The Mirador Tour
Mexico Holidays - 14 Night Itinerary from £3,414 from €3,196 from $3,438

Day 1 - Departure from UK

Take a daytime flight to Mexico City, arriving the same evening, where you will be met by our representative and taken to your hotel for 3 nights. This is also the opportunity for our guide to provide you advice, explain your programme and answer any questions you may have.

 

Day 2 - Anthropological Museum & Pyramids of Teotihuacan

We take an excursion to the famous Anthropological Museum, housing a magnificent collection of Aztec and Mayan artifacts, great Olmec stone heads, burial tombs and exquisite pottery and ceramics. We continue to the pyramids of Teotihuacan ( 500BC- 700 AD) with the immense Pyramid of the Sun, the third largest in the world.

 

Day 3 - Mexico City at leisure

One day to relax, maybe have lunch in the beautiful neighbourhood of Coyoacan, followed by a visit to the Frida Kahlo museum.

Optional excursions to the historic town of Cuernavaca and Taxco, perched on the side of a mountain and renowned for its silversmiths.

Day 7 - Sumidero Canyon

Fly to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and on to the Sumidero Canyon. A mighty fissure cutting down 1000m into the earth whose sheer sides are blanketed with lush jungle, home to a variety of wildlife. We take a boat trip along the river, afterwards we continue to colonial San Cristóbal de las Casas for 3 nights.

 

Day 8 - San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan

Hidden in the remote mountain, people preserve their culture in the villages of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán and a fascinating rustic church with a blend of pagan and catholic symbols.

 

Day 9 - San Cristobal at leisure

One day free to relax and explore the city in your own pace. It's a pleasure to explore the cobbled streets and markets of San Cristóbal, set in a gorgeous highland valley surrounded by pine forest. It's a popular destination for tourists, with a great selection of hotels and a cosmopolitan range of cafes, bars and restaurants.

Day 12 - Tour of Merida

We visit the historic city. The main plaza is a garden bordered by colonial buildings central to Mexican town life, fiestas and people watching.

 

Day 13 - Uxmal excursion

We visit the extensive site of Uxmal, perfectly restored, showing the intricate stone lattice work and mosaics, a fine example of the ornate Puuc style. The Pyramid of the Magician rises above the surrounding vegetation and overlooks the magnificent landscape of the Yucatán Peninsula.