3 daysSan Cristóbal de las Casas
Laguna Miramar exit San Cristóbal de las Casas
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Private 8-day Immersive Cultural Tour of Chiapas Mexico
New8 daysSan Cristóbal de las CasasPrivate tour
Length
8 days
Itinerary
8 days planned
Group
Private
Guides
English, Spanish
Overview
Your private tour to travel like a local and with locals to go deeper into indigenous cultures and the Land of the Mayans. Chiapas is a natural wonder of its own with one of the world's deepest canyons, aqua blue waterfalls, pristine lagoon and cenote, and a jungle with unexcavated Mayan ruins.
*This exclusive tour is offered select start dates throughout the year during the best season January (The Grand Fiesta of Chiapa de Corzo) - June.
Why Travel with us? Experience real encounters with local hosts, mutual personal growth, cultural awareness, support the local community, businesses, and natives. Make an impact on the ecological conservation and wildlife rehabilitation center (donation included). Your Travel Concierge will be with you. We immerse you and personalize private group tours. We advocate healthy and active, Slow Tourism. We are your Certified Accessibility Advocate, certified bilingual guides, and a verified, licensed, insured agency and tour operator.
Day by day itinerary
1Arrival and Welcome Dinner⌄
Welcome to Chiapas! We will pick you up at TGZ airport and transport you to your hotel. Please arrive by 15:00 local time and hotel check-in. Welcome dinner will begin at 20:00.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel
2Living Cultures and City Tours⌄
Begin your day with an authentic, fresh homemade breakfast in the home of our indigenous hosts in Zinacantán. You will learn about our hosts way of life and customs and enjoy a demonstration of professional textile artisans and creators of authentic traditional and modern textiles.
Next, you will visit the indigenous Tzotzil community of San Juan Chamula. You will learn enter the famous syncretic church to learn about their customs and religious beliefs, and history.
Your day will end with a guided walking City Tour through San Cristóbal de las Casas, one of the oldest and most iconic Pueblo Magícos of Mexico.
Meals: Breakfast: Homemade traditional breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel
3National Treasures of Nature and Chiapa de Corzo⌄
You will visit one of the deepest canyons in the world, Sumidero Canyon. First, you will drive up to the most impressive viewpoints of the canyon. Then, you will descend for a private boat ride through Sumidero Canyon and discover wildlife, its sacredness and the height of the canyon walls.
Your boat will disembark in the Pueblo Magíco of Chiapa de Corzo. Your January tour will arrive just in time to enjoy the energy, traditions, food, and warm-hearted locals of La Fiesta Grande de Chiapa de Corzo, an annual UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity event and traditional lunch on your own. On all other tours, your guided walking tour will lead you through the historical colonial streets, churches and original Arabian architectural plaza.
Meals: Breakfast: Hotel breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel
4Free day in San Cristóbal de las Casas⌄
You will enjoy a free day in San Cristóbal de las Casas to explore, rest and relax or activities of interest. Your concierge will help you plan your free day.
Meals: Breakfast: Hotel breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel
5Road Trip to Majestic Nature Playground⌄
You will embark on a 2.75 hour drive with an authentic, local breakfast along the way to the majestic El Chiflón and Velo de Novia waterfalls, a spectacular fall of more than 30 meters high. You will hike to other nearby waterfalls.
Your road trip adventure will end with a swim in the crystal clear waters of Chucumaltik Cenote before returning back to San Cristobal de las Casas on a 2.75 hour drive.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel
6Land of the Mayans⌄
Kickstart your day early with suitcases ready to go deep into the land of the Mayans. You will stop for an authentic, local breakfast along the way, then arrive at Agua Azul Waterfalls for a swim in its turquoise waters.
Next, you will visit Misol- Ha Waterfall and enjoy the natural pool and cave behind the falls. You will have time for lunch on your own. Finally, you will end your day checking in at your hotel in Palenque. Note: Change hotels to Palenque
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel and nature reserve
7A Day in Palenque⌄
You will enjoy a free day on the nature reserve of your hotel, the spa, gardens or in the Pueblo Magíco of Palenque to explore, rest and relax or activities of interest. Your travel concierge will help you plan your free time.
Meals: Breakfast: Hotel breakfast
Overnight: 3-star superior hotel and nature reserve
8Uncovering the Depths of Mayan History and Departure⌄
Your tour saves the best for last with Palenque, the most significant Mayan Archaeological Zone where you will discover the magnitude of the site, walk the unearthed areas, and learn little-known historical facts.
You will take your private transfer 2.25 hours to the nearest airport, Carlos Rovirosa airport in the city of Villahermosa, Tabasco or connect your tour to our Oaxaca, Mexico Cultural Tour.
Meals: Breakfast: Hotel breakfast
What's included
- ✓Transfers to/from hotel during group tour activities
- ✓Private transportation
- ✓Risk-management
- ✓Country cultural education resources
- ✓Dinner
- ✓Air-conditioned vehicle
- ✓Breakfast
- ✓Airport Transfers from Tuxtla TGZ (arrival) and to Villahermosa VSA (departure)
- ✓Pre-departure virtual meeting to prepare for the best experience
- ✓Your Travel Concierge with you during the tour
- ✓Quality control
Not included
- ✕Airfare to/from Mexico
- ✕Airfare to/from Chiapas
- ✕Gratuities
- ✕Transfers to/from other locations that are not designated pick-up, meeting points or drop-off points
- ✕Trip Travel Insurance – Highly recommended to get travel insurance based on your needs
- ✕Anything not listed in the tour itinerary and inclusions
Good to know
Cancellation: All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Pricing based on double occupancy
- Limited Accessibility on select itinerary activities - Please inform us prior to booking if you require accommodations with limited mobility or other special assistance. We will seek to meet your accommodation and explain which itinerary activities could be suitable or adapted for limited mobility.
- Minimum traveler age 12 - Adult pricing is required for youth ages 12 and above.
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$3,995
