YourEnglish-speaking LOCAL EXPERTwill be waiting for you at your HOTEL or AIRBNB lobbywith a great smile at 3:30 p.m. if you are staying in PLAYA DEL CARMENor TULUMand 3:00 pm if you are staying in CANCUNor PLAYA MUJERES. We can change the pickup time if you wish but we recommend these times because we want that you experience the Mayan ceremony at sunset.

After 45 minutes on the highway (if you are coming from Playa del Carmen and 1 hour and 45 minutes if you are coming from Cancun) we will turn right and drive into the middle of the jungle for 15 minutes until we reach a local Mayan community that we nicked named “Chukum”. Here, we will step out of the van and we will equip ourselves with our premium quality snorkel equipment and some proof water lamps. To access the cave, we will walk through a small hole in the floor of the jungle, a window into the underground and a door to the Mayan Underworld.

From the cave, we will drive for 10 minutes through the jungle and we will reach neighbour Mayan community of Sonia. As we arrive, you will see the Shaman and the fire warrior (his assistant) making the last arrangement for your ceremony.After the ceremony, the Shaman will ask you to enter the Temazcal. In the darkness you will hear the Shaman chanting and suddenly you will see the fire warrior bringing red burning stones into the Temazcal.

When the ceremony ends and the door is opened, the shaman will wipe your sweat by pouring warm water into your body with a jar, from there you will go down to a cenote and while your body is still hot from the Temazcal you will jump into the cool water of the cenote, the fresh water touching your warm body is a delicious sensation of freshness, a temperature contrast that your body will appreciate.

After being in the peace at the cenote, we will go to a thatched hut, the Mayans have prepared dinner and a charming atmosphere under the sounds of the jungle and the light of candles, a perfect closing of a magical night.

If you are vegan or have special dietary requirement, please let us know and we will arrange the right menu for you.