15 days from £2,214A holiday in The highland state of Chiapas offers one of Mexico’s most evocative step-back-in-time experiences,with the villages surrounding the capital San Cristóbal a stronghold of surviving indian lifestyle. Here you'll witness savage landscapes, with jungle, rivers, canyons and lakes a backdrop to some of the finest pre- Columbian ruined cities.
Suggested Holiday ItineraryDay 1: Fly from the UK to Mexico City, stay 3 nights.
Day 2: Visit the Basilica of Guadalupe and the ruins at Teotihuacán.
Day 3: Tour of Puebla and the ruins at Cholula.
Day 4: Fly to Tuxtla and drive via Sumidero Canyon to San Cristóbal de las Casas, stay 2 nights.
Day 5: Excursion to San Juan Chamula and Zinacantán.
Day 6: Drive to Palenque, stay 2 nights.
Day 7: Visit the Mayan site of Bonampak Yaxchilán.
Day 8: Visit Palenque’s ruins. Drive to Villahermosa then fly to Mérida in the Yucatán, stay 2 nights.
Day 9: Visit Izamál.
Day 10: Drive to Celestún, stay 3 nights at the Eco-Paraíso Xixim.
Day 11: At leisure in Celestún.
Day 12: At leisure in Celestún.
Day 13: Return to Mérida, stay 1 night.
Day 14: Fly to the UK, arriving day 15.View detailed itinerary >> You Might Also Like
- Taking a day trip from Mexico City to the floating gardens of Xochimilco.
- Visiting Coyoacán, with attractive squares and public buildings and a lively cultural life. Here, the homes of former residents artist Frida Kahlo, her husband muralist Diego Rivera and revolutionary Leon Trotsky are open to visitors.
- Extending your journey with a few nights in the UNESCO-protected, picturesque port town of Campeche.
The above optional excursions may dovetail into the existing 13 night itinerary, or require extra nights. |  Palenque, Mayan ruins
 Eco Paraiso Xixim
 Eco Paraiso Xixim
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