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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Mexico City

    Included Activities

    • Complimentary arrival transfer from airport to hotel

    Optional Activities

    • Optional group dinner with leader
  2. Day 2

    Mexico City

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Mexico City
    • Visit to Metropolitan Cathedral
    • Exploration of Zocalo (main square)
    • Visit to Tenochtitlan ruins
    • Diego Rivera Murals in the Mural Museum
    • National Museum of Anthropology

    Optional Activities

    • Leon Trotsky Museum visit
    • Frida Kahlo Museum (La Casa Azul) visit
    • Boat ride through Floating Gardens of Xochimilco
    Landmarks
    Metropolitan Cathedral
    Zocalo
    Tenochtitlan
    Alameda Central
    National Museum of Anthropology
    Frida Kahlo Museum
    Leon Trotsky Museum
    Xochimilco Floating Gardens
  3. Day 3

    Mexico City to Puebla

    Included Activities

    • Teotihuacan archaeological site visit with guide
    • Orientation walk in Puebla
    Landmarks
    Teotihuacan
    Pyramid of the Sun
    Pyramid of the Moon
    Avenue of the Dead
  4. Day 4

    Puebla

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk in Cholula
    • Visit to Santuario de la Virgen de los Remedios
    Landmarks
    Santuario de la Virgen de los Remedios
    Great Pyramid of Cholula
  5. Day 5

    Puebla to Oaxaca

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk in Oaxaca

    Optional Activities

    • Group dinner with regional specialties
    Landmarks
    Mercado 20 de Noviembre
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  6. Day 6

    Oaxaca

    Included Activities

    • Alebrijes workshop visit in San Martin Tilcajete

    Optional Activities

    • Monte Alban archaeological site visit
    • Folkloric ballet performance
    • Santo Domingo Cultural Centre visit
    • Cooking class
    Landmarks
    Monte Alban
    Santo Domingo Cultural Centre
  7. Day 7

    Oaxaca to Salina Cruz

    Meals
    Lunch (Zapotecan home-cooked lunch)

    Included Activities

    • Tule Tree visit
    • Mitla archaeological site visit with guide
    • Zapotecan home-cooked lunch
    • Mezcal farm visit and tasting
    Landmarks
    Tule Tree
    Mitla
  8. Day 8

    Salina Cruz to San Cristobal de las Casas

    Included Activities

    • Sumidero Canyon boat excursion
    • Orientation walk in San Cristobal de las Casas
    Landmarks
    Sumidero Canyon
  9. Day 9

    San Cristobal de las Casas

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk in San Cristobal de las Casas
    • San Juan Chamula Maya village visit
    • Zinacantan village visit

    Optional Activities

    • Bicycle rental
    Landmarks
    San Juan Chamula
    Zinacantan
  10. Day 10

    San Cristobal de las Casas to Palenque

  11. Day 11

    Palenque

    Included Activities

    • Palenque archaeological site guided tour
    • Misol-Ha waterfall visit
    Landmarks
    Palenque
    Misol-Ha
  12. Day 12

    Palenque to Merida

    Meals
    Lunch (Local seafood with alternatives available)

    Included Activities

    • Orientation walk in Merida
  13. Day 13

    Merida

    Optional Activities

    • Regional Anthropology Museum of the Yucatan visit
    • Uxmal Ruins tour
    Landmarks
    Plaza Grande
    Uxmal
    Palace of the Governors
  14. Day 14

    Merida to Playa del Carmen

    Meals
    Lunch (Traditional pibil feast with local family in Piste)

    Included Activities

    • Chichen Itza archaeological site guided tour
    • Home-cooked pibil lunch with family in Piste

    Optional Activities

    • Final group dinner in Playa del Carmen
    Landmarks
    Chichen Itza
    Temple of Kukulkan
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  15. Day 15

    Playa del Carmen to San Jose

    Included Activities

    • Arrival transfer from airport to hotel
    • Orientation walk in San Jose

    Optional Activities

    • Pre-Colombian Gold Museum visit
    • San Jose By Night: Food and Culture Urban Adventure
    Landmarks
    Pre-Colombian Gold Museum
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  16. Day 16

    San Jose to La Fortuna

    Meals
    Lunch (Costa Rican favorites with handmade tortillas)

    Included Activities

    • Tortilla-making lesson with Dona Chela
    • Lunch with Costa Rican family

    Optional Activities

    • Ecotermales Hot Springs visit
    Landmarks
    Arenal Volcano National Park
  17. Day 17

    La Fortuna

    Optional Activities

    • Arenal Volcano hiking
    • La Fortuna Waterfall visit
    • Cano Negro boat tour with wildlife refuge visit
    Landmarks
    Arenal Volcano
    La Fortuna Waterfall
    Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge
  18. Day 18

    La Fortuna to Monteverde

    Optional Activities

    • Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve exploration
    • Butterfly Garden and Insects Farm visit
    • Suspension bridges tour
    • Cloud Forest Night Walk
    Landmarks
    Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
  19. Day 19

    Monteverde to Manuel Antonio

    Included Activities

    • Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve tour with naturalist guide
    Landmarks
    Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
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  20. Day 20

    Manuel Antonio

    Meals
    Dinner (Hotel dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Manuel Antonio National Park tour with naturalist guide
    • Hotel dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Boogie board rental
    • Mangrove Kayak Activity
    • Cruise activity
    Landmarks
    Manuel Antonio National Park
  21. Day 21

    Manuel Antonio to San Gerardo de Dota Valley

    Meals
    Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with Indigenous Terraba community), Dinner (Lodge dinner)

    Included Activities

    • Indigenous community visit
    • Mask painting lesson
    • Home-cooked lunch with community
    • Lodge dinner
    Landmarks
    Quetzales National Park
  22. Day 22

    San Gerardo de Dota Valley

    Included Activities

    • Cloud forest birdwatching walk with naturalist guide
    Landmarks
    Quetzales National Park
  23. Day 23

    San Gerardo de Dota Valley to San Jose

    Meals
    Lunch (Lunch with coffee farm family)

    Included Activities

    • Tierra Amiga Coffee Experience with farm tour
    • Lunch with coffee farm family

    Optional Activities

    • Farewell group dinner
  24. Day 24

    San Jose

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    We are three friends from India and are looking for trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. No of days - 9 - 13 days. Can you please send us the itinerary and cost for the same. Budget around 2000 - 3000 USD. Accommodation :- Even hostels will also do.

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      Were you looking for two separate tours? One in Mexico and One in Costa Rica? If so, we can definitely assist. If you were looking for one tour to cover both countries, you would need longer to travel.

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