A Taste of Chiapas

Enjoy a bit of Chiapas, discover an amazing culture in this 3 day journey. Including 4 star hotel accomodation , pick up and off from Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport. 3 days that the only thing you will need to be worried about is to enjoy!

DAY 01 TUXTLA GUTIERREZ- CAÑÓN DEL SUMIDERO - SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS

Reception at the Tuxtla Gutierrez airport and transfer to the Grijalva River pier to navigate and observe the geological wonder Cañón del Sumidero, where we will also observe diversity of flora and fauna. After the navigation, we will go to the Colonial City of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (2'300 MSNM), founded in 1528 by Captain Diego de Mazariegos, and declared a World Heritage Site. Upon arrival, check in at the chosen hotel and have the rest of the day off. Overnight.

DAY 02 SAN CRISTÓBAL - LAGOS DE MONTEBELLO - SAN CRISTÓBAL

In the morning, departure from San Cristóbal de Las Casas, towards the Lagos de Montebello, our first visit will be the native pottery community of Amatenango del Valle; Later, we will go to the Cascada del Chiflón, a natural waterfall that is surrounded by exuberant vegetation formed by cane plantations and palm groves, we will finish with the visit to the most beautiful lake area in Mexico: the Lagos de Montebello. The Natural Reserve that bears this name, is composed of several hectares of pines, oaks and jungle; and where we will see several lakes, and admire, if the weather allows it, the different colors of the water that make up this beautiful place. Return in the evening to San Cristobal de Las Casas. Overnight.

DAY 03 SAN CRISTÓBAL - NATIVE COMMUNITIES - TUXTLA AIRPORT

After breakfast, we will depart to the Native Communities of the Tzotzil ethnic group; visiting Chamula first, to learn, and thus understand the fusion of contemporary traditions and Mayan ancestral characteristics that identifies this place. Later, we will continue to Zinacantan, where we will visit the church and the house of a local family, where we will be received with a typical drink and we will watch how women work the waist loom of pre-Columbian eras. After seeing the samples of what they produce, they will offer us to go to their kitchen, where if we are lucky, they will invite us to taste handmade tortillas. At the end, we will go from San Cristóbal de Las Casas to the Tuxtla Gutiérrez airport to take the flight back.

Includes:
- Ground transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
- Driver - guide 
- All entrances to Parks and Monuments described in the itinerary
- Boat tour in the Cañón del Sumidero (Shared Boat)
- 2 nights accommodation in San Cristóbal de Las Casas
- 4-star hotels
- American-style daily breakfast

NOTE:

* THE ARRIVAL TO TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ MUST BE BEFORE 13:00 HRS, OTHERWISE A SUPPLEMENT APPLIES.
* THE TUXTLA GUTIÉRREZ OR VILLAHERMOSA DEPARTURE MUST BE AFTER 17:00 HRS, OTHERWISE A SUPPLEMENT APPLIES.