AvailableGrand Mexico: Colonial Cities to Mayan Ruins
Route: Mexico City → El Oro de Hidalgo → Mina de Las Dos Estrellas → Tlalpujahua → Pátzcuaro → Morelia → Cuitzeo del Porvenir → Guadalajara → Tequila → Guanajuato → Dolores Hidalgo → Atotonilco → San Miguel de Allende → Queretaro → Tula → Puebla → Monte Albán → Oaxaca → San Pablo Villa de Mitla → Tuxtla → Sumidero Canyon → Chiapa del Corzo → Zinacantan → San Juan de Chamula → San Cristobal → Ocosingo → Agua Azul → Misol Ha → Palenque → Campeche → Mérida → Mexico City
Grand Mexico: Colonial Cities to Mayan Ruins: 16 days and 15 nights of sightseeing across Mexico, travelling round trip from Mexico City by comfortable coach. On the way you'll see El Oro de Hidalgo, Mina de Las Dos Estrellas, Tlalpujahua and Pátzcuaro. Hotels with daily breakfast, guided city tours and coach travel are included, and the tour departs every week. Sheeraz Tours can add flights from India, visa assistance and travel insurance to your quotation.
Day-wise Itinerary
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Welcome to Mexico! Transfer to your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Guided tour of Mexico City and a visit to the Basilica of Guadalupe. In the afternoon, glide through the canals of Xochimilco on a flower-decked trajinera. In the evening, enjoy mariachi music at Plaza Garibaldi with dinner included.
Travel to the magical town of El Oro de Hidalgo and the Dos Estrellas mine, a window into the region's mining past. Continue to Tlalpujahua, famous for hand-blown Christmas ornaments, and on to Pátzcuaro, one of Mexico's loveliest colonial towns.
Drive to Morelia, the elegant capital of Michoacán, then to Cuitzeo beside Mexico's second-largest lake. Continue to Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco and the home of mariachi and tequila.
Visit Guadalajara's Hospicio Cabañas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then continue to the town of Tequila for lunch and a guided distillery visit to see how Mexico's famous spirit is made. Return to Guadalajara for free time.
Arrive in Guanajuato, a UNESCO-listed university city of steep lanes, colourful houses and churches. An afternoon tour includes a funicular ride up to the El Pípila viewpoint.
Cross the mountains to Dolores Hidalgo, the cradle of Mexican independence, then visit the Sanctuary of Atotonilco and the World Heritage town of San Miguel de Allende. Arrive in the lively colonial city of Querétaro in the afternoon.
Visit the archaeological site of Tula, the former Toltec capital (admission included), then continue to Puebla with its colonial architecture and lively zócalo.
Drive to Oaxaca and visit Monte Albán, the great Zapotec city overlooking the valley (admission and guided tour included). Free time afterwards in Oaxaca's vibrant historic centre.
Travel through mountain villages to the magical town of Mitla, then cross the Oaxacan sierras with lunch included along the way. Arrive in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of Chiapas.
Take a boat through the dramatic Sumidero Canyon and stroll through Chiapa de Corzo. Visit the Maya communities of Zinacantán and San Juan Chamula, then arrive in the colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas for free time.
Drive through the Chiapas highlands, home to traditional Maya communities, with a stop in Ocosingo. Visit the turquoise cascades of Agua Azul National Park (lunch included) and walk behind the Misol-Ha waterfall. Continue to Palenque, with dinner included.
Explore the jungle-wrapped Maya city of Palenque, then travel through Tabasco to Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico, a walled port city of colourful colonial buildings. Dinner included.
Head into Yucatán to Mérida, a city rich in colonial and Maya heritage. The afternoon is free, and in the evening we take you to the main square for dinner at your choice of restaurants.
Enjoy a little more time in Mérida before transferring to the airport for your flight to Mexico City, where the tour ends.
After breakfast, your tour ends. Airport transfer can be arranged on request.
What's Included
- Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast
- Coach travel with an English-speaking tour guide
- Basic travel insurance
- Arrival airport transfer
- Guided city tours: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Mérida
- Boat trips: Boat trip in Xochimilco in Mexico City, Sumidero Canyon
- Evening outings: Plaza de Garibaldi in Mexico City, Zocalo in Merida
- Included transfers: Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City
- Entry tickets: Mina de las Dos Estrellas, Cabañas Hospice and José Cuervo Tequila Distillery in Guadalajara, Sanctuary of Atotonilco, Archaeological site of Tula, Agua Azul National Park, archaeological site of Palenque
- Funicular / cable car: Pípila in Guanajuato
- Flights included: Merida- Mexico City
- 2 lunches included: Oaxaca, Agua Azul
- 3 dinners included: Mexico City, Palenque, Campeche
What's Not Included
- International flights to and from India
- Visa fees
- Meals not mentioned in inclusions
- Optional excursions, tips & personal expenses
- Single room supplement (on request)
- 5% GST and 2% TCS on the total package cost, as per government norms
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