FAQs

It is a sacred ritual that the ancient Maya performed hundreds of years ago, paddling their canoes to Cozumel to worship the goddess Ixchel. The Sacred Mayan Journey recreates this part of Maya history through its rituals, dances, and ceremonies. Likewise, it follows the navigation routes of the ancient pilgrims and merchants.

In the 15th Sacred Mayan Journey, the starting point will be the Xcaret Park, where the canoeists will embark to paddle to Chankanaab in Cozumel and return to Xcaret on their canoes the next day.

The Sacred Mayan Journey will take place on May 12th and 13th, 2023.

Xcaret has been a timeless primary departure point for pilgrimages to Cozumel and is also the place where the Sacred Mayan Journey 2023 will start.

At dawn of May 12th, oarsmen and women will gather at the beach to cross the infinite blue towards Cozumel. They will arrive at the Chankanaab Park, where the islanders will perform ceremonial dances. At their return to Xcaret, will bear the message of Ixchel who tell them to keep sailing, the difficult times and pests have gone away, the Cosmos have been renewed.

For the farewell of the oarsmen and women, we recommend you to arrive on May 12th between 4:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. It's better to get earlier.

Purchase your ticket online or directly at the park’s ticket booths to attend the Sacred Mayan Journey ceremony. Remember, on the day of the event, Xcaret Park will open at 4:00 a.m.

For the farewell of the oarsmen and women, there will be an assigned area in the parking lot at Xcaret Park. Upon arrival, the park staff will provide guidance.

A welcome ceremony will take place at Chankanaab Park on May 12th. The next morning, the oarsmen and women will have a farewell at the same site.

On May 12th, the people will welcome the oarsmen and women around 1:00 p.m. Next morning, the farewell ceremony will take place at 8:30 a.m. We recommend you to arrive with enough time.

Chankanaab doors will open one hour before the events before the welcome event and the farewell ceremony the following morning on May 12th and 13th.

You can request the bracelets at the Fundación de Parques y Museos of Cozumel located at Av. Pedro Joaquín Coldwell 70 Col. Centro. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. You must present your official credential or valid official identification (INE, FM3, Passport) that proves you are from Cozumel. In the case of minors, it will be necessary to present a school ID or birth certificate. Tickets are given out for free and are limited to two per person. You can also buy them through the local media.

By public transportation or taxi cab.

You can request your free bracelet at the Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel, presenting a valid official identification (INE, Passport, FM2, or FM3) that proves your residence in the state of Quintana Roo.

The Sacred Mayan Journey concludes with the arrival of oarsmen and women at Xcaret around 1:00 p.m. on May 13th.

To receive the oarsmen and women at Xcaret, you must arrive from 8:30 a.m. to present the ticket corresponding to the day of the event and show your valid official I.D. (INE, FM3, Passport), and pay the recovery fee. After 12:30 p.m. the ticket for the event at a recovery fee will not be valid anymore.

Yes, to attend the welcome ceremony, you will only have to buy your park’s admission for May 13th at a regular price. If you are from Quintana Roo, you can buy your ticket with a discount online or at the ticket booths, presenting a valid official identification (INE, FM3, Passport) that proves your residence in the state of Quintana Roo.

Oarsmen and women’s arrival is expected around 1:00 p.m. on May 13th at Xcaret. We recommend you to arrive with enough time.

Tickets for the oarsmen and women’s arrival will be available on the main radio stations, local newspapers, and the Grupo Xcaret social media profiles; through contests or trivia allusive to the event on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and at the park’s ticket booths. Follow us to discover how to get your tickets.

Yes, you must present your INE, FM3, passport or any type of official I.D. from Quintana Roo. For minors, it will be necessary to present a valid school ID with photo or birth certificate.

If you are a relative of oarsmen or women, or someone in the cast, ask them to check with their coordinators for the logistics of how to get tickets.

We recommend you dress in white, wear comfortable shoes, and for events during the day, wear a hat or cap to protect yourself from the sun.

You can follow the event through the Grupo Xcaret social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube). We will be live covering everything that happens during the event from its beginning to the grand culmination at Xcaret Park.

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At the official www.travesiasagradamaya.com/en.

You can also download the event’s program

On September, 2022. It will be published at the Sacred Mayan Journey website and has limited availability www.travesiasagradamaya.com/en/