Book with flexibility 8 days
Colonial Mexico
Start from Mexico city and end in Teotihuacan
Tour Operator:
Europamundo
Max group size:
50
Age range:
1 to 99
Operated in:
English
Tour Id:
23420
Tour Length:
8 Days
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Itinerary
Day 1
MEXICO CITY -
Welcome to Mexico. Transfer to hotel and free time. Our guide will contact you late in the afternoon or provide information through the informative panels in the hotel reception area.- Day 2
MEXICO CITY -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: City tour of Mexico City. Boat ride in a trajinera. Transfer to Plaza de Garibaldi. Dinner included. Today we have a fantastic day acquaint ourselves with Mexico. We include a sightseeing tour of the city. We will visit the Plaza of Three Cultures, and the historic center in which the Zócalo (main square) and its Metropolitan Cathedral stand out, the main Aztec temple, Chapultepec Park, the “Paseo de la Reforma” Avenue and the other main avenues of this impressive city. At the end of the visit we travel to the BASILICA OF GUADALUPE, the most visited Catholic temple in the Americas where the Virgin of Guadalupe is found. There we will be able to explore the old basilica dating back to the 18th Century and also the modern temple. In the afternoon we travel to the neighborhood of XOCHIMILCO, a wonderful place with its canals and semi-floating gardens. Here we include a ride in a “trajinera”, one of the boats festooned with flowers. In the evening we include a transfer to the Plaza de GARIBALDI, with its bars, restaurants and bars where tacos and tequila are served and the Mariachis sing. Dinner is included in a traditional restaurant. Day 3
MEXICO CITY - MORELIA - JANITZIO - PATZCUARO -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Visit Morelia. Lake Patzcuaro with a boat trip to island Janitzio. Patzcuaro village.We leave México DF, and amidst green countryside we enter the state of Michoacán. We travel to MORELIA, the splendid Michoacán capital whose center, with its magnificent cathedral, was declared UNESCO World Heritage. Time for lunch and a stroll in the center. Then we will go on to the beautiful Lake Pátzcuaro, the heart of the Purépecha region. We embark and travel to the island of JANITZIO, where after our 25-minute crossing, we reach this picturesque village full of life and craft shops. After this, we see PATZCUARO, a pretty colonial village with its outstanding Basilica of Our Lady of Health and the house of the eleven courtyards which today is a craft center. Night in this “magical village”. Day 4
PATZCUARO - CHAPALA - TLAQUEPAQUE - GUADALAJARA -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT: Chapala Lake and town. Tlaquepaque district. We set out for the state of Jalisco. We´ll see Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in Mexico, surrounded by mountains. CHAPALA, time for a stroll and lunch in this small touristic city by the lake. We stop in the TLAQUEPAQUE district with its picturesque streets full of shops and craftsmen. Arrival in GUADALAJARA, capital of Jalisco and birthplace of Mariachi and Tequila. Day 5
GUADALAJARA -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City Tour of Guadalajara. Mundo Cuervo´s distillery entrance and tasting, and free time in Tequila city. In the morning we include a visit to Guadalajara, the modern metropolis with its colonial historic center, its cathedral, its market, its Tapatía square. We will enter the Cabañas Hospice, declared Unesco World Heritage. After the visit, we will go on to the next town of TEQUILA, we include entrance to the MUNDO CUERVO distillery and will see how this famous Mexican drink is made (entrance and tasting included). After this, time for a stroll and lunch in the picturesque town of Tequila. After lunch, we return to Guadalajara. Day 6
GUADALAJARA - GUANAJUATO -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City Tour of Guanajuato. Cable car ride to "El Pípila".We travel to the state of GUANAJUATO. Arrival at midday. In the afternoon we include a city tour of this very beautiful university city declared World Heritage, its steep slopes, its narrow streets, its churches, and we also include a cable car ride to admire the view from “el Pípila”. Day 7
GUANAJUATO - DOLORES HIDALGO - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE - QUERETARO -
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Visit Dolores Hidalgo and San Miguel de Allende cities. Atotonilco Sanctuary. Queretaro. Amidst the mountains, we will travel to DOLORES HIDALGO, the city that is the cradle of Mexican independence. Afterwards we head to SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, a beautiful city with vice regal architecture and cobbled streets declared World Heritage. Time for a stroll. In the afternoon, we visit the ATOTONILCO Sanctuary, known as the “Century of God and the Patria”, World Heritage site (sometimes it will not be possible to visit inside due to the retreats that take place there). We then go to QUERETARO, with its very beautiful colonial center, its main square, its busy restaurants and pedestrian streets. Day 8
QUERETARO - TEOTIHUACAN - MEXICO CITY -
We travel to TEOTIHUACAN, in Náhuatl “the place where men become gods”, one of the most impressive cities in the ancient world. Here we admire the pyramids of the sun and the moon, entrance and tour. Continuation to MEXICO CITY, arrival at lunchtime.End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night. Included in the price
- General Services
- Includes arrival transfer
- City tour in: MEXICO CITY, GUADALAJARA, GUANAJUATO, TEOTIHUACAN
- Boat: Boat trip in Xochimilco in Ciudad de México, to the island of Janitzio in Patzcuaro lake.
- Evening transfer: Plaza de Garibaldi in Ciudad de Mexico., Tlaquepaque neighborhood in Guadalajara
- Transfer: Basilica of Guadalupe in Ciudad de Mexico
- Ticket admission: Cabañas Hospice and Mundo Cuervo Tequila Distillery in Guadalajara, To the Sanctuary of Atotonilco , archaeological site of Teotihuacán
- Funicular: Ascent to the Pípila in Guanajuato
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