February 15 - 23, 2026 (7 nights/8 days; starts on the day of February 15, ends on the morning of February 23)
$2750 single room / $3800 double occupancy; includes 7 nights hotel, airport-hotel transfers, ground transportation to destinations, museum admissions, guided visits, most meals, and other amenities. Airfare is not included. Please note: Refunds (minus 10% processing and administrative fees) are available until November 28. After this date, only 50% of the ticket price (minus 10% processing and administrative fees) will be refunded. No refunds available after December 22. Itinerary subject to change.
Join Morbid Anatomy this winter for a Maya underworld–themed immersive exploration in tropical Mexico, in which we’ll venture into the heart of Yucatán and Campeche where the boundaries between life, death, and the ancestors remain porous.
Over the course of eight days, we will seek to understand—both experientially and theoretically—the profound Maya vision of mortality, with its focus on the ancestors and the inextricable relationship between life, death, and rebirth.
Guided by Wilberth Salas—a local tour guide of Maya heritage—we will swim in the sacred cenotes of San Ignacio, understood as portals to Xibalbá, the Maya underworld. We will explore Calakmul—once the most important city of the Classic Maya period, located in the heart of the country’s largest protected tropical forest, and full of toucans, panthers, tapirs, and more. We will witness the breathtaking emergence of millions of bats from the so-called “bat volcano” at Miguel Colorado, descend into the cool darkness of Bécal’s cave systems, observe artifacts of ancestral skeletal practices in Pomuch’s cemetery, and participate in a temazcal—Mayan steam bath—purification ceremony. We will also get to know the beautiful walled city and Maya museums of Campeche, marvel at ancient funerary masks and stucco friezes, and join artisan communities for encounters with embroidery, traditional bread, and culinary rituals rooted in ancestral beliefs.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Day 1 (February 15): Transfer from Mérida´s airport to Hotel in Mérida city (Free afternoon)
Day 2 (February 16): San Ignacio Cenotes and Becal´s caves of Panama hats
We will start the tour departing from the city of Merida to San Ignacio. There we will visit the cenotes (ts'ono'ot, which means “hole with water” in the Mayan language), that is, deep water wells. In the Mayan cosmovision, the cenotes connected the earthly world with the underworld, Xibalbá. They were associated as an element of life, renewal and symbolic death. It is possible to swim and refresh yourself in their crystalline waters.
We will continue our tour to visit Bécal, where jipi-japa palm hats are made. We will descend into its caves and meet the artisans
Day 3 (February 17): Campeche Museums, Edzná archeological site and ceremony of purification in mayan steam bath.
We will discover Mexico’s only walled city through its museums. We’ll visit the Museo de San Miguel and the Baluarte de la Soledad, both featuring Maya exhibitions and fantastic pieces like the jade funerary mask from Calakmul. Afterward, we’ll tour the archaeological site of Edzná, with its imposing Temple of the Five Floors. To finish, we’ll participate in a Maya purification ceremony in a temazcal, a steam bath. We’ll connect with our inner selves!
Day 4 (February 18): Death traditions, gastronomic and artisanal tour in Mayan communities
On this artisanal journey, we’ll immerse ourselves in the experience of visiting Maya communities and learning about their rich customs and traditions—such as handcrafted embroidery, the Maya cemetery of Pomuch (famous for its bone-cleaning ritual on Day of the Dead), and its traditional bread. We’ll also taste a delicious, authentic cochinita pibil. A truly crafty experience!
Day 5 – Miguel Colorado Cenote and Bats cave
We’ll visit the Miguel Colorado Cenote, an open cenote where it’s possible to swim, bird‑watch, go kayaking, and even feel the adrenaline from a zip‑line. In the afternoon, we’ll do a hike to witness the magic of the Bat Cave, a stunning natural spectacle where millions of bats emerge each evening to disperse across the enchanting Calakmul jungle.
Day 6 – Río Bec Route: Becán, Xpujil, and Chicanná
We’re heading into the jungle! On this tour, we’ll visit three stunning archaeological zones nestled in nature. Located in the Río Bec region, we’ll admire the refined architecture of Chicanná, the Maya labyrinth of Becán and Xpujil—featuring tall ornamental towers and a uniquely Mexican style. You’ll truly feel as though you’re entering the Maya underworld!
Day 7 – Magical Calakmul Route
On this guided tour, we’ll immerse ourselves in nature beautifully intertwined with Maya heritage. We’ll visit Calakmul, Mexico’s first Mixed World Heritage site—once the most important city of the Classic Maya period and the capital of the powerful Kaan dynasty, strategically located in the heart of the country's largest tropical forest. Here, we’ll observe the region’s rich flora and fauna—monkeys, ocellated turkeys, and with a bit of luck, the mythical jaguar. As an added highlight, we’ll visit the archaeological site of Balamkú, where we’ll discover the most spectacular and complete Maya stucco frieze in existence.
Day 8– Transfer from Campeche city to Mérida’s airport
OUR GUIDE
Our guide will be Wilberth Salas, award winning tour guide, a researcher with Mayan heritage who shares his passion for this enchanted area as an expert tour guide, bird watcher and Mayan Culture Explorer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Tourism from the Instituto Campechano University and a master's degree in Public Relations and Advertising from the Universidad Anahuac-Mayab. For more than 24 years, he has worked as a certified tour guide in the state of Campeche and the Yucatán Peninsula, specializing in Mayan archaeology and birdwatching.
Born in 1984 in Campeche, Mexico, he is heir to Mayan, African, and Spanish roots that enrich his identity and culture. Proud of his multicultural heritage, he shares the richness of his Mexican traditions and roots with the world.
In 2024, he was awarded the "Extraordinary Mexico" Tourism Merit Medal, awarded by the Ibero-American Federation of Tourism Journalists (FIPETUR) and the International Association for Tourism Cooperation (ASICOTUR), with a presence in 13 countries.
Author of the book: The Birds of the Ancient City of Edzná, published in 2025, where he documents more than 182 bird species at this Mayan archaeological site. He is an active member of AGUITURMEX, the National Association of Certified Tourist Guides of Mexico, A.C. From 2010 to 2022, he held various public positions in tourism development, in the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Energy of Campeche, and the Honorable City Council of Hopelchén.
His career has also been enriched by teaching, naturalist photography, and archaeological exploration of Mayan sites, activities in which he has excelled. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Organizing Committee of the Bird Festival in the rivers area of Campeche. He currently serves as operations manager for the tour operator Chelita Travel Campeche, with which he develops and directs tourist experiences focused on birdwatching in different communities and natural areas of the state.
February 15 - 23, 2026 (7 nights/8 days; starts on the day of February 15, ends on the morning of February 23)
$2750 single room / $3800 double occupancy; includes 7 nights hotel, airport-hotel transfers, ground transportation to destinations, museum admissions, guided visits, most meals, and other amenities. Airfare is not included. Please note: Refunds (minus 10% processing and administrative fees) are available until November 28. After this date, only 50% of the ticket price (minus 10% processing and administrative fees) will be refunded. No refunds available after December 22. Itinerary subject to change.
Join Morbid Anatomy this winter for a Maya underworld–themed immersive exploration in tropical Mexico, in which we’ll venture into the heart of Yucatán and Campeche where the boundaries between life, death, and the ancestors remain porous.
Over the course of eight days, we will seek to understand—both experientially and theoretically—the profound Maya vision of mortality, with its focus on the ancestors and the inextricable relationship between life, death, and rebirth.
Guided by Wilberth Salas—a local tour guide of Maya heritage—we will swim in the sacred cenotes of San Ignacio, understood as portals to Xibalbá, the Maya underworld. We will explore Calakmul—once the most important city of the Classic Maya period, located in the heart of the country’s largest protected tropical forest, and full of toucans, panthers, tapirs, and more. We will witness the breathtaking emergence of millions of bats from the so-called “bat volcano” at Miguel Colorado, descend into the cool darkness of Bécal’s cave systems, observe artifacts of ancestral skeletal practices in Pomuch’s cemetery, and participate in a temazcal—Mayan steam bath—purification ceremony. We will also get to know the beautiful walled city and Maya museums of Campeche, marvel at ancient funerary masks and stucco friezes, and join artisan communities for encounters with embroidery, traditional bread, and culinary rituals rooted in ancestral beliefs.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Day 1 (February 15): Transfer from Mérida´s airport to Hotel in Mérida city (Free afternoon)
Day 2 (February 16): San Ignacio Cenotes and Becal´s caves of Panama hats
We will start the tour departing from the city of Merida to San Ignacio. There we will visit the cenotes (ts'ono'ot, which means “hole with water” in the Mayan language), that is, deep water wells. In the Mayan cosmovision, the cenotes connected the earthly world with the underworld, Xibalbá. They were associated as an element of life, renewal and symbolic death. It is possible to swim and refresh yourself in their crystalline waters.
We will continue our tour to visit Bécal, where jipi-japa palm hats are made. We will descend into its caves and meet the artisans
Day 3 (February 17): Campeche Museums, Edzná archeological site and ceremony of purification in mayan steam bath.
We will discover Mexico’s only walled city through its museums. We’ll visit the Museo de San Miguel and the Baluarte de la Soledad, both featuring Maya exhibitions and fantastic pieces like the jade funerary mask from Calakmul. Afterward, we’ll tour the archaeological site of Edzná, with its imposing Temple of the Five Floors. To finish, we’ll participate in a Maya purification ceremony in a temazcal, a steam bath. We’ll connect with our inner selves!
Day 4 (February 18): Death traditions, gastronomic and artisanal tour in Mayan communities
On this artisanal journey, we’ll immerse ourselves in the experience of visiting Maya communities and learning about their rich customs and traditions—such as handcrafted embroidery, the Maya cemetery of Pomuch (famous for its bone-cleaning ritual on Day of the Dead), and its traditional bread. We’ll also taste a delicious, authentic cochinita pibil. A truly crafty experience!
Day 5 – Miguel Colorado Cenote and Bats cave
We’ll visit the Miguel Colorado Cenote, an open cenote where it’s possible to swim, bird‑watch, go kayaking, and even feel the adrenaline from a zip‑line. In the afternoon, we’ll do a hike to witness the magic of the Bat Cave, a stunning natural spectacle where millions of bats emerge each evening to disperse across the enchanting Calakmul jungle.
Day 6 – Río Bec Route: Becán, Xpujil, and Chicanná
We’re heading into the jungle! On this tour, we’ll visit three stunning archaeological zones nestled in nature. Located in the Río Bec region, we’ll admire the refined architecture of Chicanná, the Maya labyrinth of Becán and Xpujil—featuring tall ornamental towers and a uniquely Mexican style. You’ll truly feel as though you’re entering the Maya underworld!
Day 7 – Magical Calakmul Route
On this guided tour, we’ll immerse ourselves in nature beautifully intertwined with Maya heritage. We’ll visit Calakmul, Mexico’s first Mixed World Heritage site—once the most important city of the Classic Maya period and the capital of the powerful Kaan dynasty, strategically located in the heart of the country's largest tropical forest. Here, we’ll observe the region’s rich flora and fauna—monkeys, ocellated turkeys, and with a bit of luck, the mythical jaguar. As an added highlight, we’ll visit the archaeological site of Balamkú, where we’ll discover the most spectacular and complete Maya stucco frieze in existence.
Day 8– Transfer from Campeche city to Mérida’s airport
OUR GUIDE
Our guide will be Wilberth Salas, award winning tour guide, a researcher with Mayan heritage who shares his passion for this enchanted area as an expert tour guide, bird watcher and Mayan Culture Explorer. He holds a bachelor's degree in Tourism from the Instituto Campechano University and a master's degree in Public Relations and Advertising from the Universidad Anahuac-Mayab. For more than 24 years, he has worked as a certified tour guide in the state of Campeche and the Yucatán Peninsula, specializing in Mayan archaeology and birdwatching.
Born in 1984 in Campeche, Mexico, he is heir to Mayan, African, and Spanish roots that enrich his identity and culture. Proud of his multicultural heritage, he shares the richness of his Mexican traditions and roots with the world.
In 2024, he was awarded the "Extraordinary Mexico" Tourism Merit Medal, awarded by the Ibero-American Federation of Tourism Journalists (FIPETUR) and the International Association for Tourism Cooperation (ASICOTUR), with a presence in 13 countries.
Author of the book: The Birds of the Ancient City of Edzná, published in 2025, where he documents more than 182 bird species at this Mayan archaeological site. He is an active member of AGUITURMEX, the National Association of Certified Tourist Guides of Mexico, A.C. From 2010 to 2022, he held various public positions in tourism development, in the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Energy of Campeche, and the Honorable City Council of Hopelchén.
His career has also been enriched by teaching, naturalist photography, and archaeological exploration of Mayan sites, activities in which he has excelled. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Organizing Committee of the Bird Festival in the rivers area of Campeche. He currently serves as operations manager for the tour operator Chelita Travel Campeche, with which he develops and directs tourist experiences focused on birdwatching in different communities and natural areas of the state.
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