The Independence Route

Arrival at airport and transfer to hotel. Check in and free afternoon time.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Morning visit of the City highlights ; Paseo de la Reforma and its monuments, Ave Juarez, Zocalo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace and its Mural Painting of Diego Rivera then will proceed to the Three Cultures Square, in this place there was the most important market of the Aztec Empire, where people could find a great variety of products that arrived from all cardinal points. The Tlatelolco Tianguis (street market), nowadays known as the Three Cultures Square, owes its name to the fact that the Spaniards built a church on top of an Aztec platform and in modern times many modern residential buildings where constructed around. We will continue our tour to the archaeological site of San Juan Teotihuacan, the “mysterious city of the gods”, to visit the gigantic Pyramid of the Sun – built in the 1st century AD – the Pyramid of the Moon - built in the 2nd century AD – the Avenue of the Dead, the Citadel with its Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Palace of the Butterflies. Buffet Lunch. Upon our return to Mexico City we will visit the Basilica of Guadalupe with its modern and old buildings. Rest of the afternoon free. (The visit to the murals located in the National Palace is not guaranteed due to the fact that it is sometimes closed for political or other events. This may be carried out according to availability).

American or Buffet Breakfast.Free day for optional leisure activities. You can visit the Anthropology Museum, where the different pre-Hispanic cultures that inhabited Mexican soil are represented, take a boat ride in Xochimilco or take a tour to Cuernavaca and Taxco.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Departure towards Tula, the Toltec City that flourished between the years 900 and 1200 AD, where we will enjoy a visit to its pyramids and the Atlantes. We will continue to Queretaro, the “Pearl of the Shallows”, a very important city during the Independence Battles and today World Heritage Site. During the panoramic visit, we will admire the numerous baroque style buildings dating from the XVII and XVII centuries, located in the old town. Departure to San Miguel de Allende, visit highlighting the beautiful vice regal mansions and the Neo-Gothic style Cathedral. Free time for walking and have dinner (not Included) in the old town and to enjoy the night ambiance of the city. Transfer to the hotel and overnight.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Short drive to the town of Atotonilco where we will visit the Chapel built during the XVI century. It is in its walls and ceilings where you can see the encounter and fusion of the European and Pre-Hispanic Cultures. This place is of particular importance because here, at the beginning of the Independence War, the insurgent troops gathered to shape the “flag” that they used as their banner and that displayed the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. We will continue to the city of Dolores Hidalgo, cradle of the Mexican Independence and resting place of the famous Mexican singer and author Jose Alfredo Jimenez. Late in the evening we arrive in Guanajuato, World Heritage Site. Visit of the city to enjoy sights such as the Monument to the “Pipila”, the Juarez Theatre, the Union Garden, The Baratillo Square, the University, the Hidalgo Market, the Alley of the Kiss and the Alhondiga de Granaditas (public granary). Free time to enjoy the illuminated streets of the city. And have dinner (not Included) in one of the nice restaurant in Plaza La Union. Transfer to the hotel.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Morning departure towards the town of Tepotzotlan for a brief tour of this beautiful place and its beautiful Baroque style Church (nowadays the Vice Regal Museum).Late in the afternoon we continue towards Mexico City arriving around 6:00 PM. (The tour can end at the airport without an extra charge to take a return or continuing flight departing after 8:00 PM domestic or 9:00 PM international)