Southwest Airlines is already preparing for spring break next year with new flights to Belize, Los Cabos, and San Juan.
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Upon arrival at Cancun Airport you'll pick up your rental car so you can travel peacefully to your hotel. Prior to this, you'll be sent a detailed itinerary and any additional information you may need for your trip. The rest of the day can be spent exploring. Overnight in Playa del Carmen.
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Take a trip to incredibly impressive Tulum. Set on a cliff providing stunning views of the Caribbean Sea, Tulum's beach has been declared one of the best in the world. Within the Walled City, you will visit the Great Palace, the Castle, the Temple of the Frescos and the Temple of the Descendent God, among other structures.
Discover Jungla Maya Native Park and the entrance to the amazing Sac-Actun System, the world’s longest underground river. Snorkel surrounded by awesome stalactites and stalagmites and ride through the jungle on the all-terrain vehicles. You'll also get to rappel down into a cenote (sinkhole) and swim in a unique natural pool. Enjoy nature flying over the jungle on exciting zip-lines and participate in a traditional Maya ceremony of blessings.
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Cenote Sac Actún, Mexico © Nido Huebl / Shutterstock
Self-drive to Coba and you visit the highest pyramid of the Yucatan peninsula with 120 steps. Coba was founded in pre-Columbian times and is surrounded by five lakes and immersed in the abundant vegetation of the jungle where we will discover its historical and natural wealth.
Begin your day with a self-drive to one of the oldest cities of the peninsula, and currently one of the two Magic Towns in Yucatan. Valladolid is located right between the two most important cities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Merida and Cancun, both about 99 miles away. Located nearby are the main archaeological marvels of the area: Chichen Itza, as well as the great Tulum, Ek Balam and Coba.
Ek Balam means «Bright Star Jaguar» and is an ancient Mayan city that had its glory before Chichen Itza. One of the most impressive ceremonial centres in the Yucatan peninsula, pay attention to the detail of the incredible decoration on the temples and plazas. Sculptures support the recently restored jaguar mouth in the front of the main temple, making it even more impressive in recent times. Imagine the rituals that took place in the ball game (Pok Ta Pok) and take a photo at the false arch, one of the architectural icons of the Mayan culture.
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