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Epic Mexico, Belize & Guatemala

Epic Mexico, Belize & Guatemala

Take a Central American history lesson, eat some delicious food and soak up the Caribbean sun on your 30-day epic adventure through Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. Taste some tacos on a street food experience in Mexico City, pick up traditional handicrafts in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Merida, check out the yellow city of Izamal on a guided tour, delve into island life and the pristine underwater worlds in Belize, sleep on the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlan and stroll the cobbled lanes of colonial Antigua. These three colourful countries are the right amount culture, beach and spice, with some surprising extras thrown in.

Activities

  • Mexico City – Leader-led Taco Crawl
  • Mexico City – Leader-led orientation walk
  • Oaxaca – Leader-led orientation walk
  • San Cristobal de Las Casas – Leader-led Orientation Walk
  • Zinacantan – Maya Church (entrance fee)
  • San Juan Chamula – Maya Church (entrance fee)
  • Agua Azul – Waterfall Visit
  • Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
  • Palenque – Archaeological site (Entrance fee & Transport)
  • Playa del Carmen – Leader-led Orientation Walk
  • Playa del Carmen – Paleteria visit (Mexican Ice-cream store)
  • Izamal – Convento de San Antonio de Padua (Entrance)
  • Izamal – Leader-led orientation walk
  • Chichen Itza – Archaeological site
  • Leader-led Informal Spanish Lesson
  • Tulum – Leader-led orientation walk
  • Caye Caulker – 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

Highlights

  • You’ve never seen true colour until you’ve been to a Mexican market. Practice your bargaining skills, snap some photos and pick up traditional handicrafts in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Merida.
  • Escape the Mexican heat in the culturally-rich highlands of Chiapas. San Cristobal de las Casas has an old-world town vibe, surrounded by ancient tribal villages.
  • Head deep into the jungle and experience the lush wilderness and cultural significance of Palenque and Lacanja – a real Indiana Jones moment.
  • Visit the historic site of Chichen Itza to understand why these ancient Maya ruins are one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
  • Extended time in Caye Caulker and Antigua offers the perfect opportunity to enjoy laidback island vibes as well as buzzing colonial city life.
  • There’s nothing quite like eating with a local family to really experience a place. At lunch you’ll be experiencing traditional Guatemalan hospitality while improving your Spanish with the locals.

07/02/2023 through 11/16/2024
07/02/2023 through 11/19/2024

Day 1 Mexico City
Day 2 Mexico City
Day 3 Oaxaca
Day 4 Oaxaca
Day 5 Oaxaca / Overnight bus
Day 6 San Cristobal de las Casas
Day 7 San Cristobal de las Casas
Day 8-9 Lacanja River
Day 10 Palenque
Day 11 Merida
Day 12-13 Merida
Day 14 Playa del Carmen
Day 15 Playa del Carmen
Day 16 Tulum
Day 17 Tulum
Day 18 Caye Caulker
Day 19 Caye Caulker
Day 20 Caye Caulker
Day 21 San Ignacio
Day 22 San Ignacio
Day 23 Tikal National Park
Day 24 Rio Dulce
Day 25 Rio Dulce
Day 26 Antigua
Day 27 Chichicastenango / Lake Atitlan
Day 28 Lake Atitlan
Day 29 Antigua
Day 30 Antigua

Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda are located in the middle of the Leeward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Antigua, the largest of the British Leeward Islands, is about 14 miles long and 11 miles wide, encompassing 108 square miles. Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles to the north. The population is approximately 68,000 and its capital is St. John’s on Antigua.

The largest of the British Leeward Islands, Antigua has warm, steady winds, a complex coastline of safe harbors, and a protective, nearly unbroken wall of coral reef. These unique characteristics have made Antigua and Barbuda in one of the Caribbean’s premier tourist destinations.

The expansive, winding coastline that made Antigua difficult for sailors to navigate is where today’s trekkers encounter a tremendous wealth of secluded, powdery soft beaches. The coral reefs attract snorkelers and scuba divers from all over the world. And the fascinating little island of Barbuda — once a scavenger’s paradise because so many ships wrecked on its reefs — is now home to one of the region’s most significant bird sanctuaries.

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