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Mexico · 7-12 days

Yucatán: Cancún-Tulum-Chichén Itzá-Mérida

20.6°N · 87.1°W
At a glanceBeaches, cenotes, Mayan ruins and colonial Mérida. Hire car or the new Maya Train. Dry season Nov-Mar; avoid hurricane months.
~10h flight estimate7 to 12 days£30 to £270+ per dayStraightforward
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The itinerary

  1. Cancún2 nights
  2. Tulum3 nights
  3. Chichén Itzá1 night
  4. Mérida2 nights

Why this trip works

This itinerary combines beaches and coastal time, history and culture, adventure, switching off, and road trips across Cancún, Tulum, Chichén Itzá, and Mérida. Bringing the stops together gives the holiday a clearer progression and makes better use of the outward journey than booking each place separately.

How flexible is it? This itinerary can credibly be planned with a relaxed to active daytime pace, quiet to lively evenings and popular to hotspot crowd settings within its fixed route. The typical version has balanced days, balanced evenings and a hotspot setting. The quiz selects the closest credible version rather than treating it as one fixed product.

Best time to go

The strongest travel period is November to March. April and October are good quieter alternatives. Getting around is mainly by road transfers or a hire car.

Jan28°CBest
Feb29°CBest
Mar31°CBest
Apr32°CShoulder
May33°COther
Jun33°COther
Jul33°COther
Aug33°COther
Sep32°COther
Oct31°CShoulder
Nov29°CBest
Dec28°CBest

Cost

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1080 to £1500 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes. Available accommodation spans cheap & cheerful, simple, comfortable, premium and luxury. The quiz prices the highest available tier that fits your selected minimum and total budget.

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Frequently asked questions

How long do you need for Yucatán: Cancún-Tulum-Chichén Itzá-Mérida?

This itinerary works best over 7 to 12 days across 4 stops: Cancún, Tulum, Chichén Itzá, and Mérida.

When is the best time for this trip?

The strongest travel period is November to March. April and October are useful quieter alternatives.

How much does it cost?

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1080 to £1500 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes.

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