Haciendas of Yucatan

ARRIVAL MERIDA – TRANSFER TO TEMOZON SUR

Welcome at airport MID by your local english speaking driver-guide. Transfer to your elegant hacienda hotel approx. 1h south of Mérida. Assisted check-in and rest of the day at leisure.

Hacienda Temozón Sp Cat.              2 Nts / Superior-Room

DAY AT LEISURE (B)

Breakfast at hotel.        Day entirely at leisure at your hotel / no services included besides overnight & breakfast.

Optional / not included: your hacienda hotel offers exquisite installations, services and gastronomy for full relaxation. You might also like to make an optional half- or full-day activity/excursion, e.g. visit Merida, the interesting and beautiful so called “White City” and capital of the state of Yucatan (all optional service and/or excursion is not included in our package prices for today / supplements for additional services on request / Spa treatments and similar available with direct reservation and payment at your hotel)

TEMOZÓN – KABAH & UXMAL – SANTA ROSA (B, L)

Breakfast at hotel.        Morning hotel check-out and drive out into the so called Puuc Region, which means “hilly landscape” in Maya language. Here you reach with Uxmal and Kabah two very interesting archaeological sites (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage): the Puuc culture was of highly decorative expression in their architecture, and at Uxmal, besides the Pyramid of the Dwarf, you see the Nun’s Quadrangle and the Governor’s Palace, among others, where beautiful stone relief masks and ceremonial patterns cover the façades, and in Kabah, you will be lead over an ancient Maya White Path “Sac-Beh”, to discover the kind of explosion in decor and stone art in the façade of Codz Pop temple full of amazing masks and patterns. Lunch will be taken at a local restaurant near the sites. Afternoon proceeding drive to your following hacienda hotel. Assisted check-in and evening at leisure.

Hacienda Santa Rosa Sp Cat.         2 Nts / Superior-Room

DAY AT LEISURE (B)

Breakfast at hotel.        Day entirely at leisure at your hotel / no services included besides overnight & breakfast.

Optional / not included: your hacienda hotel offers exquisite installations, services and gastronomy for full relaxation. You might also like to make an optional half- or full-day activity/excursion, e.g. visit the beautiful natural reserve of the Lagoon of Celestún, where you can make an interesting boat ride to see pink coloured flamingo birds, enter the dense Mangrove woods, and have a tasty regional lunch with fish at a rustical beach restaurant. (all optional service and/or excursion is not included in our package prices for today / supplements for additional services on request / Spa treatments and similar available with direct reservation and payment at your hotel)

SANTA ROSA – CHICHEN ITZA (B, L)

Breakfast at hotel.        Early morning departure from your hacienda hotel and drive to Chichén Itzá (approx. 2h30min distance). Here, you visit the most emblematic prehispanic archaeological site of Yucatan (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage): Pyramid of Kukulkan, giant Pelota Ball Game Court, Observatory, Temple of the Warriors and Complex of the 1000 columns, among others. Do not miss to see also the seldomly visited Old Chichén Itzá, as well as to take a look into the Sacred Dwell, where ancient Maya cultures thought to be the entrance to the Infraworld of their gods, and where they offered sacrifices to receive benefits in good climate and sufficient crops. Your lunch is included or at a restaurant next to the archaeological site, or alternatively (up to your choice) at Cenote Ikkil, where your Maya Buffet is next to an amazing natural sinkhole, where refreshing crystal clear water awaits you to jump in and take a bath!

Afternoon check-in at your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Evening recommendation to visit the Light & Sound Show over the temple buildings of Chichén Itzá (included in your day ticket).

Hacienda Chichén 4*                 1 Night / Std-Room

CHICHEN ITZA – CARIBBEAN COAST (B)

Breakfast at hotel.        After a relaxed wake up and morning, noon depart from your hotel and drive to the Caribbean Coast of Mexico (distance approx. 2h30min). Beach hotel for the coming nights is not included (and would have earliest check-in time at 15:00h) in our prices and is recommended to be chosen individually from the many beautiful existing options. The transfer service today includes transfer to airport CUN or hotels in the following regions:

Cancun, Northern & Southern Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen/Playacar and Tulum.

(e.g. beach destinations like Mexican Caribbean Islands require supplements, given on request)

The prices include:

-Accomodation in mentioned or similar hotels over indicated nights in given room category / incl. applicable taxes

-Meals as indicated / incl. tax & tip

-Private transportation in a/c unit of indicated type for all ground services in transfers & excursions

-Private english speaking guide (in car can be driver-guide in 1 person) for all transfers, excursions & program-visits

-Entrance fees to mentioned sites

-Tips to baggage porters at airport on arrival day and at airport on departure day

-Tips for baggage porters and chamber maids at hotel in Temozón & Santa Rosa (not at Chichén Itzá)

The prices do not include:

-Beach hotel accomodation and meal plan at such beach property after finishing indicated services & program above

-Flight tickets, air- and airport taxes, Mexico Tourist Tax (Intl’ Departure Tax)

-Optional activities indicated as such in the program shown above

-Tips to driver-guide,tips to baggage porters and chamber maids at hotel in Chichén Itzá

-Other meals and meal plans as indicated in program

-Beverages (except coffee or tea & juice during incl breakfast)

-Personal expenses like laundry, phone calls, hotel extras like mini-room bar, souvenirs and similar

-Anything not mentioned explicitely as included in the section “The prices include”