Community Tour

Upon arrival at Cancun airport, your driver will take you to the rental agency where you will pick up the vehicle and drive to Puerto Morelos.

Driving directions :Cancun - Puerto Morelos 37min (38km)

This morning, you will head to Akumal Bay to swim with the turtles that abound throughout the year in this crystal clear sea. Afterwards, you can go to the nearby Yalku lagoon, where sea water and fresh water meet. After lunch, you can visit a cenote. These freshwater resurgences are scattered all over the peninsula. They are the only source of drinking water in the region. The Maya considered them to be the gateway to the underworld. You will discover this subterranean world, in the fresh water of the splendid cenotes of Dos Ojos, Cristallino, cenote Azul or Gran cenote. You will reach Tulum in the late afternoon. You arrive at your hotel and enjoy the peace and quiet.

By car : Pluerto Morelos - Akumal 70km (1h) / Akumal - Tulum 30km (40min)

Early departure for the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, one of the largest in Mexico and located near Tulum. This reserve includes tropical forests, mangroves and swamps, as well as a vast marine area crossed by a coral reef. In the afternoon, departure for Bacalar, famous for its seven-coloured lagoon, Bacalar is a pearl of the Caribbean, close to the Belizean border, in the south of the Yucatán peninsula. Bacalar is a small town known for its history and natural riches. The lagoon is made up of seven different cenotes, which gave it its name, and is about 42km long and 2km wide. Bacalar was an important commercial crossroads for the Maya, a real place of exchange between Central America and the Yucatán peninsula. Walk around the city centre and visit Fort San Felipe, built in 1729, an example of the military architecture of New Spain, which has seen various battles and conflicts.

Driving directions: Tulum - Sian Ka'an 11km (28min) / Sian Ka'an - Bacalar 225km (2h55)

Day trip to Bacalar. Famous for its seven-coloured lagoon, it is possible to discover it through various activities, such as boat or kayak excursions. It is also possible to visit Fort San Felipe, built in 1729, an example of the military architecture of New Spain, which experienced various battles and conflicts. If you want to learn more about the Mayan culture, you can visit the Kohunlich site, 1 hour from Bacalar and belonging to the Ruta Rio Bec. There you will discover the incredible Temple of the Masks, 5 of which have been restored.

Today you will meet the locals in the Mayan community Selva Bonita, located west of Felipe Carrillo Puerto. You will be able to enjoy the wonders of nature accompanied by the inhabitants who still preserve their traditions. You can do different activities with them: walk in the surrounding villages, discover the production of honey, chewing gum and sisal or walk in the jungle.

Driving directions: Bacalar - Selva Bonita 125km (1h30)

After breakfast, you will take the road to Uxmal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Located in the middle of the Yucatecan jungle, Uxmal means "three times built" in Maya. The architecture of this site is particularly faithful to the "Puuc" style with its geometric forms, its mosaics and its representations of the god Chaac, god of rain and thunder. The end of the day in Mérida, the cultural capital of Yucatán. City of one million inhabitants, it is famous for its cathedral and its Montejo paseo lined with the sumptuous residences of the old masters of the henequen. Walking through the colonial streets of the white city, you will feel the romantic and provincial atmosphere of a past rich in history and legends.

Driving directions: Selva Bonita - Uxmal 200km (3h) / Uxmal - Merida 84km (1h06min)

This morning you will head to Tekit, a town known for the production of typical Yucatecan regional clothing such as guayaberas, filipinas, hipiles and embroidered blouses. It is located south of Mérida, near the archaeological site of Mayapán.
Through the community tours offered by the community, you can enter the local life of this village and learn about the life of the Maya people of the past and present. Bake sweet bread at the local bakery, visit a guayabera factory, learn about vegetable and bee production at a traditional Mayan farm and enjoy seasonal fruit at a citrus grove.
After the community visits, you can refresh yourself in the local cenote, visit the main church or buy typical Yucatecan clothing in the many shops that surround the village and return to Merida after this day to rest.

Driving directions: Merida - Tekit 66km (56min)

Today you will join the Kanan Kab association, which aims to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of current and future generations in the city of Merida and its metropolitan area, and you will have the opportunity to help the staff with the daily tasks in the greenhouse, where the trees of tomorrow are planted. In the afternoon you will discover the wonderful archaeological site of Chichen Itza, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, and considered since 2007 as one of the "new wonders of the world". You will be immersed in the beauty of this site and the echo of its past glory.

Driving directions: Merida - Kanan Kab 13km (18min) / Kanan Kab - Chichen Itza 129km (1h48min)

This morning, visit Yaxunah (Primera casa or The Green House) is a Yucatecan Mayan community of 700 inhabitants, in the municipality of Yaxcabá, Yucatán. It is a group of enterprising men and women who have come together to offer services and cultural activities to visitors. During this day, you will visit the corn fields, prepare the typical Yucatecan dish: cochinita (pork), visit two local handicraft workshops, pass by the local ruins and the cenote.

Then head for Valladolid, a charming little town typically Yucatecan. Visit the Zocalo and its white cathedral. You will then lose yourself in the colonial streets of the city centre, passing by the municipal bazaar and the San Bernardino convent.

Driving directions: Chichen Itza - Yaxunah 27km (32min) / Yaxunah - Valladolid 66km (1h04)

Departure for Rio Lagartos. About 100 km north of Valladolid, this small fishing village is the gateway to the national park reserve of the same name. A real paradise for nature lovers. It is an ideal place to discover the Yucatán "differently". You can embark on a "lancha" - a small motor boat - and go for a ride in the mangrove. Then head to the famous pink lagoon called "Las Coloradas". Return to Valladolid at the end of the day.

Driving directions: Valladolid - Rio Lagartos 110km (1h30)
Rio Lagartos - Las Coloradas 23km (26min)
Las Coloradas - Valladolid 124km (1h53min)

This morning we visit the centre of Valladolid. On the programme: the Zocalo and its cathedral, the market, the colourful Calzada de los Frailes and the San Bernardino convent. At the end of the morning, you can visit the Xkopek beekeeping centre. Accompanied by a local guide, you will discover the specificities of the Mayan bees, which are totally harmless as they have no sting. To finish, a honey tasting will be offered to you. In the afternoon, relaxation and swimming are on the agenda as you will discover several of the most beautiful cenotes in this region! The two in Dzitnup (X'keken and Samulah), entirely enclosed in caves, will offer you the freshness and surprise of places like these. Then you will "come to the surface" to discover the cenote Zací, in the heart of the historic centre of Valladolid, semi-open. You will appreciate its colours and the magic of the place.

Perhaps it's time to say goodbye to Mexico and its beaches? Your stay is coming to an end. Leave the hotel for Cancun airport for your return flight.
Trajet en voiture : Valladolid - Cancun aéroport 165km (1h45)