Uxmal & Kabah Tour with Choco-Story México

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Duration: 8h
Location: Uxmal, Mexico | Uxmal, Mexico


Category: Day Trips & Excursio

Highlights:
Well-preserved archaeological site at the Maya city of Uxmal
Impressive stepped pyramid of the Pyramid of the Magician
Intricate, carved façade on the Palace of the Masks in Kabah
History of cocoa & chocolate in the Choco-Story Museum
Small-group experience & comfortable Mercedez-Benz vans

Inclusions:
Guided tour of Uxmal, Kabah, and Choco-Story México
Lunch
Roundtrip transportation to and from your Merida hotel
Access to the Lodge at Uxmal facilities

Description:

Spend a day exploring the Maya metropolis of Uxmal and the excavated temples at Kabah. Walk the sabecs (pathways), stand before the Pyramid of the Magician, and marvel at the ornate carvings on the Palace of the Masks. Then visit the Choco-Story Museum to learn all about the history of cocoa.

Admire the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Uxmal, where the well-preserved temples and grounds provide a genuine feel for what life was once like at this ceremonial center. Stand before the Nunnery Quadrangle's elaborate carvings and gaze up at the Governor's Palace, a low edifice with the longest façades of any building in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Walk across the ball court, where a ritual Mesoamerican ball game was played. At the stepped Pyramid of the Magician, learn about the Maya folklore of the temple—legend holds that it was built overnight during a series of magical challenges between a king and a dwarf. Relish a delectable lunch at either the Hacienda Uxmal or in the Lodge of Uxmal's gardens.

Continue to the Choco-Story Museum to learn more about the cultivation of cocoa, its history, and the methods of chocolate preparation. Next, make your way to Kabah—the 2 sites are connected via an 11-mile (18-km) pedestrian path, or sabec—and stand before the dizzying façade of the Palace of the Masks. With no freshwater cenotes welling up from the ground in this part of the Yucatán, the Maya here relied solely on rain. This temple is entirely covered with intricately carved depictions of the long-nosed rain god Chaac.

Before heading back to Merida, enjoy the pool and gardens of the charming Hacienda Uxmal Hotel.