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Overview
A Thanksgiving holiday trip to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. We did birdwatching and visited Chichén-Itzá, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Daily Itinerary
Sat, November 20 — Arrival in Cancún
- Fly to Cancún
- Buy supplies
Stay: Renaissance Cancún Resort & Marina
Sun, November 21 — Río Lagartos
- Drive to Río Lagartos
- 1pm-5pm: Río Lagartos Boat Birding Tour with Guia Naturalista William Canto
- Lagunas Rosadas
Stay: Hotel Rio Lagartos
Mon, November 22 — Chichén Itzá
- Drive to Valladolid
- Chichén Itzá
- Cenote Ik Kil
Stay: The Lodge at Chichen Itza
Tue, November 23 — Zona Arqueológica Cobá
- Zona Arqueológica Cobá
- A good place for birding as well
- Gran Cenote
- A good place to find Mesoamerican Slider (Trachemys venusta)
- Drive to Tulum
Stay: Kimpton Aluna Tulum, an IHG Hotel
Wed, November 24 — Zona Arqueológica Muyil
- Zona Arqueológica Muyil
- A good place for birding as well
- Cenote Azul
- Drive to Cancún
Stay: Hilton Cancún, an All-Inclusive Resort
Thu, November 25 — Isla Mujeres
- Isla Mujeres
Stay: Hilton Cancún, an All-Inclusive Resort
Fri, November 26 — Hilton Cancún
- Relax at the resort
Stay: Hilton Cancún, an All-Inclusive Resort
Sat, November 27 — Return to Pittsburgh
- Fly back to Pittsburgh
Places to Stay
- November 20: Renaissance Cancun Resort & Marina
- Calle Chichen Itza, Av. Bonampak y Blvd., Cancun, QROO 77500, Mexico
- Phone: +52 998 868 5100
- November 21: Hotel Rio Lagartos
- Calle 14, 19, Rio Lagartos, YUC 97720, Mexico
- Phone: +52 986 112 9014
- November 22: The Lodge at Chichen Itza
- Carretera Merida-Cancun, Km 120, in the heart of Chichen Itza, Chichen Itza, YUC 97752, Mexico
- Phone: +52 997 976 2014
- November 23: Kimpton Aluna Tulum, an IHG Hotel
- Poligono 04 Fraccion 05 Lote 04 S/N, Tulum, QROO 77780, Mexico
- Phone: +52 55 5327 7777
- November 24–26: Hilton Cancun, an All-Inclusive Resort
- Highway 307, Puerto Morelos, QROO 77500, Mexico
- Phone: +1 800 445 8667