How to travel the Mayan route (Yucatan peninsula in 5 days) Yucatan, Quintana Roo & Campeche.

Cancun is the most logistical option to start a tour that includes Mayan archaeological sites, beaches in the Mexican Caribbean, cenotes with crystal clear waters, spectacular colonial cities, as well as the great gastronomic variety that this region of Mexico offers 🇲🇽 with unique ingredients from the zone and as ancestral as the legacy of the Mayan culture.

The Yucatan peninsula measures 125,000 square kilometers, this not to forget that the move to visit a certain site will surely include a couple of hours of driving, the roads

both public and paid are in perfect condition and marked by what to get to places of interest It is not complicated at all.

Tulum becomes the ideal beach town to use as the base of our trip, since from here the distances to archaeological sites and / or natural attractions are quite friendly unlike Cities like Cancun and Playa del Carmen.

Rent a car is a good alternative to travel this area of Mexico, since you can move with flexibility as opposed to taking a tour that often turns out to be very uncomfortable in times.

Advice:

If you rent the car at Cancún airport, please let them know that you will deliver it to another city such as Campeche or Merida, since from Merida you can fly to the USA and to the main cities of Mexico with accessible and flexible rates.

Day 1

Transfer from Cancun to Tulum, depending on your arrival time you can take advantage of to acclimatize and buy what you need there are convenience stores, pharmacies and self-service stores. (Airbnb options and hotels with all services are available)

As well as a wide variety of restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner all with the touch and flavor of the region. La Querida restaurant is a very good gastronomic option.

Highly recommended you stay in a comfortable, pleasant and functional place that will help you to charge batteries

for your next days of travel

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Day 2: Cenote Azul & Bacalar

Leave Tulum early for blue Cenote since there are a total of 5 hours of transportation (round trip) by car. Cenote Azul and Bacalar are ideal for swimming. It is important that you do not bring sunscreen since they are forbidden. In the place you can eat and / or bring your own food.

The place has a ramp for the disabled and / or strollers.

During the trip from Tulum to Bacalar you have the option of buying fruit, bread, corn, and fresh waters along the roadside.

Return to Tulum after a little more than 5 hours of driving and arrive at your hotel where a pool with a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius awaits you while you are surrounded by greenery, enjoying the sunset and planning your next adventures in the area are something worth experiencing more than once in life.

Day 3: Ruinas Tulum, Sian Ka'an (Beach Club

with cenotes and caleta included)

Tulum is impressive and photogenic The fusion of the Caribbean Sea with the architecture of this ancient Puerto Maya can not go unnoticed, it is now possible to bathe on the beaches of the ruins of Tulum there are some stairs that connect one of the viewpoints with the paradisiacal waters and sands white of the Caribbean Sea.

The ruins are located just 5 minutes from the town, without hesitation Tulum is the most inclusive place in the entire Mayan area of the peninsula as they rent wheelchairs and trucks within the archaeological zone have special ramps for wheelchairs and / or baby walkers.

Once the visit to the ruins of Tulum just 5 minutes from the place is located the beach club Sian Ka'an that has an access to the friendly beach, has a Cenote and its restaurant as well as its facilities are quite good.

Day 4: Cobá, Valladolid & Chichen Itza

We leave Tulum and embark on this new adventure route that culminates in Merida as the base city to move. The first stop is Cobá a Mayan site that is characterized by having the highest pyramid in the whole area, the place can be accessed by tricycles and / or bicycles

the restaurants next to the main entrance of the archaeological zone They have good seasoning and variety of dishes.

We left Coba and headed to the zócalo of the town of Valladolid, Yucatán, a beautiful town with well-kept and well-groomed houses that we have left on our way to Chichén Itzá.

Chichén Itzá is the most representative of all the Mayan archaeological sites of Yucatan, however it is not the most impressive, much less the most interactive, there are other options that I will comment on later. This site has enormous potential to improve, input must do something to expedite the sale of entrance tickets, expand and / or find alternatives for parking improvements, be more inclusive and have friendly access as well as signals in different languages.

Uxmal is by far the most spectacular site with impressive views and with easy access with the necessary attitude. The place does not have a wheelchair and does not have access to them. However, being able to climb all the pyramids turns your visit into a different experience that expands your imagination and shows you the views that the Mayans perceived when they were in the city.

At 2 hours 15 minutes from Uxmal and on the road

Edzna is located in the state of Campeche; a Mayan site that shines with its own light for its spectacular buildings like the one of the 5 floors and its well preserved gardens. The place offers a wheelchair but its accesses are not friendly. Recently the site offers a night show of projected lights in the pyramids due to the proximity of Edzna to the City of San Francisco Del Rincon Campeche.

Eat in Campeche downtown and visit its well-preserved cathedral is not over if you're already on course. (La Maria Cocina Peninsular) is an excellent option to taste the culinary delights of the City.