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Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

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The Yucatán Peninsula is a vast limestone flatland in southeastern Mexico, jutting into the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea and encompassing the states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. It is home to some of the world's most significant Maya archaeological sites, including Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, and Tulum, drawing history and culture enthusiasts from around the globe. The region is equally famous for its Caribbean coastline and the Riviera Maya, offering world-class diving and snorkelling in the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, as well as thousands of cenotes — natural freshwater sinkholes unique to the peninsula. Travellers come for a compelling mix of ancient ruins, jungle adventures, colonial cities like Mérida, and buzzing beach towns such as Playa del Carmen and Holbox.

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Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico · 9 days

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Self-Launched Yucatán & Cancún: Mérida, Mayan Ruins & Beachside Living

A 9-day self-launched version of G Adventures' Roamies Yucatán trip: Mérida's cenotes by bike, Chichén Itzá with a local guide, a fire-cooked Yucatecan dinner in Valladolid, the clifftop ruins of Tulum, a community lunch in Playa del Carmen and beach-and-pool time in Cancún. You book the same hostels, buses and guided day trips yourself — expect to pay roughly a third to half of the group tour price. Costs are approximate backpacker/budget rates in GBP and exclude international flights.

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