MEXICO CITY 52ºF - 52ºF

Welcome to Mexico. Transfer to hotel and free time. Our guide will contact you late in the afternoon.

MEXICO CITY 52ºF - 52ºF

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 also the modern temple. In the afternoon we travel to the neighbourhood 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.

MEXICO CITY 52ºF - 52ºF - MORELIA 50ºF - 50ºF - PATZCUARO 50ºF - 50ºF

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. 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”.

PATZCUARO 50ºF - 50ºF - TZINTZUNTZAN 50ºF - 50ºF - CHAPALA 61ºF - 61ºF - TLAQUEPAQUE 57ºF - 57ºF - GUADALAJARA 57ºF - 57ºF

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.

GUADALAJARA 57ºF - 57ºF

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.

GUADALAJARA 57ºF - 57ºF - MEXICO CITY 52ºF - 52ºF

After breakfast, transfer to the bus station. We travel by a regular luxury coach line back. Our journey lasts just over six and a half hours. Arrival in MEXICO CITY around 16.00hrs.End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.