Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour

Description

Highlights

• Private and Luxury
• Curated Catalog
• Top Product
• Archaeology Tours
• Half-day Tours
• Bus Tours
• Weather Dependent - Weather-Proof
• Low Last Minute Supplier Cancellation Rate
• Historical Tours
• Short term availability

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What's included

Itinerary

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   The drive from your hotel to the archaeological dig is appro

   The drive from your hotel to the archaeological dig is approximately 45 minutes, spend about 3 hours exploring all of the ceremonial center, then drive 35 minutes to get to the beach and have lunch and from there to the hotel is approximately 40 minutes. Xihuacan Archaeology Tour includes visit to the Xihuacan Site Museum which houses about 800 objects, that includes: work in ocean shells, ceramic, obsidian vases, bell necklaces, copper axes, stone artifacts and granite carved stones. Then you will visit the ball court. The ball court is the place where they played the ball game. Linked to religion, the ball game ritual was one of the main activities in pre-Hispanic cities, the ball game was associated directly to the human sacrifice. The next stop will be at pyramid name Edificio B, which was build out of bricks on the inside and modeling clay on the outside. Next you will visit the rural community name Soledad de Maciel, where the villagers built houses on top of what it used to be the neighborhood of the high-class citizens during the Pre-Columbian Period. Go to a traditional Mexican food and seafood restaurant for a great lunch, away from the tourist town of Ixtapa, you will  taste some real Mexican style sea food, which consist of one of the following choices: • Shrimp on garlic sauce or breaded • Fish filet on garlic sauce or bread or on the grill • Chicken fajitas or chicken on the grill or chicken breaded All of the dishes come with guacamole, chips and salsa, hand made tortillas and beans. With lunch you get a beer or a soft drink or coconut milk. The transportation will be an air-conditioned, very comfortable 14 passenger van. After lunch you will be transported back to your hotel in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.

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Cancellation policy

• More than 1 day before100% refund
• Between 0 and 1 days before0% refund

Prices by age band

• Bambino3-11 anni
  €1,001
• Adulto12-80 anni
  €1,600

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Available options

• Depart from Zihuatanejo

  Tour departs at 9:30am from your hotel in Zihuatanejo Pickup included

• Depart from Ixtapa

  Tour departs at 9am from your Ixtapa hotel From Zihuatanejo at 9:30am Pickup included