Overview & Highlights
This luxurious and very good value holiday visits Mexico’s historic highlights and Caribbean beaches from sumptuous, unique and original accommodation, where we have negotiated extremely competitive prices.
- Explore the highlights of Mexico in style
- Discover colonial cities and ancient ruins
- Relax on the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean
On this luxurious private holiday you’ll be based in a few of Mexico’s most prestigious properties, including restored colonial haciendas. You’ll explore the capital and the archaeological sites of the Yucatán peninsula in the south.
Mexico is one of Latin America’s most vibrant and entertaining destinations, with a huge diversity of historical, cultural and natural attractions. On private guided excursions, you’ll discover the superb museums and teeming plazas of the megalopolis that is Mexico City, where the Aztec and Spanish heritages sit side by side. Moving south, explore the evocative ancient monuments, testament to bygone Maya empires, which lay hidden and silent for centuries amid the deep valleys and jungles of the south. Round off your holiday by pampering yourself at one of one of the country’s most prestigious, discreet and top-quality hotels on the white sand beaches of the Mayan Riviera.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Mexico City. Transfer to central hotel.
Day 2
Guided tour of Mexico City and the Teotihuacan pyramids.
Day 3
Day at leisure with optional excursions
Day 4
Fly to Mérida, transfer to hacienda hotel.
Day 5
Walking tour of Mérida.
Day 6
Visit Hacienda Sotuto de Peón.
Day 7
At leisure
Day 8
Travel to Chichén Itzá archaeological site, guided tour of the ruins. Overnight nearby.
Days 9-11
Relax at a luxury resort on Mayan Riviera, Caribbean coast.
Day 12
Transfer to Cancún airport for international flight home.
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What our clients say
97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.
I travelled with a great group of people, a fantastic Tour Leader and amazing Driver. One of my best JLA experiences.
JH, Woking
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Our specialists have been expertly crafting award-winning tailor-made holidays to Latin America for 40 years. We would be delighted to create a truly personalised trip which perfectly matches your wishes and requirements.
Hannah Donaldson - Travel Expert
Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia and worked in Brazil and Costa Rica, Hannah's ties to Latin America run deep. Hannah is a much valued Travel Expert in our Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tours sales team.
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Lina Fuller - Travel Expert
Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.
Sophie Barber - Travel Expert
Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.
Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert
A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.
Ben Line - Travel Expert
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert
Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.
Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert
After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.
