6 Day Mexico Tour Yucatán on Tren Maya 2027

Explore the Yucatán in Mexico for 6 days and 5 nights on the new Tren Maya! Experience Mayan pyramids, world-class food, subterranean cenote swimming holes, vibrant and safe colonial cities, and more!

Dates: January 4-10, 2027

Price: 1 Person Shared Room $1650 / 1 Person Private Room $2050 /  Couple’s Room $3100

Travel: Fly in and out of Cancún, Mexico, a short and cheap flight from many places in North America!

Travel at 99mph (160kph) across the Mexican Yucatán on the new Tren Maya! Our trip includes all train travel and we book the trip for you. All you have to do is show up at Cancún Airport and let us take care of the rest.

All transportation, beginning and ending from Cancún International Airport, on Mexico’s brand new Tren Maya high-speed rail system

Five nights accommodation

Transport to and from accommodation to Tren Maya stations

One-day bicycle rental to explore cenotes

Entrance to two cenote swimming holes

Two colonial city walking tours with local guides in Valladolid and Mérida

Two included group meals + food and restaurant recommendations from Carrie + Zach

Entrance and transport to a guided tour of Chichen-Itza, one of the Wonders of the Wold near Valladolid

Entrance and transport to a guided tour of Uxmal Archaeological Zone near Mérida

We’ve kept the price low by not including all the food on this trip. This allows you to experience the great food of Mexico in whatever way you would like. We will provide two meals along with lists in each destination of our favorite places to eat. These recommendations will be for plant-based or meat eaters. Food can range in price from $2 to $15+ per meal, depending on how local or extravagant you go. Tacos and local food are quite cheap, while western flavors can be more expensive. Valladolid and Mérida both have many plant-based restaurants that are very good. Check out our post on what it’s like being vegan in Mexico.

Yucatán, Mexico is one of the safest destinations for international tourists in all of the Americas. Mérida is regularly featured as one of the friendliest cities of it’s size in the world and statistics show it is safer for travelers than most United States cities.  Here is a crime comparison between Mérida and San Diego, CA. showing that you are almost twice as likely to experience a crime in San Diego compared to Mérida.

In this article from 2019, Mérida is ranked as the second-safest city in the Americas, behind only Quebec City in Canada. You can walk around town at any time of day or night, alone, and no one will bother you here.

Mérida has maintained safety throughout Mexico’s drug war because many affluent people in Mexico send their children to university in Mérida. Powerful politicians, ultra-rich CEOs, and top cartel families all send their kids to school in Mérida. None of these people want problems there, so the city and all of Yucatan have maintained a more relaxed atmosphere than other parts of the country. This safety ripples out to the entire Yucatan penninsula, making it a great destination for first-time Mexico travelers.

The economic and safety situation in most of Mexico has improved, even in the time that we have been traveling there. There are increasing numbers of Mexican families that are entering the middle class, and this means more money for travel. While Mexico does continue to have conflict in specific regions, the US media makes it seem as if the whole country is at war, which is far from true. Yucatan is a place where you can go pretty much anywhere you want, without problems. We’ve found that almost 100% of the time when tourists experience trouble in Mexico, alcohol or drugs or involved. Since this is a substance-free group trip, that won’t be a problem for us!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive to all. However, international travel, heat, physical activities, and other factors do influence who is going to have a good time on this trip. There are a few things that are required to come on this trip:

You must be willing to try to speak Spanish, even if that is just two or three words. We include a 1-hour Spanish crash course on this tour but a good traveler would spend some time on Duolingo or studying before arrival. Luckily almost everyone speaks a little English, most quite good. We just feel it is respectful to at least try to speak the local language and people appreciate it.

You must be willing to spend the trip alcohol-free. This is what makes our trips really special and different from many others. We believe that time spent traveling should be healthy for our mind, body, and spirit. Even if you drink alcohol in normal life, it is good for everyone to take some time off. You will get to see Mexico in a different way than the average tourist, from beyond the haze of the cantina.

You must be willing to accept that Mexico is a developing county and try to not let the little things bother you. It is the imperfections that create the beauty, and Mexico really shows us this truth.

You must have a valid passport and understand the entry requirements for your country of origin.

We also recommend that attendees purchase travel insurance for the length of their stay with us. Many people get this automatically through their credit card company. We recommend World Nomads for this service. It will run you $50-100 per person and is really worth the money in case of an emergency.

Bee tour in a dry cenote with samples of Mayan honey in Valladolid.

Ask us about other add-ons for this Mexico tour! There isn’t a lot of open time in the schedule, but I’m sure you could fit something!

Massages and yoga classes are available in the cities. We will send out options for this when you book!

If this all sounds great but you want more, check out our 11 day trips! They have the same start but continue for two more amazing stops, ending at the terminus of Tren Maya in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico!

After the train trip, you can either return home from Cancún Airport or continue onwards on the train (or bus, rental car, ect.) to the beautiful Mexican beaches in Quintana Roo such as Playa del Carmen, Holbox, Cozumel, Tulum, Bacalar, Belize, Guatemala or other Central American destinations!

Just like all of our retreats, this is a substance-free, recovery-supportive environment! Although you don’t have to be sober in real life to come on our retreat, you do need to be willing to take a break from any recreational substances throughout the entire retreat experience. We believe everyone is recovering from something, whether it’s addiction, stress, trauma, eating disorders, or just the disconnection of life in our busy, high-tech world. Bigger Life Adventures strives to create a safe and open space for vulnerability and openness about each and every healing journey. Our retreats don’t include formal recovery meetings, but our guests are always sharing and learning from each other as we all work to use the tools of yoga and community to become better and live bigger lives.