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Central America Explorer (92 destinations)

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Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 12 - 16
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Highlights

  • This is one of our most extensive trips in Central America, hitting more than 20 destinations and introducing you to the cities, villages and myriad cultures of seven countries.
  • Your local craft fair just won’t feel the same after you’ve experienced Chichicastenango, a colourful Guatemalan market that draws thousands of vendors from the surrounding mountain villages.
  • Chichen Itza is one the New Seven Wonders of the World – find out why. Strolling around the ancient Maya ruins feels pretty wondrous.
  • A few days on Caye Caulker provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy Belizean island vibes, beachside beers and optional snorkelling, the perfect (almost) halfway point for this epic adventure.
  • Discover the jungle Costa Rica is famous for during a stay in Monteverde, a misty rainforest area home to sloths, hummingbirds, white-faced monkeys and tapirs among hundreds more animal species.

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Mexico City
  2. Day 2 Mexico City
  3. Day 3 Puebla
  4. Day 4 Puebla
  5. Day 5 Oaxaca
  6. Day 6 Oaxaca
  7. Day 7 Tehuantepec
  8. Day 8 San Cristobal de las Casas
  9. Day 9 San Cristobal de las Casas
  10. Day 10 Palenque
  11. Day 11 Palenque
  12. Day 12 Merida
  13. Day 13 Merida
  14. Day 14 Chichen Itza / Playa del Carmen
  15. Day 15 Playa del Carmen
  16. Day 16 Playa del Carmen
  17. Day 17 Chetumal
  18. Day 18 Caye Caulker
  19. Day 19 Caye Caulker
  20. Day 20 Caye Caulker
  21. Day 21 San Ignacio
  22. Day 22 San Ignacio
  23. Day 23 Tikal National Park
  24. Day 24 Rio Dulce
  25. Day 25 Rio Dulce
  26. Day 26 Antigua
  27. Day 27 Panajachel
  28. Day 28 San Juan La Laguna
  29. Day 29 Antigua
  30. Day 30 Antigua
  31. Day 31 Antigua
  32. Day 32 Copan, Honduras
  33. Day 33 Copan, Honduras
  34. Day 34 Copan to Suchitoto via Guatemala
  35. Day 35 Suchitoto
  36. Day 36 El Cuco
  37. Day 37 El Cuco
  38. Day 38 El Cuco to Leon via Honduras
  39. Day 39 Leon
  40. Day 40 Granada
  41. Day 41 Granada
  42. Day 42 Monteverde
  43. Day 43 Monteverde
  44. Day 44 La Fortuna
  45. Day 45 La Fortuna
  46. Day 46 San Jose
  47. Day 47 San Jose
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