Compare Mexico City Stopover by Intrepid Travel vs Colonial Heritage by Vibe Adventures
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| Duration | 3 days | 9 days |
| Price From | $ 740 | $ 990 |
| Price Per Day | $ 247 | $ 110 |
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| Trip Style | Small group tour | Small group tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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| Meals Included | N/A |
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Navigate your way through Mexico’s enormous and vibrant capital on this jam-packed Short Break Adventure. Set out on a city tour and learn the history surrounding the stunning sights of one of the biggest cities in the Americas. Wander the stalls of Mercado de San Juan and be overwhelmed by the incredible array of produce on display. Venture out of the city and experience the incredible Aztec ruins of Teotihuacan with a knowledgeable local guide, then be welcomed into a family home to share some authentic dishes bursting with local flavours. In your spare time, simply chill out with a tequila or two and let this city’s ambience take over. |
Join our 9-day tour to explore the magnificent colonial heritage & natural beauties of Central Mexico. Our way will follow the famous La Ruta de la Plata (“the Silver Road”) – a historic route created during the colonial era and, according to experts, the oldest & longest built by the Spanish conquistadors in the Americas. |
Day 1 Mexico City
Bienvenidos! Welcome to Mexico City. Check in to your hotel, where a welcome pack will be waiting for you. This will include all the information you need for your Short Break Adventure. If you have free time today, why not venture into the streets and check out this incredible city. Modern meets ancient in Mexico City – one of the world's largest urban centres. Although crowded and smoggy, D.F. (Distrito Federal) offers a great variety of impressive museums, galleries and architecture, along with exciting night life and delicious street food. Why not head to the Zocalo – the city's huge central square – to see Aztec ruins and colonial architecture or relax in one of the many parks, plazas and gardens.
Day 2 Mexico City
Pick up the rest of your travel mates today and head out of town by public transport, experiencing how locals move about this crowded city. Hop off at the archaeological area of the Teotihuacan pyramids and explore the grounds. Visit the Moon Pyramid, the Calzada de los Muertos (Dead Pass), and the 63-m-high Sun Pyramid, the tallest and most spectacular in the area. Next, head to a nearby village and stop by a family-run business where you’ll learn about obsidian – the material that the Teotihuacan people use to make their tools, idols and decorations. You’ll also get to sip pulque (an ancient sacred drink), considered by some as the great-grandfather of tequila! After working up an appetite, be welcomed into a family home for a memorable lunch where you’ll be served authentic dishes bursting with local flavours and plenty of Mexican hospitality. After lunch, head back to Mexico City.
Day 3 Mexico City
Have breakfast this morning and then take some time to refresh and pack up, before checking out of your hotel. You can leave your luggage here this morning, before heading out on today’s final adventures. Your guide will pick you up from the hotel, at 10 am, for an epic journey of exploration through Mexico’s incredible capital. Let your expert guide bring 700 years of history back to life as you uncover little-known facts and hidden hotspots, from Aztecs to art, in one of the biggest cities in the Americas. Head into the heart of Mexico City – the Plaza de la Constitucion – and hear about the remains of an ancient city located under the modern metropolis. Visit iconic sites like the Templo Mayor and the Metropolitan Cathedral – the biggest cathedral on the continent – and see one of Diego Rivera's most famous murals at Museo Mural. Head to the fresh food stalls at Mercado San Juan and shop for snacks and souvenirs. Wander through the Palace of Fine Arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes) and when you’re finished, your guide will lead you back to your hotel, where your trip will come to an end.
Day 1: Mexico City
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
Activities: welcome meeting
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 Tour Leader in the evening: welcome meeting, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group.
Day 2: Mexico City
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Mexico City
Activities: walking tour in Mexico City; guided visit to the Museum of Anthropology
Join your group for a walking tour around the historic center in the morning, then choose by yourself what to do next – your Tour Leader will be happy to give suggestions. Optional dinner & get-together with the group in the evening.
Day 3: Mexico City – Querétaro – San Miguel de Allende
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in San Miguel de Allende
Activities: walking tours in Querétaro & San Miguel de Allende
In the morning, we will continue our heritage tour in Querétaro – 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. Afterward, 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, check-in, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in San Miguel de Allende.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 4: San Miguel de Allende – Dolores Hidalgo – Guanajuato
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Guanajuato
Activities: walking tours in Guanajuato & Dolores Hidalgo
Firstly, 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, check-in, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in the evening.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 5: Guanajuato – San Luis Potosí – Zacatecas
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities: walking tours in San Luis Potosí & Zacatecas
First, go to San Luis Potosí (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). Check-in, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 6: Zacatecas
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Zacatecas
Activities: walking tour in Zacatecas; cable car to La Bufa; guided visit to la Mina El Eden
This day we will explore Zacatecas – the Northernmost pearl of our trip. In the morning,g 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. Check-in, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Zacatecas.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 7: Zacatecas – La Quemada – Aguascalientes
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Aguascalientes
Activities: guided visit to La Quemada Archeological Zone; visit to thermal waters in Aguascalientes; walking tour in Aguascalientes
In the morning, we will continue our heritage tour going to La Quemada – the only big pre-Columbian ruins in this part of Mexico that used to be home to a flourishing civilization. After a tour around the pyramids, go to Aguascalientes – a prosperous industrial city with a handsome colonial center and numerous museums. Check-in, visit to historic thermal waters, walking tour, optional dinner & get-together with the rest of the group in Aguascalientes.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 8: Aguascalientes – San Juan de Los Lagos – Cuitzeo – Morelia
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: conveniently located, locally-owned hotel/B&B in Morelia
Activities: walking tours/orientation walks in San Juan de Los Lagos, Cutzeo & Morelia
Firstly, in the morning, go to San Juan de Los Lagos. Founded in 1542, it is currently the second most visited religious place in Mexico. The town is especially famous for its Nuestra Señora 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. Finally, 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.
Transportation: private vehicle
Day 9: Morelia – Mexico City
Meals: Breakfast
End of our colonial heritage tour of 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.
