itinerary: Tour Coba Maya Trifecta
Our first stop is the archeological site of Coba, wich is set in the deep jungle and many of the ruins are yet to be discovered, the place is so big that I thought it would be fun to bycicle through it!
What makes this place unique, is that it is one of the last ones to allow people to climb all the way to the top of the main temple.
After the archeological site, we'll visit a local restaurant, buffet style , they offer different options like: salad bar, chicken, pork, quesadillas, beans, rice, pasta or maybe you want to try the vegetarian enchiladas.
Our first stop is the archeological site of Coba, wich is set in the deep jungle and many of the ruins are yet to be discovered, the place is so big that I thought it would be fun to bycicle through it!
What makes this place unique, is that it is one of the last ones to allow people to climb all the way to the top of the main temple.
After the archeological site, we'll visit a local restaurant, buffet style , they offer different options like: salad bar, chicken, pork, quesadillas, beans, rice, pasta or maybe you want to try the vegetarian enchiladas.
Once we are done with the swiming we will start our way back to Playa del Carmen, hoping you are very tired but left with an unforgettable experience!
* In case you do not feel comfortable doing the bike or maybe you are injured, we can customize the itinerary to fit whatever you'd rather do.
Coba was settled earlier than chichen itza or Tulum and contruction reached its peek between 800AD and 1100AD, Archeologists belive coba once covered 50 sq km and held 40,000 maya.
Coba´s architecture is a mystery, its towering pyramids and stelae resemble the architecture of Tikal, wich is several hundred kilometers away rather than the much nearier sites of chichen itza or Tulum.
Archeologists are still baffled by the extensive network of roads the maya built in this región, with Coba as the hub.
The first excavation was led by austrian Teobert Mahler in 1891. There was Little subsequent investigation until 1926, when the Carnegie institue financed the first 2 expeditions led by Sir Eric Thompson and Harry Pollock.
After their expedition, not much happened until 1973, when the mexican government began to finance excavation. Scholars now estimate that Coba contains some 6500 structures, of wich only a few have been excavated and restored, tough work is ongoing.
What to bring?
We advise to bring comfortable shoes /clothes, swimsuit, set of dry clothes, a long sleeve shirt, biodegradable sunscreen and extra cash for personal expenses. Watershoes would be a good idea but not necesary.