Day 01Touch Down in the Caribbean
Arrive beside the Caribbean and settle into a deliberately easy first evening.
- Caribbean arrival
- Time to settle in
- Relaxed dinner
Your destinationYucatán Peninsula
A private journey across the Yucatán Peninsula
Maya Worlds & Caribbean Waters
A twelve-day journey where the scenery reinvents itself: colonial towns, living Maya communities, cenotes, ancient jungle cities, Bacalar’s seven colours and temples above the Caribbean.
- Duration
- 12 days
- Nights
- 11 nights
- Style
- Culture · Nature · Water
Before you travel
One peninsula. Many worlds.
RouteCancún → Valladolid → Mérida → Campeche → Calakmul → Bacalar → Tulum → Cancún
Move inland from the Caribbean through communities, colonial cities and deep jungle before returning to the water.
Starting pointCancúnCaribbean arrival
Finishing pointCancúnAirport departure
Signature journeyMaya worldsPast and present
Travel rhythmImmersive & variedCulture, jungle and water
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Destination 01 of 08
Cancún
Mexican Caribbean · Arrival
1 nightA soft Caribbean landing before the route turns inland.
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Day 01Destination 02 of 08
Valladolid
Eastern Yucatán
2 nightsEk Balam, Chichén Itzá, cenotes and community projects connect Maya history with living culture.
Day 02Ek Balam, Cenote & Maya Community
Move from an intimate ancient Maya city into contemporary community life and freshwater nature.
- Ek Balam
- Community cenote
- Traditional lunch
Day 03Chichén Itzá & a Community-Run Cenote
Look beyond El Castillo, then cook and swim with a women-led Maya community project.
- Chichén Itzá
- Women-led cooperative
- Yucatecan cooking
Destination 03 of 08
Mérida
Yucatán · Cultural capital
2 nightsIzamal, rural cenotes and people preserving henequén, honey, hammocks, plants and food traditions.
Day 04Yellow Streets, Sacred Water & the Road West
Travel through Izamal, rural Yucatán and a crystalline cenote on the way to Mérida.
- Izamal
- Countryside cycling
- Cenote swim
Day 05Meet the People Keeping Yucatán Alive
Spend the day with people preserving traditions that remain part of everyday Maya life.
- Henequén and Melipona honey
- Hammock artisan
- Cooking with hosts
Destination 04 of 08
Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
1 nightUxmal’s Puuc stone gives way to pastel streets, pirate walls and the Gulf waterfront.
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Day 06Maya Stone to Pirate Walls
Explore Puuc architecture at Uxmal, then reach Campeche’s pastel streets and fortified waterfront.
- Uxmal
- Campeche old town
- Pirate walls and malecón
Destination 05 of 08
Calakmul / Xpujil
Southern Campeche · Jungle
1 nightA remote night near lesser-known Maya cities and the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve.
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Day 07Into the Jungle
Leave Campeche’s façades behind as the settlements shrink and the southern jungle grows thicker.
- Southern Campeche
- Lesser-known Maya city
- Remote jungle night
Destination 06 of 08
Bacalar
Quintana Roo · Lagoon
2 nightsThe Lagoon of Seven Colours offers sailing, freshwater swimming and time to slow down.
Day 08An Ancient City Swallowed by the Jungle
Enter one of Mexico’s wildest forests, then cross the peninsula toward Bacalar’s extraordinary blue.
- Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
- Jungle temples
- Arrival in Bacalar
Day 09Sailing the Lagoon of Seven Colours
Give the day entirely to Bacalar’s water, with no monument and no checklist.
- Lagoon sailing
- Pirate Channel
- Freshwater swimming
Destination 07 of 08
Tulum
Riviera Maya · Caribbean
2 nightsSian Ka’an’s channels and Tulum’s cliff-top temples return the journey to the Caribbean.
Day 10Float Through the Maya Wetlands
Travel north through archaeology, freshwater lagoons, mangroves and Caribbean ecosystems.
- Muyil
- Sian Ka’an by boat
- Natural-channel float
Day 11Maya Temples Above the Caribbean
Explore Tulum’s cliff-top temples early, then let the day slow into cenote or beach time.
- Tulum archaeological site
- Cenote or beach
- Final dinner
Destination 08 of 08
Cancún Airport
Departure
DepartureOne final Caribbean morning before the airport transfer.
Day in this destination
Day 12One Peninsula, Many Mexicos
Enjoy one final Caribbean morning before transferring north to Cancún Airport.
- Final Caribbean morning
- Cancún Airport transfer
- Journey complete
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