Day 1. MEXICO
Arrival at Mexico City airport. Assistance and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight.
Day 2. (WED)
Tula-Tepotzotlán.
Breakfast.
Departure towards Tula, former capital of Toltec Empire and place where
the mythic god Quetzalcóatl was born. We will admire the Giants or
Atlantes, the Ball Game Court, Square of Jaguars & Eagles, the burn
Palace or Column Palace and the Chacmol, testimony of the relationship
between Toltec and Maya , two of the most advanced cultures in that age.
Continue on to Tepotzotlán to appreciate the magnificent collection of
the National Museum of the Virreinato, located in the ancient College
Jesuit of San Francisco Javier that features a beautiful baroque facade.
Return to Mexico City. Overnight.
Day 3 º (THU)
MEXICO CITY TOUR.
Breakfast.
In the morning, a panoramic visit through the city, starting at the
historic downtown, visiting the main square, Zocalo, Cathedral,
Government Palace, Diego Rivera’s Murals. We will continue on to Reforma
Avenue and Chapultepec. A brief visit to the Anthropology National
Museum, one of the most important in the world. There you may stay on
your own or go back to the hotel. Free afternoon. We suggest an optional
excursion to Xochimilco's water canals. Overnight.
Day 4 (FRI)
México City-Teotihuacan-Pachuca-Santa María Regla.
Breakfast.
Head to Teotihuacán archaeological zone, a World Heritage site,
“where the men become gods”. We will admire this advanced culture with
the Sun & Moon pyramids, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Butterflies
palace. Lunch. Transfer to Pachuca. Continue on to Hacienda of Santa
Maria Regla where mining was one its principal activities. It was
founded by Don Pedro Romero de Terreros, perhaps one of the first rich
men in the world and founder of Monte de Piedad. We will tour through
the hacienda and admire the magnificence it beholds. It counts with
subterranean passages, where many famous films took place. The famous
Basaltic Prisms are located in the property. Nocturnal excursion through
the hacienda while mysterious legendary which have been told from
generation to generation tales of the Conde of Regla are related.
Dinner and Overnight.
Day
5.(SAT) Santa María Regla-Huasca-Pachuca
Breakfast.
Continue on to Huasca, classified as the Magic Town. The town beholds
the Ex-Convent with Agustino style dating back from the XVII century
preserving its antique characteristics. We will appreciate the “Cliff of
the Air” which brings up the visual effect as if it was suspended.
Continue on to Pachuca, crib of Mexican football, brought by the English
miners, where will have our meal in the Football University, unique in
all America. We will tour through the points of interest of the
beautiful Airosa: the monumental Clock, the Ex-Convent of San Francisco,
the Rule’s House, the Mirador (vantage point) and principal avenues.
Overnight.
Day 6.(SUN)
Pachuca-Real del Monte-México DF.
We will visit and descent the mine of Saint Juan Pachuca, where we will
get to know the process of mineral extraction. Transfer to Real del
Monte, visit to the principal plaza, silver workshops, and the church of
our Lord of Zelontla, the tomb of Bell, the first clown in America, the
monument of Jesus Christ, protector of the miners. Lunch on your own,
with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. With possibility of
tasting “pastes”, typical pastry in the state of Hidalgo. Continue on to
Mexico City. Overnight.
Day 7. (MON)
Mexico City-Villahermosa-Palenque.
Breakfast.
At convenient time, transfer to the airport to flight to Villahermosa.
Assistance and transfer to Palenque. Dinner and overnight.
Flight ticket not included.
Book flight ticket arriving at Villahermosa between 9-13 hrs.
Day 8.(TUE)
PALENQUE - CAMPECHE
Breakfast. Visit Palenque, surrounded by jungle. One of the
prime and most important Mayan archaeological sites. Inside the Pyramid
of the Inscriptions, King Pakal´s sarcophagus and its fascinating carved
gravestone were found. We will view the Sun temple, the Cross temple &
the Palace. Departure to find a nice panoramic of the Gulf of México.
Lunch on your own. Continue on to the beautiful walled city of Campeche.
Dinner. Overnight.
Day 9. (WED)
CAMPECHE - UXMAL - MERIDA
Breakfast.
Panoramic view of the city and departure to Uxmal. We will visit this
archaeological site and its wonders: the Guesser Pyramid, the Nunnery
Quadrangle, Governor's Palace, the Ballgame Court. Lunch and arrival to
Mérida, "the White City", to enjoy a panoramic view: Montejo avenue, the
monument to Motherland, the Main Square, the Cathedral, Government
Palaces. Overnight.
Day 10. (THU)
MERIDA - CHICHEN ITZA - CANCUN
Breakfast.
Departure to Chichén Itzá, the most important Mayan and awesome site in
Mexico. We will find advanced archaeo-astronomic knowledge in this city.
We will visit the pyramid known as "the Castle" or Kukulcán temple, the
Ballgame Court, the Skull temple, Jaguar’s temple, the Observatory, the
One Thousand Columns Square, the Sacred Well. Ahead to beautiful well IK-IL,
where we will be able to swim in. Lunch. Continuation to Cancun.
Arrival and overnight.
Day 11. (FRI)
CANCUN
Breakfast.
Free day to enjoy the wonderful talcum powdered turquoise beaches or
take an optional tour as Isla Mujeres, Xcaret, Tulum/Xel-Há or Cozumel.
Our office will be more than happy in suggesting alternatives and
confirm your flight. Overnight.
Day 12.
(SAT) CANCUN - END OF SERVICES
Breakfast.
At convenient time, transfer to the airport. Flight ticket not included.