Experience Janal Pixán

 The Maya Day of the Dead

  • 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, language lessons 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

  • Twelve hours of Spanish or Maya classes with experienced native speaking teachers

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

  • Full program of activities

  • Your booking helps fund our English program and provide classes to local Indigenous children.

Provisional 2024 Program Itinerary

Sunday October 27

  • Pick up in Tulum

  • Brief program introduction

  • Drop off and dinner with homestay family

Monday October 28

  • Orientation at Na’atik

  • Spanish or Maya Classes

  • Maya Janal Pixán ceremony:

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

Tuesday October 29

  • Help set up a ceremonial altar at the Raxalaj Maya spiritual center

  • Visit a cooperative to hand print your own t-shirts with designs from a local artist

Wednesday October 30

  • 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

Thursday October 31

  • Spanish or Maya clases at Na’atik

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

Friday November 01

  • Spanish or Maya clases at Na’atik

  • Vist a Maya stingless bee sanctuary and learn about the Maya melipona tradition with resident bee expert

Saturday November 02

  • Vist a beautiful Maya cenote

  • 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.

Sunday November 03

  • Say goodbye to your homestay family

  • Drop off at Tulum

Price

$999.00 USD per person

Book Now For Janal Pixan 2025

Book Now For Janal Pixan 2025

Reservations for Janal Pixan 2024 are now closed. We already have some bookings for 2025, contact us today to join us next year for this unforgettable experience. If you have any questions contact us at mas@naatikmexico.org