LEVEL 3. (Major Physical effort) Escape the winter doldrums with a week in Tropical Paradise. Make your life time experience with the bike ride of the year in Yucatan!!

Cycle the Yucatan peninsula from the jungle to the Caribbean. Pedal through the thatched - roof villages of the contemporary Mayan and explore the 1500 year old shrines and pyramids of their ancestors, in a habitat sheltering birds, monkeys, and other fauna unique to the tropics. Indulge in the peninsula's water wonderland-- fresh pools, cenotes/sinkholes, all along the daily routes and the sea whose transparent waters are a living aquarium.

In this journey limited to forty privileged explorers, you will penetrate the jungle and view archaeological sites hidden in Mexico's second largest federal park, 1.6 million-acre Sian ka'an Biosphere Reserve. With the explanations of qualified guides you will appreciate the amazing architectural and engineering skills manifested in the once great Mayan city - states: Tulum, Coba, Muyil. There is time to enrich your cycling with multi-sport activities-- equipment will be provided so you can kayak or snorkel to your own private spot in the Mayan reef, the world's second longest coral reef. Day by day, stop and cool off in the crystal clear waters of the cenotes nature's perfect swimming pools--blue holes in the peninsula's limestone crust fed by springs and underground rivers. Travelers will stay in four star hotels and inns, enjoy delicious Yucatecan cuisine--orange marinated pork baked in banana leaves, fresh octopus, chicken & lime soup, authentic Mexican dishes, and the freshest seafood imagined.

The Riviera Maya Bike Adventure INCLUDES:

Hotels ( Casita del Mar, Los Lirios, Club Med Coba, Club Med Chichen Itza).

All breakfasts, dinners and lunches day 3 and 6.

All entrance fees (archaeological sites, the parks Xel-Ha and Xcaret ).

Supporting vans, sag wagon during the biking. Buses and trucks/trailers for special transfer of participants and bikes.

Bottled water and sport-drinks in the support vans Rest stop drinks and sanitary facilities in several places each day. Fruit and sport-drinks.

Professional bilingual guides for explanations of sites visited.

Airport transfers to first hotel and from final hotel.

Riviera Maya Bike Adventure does NOT include:

Airfare, lunches days 1,2, 4, 5, and 7, telephone calls, laundry, or gratuities for your guides Early Arrivals.

Extensions: In the registration application, participants interested in arriving or staying over additional nights may request the special RMBA tour rates, and these will be reserved based on availability. January is high season in the Mexican Caribbean and the hotels of the tour are in demand, thus travelers are urged to reserve early, whether for the tour or for optional extra nights.

NOTES FOR FOREIGN VISITORS

Bottled water is used in the hotels and restaurants that we will be using. Do not drink the water from the hotel spigots or showerheads.

Do not eat items from local street vendors unless we tell you it is sanitary.

Bring a washcloth. Some hotels do not provide them.

Bring a biodegradable combination sunblock and insect repellent. A recommended brand is Mayatan.

A passport or driver's license, or a birth certificate is all that is needed to enter Mexico.

A fat tire bike is recommended (There are some dirt roads in the route).

Some rental bicycles are available.

Rear flashing lights are mandatory.

Helmets are mandatory.

Children under 12 will not be allowed on the ride.