Road Trip to Chiapas

When we drove it with our RV a few years ago, we went from here down 200 towards Acapulco, take the bypass and head towards Mexico City. Turn off long before getting there to Puebla, then down to Villahermosa, then Palenque. From there you just keep going to San Cristobal. The other most often used route by RVers (so you know the roads are good) is straight down 200 from here, past Huatulco, etc....it's a pretty direct route. The 1st route I mentioned is mostly cuotas (toll roads) which are a much easier drive with at least a passing lane plus shoulders if not completely divided, and the 2nd route is pretty much 1 lane in each direction. Either way, you are probably looking at 2-4 days drive, leaning towards the 4 days...depending on what you stop to see along the way. This might be too much driving for your stay.

Musts to see, at least for us, were the 2 famous waterfalls, which are spectacular- Agua Azul and Misol Ha, the ruins at Palenque, and the ruins (name escapes me at the moment)- you can only get there by the little boats that run up & down the Usumacinta river which separates Mexico & Guatamala. They are the most amazing ruins that we have seen anywhere, and not at all commercialized yet since traffic is limited.

Chiapis is beautiful. Enjoy!!