Epic Mexico, Belize & Guatemala
Epic Mexico, Belize & Guatemala
On this 29-day adventure through Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, you'll discover new sites and rich cultures, forging lifelong friends with your small group of travellers along the way. Take a Central American history lesson, eat some delicious local food and soak up the Caribbean sun with a local leader by your side. Taste tacos on a street food experience in Mexico City, pick up traditional handicrafts in Oaxaca and Valladolid, delve into island life and discover the underwater worlds in Belize. Sleep on the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan and stroll the cobbled lanes of Antigua. These three colourful countries have all you need to have an epic journey, from the jungle to one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
Activities
On this 29-day adventure through Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, you'll discover new sites and rich cultures, forging lifelong friends with your small group of travellers along the way. Take a Central American history lesson, eat some delicious local food and soak up the Caribbean sun with a local leader by your side. Taste tacos on a street food experience in Mexico City, pick up traditional handicrafts in Oaxaca and Valladolid, delve into island life and discover the underwater worlds in Belize. Sleep on the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan and stroll the cobbled lanes of Antigua. These three colourful countries have all you need to have an epic journey, from the jungle to one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
Activities
- Mexico City - Leader-led Taco Crawl
- Mexico City - Leader-led orientation walk
- Mexico City - Gastromotiva (The Intrepid Foundation partner) visit
- Oaxaca - Leader-led orientation walk
- San Cristobal de Las Casas - Leader-led Orientation Walk
- San Cristobal - Santo Domingo Market Visit
- Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
- Misol-Ha - Waterfall Visit
- Palenque - Archaeological site (Entrance fee & Transport)
- Campeche - Orientation Walk
- Valladolid - Local Market Visit
- Becal - Visit to Jipi hat artisan cave studio
- Playa del Carmen - Leader-led Orientation Walk
- Chichen Itza - Archaeological site
- Yokdzonot Cenote – Visit and Swim
- Piste - Home-cooked Lunch
- Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
- Tulum walking tour
- Caye Caulker - Leader-led orientation walk
- San Ignacio - Leader-led orientation walk
- Tikal National Park - Archaeological Site Tour (Entrance fee & Transport)
- Chichicastenango - Market Visit
- San Juan La Laguna - Weaving & Dyeing experience
- San Juan La Laguna - Midwife home visit
- San Juan La Laguna - Medicinal Garden
- Antigua - Leader-led orientation walk
- Enjoy traditional Guatemalan hospitality with a homecooked lunch in a local home in San Juan La Laguna, after visiting a local midwife, walking through medicinal gardens and experiencing a weaving and dying workshop.
- Tour the historic site of Chichen Itza – one of the new Seven Wonders of the World – and learn why these ancient Maya ruins are the most important in all of Mexico.
- Eat your way through Mexico City on a taco crawl, enjoy a homecooked lunch in Piste and visit Gastromotiva – a social kitchen tackling food insecurity.
- Visit the colourful markets of Chichicastenango, nicknamed Chichi, where you can explore the local handmade wares like jade jewellery, pottery and traditional huipils – the traditional dress worn by Maya women.
- Soak up extended time in the paradise of Caye Caulker and unique Antigua, offering the perfect opportunity for some laidback island vibes and buzzing city life. Swim among tropical fish and then hit the salsa lessons.
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Intrepid Travel is a world leader in sustainable experience-rich travel that has been taking travelers off the beaten track to discover the world's most amazing places since 1989.
That's over 30 years of adventures, visiting new places and old friends, and countless, unforgettable moments. More than 30 years of changing the way people see the world on small group trips with like-minded explorers and a local leader to show you around.
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Itinerary
Day | Destination | ||
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1 | Mexico City | ||
2 | Mexico City | ||
3 | Oaxaca | ||
4 | Oaxaca | ||
5 | Oaxaca / Overnight bus | ||
6 | San Cristobal de las Casas | ||
7 | San Cristobal de las Casas | ||
8 | Palenque | ||
9 | Palenque | ||
10 | Campeche | ||
11 | Valladolid | ||
12 | Valladolid | ||
13 | Chichen Itza / Playa del Carmen | ||
14 | Playa del Carmen | ||
15 | Tulum | ||
16 | Tulum | ||
17 | Caye Caulker | ||
18 | Caye Caulker | ||
19 | Caye Caulker | ||
20 | San Ignacio | ||
21 | San Ignacio | ||
22 | Tikal National Park | ||
23 | Rio Dulce | ||
24 | Rio Dulce | ||
25 | Antigua | ||
26 | Chichicastenango / Lake Atitlan | ||
27 | Lake Atitlan | ||
28 | Antigua | ||
29 | Antigua |