Guaranteed Departures
2008
Every Wednesday all year round.
Previous days.
Day 1. (MON) MEXICO
Arrival at Mexico City airport. Assistance and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight.
Day 2. (TUE) MEXICO CITY
Breakfast. In the morning, visit to the Main Square: Zócalo,
Cathedral, Government Palace, Diego Rivera’s murals. We will continue to
Reforma avenue and Chapultepec .Then visit to Anthropology Museum, one of
the most important in the world. You may stay there on your own or go back
to the hotel. We suggest an optional tour to Xochimilco´s water canals.
Overnight.
Tour Departure Day. WEDNESDAY.
DAY 3° (WED)
MEXICO DF. * QUERETARO * SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
Breakfast.
Departure to Querétaro where we will visit the Aqueduct, the Ex-Cross
Convent and Historic Downtown. Head to San Miguel de Allende, where many
intellectuals and retired people live in. Visit: San Miguel’s Parish with
the Holy House Chapel, the Inquisitor House, the San Francisco church and
the Allende´s house. You may enjoy a great variety of cafeterias and
restaurants. Overnight.
DAY 4° (THU)
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE * DOLORES HIDALGO * GUANAJUATO
Breakfast.
Departure to Dolores Hidalgo, where in 1810, the father Don Miguel
Hidalgo, began the Independence war. Also José Alfredo Jimenez, one of the
most famous musician composers, was born there. Continuation to
Guanajuato, where year after year is home of the International Cervantino
Festival.
In the afternoon you will enjoy knowing this fabulous city, full of
beautiful colonial alleys and plazas such as the University, the Juarez
Theater, the Kiss Alley and the Diego Rivera’s house. Its streets and
subterranean avenues are one of a kind in the country. Optionally the
“callejoneada” is a classic, companioned with musical estudiantina. Other
attractions are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas museum, the Museum of Quixote
and the Mommies. Overnight.
Day 5°. (FRI)
GUANAJUATO-ZACATECAS
Breakfast.
Head to Zacatecas, a World Heritage Site. This beautiful colonial city of
"pink cantera” has the most outstanding Mexican baroque style, the
Cathedral. From "La Bufa" Hill you will be able to appreciate an
interesting panoramic view of the city. We will descend in funicular and
afterwards an educational visit of the mine of Eden. Optionally, by night,
you may enjoy the "Callejoneada", a performance companioned with musical
"Tambora" group. Other attractions are the Coronel Brother’s Museums and
Goitia Museum. Overnight.
Day 6° (SAT) ZACATECAS-GUADALAJARA
Breakfast.
We will continue on to Guadalajara the capital of state of Jalisco, where
tequila and mariachi were born. Will visit Tlaquepaque town where the
finest handcraft are made. Place of the Bustamante´s Art Gallery.
Possibility of degusting Mexican cuisine accompanied by a breathtaking
ambiance with mariachi music at a traditional restaurant.
Overnight.
Day 7° (SUN)
GUADALAJARA-TEQUILA
Breakfast.
We will visit the principal points of interest: Government palace with
splendid mural paintings of Orozco, Plaza Tapatia, Degollado Theater,
Cathedral and the Rotonda of the Illustrate Men. Continue on to Tequila,
typical town where the main distilleries (Haciendas) of this famous liquor
are located. We will know the agave fields, the “jimador” man and the
process of the tequila. Return to Guadalajara. Other attraction is the
handicraft market at Tonalá town on Thursday & Sunday. Overnight.
DAY 8° (MON)
GUADALAJARA * PÁTZCUARO
Breakfast.
We will get to know Pátzcuaro, which in purépecha means “Heaven’s door”.
This City is famous for its colonial beauty and unique for its customs.
Within the attractions are the Basilica of Our Lady of Health, the “House
of the Eleven Patios”, and the Historic Downtown. Optionally you may visit
the Island of Janitzio or Santa Clara. Enjoy the wide variety of cafes and
restaurants which offer typical dishes at the portals of Pátzcuaro´s
downtown.
DAY 9° (TUE)
PATZCUARO * MORELIA * MEXICO DF.
Breakfast. Continue on to Morelia, a World Heritage site,
worldwide known for its student habitat and its magnificent colonial
constructions of “pink cantera”: the Cathedral, the Government Palace,
Clavijero Palace, the Major Plaza, the market of typical candies, the
Aqueduct, and the Gualupita Temple at San Diego Convent. Departure to
Mexico City. End of services.
DAY 10° (WED)
MEXICO * END OF SERVICES
Breakfast. At convenient time, transfer to the airport.
Airplane ticket not included.