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  • Our adventure begins early, picking you up from your hotel and transferring us to the town of Frontera Corozal to visit the Archeological Zone of Yaxchilan. We’ll have time to eat a breakfast buffet on route an then we’ll begin our tour. We’ll take a motor boat (1-hour journey) through the Usumacinta river, frontier with Guatemala, to arrive to this marvelous archeological zone surrounded by the majestic jungle. Yaxchilan was an important city during the classic Mayan period, and they were a dominant power controlling the Usumacinta basin. They dominated other smaller cities such as Bonampak and were ally with Piedras Negras (Black Stones), and during a period Tikal; .Yaxchilan had the biggest apogee on the reign of the King Escudo-Jaguar II, who died past 90 years old in the year 742. (Tour time approx. 2 hours) 
  • By the end of our visit we’ll have time to eat and then continue our journey to Bonampak, an archeological zone located in the hear of the Lacandonian Jungle, which had their apogee during the govern of Jaguar-ojo, even though he ascended to throne of Bonampak in 743 A.D.  The portrait of the last governor Chaan Muan II whom mandate started in 776 A.D. stayed potraited in the stelaes, lintels and painted murals that are still conserved.  (Tour time approx. 1:30 hours) Once we finish our tour we take you to your hotel. 
  • Our adventure begins early, picking you up from your hotel and transferring us to the town of Frontera Corozal to visit the Archeological Zone of Yaxchilan. We’ll have time to eat a breakfast buffet on route an then we’ll begin our tour. We’ll take a motor boat (1-hour journey) through the Usumacinta river, frontier with Guatemala, to arrive to this marvelous archeological zone surrounded by the majestic jungle. Yaxchilan was an important city during the classic Mayan period, and they were a dominant power controlling the Usumacinta basin. They dominated other smaller cities such as Bonampak and were ally with Piedras Negras (Black Stones), and during a period Tikal; They were rivals with Palenque, with whom Yaxchilan held a war in the year 654. Yat-Balam, founder of a long dynasty, ascended to throne on the August 2nd of the year 320. Yaxchilan had the biggest apogee on the reign of the King Escudo-Jaguar II, who died past 90 years old in the year 742. (Tour time approx. 2 hours) 
  • By the end of our visit we’ll have to eat and then continue our journey to Bonampak, an archeological zone located in the hear of the Lacandonian Jungle, which had their apogee during the govern of Jaguar-ojo, even though he ascended to throne of Bonampak in 743 A.D.  The portrait of the last governor Chaan Muan II whom mandate started in 776 A.D. stayed potraited in the stelaes, lintels and painted murals that are still conserved.  (Tour time approx. 1:30 hours) Once we finish our tour we take you to your hotel. 

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  • all the times are approximately and depends of the traffic conditions., this tour required 2 persons to complete booking.
  • this tour required 2 persons to complete booking.

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Included
  • boat trip through the usumacinta river, breakfast buffet on route, entrances fees to the sites mentioned, local guides, round trip transportation. pickup /drop off at hotels in palenque city.
  • boat trip through the usumacinta river, breakfast buffet on route, entrances fees to the sites mentioned, local guides, pickup at hotels in palenque, round trip transportation from palenque city

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Highlights
  • bonampak is best known for the colourful floor-to-ceiling murals that cover the interior walls of a small three-room building on the first level of the acropolis. , the principal structure of bonampak is a large terraced acropolis that sits atop a natural hill., the site’s engraved and sculpted stelae (upright stones) and its detailed murals document the ritual life, war practices, and political dynamics of the late classic period (c. 600–900 ce) of mesoamerican civilization., yaxchilan is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures, yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the classic era, and the dominant power of the usumacinta river area., yaxchilan was one of the most powerful maya states along the course of the usumacinta river, with piedras negras as its major rival.
  • bonampak is best known for the colourful floor-to-ceiling murals that cover the interior walls of a small three-room building on the first level of the acropolis. , in the late classic period yaxchilan was one of the most powerful maya states along the course of the usumacinta river, with piedras negras as its major rival., the principal structure of bonampak is a large terraced acropolis that sits atop a natural hill., the site’s engraved and sculpted stelae (upright stones) and its detailed murals document the ritual life, war practices, and political dynamics of the late classic period (c. 600–900 ce) of mesoamerican civilization., the small city of bonampak flourished during the mid-8th century as a satellite of the larger yaxchilán, some 20 miles (30 km) to the north, with which it had maintained political relations since at least the 5th century., yaxchilan is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures, yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the classic era, and the dominant power of the usumacinta river area.

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Highlights
  • bonampak is best known for the colourful floor-to-ceiling murals that cover the interior walls of a small three-room building on the first level of the acropolis. , the principal structure of bonampak is a large terraced acropolis that sits atop a natural hill., the site’s engraved and sculpted stelae (upright stones) and its detailed murals document the ritual life, war practices, and political dynamics of the late classic period (c. 600–900 ce) of mesoamerican civilization., yaxchilan is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures, yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the classic era, and the dominant power of the usumacinta river area., yaxchilan was one of the most powerful maya states along the course of the usumacinta river, with piedras negras as its major rival.
  • bonampak is best known for the colourful floor-to-ceiling murals that cover the interior walls of a small three-room building on the first level of the acropolis. , in the late classic period yaxchilan was one of the most powerful maya states along the course of the usumacinta river, with piedras negras as its major rival., the principal structure of bonampak is a large terraced acropolis that sits atop a natural hill., the site’s engraved and sculpted stelae (upright stones) and its detailed murals document the ritual life, war practices, and political dynamics of the late classic period (c. 600–900 ce) of mesoamerican civilization., the small city of bonampak flourished during the mid-8th century as a satellite of the larger yaxchilán, some 20 miles (30 km) to the north, with which it had maintained political relations since at least the 5th century., yaxchilan is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures, yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the classic era, and the dominant power of the usumacinta river area.

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  • Lacandon Jungle Yaxchilan Bonampak Ruins from Palenque
  • Lacandon Jungle Yaxchilan & Bonampak Ruins from Palenque

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  • Lacandon Jungle Yaxchilan & Bonampak Ruins from Palenque
  • Lacandon Jungle Yaxchilan & Bonampak Ruins from Palenque

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Currency
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Included
  • boat trip through the usumacinta river, breakfast buffet on route, entrances fees to the sites mentioned, local guides, pickup at hotels in palenque, round trip transportation from palenque city
  • 1 meal in yaxchilan, boat trip through the usumacinta river, breakfast buffet on route, entrances fees to the sites mentioned, local guides, pickup at hotels in palenque, round trip transportation from palenque city

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  • Lacandon Jungle Yaxchilan & Bonampak Ruins from Palenque
  • Yaxchilan & Bonampak Ruins and Lacandon Jungle from Palenque

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Language
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  • this tour required 2 persons to complete booking.

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Guide type
  • Tour Guide

Language
  • es
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Trip difficulty
  • Easy

Timezone
  • America/Mexico_City
  • Europe/London

Duration from
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Duration to
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Duration unit
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Category
  • Day Trips & Excursions
  • Tours & Sightseeing

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Know Before You Go
  • all the time and duration of transfer are approximately and it depends of traffic conditions., the duration of the boat trip is about 1.30 hours to yaxchilan, leaving from frontera corozal., the time of visit bonampak is about 1 hour., the time of visit of yaxchilan is about 2 hours

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Cancellation policy
  • custom
  • standard

Cancellation notes
  • Up to 48 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
  • Less than 48 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
  • Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
  • Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Cancellation cutoff
  • 48
  • 24

Voucher info
  • All the time and duration of transfer are approximately and it depends of traffic conditions.

Terms and conditions
  • The customer must be ready at the right place (day, date and hour); Otherwise the driver will continue its route and there will not be any kind of reimbursements.
  •  The customer has basic travel insurance. If the client realizes activities like rafting, kayaking, rappelling or any expedition (Miramar-Piedras Negras), the customer has additional adventure insurance.
  •  The collective tours have a waiting time of 30 minutes after the appointed hour.
  •  The Company is NOT responsible for the weather, blockades or manifestations and special situations which can not carry out the service, so there is no refund or reimbursement of any kind.
  •  In the visit to indigenous peoples (Chamula and Zinacantan), is totally FORBIDDEN to take pictures inside the church, otherwise it is the responsibility and risk of the customer.
  •  In case of any accident during the fluvial transportation by the Sumidero Canyon or Usumacinta River (Yaxchilan), the company is not responsible for any medical expenses u others. The fluvial transportation is independent of the Tour Operator.
  •  The company is not responsible for forgotten items left in cars or units.
  •  Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.

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Version 2 – July 12, 2021 23:48

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Short Description
  • Our adventure begins early, picking you up from your hotel and transferring us to the town of Frontera Corozal to visit the Archeological Zone of Yaxchilan. We’ll have time to eat a breakfast buffet on route an then we’ll begin our tour. We’ll take a motor boat (1-hour journey) through the Usumacinta river, frontier with Guatemala, to arrive to this marvelous archeological zone surrounded by the majestic jungle. Yaxchilan was an important city during the classic Mayan period, and they were a dominant power controlling the Usumacinta basin. They dominated other smaller cities such as Bonampak and were ally with Piedras Negras (Black Stones), and during a period Tikal; They were rivals with Palenque, with whom Yaxchilan held a war in the year 654. Yat-Balam, founder of a long dynasty, ascended to throne on the August 2nd of the year 320. Yaxchilan had the biggest apogee on the reign of the King Escudo-Jaguar II, who died past 90 years old in the year 742. (Tour time approx. 2 hours) 
  • By the end of our visit we’ll have to eat and then continue our journey to Bonampak, an archeological zone located in the hear of the Lacandonian Jungle, which had their apogee during the govern of Jaguar-ojo, even though he ascended to throne of Bonampak in 743 A.D.  The portrait of the last governor Chaan Muan II whom mandate started in 776 A.D. stayed potraited in the stelaes, lintels and painted murals that are still conserved.  (Tour time approx. 1:30 hours) Once we finish our tour we take you to your hotel. 

Highlights
  • bonampak is best known for the colourful floor-to-ceiling murals that cover the interior walls of a small three-room building on the first level of the acropolis. , in the late classic period yaxchilan was one of the most powerful maya states along the course of the usumacinta river, with piedras negras as its major rival., the principal structure of bonampak is a large terraced acropolis that sits atop a natural hill., the site’s engraved and sculpted stelae (upright stones) and its detailed murals document the ritual life, war practices, and political dynamics of the late classic period (c. 600–900 ce) of mesoamerican civilization., the small city of bonampak flourished during the mid-8th century as a satellite of the larger yaxchilán, some 20 miles (30 km) to the north, with which it had maintained political relations since at least the 5th century., yaxchilan is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures, yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the classic era, and the dominant power of the usumacinta river area.

Included
  • 1 meal in yaxchilan, boat trip through the usumacinta river, breakfast buffet on route, entrances fees to the sites mentioned, local guides, pickup at hotels in palenque, round trip transportation from palenque city

Excluded
  • additional meals not mentioned before, tips

Additional Info
  • English translator monitor could include according your selection version : spanish or english.

Health items
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers

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  • adult:
  • from: '18'
  • to: '64'
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  • to: '11'
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  • to: '11'
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  • to: '17'
  • adult:
  • from: '18'
  • to: '64'
  • senior:
  • from: '65'
  • to: '120'

Cancellation notes
  • Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
  • Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
  • Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
  • Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Duration unit
  • minutes