Your encounter with the Maya culture starts with a 1,500 year-old historical journey to the ancestral city of Cobá, an archaeological site hidden deep inside the rain forest of south-eastern Yucatan Peninsula.

Walking through these vegetation-covered ruins you will literally feel the ancient rhythms of this once strong Maya city-state.

Climbing the Nohoch Muul temple (the tallest pyramid of the state), you will be able admire the pristine beauty and immeasurable vastness of the surrounding sub-tropical rain forest.

Your Mayan Encounter ® journey then leads you to an authentic Maya village, a self-sufficient Maya community living next to an integral part of the region's lagoon system. You will walk you through the Maya community's forest, learning the mysteries of their local fauna and flora.

Your unforgettable off-track adventure tour then begins: exciting zip-line flying over an incredibly beautiful cenote, rappelling down into another cenote, a refreshing swim and canoe paddling on a lagoon of enormous beauty. All that completed with a traditional lunch prepared by the women of this Maya community.

1. Mayan Village: We will have the opportunity to see how the Mayas live and experience with these wonderful people an adventure in their natural world. Together with the locals we will:
   Walk: through their forest, learning of the local fauna and flora
   Z-line crossing: Enjoy a zip-line flying over an incredibly beautiful cenote.
   Rappel: Learn to rappel into cenotes of unsurpassable beauty!
   Canoe/kayak: Setting out on a gentle canoe trip on a tranquil fresh water lagoon you will be able to appreciate the exquisite natural surroundings, the abundant bird life, and often families of howler or spider monkeys.
   Swim: A refreshing dip in the clear fresh water of the cenotes of the region.
   Mayan Feast: Enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by the local Maya women. The menu includes: chicken cooked with the traditional Mayan ingredients, rice, beans potatoes and hand made tortillas.
2. Cobá. Two-hour guided tour including visit to Maya temples, legendary ball game area and Nohoch Muul temple (the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan).

Mayan Encounter

Tour includes:

• Transportation in air-conditioned van
• All day multilingual adventure guide
• Mayan guides at locations
• Entrance fee to Coba
• Qualified archaeological guide in Coba
• Kayak or canoe
• Rappel
• Zip-line gear
• Lunch and drinks

Important: This expedition is not suitable for people with severe physical or motor handicap or serious heart problems, nor for obese people or people who are not able to handle physical activity. It is definitely not recommended for pregnant women. Children under the age of 6 may participate under the responsibility and direct supervision of a responsible parent or family member. People under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to participate in this expedition.