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Day 1: Leaving the valley for
Monterrey or Reynosa where you will board your flight. Upon
arriving in Toluca we will board our beautiful tour bus. After
a short ride we will arrive at our destination for today, the
historical city of Puebla. The rest of the day
you will enjoy free time to shop and see the beautiful French
architecture. Day 2: Today we will have a city tour of the famous city of Puebla where Mexico won the main battle against the French; today it is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo. After lunch we head for one of the most interesting and well liked cities in a Mexico, Oaxaca. Free evening, night in Oaxaca. Breakfast (Optional dinner show). |
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Day 3: Monte Alban, it consists of an immense plaza, bounded by four large ceremonial platforms and more than 200 tombs. Mitla Ruins, subterranean tombs where the stone walls of the temple are covered with geometric patterns resembling frozen lace.
Night in Oaxaca. Breakfast
Day 4: Leave Oaxaca, early to Tuxtla Gutierrez, a drive through beautiful mountain country. Night in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Breakfast Day 5: Today our boat ride through the world renown Sumidero Canyon will place you on the river with surrounding cliffs as tall as 1000 ft. Night in San Cristobal de las Casas. Breakfast. Day 6: A visit to San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan, where they continue to preserve their Mayan religious customs. We will visit the beautiful Agua Azul water falls on our way to Palenque, located at the foot of the Sierra Madre and almost hidden in the jungle. It is one of the most impressive Mayan ruins and marks the beginning of what has come to be known as the Maya World, where people still hold onto their ancient traditions. Night in Palenque Breakfast Day 7: Today we will tour the ruins of Palenque before continuing to Campeche. Campeche once known as a pirate ridden zone. In order to protect the people from pirate raids, forts were built around the city. The remains of these forts still give the city an ancient and mystical look. Night in Campeche. Breakfast Day 8: After a tour of Campeche, we leave for Uxmal. At night we will see the spectacular light and sound show included. Night in Uxmal. Breakfast Day 9: This morning we will tour the ruins of Uxmal, a spectacular ancient Mayan city where you will admire the Soothsayer’s Palace, the Nunnery and the beautiful Quadrangle. Merida for the night. Breakfast Day 10: Today you will tour one of the largest Mayan sites Chichen-Itza. It is also where a sacrificial pool is found. In ancient times, maidens would be thrown in the pool covered with jewels and gold to appease the great Chac-mol, god of water. Night in Merida. Breakfast Day 11: Today we board our return flight to Monterrey and busing back to the Valley. Breakfast
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