Private Mexico Itineraries: From the Zocalo to Yucatan
Walk across the Zocalo in Mexico City toward the Metropolitan Cathedral. In the Yucatan state, the open-air cavern of Cenote Zaci drops directly into the downtown city blocks of Valladolid, near the Kukulcan pyramid at Chichen Itza. In Quintana Roo, ride bicycles past the natural lakes of Coba to reach the Nohoch Mul pyramid.
Mayan Gateway
Yucatan Maya Ruins and Limestone Cenotes
Winged statues guard the tomb of a Maya king at the Acropolis of Ek-Balam, while the Tulum pyramids stand on cliffs directly above the Caribbean Sea. Inside the Dos Ojos cenote, you can snorkel through clear twin sinkholes. At Cenote Suytun, a stone path leads to a circular platform suspended over the shallow water of a limestone cavern, lit by a single natural skylight.
Journeys Guided by Mexican Experts
We design itineraries across Mexico’s archaeological zones and jungle reserves. In Oaxaca, local producers smoke mezcal over hot stones near the Tlacolula market. In the Yucatan state, experts explain how the local sinkholes formed and detail the history of the 19th-century haciendas.
12 Days in the ruins of Mexico: Uxmal, Calakmul and Becan
The rounded base of the Pyramid of the Magician stands above the Puuc architecture of Uxmal. In Campeche, the Calakmul biosphere reserve protects Structure II rising above the jungle canopy. Walk past the defensive walls of Becan, and see the doorways carved into the stone at Chicanna.
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7 Days in La Riviera Maya: Bacalar, Sian Ka’an Reserve and Akumal
The Bacalar Lagoon holds several distinct shades of blue water. A network of coastal lagoons borders the Muyil ruins inside the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. You can walk through the dry caves of Aktun Chen, or go snorkeling along with sea turtles over the reefs at Akumal Bay.
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10 Days in Mexico: Coyoacan, Hierve el Agua and Monte Alban
The bright blue Frida Kahlo house stands inside the Coyoacan district of Mexico City. In Oaxaca, mineral-rich water forms the petrified waterfalls and natural infinity pools of Hierve el Agua. Visit the Zapotec pyramids of Monte Alban, where the Danzantes figures of captive warriors line the Main Plaza.
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5 Days in Mexico City: Teotihuacan, Xochimilco, and Chapultepec
The Avenue of the Dead runs directly between the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon at Teotihuacan. At Xochimilco, wooden trajineras float along historic canals. Walk up the hill to Chapultepec Castle, which overlooks the pedestrian paths and monuments of the Paseo de la Reforma.
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Mexico’s Riviera Maya
A wooden boardwalk spans the two open sinkholes of the Grand Cenote near the Tulum beaches, where turtles swim through the half-flooded tunnels. Eagle rays and nurse sharks feed along the Palancar Reef on the western edge of Cozumel Island. Over four hundred life-sized human sculptures form an artificial reef on the ocean floor at the underwater museum near Isla Mujeres.
Mexico’s Cenotes, Colonial Architecture and Reefs
MAYA AND AZTEC RUINS
The Pyramid of the Sun stands at Teotihuacan, while the Kukulcan temple rises out of the jungle at Chichen Itza. Both showcase the engineering of the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
JUNGLE CENOTES
Thousands of natural freshwater pools exist across the Yucatan Peninsula. You can swim inside these underground caves and open-air sinkholes hidden in the jungle.
COLONIAL CITIES
The Metropolitan Cathedral faces the Zocalo in Mexico City, while 16th-century stone buildings line the center of Valladolid and the historic neighborhood markets of Oaxaca.
CARIBBEAN REEFS
The second-largest coral reef in the world runs along the eastern edge of the Yucatan Peninsula. The beaches of the Riviera Maya run along the Caribbean Sea.
