New Orleans, Costa Maya, Cozumel

New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, is unquestionably one of the most distinctive cities of the New World. Its strategic position, commanding the mouth of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, which drains the rich interior of North America, made it a pawn in the struggles of Europeans for the control of North America- from its founding by the French, through its period under Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. As a result, the peoples of New Orleans evolved a unique culture and society, while at the same time blending many heritages. While in town, visit old neighbourhoods, museums, cathedrals, the French Market and the commercial centre. In the evenings, hit the jazz bars and enjoy fascinating entertainment.

Costa Maya stretches North of Belize and south of Cancun, from the fishing town of Xcalak up the coast to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. At Costa Maya Port, where you can spend time shopping, relaxing, or planning an adventure - underwater, along the coast, or into the interior. There are a number of Mayan ruins in the area, including the sprawling Ruins of Xcabal, which are still being uncovered, the Yucatan – cenote-pocked, cave-addled, mangrove-tasseled, reef-encrusted, temple-strewn and calm peninsula.

The island of Cozumel, just off the coast of the Mexican mainland, has over time become one of the world's great ocean playgrounds, an island ranked among the world's premier dive and fishing spots. Cozumel is a place fit for the gods, as a matter of fact, a Mayan myth claims that Cozumel was home to the gods, with its dazzling white-sand beaches, ruined Mayan temples, exotic jungle wildlife and crystalline waters teeming with tropical fish. Explore centuries of human splendor in the Mayan ruins at Tulum, spectacularly sited on the sea cliffs and dive at Palancar Reef, considered one of the most spectacular coral formations in all the Caribbean.

New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, is unquestionably one of the most distinctive cities of the New World. Its strategic position, commanding the mouth of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, which drains the rich interior of North America, made it a pawn in the struggles of Europeans for the control of North America- from its founding by the French, through its period under Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. As a result, the peoples of New Orleans evolved a unique culture and society, while at the same time blending many heritages. While in town, visit old neighbourhoods, museums, cathedrals, the French Market and the commercial centre. In the evenings, hit the jazz bars and enjoy fascinating entertainment.