Experience Janal Pixán

 The Maya Day of the Dead

October 26th - November 3rd 2025

  • An authentic Janal Pixán experience in Felipe Carrillo Puerto; a small, safe Zona Maya city untouched by tourism.

  • Stay with a family and live and eat like local while experiencing the real Maya Day of the Dead.

  • Eight day program filled with cultural activities and once in a lifetime experiences.

What’s included

  • Seven nights accomodation with a local homestay family

  • Three meals a day, either with your homestay family or as part of organized activities

  • Pick up and drop off in Tulum (town center or airport) times to be announced.

  • Full program of activities including overnight trip to Bacalar with accomodation and Maya ceremony on the famous Lagoon of Seven Colors

  • Your booking helps fund our English program and provide education for local Indigenous children.

Provisional Program Itinerary

October 26th - November 3rd 2025

Sunday October 26th

  • Pick up in Tulum

  • Brief program introduction

  • Drop off and dinner with homestay family

Monday OCTOBER 27th

  • Orientation at Na’atik

  • Maya Janal Pixán ceremony:

    Spend the evening learning about the Maya concepts of death and afterlife, with traditional food and drink

Tuesday October 28th

  • Learn to make a traditional Janal Pixán altar and help construct the Na’atik altar

Wednesday October 29th

  • Day trip to the Maya community of Tihosuco to experience traditonal pib (earthen oven) cooking and Janal Pixán altar construction. Delicious local Maya lunch included

Friday October 31st

  • Visit a Maya Cenote to swim, relax and enjoy a beautiful formation unique to the peninsula

Thursday October 30th

  • Learn to make pan de muerto (bread of the dead) and calveritas (decorated sugar skulls)

Saturday November 1st

  • Head to the hisitoric fort town of Bacalar.

  • Spend the evening exploring the town at your own pace. Overnight accommodation included.

    (Evening meal not included)

Sunday November 2nd

  • Unforgettable early-morning Maya ceremony on the famous Lagoon of Seven Colors.

  • Return to Felipe Carrillo Puerto

  • Guided evening tour of the Dia de Muertos events in the town parque, including ofrendas in different styles from all over Mexico

This itinerary is subject to change and is intended as reflection of the types of activities you can expect to enjoy. Some activities may take place on different days or be replaced with similar events . We will alter the itinerary to ensure that you can experience local events and activities once they are announced.

Monday November 3rd

  • Say goodbye to your homestay family

  • Drop off at Tulum

Price

$1749.00 USD per person

Book Now For Janal Pixan 2025

Book Now For Janal Pixan 2025

Contact us today to join us next year for this unforgettable experience. If you have any questions contact us at mas@naatikmexico.org