Palenque Trip Overview
Enjoy nature in the Lacandona Jungle and explore the ruins of Bonampak and Yaxchilan. This is an experience in middle of the jungle that you will not forget. Visit the ruins of Yaxchilán (2 hours) , take a boat through the impressive Usumacinta River (50 minutes) and visit Bonampak (2 hours), admiring the whole past of the Maya
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Duration: 13 hours
Starts: Palenque, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
Enjoy nature in the Lacandona Jungle and explore the ruins of Bonampak and Yaxchilan. This is an experience in middle of the jungle that you will not forget. Visit the ruins of Yaxchilán (2 hours) , take a boat through the impressive Usumacinta River (50 minutes) and visit Bonampak (2 hours), admiring the whole past of the Maya
Itinerary
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Stop At: Zona Arqueologica de Bonampak, Carretera Zona Arqueologica Bonampak, Bonampak Mexico
Explore Bonampak archeological zone located in the hear of the Lacandonian Jungle, which had their apogee during the govern of Jaguar-ojo, even though he ascended to throne of Bonampak in 743 A.D. The portrait of the last governor Chaan Muan II whom mandate started in 776 A.D. stayed potraited in the stelaes, lintels and painted murals that are still conserved.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Zona Arqueologica de Yaxchilan, Tollan, 16 de Enero, El Tesoro Mexico
Explore the Yaxchilan archaelogical site that was an important city during the classic Mayan period, and they were a dominant power controlling the Usumacinta basin. They dominated other smaller cities such as Bonampak and were ally with Piedras Negras (Black Stones), and during a period Tikal. Know more about this Culture and its history and the Mayan Legacy.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Usumacinta 29935, Guatemala
Our adventure begins early, picking you up from your hotel and transferring us to the town of Frontera Corozal to visit the Archeological Zone of Yaxchilan. We’ll have time to eat a breakfast buffet on route an then we’ll begin our tour. We’ll take a motor boat (1-hour journey) through the Usumacinta river, frontier with Guatemala, to arrive to this marvelous archeological zone surrounded by the majestic jungle
Duration: 1 hour
