The founder’s day celebration in Cristóbal Colón is not to be missed. In addition to traditional food, dances and costumes, a very special part of the day is witnessing the voladores. Volador means flyer in Spanish, or he who flies. This daring tradition is an unforgettable experience. It consists of five men displaying grace and agility from the top of a decorate 75 foot pole! While four of the men beautifully “fly” upside down from the pole with nothing more than a rope securing them to the structure, the remaining musician impressively balances and dances on a platform at the pole’s center, playing a drum and flute that is said to inspire an ancient spiritual offering. This astonishing and emotional sight will stay with you for years to come!

The Fundacion Haciendas del Mundo Maya (FHMM) has been active in the Calakmul communities for several years, collaborating with community members on development, education, nutrition and learning artisanal skills. This workshop is a product of community commitment to growth- and their products speak to the incredible skills they’ve learned and can now share with visitors.

Anyone who enjoys watching exciting cultural events is more than welcome to sign up and experience the voladores up close. Sign up today!

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An ancient myth sheds light into this breath-taking ritual’s origins. Years ago during a serious drought, five men decided to send a plea to their fertility god to allow rainfall. After encountering a tall and sturdy tree, they blessed it and carried it to an ideal location in their village. Once they stripped the tree and continued to bless it, the men decorated themselves with feathers in hopes of resembling birds to bring their god’s attention to them. Like birds, they “flew” from the tree and pleaded for rain through their movement and music.

Edzná Tour Operator is a great organization excited to bring the best prices to their clients in all things relating to fantastic tourism. It hopes to give the best of itself so that its trips are unforgettable. Due to its extensive tourism experience, it offers excellent service specialized to corporate and business trips, as well as private vacations. Edzná Tour Operator is consistently recognized by the quality of its service, its responsible nature, and its eager compliance with its many clients.

As a tour operator, Ezdná tours seek to satisfy the needs and requests of its clients, providing them with prompt and efficient responses and input in order to be unique in the market and to remain the first option for such clients when they are in the process of choosing a travel destination.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about Campeche’s beauty, archaeological richness, and alluring Mayan and colonial history will fall in love with Ezdná tours. Sign up today!

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The vision of Edzná Tour Operator is to be a leader in tourism business development at both a national and international level by 2018, guiding its services through high quality, competent teams that achieve the needs of its clients.

El Tucán Tour Operator opened its doors in 2007 to provide tours based on the idea of creating unique and creative experiences for all of its visitors with the vision of supplying a flexible service, personalized and convenient through adjustable itineraries for individual and group tours. It constantly seeks complete client satisfaction, supporting itself as a group of professionals with great experiences in a tourist environment. Its work focuses on the traveler’s needs and expectations in order to offer unique and unforgettable experiences.

El Tucán Tour’s mission is to provide unforgettable trips in Campeche and the Yucatán Peninsula, and that these trips are socially responsible and environmentally friendly and satisfy its clients’ wishes, always exceeding their expectations. Its vision is to become the leading tour operator in the region, always offering an optimal product, providing the highest quality of service and loyally demonstrating its social and environmental responsibility.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about Campeche’s Mayan history, culture full of unique traditions, charming old-world cities, and breathtaking scenery will fall in love with any trip they experience through El Tucán. Sign up today!

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El Tucán Tours have several values that they strive to implement into their organization. Read on to see what is important to help the tours thrive!

About a thirty minute drive outside of San Francisco de Campeche in the community of Uayamon, there is a picturesque jewelry shop in a charming colonial building. This business, called Blanca Flor (white flower), is run by three friendly and talented sisters with a passion for creating unique designs and jewelry. Their materials of choice include tin, nickel and seeds, the latter collected locally from Campeche and the Yucatán. Travelers can participate in jewelry-making demonstrations, classes, and of course shopping around for their favorite treasures.

The Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya (FHMM) has been active in the Calakmul communities for several years, collaborating with community members on development, education, nutrition and learning artisanal skills. This workshop is a product of community commitment to growth- and their products speak to the incredible skills they’ve learned and can now share with visitors.

Anyone can sign up! If you’re interested in the art of jewelry-making, you will love this experience. Sign up today!

Right here! Our friends at FHMM will make sure your reservation gets to the Blanca Flor shop and that you easily find your way to this location in Uayamon.

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These three sisters possess incredible jewelry-making skills and were provided even more training by the Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya. The FHMM taught and equipped them techniques originating from the Yucatán to further expand their area of expertise.

The Festival de Aviturismo is an annual birding event that takes place in Calakmul. You will experience informative activities such as birding observations, conferences, and workshops. It recently celebrated its second year and its organizers are thrilled to begin preparations for its third in fall 2016! What really helps this festival soar is its volunteers. Volunteer roles would include event and marketing coordinators as well as translators and interpreters.

The Festival de Aviturismo has a mission to promote the conservation of birds found in Campeche and to strengthen birding tourism in the area. It also advocates for bird watching and for the pure joy of experiencing the hundreds of species of birds in Campeche through educational courses and hands-on workshops.

Anyone who has the desire to volunteer for the Festival de Aviturismo is welcome to sign up! This festival is looking for dedicated and passionate volunteers seeking to positively contribute to this exciting annual event in Calakmul. Sign up today!

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If you find yourself in Calakmul at a time other than the birding festival, fear not! There is a plethora of captivating birds in Calakmul year round. A great way to discover them is by making a trip to the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, home to 350 types of migratory and native birds such as the Great Curassow. Both around Calakmul’s ruins and deeper in the forest provides great observation opportunities for birds including the Singing Quail and Ovenbird, as well as the Pale-billed Woodpecker and Woodcreeper. Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve is another birder’s paradise, home to over 300 species living among the varied vegetation.