Mexico DF
Arrival. 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 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 centre 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 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 many bars, restaurants and bars
where tacos and tequila are served, and the Mariachis sing. Dinner is included in a traditional restaurant.
Day 3
México city- Morelia- janitzio- Patzcuaro
We leave México DF, and amidst green countryside we enter the state of Michoacán. We travel
to MORELIA, the splendid Michoacán capital whose centre, with its magnificent cathedral, was declared
UNESCO World Heritage. Time for lunch and a stroll in the centre. 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 colonial village with its outstanding Basilica of Our Lady of Health and the house
of the eleven courtyards which today is a craft centre. Night in this “magical village”.
Day 4
Patzcuaro- Chapala- Tlaquepaque- Guadalajara
We leave for the state of Jalisco. We see Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in Mexico, surrounded by
mountains. CHAPALA, time for a stroll and lunch in this small tourist city by the lake. Arrival
in GUADALAJARA. The end of the afternoon, we include a transfer to the TLAQUEPAQUE district, with
its picturesque streets full of shops and craftsmen. You can have dinner in “El Parían” a large square with
many typical restaurants where there will be no lack of Mariachis. Dinner included in this pretty district.
Day 5
Guadalajara- Tequila- Guadalajara
In the morning we include a visit to Guadalajara, the modern metropolis with its colonial historic centre, 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
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
uanajuato- Dolores Hidalgo- San Miguel Allende- Atotonilco- Queretaro
Amidst the mountains, we will travel to DOLORES HIDALGO, the city that is the cradle of Mexican
independence. Following this, we see SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, a beautiful city with vice regal
architecture and cobbled streets declared World Heritage. Time for a stroll. We include lunch. In the
afternoon, we see the ATOTONILCO Sanctuary, known as the “Century of God and the Patria”, World
Heritage (sometimes it will not be possible to visit the inside due to the retreats made there). We then
come to QUERETARO, with its very beautiful colonial centre, its square of arms and its busy restaurants
and pedestrian streets.
Day 8
Querétaro- Teotihuacán- Cholula- Oaxaca.
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. We continue our route to the very picturesque CHOLULA, with its beautiful square, its tunnels
under the pyramid and the picturesque sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios from where you
can admire the magnificent panorama. Time to have lunch.
In the afternoon, we travel to the state of Oaxaca. Arrival at OAXACA at the end of the day. Dinner
included.
Day 9
Oaxaca- Monte Alban- El Tule- Oaxaca
Visit included to OAXACA, a UNESCO World Heritage City of Aztec origin with its impressive
monumental heritage, after which we go up to the site of MONTE ALBAN, which is set deep in a 400-
metre mountain above the Valley of Oaxaca – entry tickets and visit are included. This is the most
magnificent of the Zapotec cities. This is the most magnificent of the Zapotec cities. On the outskirts of
Oaxaca, we knowr SANTA MARIE EL TULE, together with its beautiful church, it contains a two-
thousand-year-old tree that has one of widest trunks in the world. Free afternoon in Oaxaca, an extremely
beautiful colonial city which is full of life.
Day 10
Oaxaca- San Pablo Villa de Mitla- Tuxtla.
We leave early and stop at SAN PABLO VILLA DE MITLA, a magical town. We allow time for a walk
together to the Church of San Pablo dating back to the Sixteenth Century and through its beautiful rustic
streets. We continue our route in the sierras of Oaxaca towards the Isthmus. Lunch is included en route.
At the end of the afternoon, we arrive in TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, the capital of the state of Chiapas. We will
go with our guide to the Marimba Park, where we will listen to a live group playing the Marimba, the
emblematic instrument of Chiapas.
Day 11
Tuxtla- Sumidero Canyon- Chiapa del Corzo- Zinacantan- San Juan de Chamula- San
Cristobal.
We see the CAÑON DEL SUMIDERO, on a boat we sail up this impressive canyon almost 1 km deep and
14 km long. Then we take a stroll in CHIAPA DEL CORZO, a colonial site of tradition and culture. After
this, we go further into the Mayan culture and visit beautiful villages inhabited by the Tzotziles Indians.
In ZINACANTAN we can admire the dresses of the women and the beautiful shops and weaving
workshops. In SAN JUAN CHAMULA we will be surprised by its church which mixes Christianity with pre-
columbine traditions in its rites. Continuation to SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, arrival at lunchtime.
Afternoon free in this very beautiful colonial city founded in 1528.
Day 12
San Cristobal- Mexico City
After breakfast, transfer to the Tuxtla Gutierrez airport, we take flight to México (included). Arrival and end
of the services.
Note: if you have booked additional nights in México city at the end of the trip, the transfer from the airport
to the hotel is not included.