ARCHEOLOGY EXPEDITION
Discover stunning Yucatan cenotes for 5 days. The expedition on the ring of cenotes south of Mérida is an adventure out of time and far from the crowd of the Caribbean coast.
Cenote diving in the Yucatan has a different topography from its little brothers in Tulum, access is more difficult (use of rope, pulley, rappel), deeper (110ft-35m) and filled with remains, bones and legends.
The expedition shows the story of the impact of the meteorite (65M years ago), the first men on the American continent, the pre-Hispanic Mayan, archaeological remains and the colonial history of the Yucatan Peninsula; A real open book.
EXPEDITION ITINERARY
7am: Depart Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cancun
9am: Punta Laguna (Natural Reserve, Spider Monkey and Howler Monkey Sanctuary) Mayan Ceremony, Jungle Trekking, Lagoon Canoe, Zipline and Cenote Rappelling
12pm: Lunch Casa Manuel
Road to Merida
4pm: Visit Izamal and its convent, a colonial city founded on ancient Mayan ruins
6pm: Arrival colonial city of Mérida
8pm: Dinner Chaya Maya
7am: Breakfast buffet
9am: Nayha Cenote 120ft-40m / Lights, Animal Bones and Mayan Artefacts
11am: Cenote Noh-Mosson 90ft-28m / Lights, human bone, sediment dunes
1pm: Casa de Maricela lunch
3pm: Mayapan Ruins (Postclassic period, 1200 years after J.C)
6pm: Visit colonial city of Mérida
8pm: Dinner Micaela
7am: Breakfast buffet
9am: Dzombakal Cenote 120ft-40m / Human Skull, geology
11am: Yaal-Utzil Cenote 90ft-30m / Mayan remains, lights effects
1pm: Casa de Marbella lunch
3pm: Cenote San Marcos 60ft-20m or Mayan Museum
5pm: Free time Mérida
8pm: Dinner Mercado 60
7am: Breakfast in Mexican Market
9am: Acanceh ruins and village (3 historical periods in 1 place)
10am: Cenote Archeo 85ft-25m / Rappel, No public access, Archeologic dive site
1pm: Breakfast Casa de Mirabel
3pm: Cenotes of Cuzama / Snorkeling, in truck (local locomotive) pulled on horseback visit of 3 cenotes, adrenaline dive
6pm: Cabanas Homun Hotel
7pm: Temazcal Ancestral Ceremony (if possible)
8.30pm: Dinner and campfire
8am: Breakfast
10am: Cenote Chihuan 18m / Unusual
1pm: Valladolid lunch + Zocalo visit (central square)
6pm: Return to Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cancun
INCLUDED
- 7 cenote dives (sherpas, pulley, rope) *Sites chosen according to level, buoyancy control, experience and access
- Diving and rappelling equipment (EU standard)
- AL 12L (80ft/c3) cylinders (DIN/Yoke), weights and flashlights
- Nitrox 32% (with certification)
- Gopro 10 and video lights (10k lumens)
- Air-conditioned transport from the Riviera Maya
- Meals (4 breakfasts, 5 Mayan family lunches and 4 restaurant dinners)
- Accommodation (3 nights Merida Colonial hotel, 1 Cabanas night)
- Entrances to the cenotes, sites of Mayapan and Acanceh, Mayan Museum
- Cooler with natural juices, cold drinks and fruits every day, beers at the end of the dive
- Certified and experienced trilingual cave diving instructor and guide
- A wealth of information on geology, history, animals, the Maya world, Yucatec gastronomy, cave diving
ARCHEOLOGY EXPEDITION
Complete package-
based on 4 certified divers
