Colors of Chiapas 9 Days 8 Nights

Day 1 - Angel Albino Corzo Int. Airport - San Cristóbal de las Casas - Arrival transfer

Transfer service from Angel Albino Corzo International Airport to the Hotel in San Cristobal de las Casas.

The pick up time for the transfer will depend on the arrival time of the flight. The operator will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with the name of the passenger in order to identify you.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal

Day 2 - Viewpoints - Sumidero Canyon - Chiapa de Corzo - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 09:00 am. Tour length: 8 hours

We will go to your hotel in San Cristóbal to pick you up to start our tour. We move to the viewpoints of the Sumidero Canyon to enjoy the spectacular panoramic views, then take a boat to the impressive Sumidero Canyon, the boat ride will last approximately 2 hours. You will be able to observe a great diversity of flora and fauna of the region, great waterfalls, caves and the majestic canyon, then you will return to Chiapa de Corzo where you will have time to see the Mudejar-style fountain, the Church of Santo Domingo and buy handicrafts. made in the region. At the end of the tour they will be given time to eat. We will leave at 5:00 p.m. from Chiapa de Corzo to arrive at approximately 6:00 p.m. to San Cristóbal.
NOTE: If this tour falls on a Tuesday, it will be exchanged for another tour of your itinerary to exchange days. Because the viewpoints of the canyon do not open on Tuesdays.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal

Day 3 - El Chiflón waterfalls - Montebello Lagoons National Park - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 07:30 am. Tour length: 13 hours

We will go to your hotel in San Cristóbal to pick you up to start the journey to the Chiflón waterfalls, upon arrival you will travel a distance of 1 km climbing stairs, until you reach the impressive Velo de Novia waterfall. In this ecotourism center the zip line activity is offered (not included), if you want to carry out the activity you must pay the cost right there.
We will move to the Lagunas de Montebello National Park, there you will have time to eat (not included), you will visit 3 to 4 lagoons and one of them is called the international lagoon because half of the lake is in the territory of Mexico and the another half is in Guatemalan territory. In the Pojoj lagoon, a tour of rustic rafts is offered (not included), if you wish to carry out the activity you must pay the cost right there. At the end of the tour, we return to your hotel in San Cristóbal de las Casas.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal

Day 4 - San Juan Chamula - Zinacantán - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 09:30 am. Tour duration: 5 hours

We will go to your hotel in San Cristóbal to pick you up to start our journey to Zinacantán where we will arrive at the house of indigenous artisans who are dedicated to the waist loom, they also invite us to go to the kitchen to try the tortillas and the pox ( traditional alcoholic beverage made from corn and sugar cane). At the end of the visit to the house of the artisans we will go to the church of San Lorenzo in Zinacantán (entrance fee not included)
Then we go to the church of San Juan Chamula, where the guide will explain about the traditional rituals, uses and customs of this town. (If you wish to enter the interior of the church, the cost of access is not included. Right there they offer cleaning rituals with an additional cost not included.)
To respect the customs of the community, it is important that you know that it is not allowed to take pictures inside the church or in the main square when there are religious events, and not to wear a hat or caps inside the church.

We return to San Cristóbal and finish in the center of the city.
You will need to transfer to your hotel on your own.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal

Day 5 - San Cristóbal de las Casas - Day off

After several days with scheduled visits, now is the time to relax and enjoy the wonderful magical town of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

You will have a whole day at your disposal to walk the streets of San Cristóbal and visit on your own the main attractions of the City, such as its churches, parks, museums and sweet and craft markets typical of the region. Also, don"t forget to explore the city"s pedestrian walkways where you will find a variety of restaurants, bars, museums
and amber and textile shops.

Accommodation in San Cristóbal

Day 6 - Agua Azul waterfalls - Misol Ha waterfall - Archaeological Zone of Palenque - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 04:00 am. Duration of tour: 13 hours

We will go to your hotel in San Cristóbal to pick you up to start the tour. The trip begins with destination to the Agua Azul waterfalls, but before, we will go to the city of Ocosingo to have breakfast (not included), upon arrival at the Agua Azul waterfalls there will be enough time to explore the place, swim and relax. . Later, we go to Misol Ha, this is a waterfall of approximately 40 meters. It is recommended not to go swimming to take advantage of that time and go to see the cave that is behind the waterfall. The food will be made en route (not included). Later, we continue to Palenque, to visit the archaeological zone in an approximate tour of 2 hours, the first hour includes a guide in Spanish.
At the end of the tour, we will go to the hotel in Palenque.

Accommodation in Palenque

Day 7 - Los Aluxes Ecopark - Roberto Barrios Waterfalls - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 09:30 am. Tour duration: 7 hours

We will go to your hotel in Palenque to pick you up to start the tour and head towards the Aluxes eco park, which is 10 minutes from Palenque, where we will have a 2-hour visit where we can see various animals, feed them and take a picture with one of them. At the end of the visit we will go to the Roberto Barrios waterfall that is located on the border highway where we will have a duration of 1 hour on the way to reach the wonderful still virgin waterfalls which are beginning to promote the ecotourism center and be a more attraction to visit in the surroundings of Palenque, state of Chiapas, here we will enjoy a duration of approximately 3 hours where you can take photos and bathe in the waterfalls at the end we return to the hotel in Palenque.

Accommodation in Palenque

Day 8 - Yaxchilan Archaeological zone - Bonampak archaeological zone - Shared tour

Tour in shared service. Departure time: 05:30 am. Tour duration: 14.5 hours

We will go to your hotel at 05:30 am in Palenque to pick you up to start the tour an hour and a half by road to reach the restaurant where you will have buffet breakfast, then we will continue to the border on the Mexican side, there we will take a boat along the Usumacinta River and sail downriver for 45 minutes to reach Yaxchilán where they will have a 2-hour visit.
They will return 1 hour in the same boat to the border for lunch time.
We will continue to the archaeological zone of Bonampak, the visit will be 45 minutes, 8 km before reaching the site we will change vehicles since the Lacandones have their own units to transport us, after the visit we finally transfer to the hotel in Palenque on a schedule estimated 08:00 pm.

Accommodation in Palenque

Day 9 - Palenque - Villahermosa International Airport - Departure transfer

Transfer service from the hotel in Palenque to the Villahermosa airport.

The pick-up time will be 5 hours before the flight departure time. Remember that you must show up 2 hours before at the airport to check your luggage.
The operator will go to the accommodation where he is staying in Palenque, to start the transfer.

The end of the trip.