Mexico Colonial Cities & Riviera Maya Honeymoon

Non-stop flight from London Heathrow to Mexico City with British Airways or Aeroméxico (around 11 hours, subject to availability; British Airways lands in the evening, Aeroméxico in the early hours). Your private driver meets you at MEX and transfers you to Las Alcobas in Polanco, a 35-room boutique hotel on Avenida Presidente Masaryk, Mexico City's most elegant address. Welcome Champagne in your Premier King room, dinner at Anatol downstairs, early night to recover.

Morning private tour with a specialist guide. The Zócalo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Templo Mayor (the Aztec ruins beneath the modern city), Palacio Nacional with the Diego Rivera murals. Lunch at Café de Tacuba. Afternoon free for the Museo Nacional de Antropología or simply for a Polanco siesta. Dinner at Pujol or Quintonil (we hold a quiet table for you).

Private morning to Coyoacán, the Frida Kahlo Blue House Museum (pre-booked tickets), the cobbled plazas, lunch at Los Danzantes. Afternoon at Xochimilco aboard a private trajinera (Mexican gondola) through the canals, mariachi optional, cold cervezas obligatory. Return to Las Alcobas for the evening.

After breakfast, fly Mexico City to Bajío Airport (BJX, 45 minutes, AeroMexico) and transfer 1.5 hours to San Miguel de Allende. Check in to a Rosewood Casita with private terrace and views over the rooftops to the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, the pink stone neo-Gothic landmark of the town. Sunset cocktails at the Luna rooftop bar.

Morning private walking tour. The Parroquia and its plaza, the Casa de Allende museum, El Charco del Ingenio botanical reserve, the Fábrica La Aurora (a converted textile mill now housing 40+ artist studios). Lunch at Áperi or Aldea. Afternoon at leisure, galleries, tequila tastings, or a session at Sense, A Rosewood Spa.

Half-day private excursion to the Sanctuary of Atotonilco, the UNESCO Mexican Sistine Chapel with 18th-century frescoes, and on to a Guanajuato wine estate for tasting and lunch. Return to Rosewood for the afternoon. Tonight a private candle-lit rooftop dinner is held for you at Luna, included as part of the honeymoon package.

Late checkout from Rosewood. Transfer to BJX for your flight via Mexico City to Cancún (2 hours, AeroMexico). On arrival in Cancún, your Mexican representative meets you and transfers you 45 minutes south to Belmond Maroma. Welcome Champagne in your Beachfront Cabana, dinner at Casa Mayor, Maroma's open-air restaurant, under the stars.

A full Maroma day. The property is built around three palapa-roofed buildings on a 600m private white-sand beach, recently rebuilt by Belmond with Mayan-inspired arches and walled courtyards. Breakfast at Casa Mayor, swim in the warm Caribbean, lunch at Woodend on the beach. Afternoon at the spa for a couples' Temazcal ceremony, the traditional Mayan steam ritual, with a Maya healer.

Private guided day. Morning at Tulum's clifftop Maya ruins above the Caribbean (an hour from Maroma). Lunch at one of the Tulum beach restaurants. Afternoon at a private cenote (typically Gran Cenote or Dos Ojos) for swimming and snorkelling in crystal-clear freshwater. Return to Maroma in the late afternoon.

A free day. Recommended: a morning Maroma yoga class on the beach, an afternoon at the spa for a second couples' treatment, or simply a long beach day. We hold a private candle-lit beach dinner for you on Day 11; today is for slow living.

Two contrasting routes. Cultural option: private full-day to Chichén Itzá, the great Maya pyramid of Kukulkán, the Sacred Cenote, the Observatory. About 2 hours each way. Wildlife option: private guided day to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, boat through the lagoons and snorkel the offshore reef. Both fascinating; we recommend the active couple takes Sian Ka'an. Private candle-lit beach dinner at Maroma tonight, included.

A final beach day. Late breakfast at Casa Mayor, swim, lunch at Woodend, an afternoon at the Mayakan spa or a beach reading session. Sunset cocktails at the bar, Caribbean sunsets are at their most photogenic from Maroma's palapas.

Late morning checkout from Maroma. Your private driver transfers you 45 minutes north to Cancún International Airport for your non-stop British Airways flight back to London Gatwick (around 9 and a half hours, subject to availability). Arrive home the following day.