Pre Hispanic Mexico excursion tour package travel airfare groups

PREHISPANIC MEXICO
(min 2 Pax)
8 days / 7 nights
DAILY DEPARTURE
Day 01	Mexico City	Arrival transfer to the hotel.
Day 02	Mexico City	City tour - Shrine of Guadalupe - Pyramids of Teotihuacan. During the morning visit the main streets and avenues of Mexico City. Visit to the main square (called Zocalo, the National Palace in which you will admire the magnificent frescoes of Diego Rivera (closed on sundays). The frescoes narrate with images the most important events of our history during three centuries. We will see the ruins of the main temple of the Aztecs as well as the Cathedral. Then, you will make a stop in a handicraft center. On to Chapultepec Park, residential area, where you will see the homes of famous artists. In the afternoon, on the way to the sanctuary of Guadalupe short stop by the "Plaza de las 3 Culturas", where you see 3 different periods in the history of mexico represented by 3 different kind of buildings: an archeological site, a catholic church and a modern building of foreign affairs ministry.
		We continue our tour to the Basilica, where you will see the original image of the virgin mary appeard on a simple piece of fabric belonging to the indian juan diego. You will see both basilicas, the one of the XVIII century and the one devoted to the virgin almost three decades ago. On a modern highway we will reach the site of Teotihuacan "where men become gods" during your tour you will have the time and opportunity to climb the amazing Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon as well as to visit the Palace of Quetzal-Butterfly, the Feather-Snake-temple and the Avenue of the Death as well as the Citadel. (10 hrs)
Day 03	Mexico City- Villahermosa	Departure transfer to the airport. Flight to Villahermosa. Arrival transfer to the hotel.
Day 04	Villahermosa - Merida	Visit in the morning to the archeological site of Palenque, one of the most interesting mayan cities from the classic era. Lunch included. Afterwards transfer back to the airport of Villahermosa. Flight Villahermosa - Merida. Arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Day 05	Merida	Uxmal and Kabah. The archeological site of Uxmal is located at 80 kms south of Merida. It is considered undoubtely as one of the most beautiful mayan ruins cities. The dimensions of its buildings and the fine carvings of its facades is astonishing. According to a legend, the big pyramid of the dwarf was made in only one night. In uxmal you can observe the purest mayan architecture without foreign influences, such as the one of the Toltecs in Chichen Itza. The date of foundation of Uxmal is not exactly known, but it is estimated around the V or VI century of our era. Kabah is one of the biggest cities of the Puuc region. Its best preserved and restaured building is the so called Codz-Pop. The city must have reached its height till the 800-900 a. C. Just a group of buildings, known as "The Palace" has been explored. The tour includes lunch. (08 hrs)
Day 06	Chichen Itza - Cancun	Early departure and two and a half hours transfer to the archeological site of Chichen Itza. Visit of historical site to see the ancient buildings like: the Observatory, the 70 feet height Pyramid of Kukulkan, the Jaguar Temple, the Sacred Well and the Ball Court among others. Lunch included. On to Cancun. Transfer to your hotel. (10 hrs)
Day 07	Cancun	Day at leisure.
Day 08	Cancun	departure transfer to the airport.
Note: Airline tickets are not included in the rate
2003
Rates per person		VALIDITY	SINGLE	DOUBLE	TRIPLE	CHD 2-11
ECONOMICAL- ARISTOS CANCUN		01JAN03-15DEC03	583	456	429	233
SUPL CANCUN		12APR03-19APR03	13	7	4	0
ECONOMICAL - CLUB VERANO		04JAN03-31JAN03	618	473	441	233
ECONOMICAL - CLUB VERANO		01FEB03-19APR03	631	479	445	233
ECONOMICAL - CLUB VERANO		20APR03-10JUL03	586	457	430	233
ECONOMICAL - CLUB VERANO		11JUL03-31AUG03	593	461	432	233
ECONOMICAL - CLUB VERANO		01SEP03-15DEC03	578	453	427	233
TOURIST CLASS		04JAN03-31JAN03	635	478	445	233
TOURIST CLASS		01FEB03-19APR03	652	486	451	233
TOURIST CLASS		20APR03-10JUL03	607	464	436	233
TOURIST CLASS		11JUL03-31AUG03	614	467	438	233
TOURIST CLASS		01SEP03-30NOV03	599	459	433	233
TOURIST CLASS		01DEC03-15DEC03	595	458	431	233
FIRST I		02JAN03-20FEB03	742	531	501	233
FIRST I		21FEB03-20APR03	809	565	531	233
FIRST I		21APR03-12JUL03	705	512	482	233
FIRST I		13JUL03-24AUG03	720	520	493	233
FIRST I		25AUG03-15DEC03	698	509	482	233
DELUXE Camino Real/Sheraton/Westin		03JAN03-01FEB03	881	599	572	233
DELUXE Camino Real Cancun		02FEB03-25APR03	893	607	580	233
DELUXE Sheraton/Westin		02FEB03-25APR03	906	613	580	233
DELUXE Camino Real / Sheraton/Westin		26APR03-12JUL03	811	566	548	233
DELUXE Camino Real / Sheraton/Westin		13JUL03-23AUG03	823	572	552	233
DELUXE Camino Real / Sheraton/Westin		24AUG03-15DEC03	811	566	548	233
CLASS		MEXICO	VILLAHERMOSA		MERIDA		CANCUN
ECONOMIC		Metropol	Howard Johnson		El Colonial		Aristos Cancun
ECONOMIC		Metropol	Howard Johnson		El Colonial		Club Verano Beat (AB)
TOURISTIC		Casa Inn Mexico	Howard Johnson		El Colonial		Club Verano Beat (AB)
FIRST CLASS I		Aristos Mexico	Hyatt Regency VSA		Los Aluxes		Miramar Mision (BB)
FIRST CLASS I		Century	Hyatt Regency VSA		Los Aluxes		Miramar Mision (BB)
DELUXE		Krystal Zona Rosa	Hyatt Regency VSA		Hyatt Regency Merida		Camino Real Cancun (BB)
		Calinda Geneve					Sheraton Cancun (BB)
		Fiesta Americana Reforma					Westin Cancun (BB)