Mexico: Yucatán
13 days: Mérida, cenotes, Chichén Itzá, Bacalar and Tulum
Mexico: Yucatán: 13 days
The Yucatán by car: colonial Mérida and Mayan Uxmal, Chichén Itzá at opening time, swimming in cenotes around Valladolid, the seven-colour lagoon of Bacalar, and finally Tulum and Caribbean beaches. A loop from Cancún and back. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 12 nights in total
- Mérida3 nights
Colonial centre, Uxmal, Cuzamá cenotes - Valladolid2 nights
Chichén Itzá, Ik Kil and Suytun cenotes, Ek Balam - Bacalar2 nights
The lagoon of seven colours, kayaking - Tulum3 nights
Ruins above the sea, Sian Ka'an, cenotes - Puerto Morelos2 nights
Beach, snorkelling on the reef
Fly into Cancún and pick up a car at the airport. Mérida is about 4 hours away, Mérida to Valladolid 2 hours, Valladolid to Bacalar 3.5 hours, Bacalar to Tulum 2.5 hours and Tulum to Puerto Morelos an hour. The Tren Maya train also links the towns.
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