoeing to the cave, camp and relax. Spanish lesson. |
35 |
Physically challenging activities; Self guided tours through the jungle. Optional, but not included, is horseback riding, high profile hiking to climb a 700 ft. waterfall and climbing down a cave with Mayan remains. Spanish lesson. Overnight camping. |
36 |
Travel to San Ignacio. On our way we will visit the Big Rock Cascade. Arrival at the hostel. Free evening. |
37 |
Day off, to relax, do your laundry, write e-mails, etc. |
38 |
Journey to Chetumal. Arrival at the hostel in Mexico. |
39 |
Physical Conditioning. Bus ride to Kantemo to witness a unique marvel of nature. Here, some organisms have adapted to live under the severe condition of total darkness inside a cave. The night we will be camping by the lagoon. |
40 |
Cycle back to town. Breakfast at the market in Jose Ma. Morelos. Arrival at Tulum hostel. |
41 |
Physical Conditioning. Biking tour to the Tankah cenote. Enjoy the crystal clear water and beauty of these eons old geological formations. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Tulum. |
42 |
Physical Conditioning. Day off to relax at the beach, etc. |
43 |
Physical Conditioning. Visit the famous archaeological site at Tulum. Enjoy the fantastic view on the Caribbean from the cliffs of Tulum's archaeological site. Cycle back to town. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Tulum. |
44 |
Physical conditioning. Journey to Valladolid. On the way we are going to visit the archaeological site of Coba and will climb the highest Mayan structure in the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, we will swim in the Cenote Cho Ha. Arrival at Valladolid hostel. |
45 |
Cycle to cenote X’keken in the town of Dzitnup. This probably the most famous cenote in the world. Spanish lesson. Evening for leisure time. |
46 |
Early departure to Chichen Itza. We will visit one of the Marvels of the Modern World. Afterwards, we swim in the cenote that is 27 meters underground in the town of Kawa. Spanish lesson. |
47 |
Physical conditioning. City tour to visit the monastery which is 457 years old, the church, the Government Palace as well as the Main Square. Spanish lesson. |
48 |
Cycle to Ek Balam through the jungle. Having arrived, get settled at the hostel and go for a swim in the cenotes. Spanish lesson. Overnight in Ek Balam. |
49 |
Physical conditioning. Trip to Rio Lagartos to see flamingos. and returning to Ek Balam's archaeological site. |
50 |
After breakfast rappel and zip line at cenote Xcanche. Then we will take public transportation to return to Playa del Carmen. Walk on 5th avenue to enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of “Playa”. |
51 |
Breakfast. Free day to enjoy beach, town and the area of Playa del Carmen. |
52 |
Farewell party at Las Guacamayas. |
53-59 |
Optional Activities in Playa del Carmen. |
60 |
Transfer to the Airport. End of the trip, fare well! |
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