Colonial Treasures: San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato, Zacatecas And Guadalajara

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival transfer Mexico City

Stop At: Mexico City International Airport, Av. Capitán Carlos León S/N, Peñón de los Baños, Venustiano Carranza, 15620 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Arrival tranfer from the airport to the hotel of the route
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at the hotel of the route

Day 2: Queretato - San Miguel de Allende

Stop At: Historic Center of Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro City 76000 Mexico
This morning you will be picked up at your hotel and depart for Querétaro, The city of Queretaro is an excellent point to begin your visit of Colonial Mexico. The city has preserved its historic downtown and taken steps to beautify many areas. The Historic Monuments Zone of Queretaro was named a UNESCO

World Heritage site in 1996. The historic city center is filled with lovely colonial mansions, immaculate pedestrian walkways and quaint plazas little changed since colonial days. You will visit not only the historic downtown district but the aqueduct and the Convent of the Crosses
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: San Miguel Allende Monument, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Afterwards you will continue to San Miguel de Allende, also declared as cultural and historic heritage site, where many intellectuals and artists live. Here you will visit San Miguel’s iconic parish church, the Parroquia de San Miguel de Archangel, with its Holy House Chapel. In the afternoon you can enjoy a great variety of handicrafts stores, restaurants and bars.

Overnight.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 3: Dolores hidalgo - Guanajuato

Stop At: Parroquia Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, Plaza Principal S/N, Zona Centro, Dolores Hidalgo 37800 Mexico
Today you will depart for a brief visit to the small and beautiful colonial town of Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexico’s Independence. Here in 1810, the father Don Miguel Hidalgo, began the Independence war. Also José Alfredo Jimenez, one of the most famous musician composers, was born here.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Parroquia de Basilica Colegiata de Nuestra Senora de Guanajuato, Calle Ponciano Aguilar 7, Centro, Guanajuato 36000 Mexico
Later you will continue to spectacular Guanajuato, another cultural and historic heritage site of humanity. In the afternoon you will visit this fabulous city, full of beautiful colonial alleys and plazas. Highlights will be the University, the Juarez Theater, the Museum of Don Quixote the Museum of the Mummies, the “kissing alley” and the Diego Rivera’s house, amongst others attractions. Guanajuato’s streets and subterranean avenues are one of a kind in the country. Other attractions are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, the Regional Museum of Guanajuato. Overnight
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 4: Zacatecas

Stop At: Catedral de Zacatecas, Avenida Hidalgo 617, Zacatecas 98000 Mexico
This morning you will head to Zacatecas, a World Cultural and Historic Heritage Site. Zacatecas is a city of enormous beauty and unabashed Mexican pride. At 8,100 feet above sea level (making it Mexico’s second highest city), Zacatecas will quite literally take your breath away. The city’s stunning architecture includes many religious and civil buildings from the colonial era. The cathedral clearly dominates the center of town. There is an outstanding Mexican baroque style found in the Cathedral and other monuments at the historical district.
Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Mina El Eden, Cerro Grillo, Zacatecas Mexico
As an added attraction you will descend in an aerial cable car to visit el Eden Mine.

Overnight.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 5: Guadalajara

Stop At: Guadalajara Cathedral, Av Alcalde 10 Zona Centro, Guadalajara 44100 Mexico
Now it’s on to Guadalajara, where both tequila and mariachis were

born! You will take a tour of this city full of culture, history and traditions. Your tour will include its historic center, the Plaza Tapatia, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Government Palace and the Degollado Theater. Overnight.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 6: Guadalajara - Tequila

Stop At: Tequila, Tequila
You will continue to the World Heritage Site and Pueblo Magico (Magic Town) of Tequila, a charming town, where you can find a large number of tequila factories, you can observe the whole elaboration process and also have a tasting of the distilled beverage. Afterwards you will return to Guadalajara. Overnight.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 7: Patzcuaro

Stop At: Patzcuaro, Centro, 61600 Pátzcuaro, Mich., Mexico
Today the tour will continue to Pátzcuaro, which is famous for its

colonial beauty and its unique traditions. A Magic Town, full of colonial charm, it also is an important craft center. Its artisans, of Purepecha origin, are famous for their beautiful creations in wood, wrought iron, basketry and embroidery. At Patzcuaro the attractions are the Basilica of Our Lady of Health, the “House of the Eleven Patios” and the historic colonial district. In the afternoon you will enjoy a wide variety of bars and restaurants which offer typical dishes and typical music at the portals of Pátzcuaro´s downtown square. Then you will continue to Morelia.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 8: Morelia - Mexico city

Stop At: Centro Historico de Morelia, Morelia Mexico
Your tour continues on to Morelia, another Cultural and Historic Heritage site, known worldwide for its magnificent colonial buildings of pink cantera stone. Your tour here will include visits to as the magnificent Morelia Cathedral, the Government Palace (originally the Tridentine Seminary of Valladolid), the Clavijero Palace, Plaza de Armas (the city's largest square), the Guadalupita Temple at San Diego Convent with its majestic Indian baroque décor, the Aqueduct and the market of typical candies, the Mercado de Dulces, also known as the Sweet Market, famous for its many sugary delights including candied coconut and sweetened fruits and vegetables, as well as traditional local handicrafts. Continue

to Mexico City. Overnight.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 9: Mexico city tour

Stop At: Historic Center (Centro Historico), Avenida Juarez 66, Mexico City 06000 Mexico
Today is devoted to a tour of the highlights of this world class metropolis. The tour begins visiting the UNESCO designated Cultural and Historic World Heritage Site with the National Palace and its beautiful murals, painted by the famous muralist Diego Rivera, the Constitution Square or “Zocalo”, the Aztec Templo Mayor and the Metropolitan Cathedral. Touring continues with visits to Chapultepec Park and the “Zona Rosa”, a rich and vibrant district with restaurants and shops. Overnight in Mexico City.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel of the route

Day 10: Departure transfer

Stop At: Mexico City International Airport, Av. Capitán Carlos León S/N, Peñón de los Baños, Venustiano Carranza, 15620 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
At the appropriate time you will be transferred to the Mexico City airport in time to board your return flight home.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.