Vice Regal Mexico

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 Aztecplatform 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 athedral. 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. 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. Departure towards Tlaquepaque which is, without a doubt,the major pottery and blown glass center in Mexico; here you will be able to admire the many techniques used in the making of popular handcrafts and its picturesque streets where you can find “El Parian” a big plaza with many typical restaurants where Mariachis are always around. Free time, short drive to Guadalajara and lodging

American or Buffet Breakfast. Departure to the Tequila Region, where the Tequila, one of the oldest and traditional drinks in Mexico, takes its designation of origin; we will visit one of the haciendas dedicated to the production of this drink. After the visit to the processing plant and tequila tasting that is produced here, we will return to Guadalajara, to continue with a panoramic visit of the city of Guadalajara, founded in 1542 it displays numerous buildings that date from the Conquest to the times of the Porfiriato (time when Porfirio Diaz was president 1876 - 1911). Some of the highlights are: the Cathedral, the Cabañas Hospice and the Government Palace. After, we return to the hotel.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Departure towards Lake Chapala, the biggest lake in Mexico, surrounded by mountains. We visit Chapala and then continue the tour to the State of Michoacán where we will arrive first in Tzintzuntzan, once capital of the Purepecha people. After our brief visit we continue to Pátzcuaro, one of the most beautiful towns in Mexico. City tour and free time. Its typical squares, Vasco de Quiroga and Gertrudis Bocanegra, invite to take a stroll among day to day scenes and a great variety of handcrafts. At the end of the afternoon we depart towards Morelia, World Heritage Site that welcomes the visitor with a 253 arch aqueduct. Overnight.

American or Buffet Breakfast. Visit of Morelia, the “City of the Pink Quarry Stone”,which boasts one of the most beautiful examples of Baroque Architecture of Hispanic America dating from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Among the best samples are: the Cathedral – with a Baroque exterior and Neoclassical interior – the Armament Square, the Government Palace, the Clavijero Palace and the Monumental Aqueduct. At the end of the visit we depart towards the town of Tepotzotlan for a brief tour of this beautiful place and its beautiful Baroque style Church (nowadays the Vice Regal Museum). In the afternoon we continue towards Mexico City.