Cancún Trip Overview
17 years of experience guiding in Mexico & the Mayan World
Professional private guide in Mexico Erhard is devoted to providing his guests with a memorable experience that exceeds all expectations. Each customized tour is specificaly designed to suit the specific interests and wishes of each guest, such as arts, history, traditions, sightseeing, nature, local gastronomy, etc.
Have achieved a great Passion for Mexican Culture and Nature.
I have a Major degree in Tourism from the University del Valle Mexico City.
After university I have obtained several degrees and certifications in archaeology and history, paramedic, lifeguard, speleology and skydiving.
I am fully qualified and licensed as a Tour Guide in English, French and Spanish. I am also a fully qualified Driver Guide.
Recognized by the Cancun visitors office as a certified tourism services provider.
I will work with you before you arrive to design your private guided tour to match all your expectations
Additional Info
Duration: 9 days
Starts: Cancún, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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17 years of experience guiding in Mexico & the Mayan World
Professional private guide in Mexico Erhard is devoted to providing his guests with a memorable experience that exceeds all expectations. Each customized tour is specificaly designed to suit the specific interests and wishes of each guest, such as arts, history, traditions, sightseeing, nature, local gastronomy, etc.
Have achieved a great Passion for Mexican Culture and Nature.
I have a Major degree in Tourism from the University del Valle Mexico City.
After university I have obtained several degrees and certifications in archaeology and history, paramedic, lifeguard, speleology and skydiving.
I am fully qualified and licensed as a Tour Guide in English, French and Spanish. I am also a fully qualified Driver Guide.
Recognized by the Cancun visitors office as a certified tourism services provider.
I will work with you before you arrive to design your private guided tour to match all your expectations
Itinerary
Day 1: Chichen Itza & Merida
Stop At: Chichen Itza Mexico
Meeting at your selected hotel in Cancun or Riviera Maya
Well go visit the archaeological site of Chichen Itza
Continue to Merida
Overnight at Merida
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Mision Panamericana Merida
Day 2: Cenotes & Merida City
Stop At: Cenotes, Cuzama Mexico
We`ll go to swim in the Cenotes of Cuzama
Back to Merida and City tour
Overnight at Merida
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Mision Panamericana Merida
Day 3: Celestun Biosphere Reserve & Campeche
Stop At: Ria Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Celestun Mexico
We´ll drive to the Natural Reserve of Celestun, shelter of hundreds of birds like the Pink Flamingos and other fauna, like crocodiles. We´ll take a motor boat in the estuary and through the mangroves for Wild life Observation.
Well go the wide beaches of Celestun to have lunch before we continue to the Colonial City of Campeche.
Overnight at Campeche
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Francis Drake hotel Campeche
Day 4: Campeche, Patrimony of Humanity & Archaeology museum
Stop At: Centro Historico de San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche Mexico
This day we´ll visit the Fort of San Miguel, an important defensive fortress facing the ocean from top of the hills pointing canyons to the pirate ships. Also this place holds the Archaeological museum of Campeche where we can see the original burials and artifacts from the mayan city of Calakmul, a very important visit considering we will be going to Calakmul afterwards.
We’ll have a walking tour inside the City walls, visiting the Gate of Sea and Gate of Land.
Your will love this historic city, Patrimony of Humanity
Overnight at Campeche
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Francis Drake Hotel Campeche
Day 5: Magnificent Hacienda & Calakmul
Stop At: Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul, Calakmul Mexico
We´ll leave Campeche towards south along the Gulf of Mexico
We´ll visit the magnificent restored Hacienda of San Luis Carpizo, now is a military complex for
training special forces, almost no one knows about this place, but I once found out that asking kindly to the soldiers to let us visit the Hacienda, they kindly do it. A very interesting visit, also for the kids as we can see the facilities where these mexican soldiers train and live.
Afterwards we´ll continue to the region of Calakmul to spend the night
Overnight at Calakmul
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Calakmul
Day 6: Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and Archaeology site
Stop At: Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul, Calakmul Mexico
Today we´ll go deep into the core of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve where the impressive Mayan Pyramids and Temples are waiting for us to climb them in the middle of the jungle, I have been there many times and the solitude of the place is fascinating, very few people visit this place as it is pretty far off the beaten track. But wild fauna as Spider or Howler monkeys, wild turkeys, and other wild animals can be seen in their natural habitat.
This visit will take mainly all our day, we´ll bring some lunch to the place.
We´ll return to the hotel late afternoon where you will have time to relax.
Overnight at Calakmul
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Calakmul
Day 7: Bacalar lagoon & Mayan city of Becan
Stop At: Lake Bacalar, Bacalar Mexico
This morning, we´ll go towards the Bacalar lagoon, but first we will stop to visit the Mayan archaeological site of Becan, the only one surrounded by a Fose.
We will continue to the Magical town of Bacalar, small town with a 18th century fortress at the lagoon shore, the 7 Colours lagoon.
Afterwards we will continue to our bungalows at the Bacalar lagoon
Overnight at Bacalar lagoon
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Villas Bakalar
Day 8: Bacalar free day
Stop At: Lago Bacalar (Lake of the Seven Colors), South of Cancun near Chetumal Mexico
This day you will have it free for you to spend it at the lagoon.
Overnight at Bacalar lagoon
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Villas Bakalar
Day 9: Tulum & Playa del Carmen
Stop At: Tulum Archaeological Site, Carretera Federal, Cancun – Chetumal Km 230, 307, Tulum 77780 Mexico
After having recharged batteries at the Bacalar lagoon, we´ll head north and east to the Caribbean.
This day well have a visit to the archaeological site of Tulum
Afterwards we´ll continue to Playa del Carmen
Overnight at Playa del Carmen
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Las Golondrinas Playa del Carmen
