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06| Mini Yucatan | 3 days - 2 nights - CONNEX CARIBE
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CONNEX CARIBE / 06| Mini Yucatan | 3 days – 2 nights

06| Mini Yucatan | 3 days – 2 nights

Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, are the three states that comprise what all known as the Yucatan Peninsula, which is home to various Mayan settlements and archaeological ruins, as well as large and iconic buildings, houses and monuments from the Colonial era and that have survived across the time. With this tour, trough the Yucatan state, you will get to know one of the biggest and greatest cultures in the country: the Mayan civilization, and you will have the opportunity to walk through colonial buildings, houses and monuments in a…

Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo, are the three states that comprise what all known as the Yucatan Peninsula, which is home to various Mayan settlements and archaeological ruins, as well as large and iconic buildings, houses and monuments from the Colonial era and that have survived across the time. With this tour, trough the Yucatan state, you will get to know one of the biggest and greatest cultures in the country: the Mayan civilization, and you will have the opportunity to walk through colonial buildings, houses and monuments in a timeline of the ancient Mexico before and after what we know as the Spanish Conquest.

Monuments / Attractions Envisaged

 Uxmal: Pyramid of the Magician, The Governor’s Palace, The Nunnery Quadrangle.

 Merida: Governor Palace, Montejo Palace, San Idelfonso Cathedral of Merida.

 Izamal: San Antonio de Padua Convent.

 Chichen Itza: Temple of Kukulkan, Great Ball Court, Skull Platform, Sacred Cenote, Temple of the Warriors, Group of a Thousand Columns, El Mercado, The Osario, Las Monjas, El Caracol.

Accommodation Overview

As part of the Mini Yucatan tour you will be staying at a selection of four star hotels.

Equipped with modern day facilities, these hotels are known to offer the utmost care and comfort along with high standards of service.

Accommodation for your tour will be as described below, at the following properties:

 1 Night at La Quinta Inn & Suites Cancun 4* or Similar in Cancun on Bed and Breakfast basis.

 1 Night at Hotel Los Aluxes 4* or Similar in Merida City on Bed and Breakfast basis.

La Quinta Inn & Suites Cancun 4* – Located in Cancun, 8 minutes drive from the beach, recently received an AAA 3 Diamond award and the TripAdvisor Excellence Award, located right on the financial area of the city, close to Plaza Malecon and Plaza Las Americas shopping areas.  Spacious guest rooms and suites are well furnished with contemporary décor and amenities including Wi-Fi throughout the property and outdoor swimming pool.

Hotel Los Aluxes 4* – Located near of the most important historical sites in the beautiful city of Merida, in the historic city centre; make it ideal for your travel business or pleasure. Surrounded by museums, theatres, restaurants and colonial buildings, close to the main shopping area of the city and the main avenues, its location will allow you to visit the most important tourist sites including the Main Plaza and The Cathedral.

* Please note that should accommodation in the above listed hotels not be available at the time of your visit we will offer a similar standard.

Board Basis (Meal Plan) & Included Services

 Welcome greeting at the airport in Cancun.

 Transportation in air conditioned vehicles.

 English speaking guide during the days of the tour.

 02 nights accommodation at the hotels mentioned above in DBL occupancy.

 Daily breakfast at all the above hotels.

 Visits mentioned in the itinerary, including entrance fees to the archaeological sites.

 Two lunches at local restaurants (drinks are not included).

 Government taxes.

Exclusions

 Expenses of personal nature like tipping, laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic/non- alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses, airport taxes, any insurance etc.

 Any other meals than the mentioned.

 Gratuities in hotel (maids and bell boys).

 Beach extension hotel.

Information

3 Days - 2 Nights
  • Departure/Starting City
    Cancun
  • Hotels during Tour
    La Quinta Inn & Suites Cancun 4* or Similar (Cancun) | Hotel Los Aluxes 4* or Similar (Merida)
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Day 1: Arrival to Cancun

Welcome at Cancun International airport and transfer to hotel in downtown.
Overnight in Cancun. La Quinta Inn & Suites Cancun 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & breakfast basis
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Day 2: Cancun – Uxmal – Merida

Early departure from your hotel lobby to visit Uxmal, which in Mayan means “Three times constructed”. The architecture of Uxmal is among the most majestic in Yucatan. Its beauty is characterized by low and horizontal palaces placed around patios and quadrants richly decorated with detailed sculptures. You will be able to view the Pyramid of the Magician, the Nuns’ Quarters, the Governor’s Palace and the Main Pyramid. The governor´s house and the temple of the wizard are considered architectonic marvels by experts for their precise construction and beauty. Uxmal, enveloped by legends and myths is situated within a series of hills known as the “Puuc region” or the mountainous area of the Yucatan. After the visit we will have a time for lunch at local restaurant and then we will return to Mérida. Check in at the Hotel and free time.
Overnight in Merida | Hotel Los Aluxes 4* or Similar | Standard room on Bed & Breakfast basis | Travelling Distance Approx. 439 km
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Day 3: Merida – Izamal – Chichen Itza – Cancun

Check out from the hotel and city tour in Merida before we start our way to Izamal to visit a quaint colonial city where time seems to be stopped. The city´s convent has the second largest atrium in the world after the one at St. Peters in the Vatican. The first missionary convent in Mexico was built in Izamal as the city was founded just after 1542. We will continue to the archeological site of Chichen Itza, an archeological site that represents the most intact and impressive of the ruins of the Mayan Civilization that the modern world preserves today. Chichen Itza means "Mouth of the well of the Itzaes". Its impressive constructions include the splendid Castle or Pyramid of Kukulcan, the Ball court; the Observatory and the Sacred Well just to mention a few. All of these structures are breathtaking.
After the visit, we will continue towards Cancun, where you will be dropped off in your hotel |Travelling Distance Approx. 352 km
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