ITINERARY
Day 1 Friday ARRIVAL IN MEXICO CITY
Arrival at Mexico City International Airport, reception and welcome by NILTZE MEXICO TRAVEL staff. During the transfer to the Hotel the guide will give indications about the tours. Check-in at the hotel (rooms will be delivered from 3:00 p.m. onwards). Lodging (this day it is not possible to include breakfast or lunch).
Day 2 Saturday TOUR MEXICO CITY TOUR - COYOACAN - XOCHIMILCO
After breakfast we will start the tour of the Historic Center of the "City of Palaces" as it was once called for its beautiful colonial buildings, you will visit: the Constitution Square or Zocalo, the National Palace with the famous murals of Diego Rivera (if the authorities allow it), the Metropolitan Cathedral and panoramic view of the Templo Mayor Azteca (from the pre-Hispanic era) as well as the main avenues and monuments. We will continue the tour making a stop in the center of Coyoacan, located in the south of Mexico City, with perhaps the most pleasant atmosphere for its quiet streets and stately mansions. Then we continue to the ancient canals of Xochimilco, a world cultural heritage site, where we will embark a typical trajinera (boat) decorated with bright colors and appreciate the chinampas (islets with flower and vegetable crops). On the way back we will pass by the University City (UNAM) to admire the murals of Juan O'Gorman, the Olympic Stadium Mexico 68, the National Library and the Rectory buildings. Return to the hotel.
Day 3 Sunday BASILICA - TEOTIHUACAN - MEXICO CITY
After breakfast we will go to the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and see the old market of Tlatelolco, continue to the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Sanctuary of the Patroness of Mexicans, where we can admire the genuine mantle of Juan Diego with the Virgin, time to hear mass guaranteed. We will continue our tour of the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, where we will visit the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, as well as other ruins of equal importance, plus a brief explanation on the production of pulque "El Licor Blanco" (traditional drink of pre-Hispanic Mexico) and obsidian handicrafts. Return to the hotel.
DAY 4 Monday MEXICO CITY - QUERETARO - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
After breakfast, we will depart from the hotel to Queretaro where we will stop to visit the temple of the cross, as well as the aqueduct, an impressive architectural work of the colonial era that supplied this city with drinking water.
The colonial era that supplied this city with drinking water. We continue to San Miguel De Allende visiting the parish church of San Miguel Arcángel of Neo Gothic style, the Temple of Nuestra Señora de la Salud, the Temple of San Antonia de Padua as well as the Instituto Cultural Allende and in our walk through this town we will visit the first gasoline pump that existed in this place, the House of the Dogs that receives this name due to its decorated balconies and Noah's Ark as well as a pharmacy that still preserves the old style of the preparation of the medicine formulas. *Note: On this day
you must vacate your room and leave with luggage, overnight in San Miguel Allende.
DAY 5 Tuesday ATOTONILCO - GUANAJUATO - GUADALAJARA
After breakfast we will depart to the Sanctuary of Atotonilco, known as "Sanctuary of God and the Homeland" considered by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage of Humanity and by many others as "The Sistine Chapel of America" due to its cultural importance and architectural contribution to the Mexican baroque others as "The Sistine Chapel of America" due to its cultural importance and architectural contribution to the Mexican Baroque. We will continue to the city of Guanajuato, known as "The Cervantine Capital of America".
"The Cervantine Capital of America", where we will hear the legend of the Callejón del Beso, as well as the spectacular Teatro Juárez. At the end of the tour, departure to the city of Guadalajara, where we will walk the streets of the city also known as "The Pearl of the West" where we will witness its beautiful architecture, we will see the Degollado Theater, Hospicio Cabañas, the Cathedral and the Government Palace among others. Lodging. *Note: You must vacate the room and leave with luggage, night's lodging in Guadalajara.
DAY 6 Wednesday HACIENDA TEQUILERA - RANCHO DE LOS 3 POTRILLOS - TLAQUEPAQUE
After breakfast included departure to the Hacienda Tequilera where we will learn about the process of making tequila, observe the blue agave jima and taste this nectar and learn about the legend of its discovery, visit the Ranch of Vicente Fernandez, Los tres Potrillos where we can admire the stables of the ranch and its impressive horses (entrance to the ranch subject to the authorization of the artist and the administration of the ranch, under no circumstances is entry guaranteed, even if we are allowed to enter it is impossible to enter the private house of the Fernandez family or restricted areas, we only visit the ranch and access to the facilities is totally free since the Fernandez family does not charge any entrance fee and we as tour operators do not charge any entrance fee as tour operators). We will continue our visit to Tlaquepaque where we will stroll through its colorful streets and find the finest craftsmanship of Mexican hands, enjoy the wonderful atmosphere full of nice boutiques, restaurants and mariachis. Arrival in Guadalajara.
DAY 7 thursday GUADALAJARA AIRPORT
After breakfast included at the scheduled time transfer to the airport to take the flight back home (independent of the time of transfer to the airport, the room must be vacated by 12:00 noon at the latest,
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