Itinerary Highlights
- Visit 2 villages in Los Altos de Chiapas: San Juan Chamula and Zinacatán
- Visit Toniná Archeological Site
- The beautiful waterfalls of Misol-ha & Agua Azul - Night in Palenque
- Explore Montebello's Lake on a Traditional Raft
Day 1 | Arrival to Tuxtla and transfer to San Cristobal de las Casas
Today, you will take a two-hour walking tour through the markets, walkways, and museums of one of Mexico's most magical towns, San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas. The tour takes you through the narrow streets of the historic center of this beautiful city. Enjoy the magnificent history and magic of this site and allow yourself to discover its markets, where you will have the opportunity to buy regionally grown products from local stalls.
Day 2 | Visit 2 villages in Los Altos de Chiapas: San Juan Chamula and Zinacatán
5-hour experience to two indigenous villages in the highlands of Chiapas, San Juan Chamula and San Lorenzo Zinacatán. Your first stop will be San Juan Chamula, a Tzotzil community of pre-Hispanic origin, where you will make a walking tour through its streets with an atmosphere of religious and cultural syncretism. You will visit the Church of San Juan Evangelista, with an austere interior but full of symbolism.
Day 3 | Visit Toniná Archeological Site
On this visit, you will explore Toniná, a sacred space where you can find a huge artificial mountain built on a small natural clay ridge in the north of the Ocosingo Valley. This mountain was lined with seven huge stone platforms on which temples and palaces were built, forming a monumental labyrinth of more than 70 meters high.
Day 4 | Explore Montebello's Lake on a Traditional Raft
On this tour, you will paddle on a traditional raft made of tied logs on one of the most iconic lakes of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park. You will spend about an hour surrounded by nature and tranquility as you learn about flora and fauna of this place.
Day 5 | Visit two villages of Los Altos de Chiapas: San Juan Chamula and San Lorenzo Zinacatán
In this tour, you will visit two indigenous towns of the highlands of Chiapas, San Juan Chamula and San Lorenzo Zinacatán. San Lorenzo Zinacantán known as “Place of Bats”. You can admire the church San Lorenzo, of colonial origin but remodeled in the early twentieth century and the chapels of Esquipulas and San Sebastian
Day 6 | The beautiful waterfalls of Misol-ha & Agua Azul - Night in Palenque
Today you'll visit the stunning blue waters of the aptly-named Agua Azul waterfalls: a series of bright turquoise falls that contrast spectacularly with the surrounding green vegetation. From here, continue to another waterfall: the Misol-Ha Waterfall, which plunges 115 ft (35 m) into the pool below. Soak your feet, take some photos, and breathe in the fresh rainforest air.
Day 7 | Discover the Palenque Archeological Site
Explore the lesser-known archaeological area of Palenque today, where you can see how quickly the jungle can re-absorb an entire city. Once a center of civilization until the 7th century, the now-abandoned city was taken over by the forest until people rediscovered it and began excavations. Since then, the site has been recognized for its historical value and a UNESCO designation.
Day 8 | Visit the Roberto Barrios Waterfalls
Head an hour outside the town of Palenque for a relaxing adventure at the Roberto Barrios Waterfalls. The falls are famed for their beautiful turquoise waters, which cast a refreshing spray into the surrounding air (perfect for cooling off!).
Day 9 | Free day in Palenque
Enjoy a free day in Palenque, you will have the opportunity to walk on the beautiful streets of palenque enjoying the culture.
Day 10 | Goodbye Chiapas
Transfer from Palenque to Villahermosa Airport.