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- Platinum Operator
- Destination Services Mexico
- In-depth Cultural
- Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Low Intensity
- Travelers can expect some light physical activities
- Guided in English
- Other languages on request: Spanish
- Group Size 1 - 30
- Ages 10+
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Ria Lagartos and see pink flamingos
- Discover Chichen Itza's ancient Maya ruins
- Tour the historic city of Merida and its sights
- Visit Uxmal and the Cacao Museum
- Admire Tulum's ruins beside turquoise waters
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 ARRIVAL CANCUN
- Day 2 CANCUN – RIA LAGARTOS – CENOTE – VALLADOLID (360km – 5 hrs)
- Day 3 VALLADOLID - CHICHEN ITZA – IZAMAL – MERIDA (192km – 3 hrs)
- Day 4 MERIDA – UXMAL – CAMPECHE (250km – 3 hrs)
- Day 5 CAMPECHE – PALENQUE (360km – 4.5 hrs)
- Day 6 PALENQUE - WATERFALL - PALENQUE (80 Km - 2 Hrs)
- Day 7 PALENQUE – BECAN – CHETUMAL (485km – 6 hrs)
- Day 8 CHETUMAL – BACALAR – TULUM – DEPART CANCUN (380km – 5 hrs)
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Fairfield Airport
Hotelday 1Ecotel Quinta Regia
Hotelday 2Del Gobernador
Hotelday 3Plaza Campeche
Hotelday 4Misión Palenque
HotelDays 5, 6Capital Plaza
Hotelday 7
Adventure Type
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 30 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
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Number of tours
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Age Range
2 to 99 years old
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within 2 days
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- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationGood
- FoodGood
- UVUma· September 23rd, 2025But I have one concern, when I arrived from US, nobody came to airport to pick us up. I was waiting for 4 hours at the airport. Finally hotel shuttle came to pick us after continuous follow ups.Show more
Destination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you very much for your feedback, and we’re truly sorry to hear about the inconvenience you experienced upon your arrival. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the long wait at the airport and the lack of timely communication. This is... Show moreTrip date: September 2025 
Traci· May 26th, 2025The Maya wonders tour itself was great, the guide was wonderful and very knowledgeable. The accommodation was not great however, none of the hotels had fridges, the air conditioning either did not work or wasn't provided & it was very hot, so this was not ok.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you very much for your comments. We greatly appreciate your information; we believe it's possible to let us know which hotels didn't have air conditioning. We'll follow up with your comments. We wish you many more trips. Destination Services... Show moreTrip date: May 2025- Xiao Mei· May 24th, 2025DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TOUR TO ANYONE! DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH OUR TOUR GUIDE! You do not need this 8-Day Tour, apparently there is a 4-Day option which is plenty enough. For someone who loves to visit pyramids, I find this 8-Day tour to be overwhelming. The hotels’ quality got worse as the tour went on. There were a total of 4 of us in the group, after the 4th day, the other couple left. This experience taught us to ask for the total numbers of people in the tour when booking in the future. We can then make a decision for our safety especially if you are traveling as a woman. After the couple left, the service went downhill, our tour guide (Aldo) didn’t give any effort. The constant harassment increased and became more apparent to the point of us being grossed out by him. We were avoiding him left and right but he didn’t back off or even try to change his behaviors. He was constantly rubbing our shoulders, winking at us, spontaneously turning around and swinging his hands close to our chests and talking inches from our faces. He was supposed to be someone we can trust for this trip but we were very scared for our safety. We needed some time away from him and we requested that day we would like to have lunch by ourselves without him and the driver. Aldo got very offended and he bad-mouthed about us to the driver. We knew of this because the driver immediately gave us the cold shoulder after the lunch incident. The driver started to turn off the AC in the back where we sat when he had never done this before. We noticed Aldo had also bad mouthed about us to hotel staff where we would be staying. When we got to Mision Palenque hotel, it became very obvious, we were given a room with a broken AC. The hotel staff was standing there and he refused to help us change the room. Aldo heard us calling him but we had to wait over 20 min for him to come up. The staff only helped when Aldo gave his commands. We had reached out to the agency after the incident and Aldo had only tone down a little with his behaviors and punishments for us. We had contemplated ending our tour early but we were so far away from Cancun. We didn't know what to do. We decided to endure for the remaining 3 days and informed the agency that we were worried about our safety. We also told Aldo that he needs to play nice and that after 3 days, we will be out of your hair. We believed the agency had spoken to him and things had improved. We think he was afraid of losing his job because he started being nice and requesting selfies with us, so he can send them to his boss to prove everything was good. We played along, to be on his good side so we don’t get punished anymore. His harassment, bullying and punishments (no AC, try to scam us to pay for his lunch and hotel tax) had caused this whole experience to be very traumatic but we tried to not let him ruin everything. We still remembered all the other nice people we had met and the rich history and culture we learned about Mexico. We really hope by sharing our experiences we can help others.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you for sharing your experience with us. We sincerely apologize for the discomfort and distress you endured during your tour. Your safety and well-being are our top priorities, and we take your feedback very seriously. We also understand that the... Show moreTrip date: April 2025
- JJennie· March 7th, 2025This tour was spectacular! It hit many of the Mayan pyramids I wanted to explore in Mexico, though I have a few to return to in the future! The pace of the tour was comfortable, and the stop at the waterfall after visiting Palanque made it the best day of the trip. I was also lucky to catch Carnaval in Campeche. As to be expected, there was more driving towards the end of the trip returning to Quintana Roo. My tour guide, Aldo, was wonderful and shared a lot about Mexican history to understand more of the mixing of cultures in the country.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThanks for your comments Jennie, we will Aldo know too!Trip date: February 2025
- Matthew· February 4th, 2025This trip had a nice balance of guided time and free time. There were cultural enrichment activities that gave a nice taste of life in Mexico. The hotels were clean and safe. There is a lot of driving the last days of this trip. Our guide Miguel had the education and experience to make this an exceptional tour. I would highly recommend this tour over a large group/bus tour. Thank you Miguel for making our trip both wonderful and educational.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewWe are glad you had a great time Matthew!Trip date: January 2025
- Waltraud· November 30th, 2024The trip was very interesting and a bit adventurous. We saw a few different very interesting Mayan archaeological sites, diffrent Mexican cities and areas and went on an adventurous boat trip where we saw wild animals such as birds and crocodiles. One of the things that could be improved for the tour are some of the hotels. The hotel quality varied in different cities. For example the hotel on arrival in Cancun was very nice. Others weren’t that comfortable especially in Valladolid. Unfortunately the room had a bad moldy smell in the air and therefore it as hard to sleep and rest. I was glad we only spend one night their. All in all it was a very interesting good trip.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you for your comments! We will look at the hotel you mention.Trip date: November 2024
- LGLorena· October 31st, 2024Fantastiic tour to see Unesco protected Mayan ruins, with a great guide to provide you with historical context, we loved all places, with our favourite city stays were Valladolid, Campeche and Palenque. Our tour guide Miguel was fantastic!Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewWe are so glad you enjoyed your adventure with us!Trip date: October 2024
- MTMary Katherine· August 13th, 2024The tour was different than I had expected. We were with a different group Of people every day, and at times, we were the only ones with the tour guide. Our guides spoke English well and were knowledgeable about our area. They were never late, and we always felt safe wherever we went.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear that you felt safe throughout the trip and that our guides were punctual, knowledgeable, and communicated well in English — these are qualities we take pride in. We understand... Show moreTrip date: August 2024
- Sabine· August 12th, 2024It was a private tour- just us 4 and with Miguel our guide and Edgar our driver. Everything was perfectly organized with clean and save hotels. Evenings we always spent walking into town/ surroundings to have dinner. The tour itself is amazing - great sights. Expect a lot of driving the last days. It helps to speak a few words of Spanish ( Edgar did not speak English) and to be a bit more independent in the evenings.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewThank you for your comments Sabine! We are very glad you enjoyed your experience with us. Kind regards, DS Mexico
Trip date: August 2024 - SMSteven· July 18th, 2024Aside from the fact that destination services have me the wrong phone number for my guide and that they would not respond when called; everything went mostly well. I was only able to communicate with destination services only via Tour Radar. The guide was very knowledgeable and the driver was on time. The hotels were mostly good.Show moreDestination Services Mexico commented on this reviewDear Steven, Thank you so much for your comments which will be passed along to the rest of the team to take matter into consideration. Kindest regards, DS MexicoTrip date: July 2024
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Samuel
Asked on September 24th, 2025Can you confirm the dates on the tour for me. As we will be in Cancun already would/could we just join on day 2 and would that reduce the price?
Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written September 2025The tour dates are October 11-18, 2026. On the second day, you can join the group at the Wyndham Garden Cancún Downtown. Unfortunately, we cannot offer a discount for unused nights, as the rate we have offered you is a fixed package.
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Samuel
Traveler•Written September 2025If we were to change hotels to the one allocated for day 1 in the check in time is that acceptable rather than being met at the airport and still get the benefit of that accommodation?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written September 2025
You may make your own way to the Wyndham Garden Hotel on October 11, 2026, from 3:00 PM onwards, and enjoy your included night of accommodation. On October 12, your guide will meet you at the hotel along with the other passengers booked for the same date.
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Carrie
Asked on August 2nd, 20251) We will be staying in Cancun a couple of days before the tour, do we have to be transferred to the hotel offered on October 12th or can we picked up from our hotel on October 13th? If not what time would be transferred to the hotel? 2) Do we have free time in each city? Like Valladolid and Merida? 3) Will we have time in Tulum to swim in the beach there? And in Bacalar to swim in the lake? 4) Which Cenote will we be visting? I've heard great things about Ik ill cenote but from the the tourist pictures it doesn't seem we will be visiting a less popular one
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written August 2025
1) The package includes the night of October 12th-13th at the Fairfield Inn Airport Hotel. On October 13th, your guide will pick you up in the lobby between 7:50 and 8:00 am. We cannot pick you up from another hotel. 2) In Valladolid and Merida, there is free time, and a city tour is offered in each city. 3) In Tulum, we only visited the archaeological site, and the guide may give you a few minutes to walk around the hotel zone, but not to enter the beach. The same is true in Bacalar; it's just a photo stop. 4) The cenote we visited is Hubiku, an underground cenote with an entrance or eye in the ceiling. It is located 12 km northwest of Valladolid.
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Vanessa
Asked on June 10th, 2025Is there this group for these dates?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written June 2025
The only date we have available is December 7, 2025.
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Cristian
Asked on March 7th, 2025How is the transfer arrangement on the last day of the program if I book my own hotel?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written March 2025
If you book a hotel extension on your own, it should be in hotels located in the Hotel Zone and downtown Cancun, Playa del Carmen, or Riviera Maya to fit the drop off points included in your program.
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Joe
Asked on February 4th, 2025How much I need to bring for meals, optional tours, tips?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written February 2025
There are no optional tours offered with this program. As per how much you could spend on meals and tips, it's totally up to you. A general price for a meal per person could go from 250 to 350 pesos MXN for a decent meal, nothing fancy as that would be a higher price.
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Marion
Asked on January 20th, 2025What time should my departure flight be scheduled?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written January 2025
If you wish to fly back home on the same day as the end of the program, I suggest that your departure flight be after 8:00 pm.
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Nina
Asked on January 5th, 2025Can we ask a touroperator questions by phone? We have multiple qoestions about the toyr.
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Nina
Traveler•Written January 2025Is it possible to go from Bacalar tot the airport by taxi?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written January 2025
It could be an option, it would take between 5-6 hours to get to the airport from Chetumal and it would need to be a private transfer. You would be missing the stops for Bacalar and Tulum. The price for the transfer is $350 USD for a vehicle for 2 people.
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Nina
Traveler•Written January 2025Can we go from Tulum to the airport by private taxi? And how late will we be in Tulum? And how late will we be at the airport? And what will the costs be?
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Nina
Traveler•Written January 2025Is that possible from Bacalar or from Tulum?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written January 2025
We have checked the times and you could make it in time for both options. If you were to take the CUN flight that leaves after 22 hrs, you would be reaching Cancun between 4 and 5pm, so you could take a taxi to the airport and be there with plenty of time. If you were to take the option for the flight from Tulum, you could do the visit to the archeological site and then the driver could drop you off downtown Tulum where you could take a taxi to the Tulum airport and be there on time at 15hrs.
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Rita
Asked on January 3rd, 2025How much for my own room or do I share with others as I am travelling on my own?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written January 2025
Price Breakdown: Single Room | Standard Hotel Category 1 Traveler x $2,336.40 $2,336.40, Mega Sale Deal - $467.28, Total due US$1,869.12
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Franco
Asked on December 26th, 2024What should I do if I need assistance during the trip?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written December 2024
If you need assistance during the trip, it is suggested to use the written assistance phone number or contact us via WhatsApp.
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Ron
Asked on December 2nd, 2024Is there a chance for any free activity time that I can book diving and can your guide arrange that?
- Destination Services MexicoOperator•Written December 2024
Sadly, all the activities scheduled do not allow extra time for a diving experience. Perhaps if you were to extend your stay after the program at a hotel in Cancun or the Riviera Maya, you could then book some diving time. Hotels would have information on this type of activity.
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