A Mexican Adventure

This fifteen-night escorted tour with Just You unpacks Mexico’s diversity by moving steadily from its sprawling capital to the ancient civilisations of the highlands and finally to the tropical Yucatán Peninsula. Beginning in Mexico City, the itinerary balances the urban pulse—die-hard history at the National Anthropology Museum, Diego Rivera’s murals—with day trips to the gigantic pyramids of Teotihuacan and the Shrine of Guadalupe.

The route then heads through the colonial charm of Puebla and Oaxaca, with its markets selling everything from flowers to grasshoppers, before climbing to the elevated villages of Chiapas and the lush jungle around Palenque and its famous Maya ruins. The boat ride through Sumidero Canyon offers a break from the road with views of 1,000-metre rock faces and curious wildlife.

A final section through Campeche, Merida and Chichen Itza takes in some of the region’s finest Maya architecture and colourful colonial towns before a couple of days of rest on the Caribbean shores of Cancun. Along the way, a well-travelled companion might mention how the pace allows breathing room between sightseeing and the long coach journeys. The tour is straightforward and steady, with plenty of time to take in each stop.