9-day Trip In Mexico: Colonial Heritage
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Itinerary
8x Breakfast
8x Breakfast
Accommodation included: 8 nights
Accommodation included: 8 nights
Transportation: private vehicle
Transportation: private vehicle
Accommodation: 8x nights in conveniently...
Accommodation: 8x nights in conveniently located, locally-owned hotels/B&Bs
Service of a Tour Leader
Service of a Tour Leader
Walking tours/orientation walks: 11x (as...
Walking tours/orientation walks: 11x (as per itinerary)
Activities/guided visits: 6x (as per...
Activities/guided visits: 6x (as per itinerary)
Entry/Admission - Museo Nacional de...
Entry/Admission - Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa
Entry/Admission - Teleferico
Entry/Admission - Teleferico
Entry/Admission - Mina El Eden
Entry/Admission - Mina El Eden
Entry/Admission - La Quemada
Entry/Admission - La Quemada
Entry/Admission - Banos Termales de...
Entry/Admission - Banos Termales de Ojocaliente
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Flights; airport pick-up & drop-off;...
Flights; airport pick-up & drop-off; travel insurance; personal expenses & tips
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Itinerary
Day 1: Mexico City
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de Mexico - the largest city in Latin America where ancient and modern coexist in harmony. Arrive at any time before meeting your group and Trip Leader in the evening: welcome meeting, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/homestay in Mexico City
Activities Included: welcome meeting
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 2: Mexico City
Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mรฉxico, CDMX, Mexico
Join your group for a walking tour around the historic center in the morning, then choose by yourself what to do next - your Trip Leader will be happy to give suggestions. Optional dinner & get-together with the group in the evening.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Activities Included: walking tour in Mexico City; guided visit to the Museum of Anthropology
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 3: Mexico City - Querรฉtaro - San Miguel de Allende
Stop At: Historic Center of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro City 76000 Mexico
In the morning go to Querรฉtaro (UNESCO) - one of the most representative examples of Spanish Colonial cities in Mexico with a compact historical center with buildings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries that give us an idea of what life was like in those times. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the historic center, go to San Miguel de Allende (UNESCO) - a small city with a huge cultural heritage and a cosmopolitan population that preserves its true colonial feeling. Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in San Miguel de Allende.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in San Miguel de Allende
Activities Included: walking tours in Querรฉtaro & San Miguel de Allende
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Zocalo, San Miguel de Allende Mexico
Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in San Miguel de Allende.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in San Miguel de Allende.
Day 4: San Miguel de Allende - Dolores Hidalgo - Guanajuato
Stop At: Parroquia Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, Plaza Principal S/N, Zona Centro, Dolores Hidalgo 37800 Mexico
In the morning go to Dolores Hidalgo - the starting point of the fight for Mexican independence from the Spanish empire in 1810, led by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the center of the town continue to Guanajuato (UNESCO) - an opulent colonial city, located among gold and silver deposits, with its greatest peak in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Guanajuato.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Guanajuato
Activities Included: walking tours in Guanajuato & Dolores Hidalgo
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Parroquia de Basilica Colegiata de Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato, Calle Ponciano Aguilar 7, Centro, Guanajuato 36000 Mexico
Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Guanajuato.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Guanajuato.
Day 5: Guanajuato - San Luis Potosรญ - Zacatecas
Stop At: Cathedral of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi Mexico
In the morning go to San Luis Potosรญ (UNESCO) - a city with numerous baroque constructions, colonial mansions and Novo Hispanic churches in the heart of what used to be the most important city in northern Mexico during the 17th century. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the center continue to Zacatecas (UNESCO). Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities Included: walking tours in San Luis Potosรญ & Zacatecas
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Catedral de Zacatecas, Avenida Hidalgo 617, Zacatecas 98000 Mexico
Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas.
Day 6: Zacatecas
Stop At: Calle Del Grillo S/n, Col. Bancomer El Teleferico Tiene Mas De 10 Aรฑos Pero Lo Renovaron, Zacatecas 98040 Mexico
This day we will explore Zacatecas - the Northernmost pearl of our trip. In the morning join a walking tour around the historic center before taking the cable car to la Bufa, a mountain with a very distinctive shape that is recognized as the city's most recognizable landmark. In the afternoon visit la Mina El Eden, the only mine in the country that allows visitors to enter. Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities Included: walking tour in Zacatecas; cable car to La Bufa; guided visit to la Mina El Eden
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mina El Eden, Cerro Grillo, Zacatecas Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas.
Day 7: Zacatecas - La Quemada - Aguascalientes
Stop At: La Quemada, La Piramide Votiva, Zacatecas Mexico
In the morning go to La Quemada - iconic pre-Columbian ruins that used to be home to a flourishing Mesoamerican population. After a tour around the pyramids, go to Aguascalientes - a prosperous industrial city with a handsome colonial center and numerous museums. Accommodation, visit to historic thermal waters, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Aguascalientes.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aguascalientes
Activities Included: guided visit to La Quemada Archeological Zone; visit to thermal waters in Aguascalientes; walking tour in Aguascalientes
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banos Termales de Ojocaliente, Avenida Tecnologico # 102, Aguascalientes 20198 Mexico
Accommodation, visit to historic thermal waters, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Aguascalientes.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aguascalientes.
Day 8: Aguascalientes - San Juan de Los Lagos - Cuitzeo - Morelia
Stop At: Basilica de San Juan de los Lagos, Calle Diana 5, San Juan de Los Lagos Mexico
In the morning go to San Juan de Los Lagos: founded in 1542, it is currently the second most visited religious place in Mexico famous for its Nuestra Seรฑora de Los Lagos cathedral with six paintings that were allegedly created by Rubens. After an orientation walk around the historic center continue to Cutzeo - a charming "Magic Town" on the shore of a same-named lake with a colonial center and nearby Tres Cerritos archeological site. After a walking tour and optional lunch in Cutzeo, we will go to the last destination of our trip - Morelia (UNESCO). Known as the "City of the Pink Stone", it is home to numerous Baroque and Neoclassical monuments. Accommodation, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Morelia.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Activities Included: walking tours/orientation walks in San Juan de Los Lagos, Cutzeo & Morelia
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Santa Maria Magdalena, Alonso de la Veracruz, Cuitzeo Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch in the historic center.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico de Morelia, Morelia Mexico
Accommodation, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Morelia.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia.
Day 9: Morelia - Mexico City
Pass By: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Morning departure to Mexico City. If you decide to extend your vacations, we can always book you extra nights, or even take you on our next adventure
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Mexico City
Stop At: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Bienvenidos a la Ciudad de Mexico - the largest city in Latin America where ancient and modern coexist in harmony. Arrive at any time before meeting your group and Trip Leader in the evening: welcome meeting, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B/homestay in Mexico City
Activities Included: welcome meeting
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 2: Mexico City
Stop At: Museo Nacional de Antropologรญa, Av. Paseo de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de Mรฉxico, CDMX, Mexico
Join your group for a walking tour around the historic center in the morning, then choose by yourself what to do next - your Trip Leader will be happy to give suggestions. Optional dinner & get-together with the group in the evening.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Activities Included: walking tour in Mexico City; guided visit to the Museum of Anthropology
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City.
Day 3: Mexico City - Querรฉtaro - San Miguel de Allende
Stop At: Historic Center of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro City 76000 Mexico
In the morning go to Querรฉtaro (UNESCO) - one of the most representative examples of Spanish Colonial cities in Mexico with a compact historical center with buildings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries that give us an idea of what life was like in those times. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the historic center, go to San Miguel de Allende (UNESCO) - a small city with a huge cultural heritage and a cosmopolitan population that preserves its true colonial feeling. Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in San Miguel de Allende.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in San Miguel de Allende
Activities Included: walking tours in Querรฉtaro & San Miguel de Allende
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Zocalo, San Miguel de Allende Mexico
Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in San Miguel de Allende.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in San Miguel de Allende.
Day 4: San Miguel de Allende - Dolores Hidalgo - Guanajuato
Stop At: Parroquia Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, Plaza Principal S/N, Zona Centro, Dolores Hidalgo 37800 Mexico
In the morning go to Dolores Hidalgo - the starting point of the fight for Mexican independence from the Spanish empire in 1810, led by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the center of the town continue to Guanajuato (UNESCO) - an opulent colonial city, located among gold and silver deposits, with its greatest peak in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Guanajuato.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Guanajuato
Activities Included: walking tours in Guanajuato & Dolores Hidalgo
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Parroquia de Basilica Colegiata de Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato, Calle Ponciano Aguilar 7, Centro, Guanajuato 36000 Mexico
Walking tour, accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Guanajuato.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Guanajuato.
Day 5: Guanajuato - San Luis Potosรญ - Zacatecas
Stop At: Cathedral of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi Mexico
In the morning go to San Luis Potosรญ (UNESCO) - a city with numerous baroque constructions, colonial mansions and Novo Hispanic churches in the heart of what used to be the most important city in northern Mexico during the 17th century. After a walking tour and optional lunch in the center continue to Zacatecas (UNESCO). Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities Included: walking tours in San Luis Potosรญ & Zacatecas
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Catedral de Zacatecas, Avenida Hidalgo 617, Zacatecas 98000 Mexico
Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas.
Day 6: Zacatecas
Stop At: Calle Del Grillo S/n, Col. Bancomer El Teleferico Tiene Mas De 10 Aรฑos Pero Lo Renovaron, Zacatecas 98040 Mexico
This day we will explore Zacatecas - the Northernmost pearl of our trip. In the morning join a walking tour around the historic center before taking the cable car to la Bufa, a mountain with a very distinctive shape that is recognized as the city's most recognizable landmark. In the afternoon visit la Mina El Eden, the only mine in the country that allows visitors to enter. Accommodation, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities Included: walking tour in Zacatecas; cable car to La Bufa; guided visit to la Mina El Eden
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mina El Eden, Cerro Grillo, Zacatecas Mexico
Guided visit.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas.
Day 7: Zacatecas - La Quemada - Aguascalientes
Stop At: La Quemada, La Piramide Votiva, Zacatecas Mexico
In the morning go to La Quemada - iconic pre-Columbian ruins that used to be home to a flourishing Mesoamerican population. After a tour around the pyramids, go to Aguascalientes - a prosperous industrial city with a handsome colonial center and numerous museums. Accommodation, visit to historic thermal waters, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Aguascalientes.
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aguascalientes
Activities Included: guided visit to La Quemada Archeological Zone; visit to thermal waters in Aguascalientes; walking tour in Aguascalientes
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Banos Termales de Ojocaliente, Avenida Tecnologico # 102, Aguascalientes 20198 Mexico
Accommodation, visit to historic thermal waters, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Aguascalientes.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aguascalientes.
Day 8: Aguascalientes - San Juan de Los Lagos - Cuitzeo - Morelia
Stop At: Basilica de San Juan de los Lagos, Calle Diana 5, San Juan de Los Lagos Mexico
In the morning go to San Juan de Los Lagos: founded in 1542, it is currently the second most visited religious place in Mexico famous for its Nuestra Seรฑora de Los Lagos cathedral with six paintings that were allegedly created by Rubens. After an orientation walk around the historic center continue to Cutzeo - a charming "Magic Town" on the shore of a same-named lake with a colonial center and nearby Tres Cerritos archeological site. After a walking tour and optional lunch in Cutzeo, we will go to the last destination of our trip - Morelia (UNESCO). Known as the "City of the Pink Stone", it is home to numerous Baroque and Neoclassical monuments. Accommodation, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Morelia.
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Activities Included: walking tours/orientation walks in San Juan de Los Lagos, Cutzeo & Morelia
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Santa Maria Magdalena, Alonso de la Veracruz, Cuitzeo Mexico
Walking tour & optional lunch in the historic center.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Centro Historico de Morelia, Morelia Mexico
Accommodation, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Morelia.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia.
Day 9: Morelia - Mexico City
Pass By: Zocalo, Calle Plaza de La Constitucion S/N Centro Histรณrico de la Cdad. de Mรฉxico, Centro, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Morning departure to Mexico City. If you decide to extend your vacations, we can always book you extra nights, or even take you on our next adventure
Transportation: private vehicle/mini-couch
Meals & Drinks Included: breakfast
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Tour leaving from Mexico City
Mexicoโs capital is one of the most populated cities around the world with more than 20 million residents. This city is home to centuries of history and culture, precisely this place was in its origins Tenochtitlรกn, capital of the great Mexica Empire.
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