7-day adventure packages start at $750.00 (USD) per person. This includes lodging, meals, choice of tours and all land based transportation costs. Please contact us directly to customize trip lengths, destinations and activities.

Currently flights from the United States (Dulles) to Cancun, Mexico are as low as $350 (USD) round trip.

Sian Ka’an Community Tours: Travel to Maya cultures rich in biodiversities along the Yucatan peninsula. Untouched by urbanization, mass tourism, and guided by local Mayan community members who know the reserve are the best.

At the travelers choice they are able to work on several ongoing community development projects with City of Joy in Cancun, Mexico. City of Joy helps work with several homes including Home for Children, the Bread & Blanket Shelter, the Woman’s Shelter, and the Home for the Elderly.

Punta Allen: The Punta Allen Eco-adventure tour offered by Community Tours Sian Ka'an is an unforgettable one day journey to the most preserved portion of the Yucutan peninsula's coral reef. It starts once one of our local bilingual guides picks you up at your hotel and drives along the coastal road between Tulum and Punta Allen. You can see pristine white beaches bordered with coconut palm tress along the undisturbed dunes.

During an hour of exploring the amazing underwater world of the coral reef, you will see thousands of colorful fish and other marine animals that live in this fragile ecosystem. After lunch, you will hike on a trail between the town and the Laguna Negra (Black Lagoon) to learn about the criteria that UNESCO used to declare the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve a World Heritage site.

Muyil Forest and Float Tour: From Tulum the van ride is only 20 minutes to the Muyil Ruins where we start with a 1-hour guided tour of the ruins and surrounding nature by our Mayan trilingual guide. We look for rare, colorful birds and teach visitors about the poisonous, medicinal, and hallucinogenic value of the endemic plants. The guide’s stories are inter-laced with tails from his ancestors and accounts of his personal experiences living in the area.

Along the canal: which extends 12 kilometers--we will stop at Xlapak ruin, a small, mysterious Mayan ruin used as a rest stop and customs post on the trade route. After exploring the ruin, we will dive into the clear canal water to float and snorkel as the currents carry us gently toward the sea. At times the only sound you will heart will be the peaceful rustle of wind through the straw and saw grasses that surround us. Our guide will share his knowledge of the plants and wildlife along the winding canal.

After the 40-minute float we will make our way into our boat and ride back through the series of canals and lagoons to the shore at Muyil archeological site. Going back on the road we stop in a pristine, colorful and unspoiled cenote where a tasty lunch is waiting for us. You are invited for jump into the warm water and enjoy cooling off before, during and after lunch—a wonderful way to finish our journey in Sian Ka’an.

Fly Fish a Grand Slam: The flats at Ascension Bay are considered among the best places around the world for salt water fly fishing and our local guides are the most helpful to assist you in having the fishing experience of your life, regardless of your ability.

After we pick up you at your hotel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, we will travel along the coastal road between Tulum and Punta Allen. Just 20 minutes after passing the Sian Ka’an entrance, you will find yourself in one boat shooting in the first flat.

Throughout the day-long fishing journey, the local guide and the captain will move to at least three different flats and change the handmade flies to give you as many chances as possible to make a grand slam catch! After lunch you will continue shooting and benefit from the sunlight, which allows you to easily identify schools of fish. At the end of the day, you will arrive at your hotel by 5:30pm.

Trip Highlights

• Mayan sites of Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kohunlich, Tulum and Calakmul

• Protected areas – Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Rio Lagartos and Sian Ka’an

• Adventure activities – snorkeling, kayaking and hiking

• Colonial cities – Merida

• Volunteer work in Cancun (optional)