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Itinerary

Day 1: Mexico DF
Welcome to EuropaMundo!!!. On arrival, transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.


IMPORTANT - IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need.


NB: The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.






Day 2: Mexico City.-
Today we have a fantastic day acquaint ourselves with Mexico. We include a sightseeing tour of the city. We will visit the Plaza of Three Cultures, and the historic centre in which the Zócalo (main square) and its Metropolitan Cathedral stand out, the main Aztec temple, Chapultepec Park, the “Paseo de la Reforma” Avenue and the other main avenues of this impressive city.

At the end of the visit we travel to the BASILICA OF GUADALUPE, the most visited Catholic temple in the Americas where the Virgin of Guadalupe is found. There we will be able to explore the old basilica dating back to the 18th Century and also the modern temple.


In the afternoon we travel to the neighbourhood of XOCHIMILCO, a wonderful place with its canals and semi-floating gardens. Here we include a ride in a “trajinera”, one of the boats festooned with flowers.


In the evening we include a transfer to the Plaza de GARIBALDI, with its many bars, restaurants and bars where tacos and tequila are served and the Mariachis sing. Dinner is included in a traditional restaurant.
Day 3: México city- Morelia- janitzio- Patzcuaro.-
Total distance by road: 380 km Scenery: Pleasant mountain landscapes.


07.30 h.- Mexico –Departure-. We enter the state of Michocaín and its lush, green countryside.
12:30 h.- MORELIA –Arrival- . The centre of the splendid capital of Michoacán is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its magnificent cathedral, large busy square and aqueduct. Time to explore and have lunch.
15.00 h.- Morelia –Departure- .
16.15 h.- Pátzcuaro Lake –Arrival-. Visit to the beautiful Pátzcuaro Lake, in the Purépecha region, where we take a boat to JANITZIO Island. After a 25-minute crossing, we reach this pretty town with its busy streets, restaurants and arts and crafts shops. Time to explore.
18.30 h.- We return from the island in our small boat and continue our journey.
19.00h. - PATZCUARO, arrival to the pretty colonial town with the basilica of Our Lady of Health and the House of Eleven Patios, now an arts and crafts centre. Accommodation in in this “magical town”.
Day 4: Patzcuaro- Chapala- Tlaquepaque- Guadalajara.-
Total distance: 350 km Scenery: Pretty countryside near Chapala Lake.


08:30 h.- Pátzcuaro –Departure-. We set out for the state of Jalisco where we visit Chapala lake, the largest natural lake in Mexico, set amidst mountains.
13:00 h.- CHAPALA, time to wander around and have lunch in this small tourist resort near the lake.
15:00 h.- ChapalaDeparture-.

16.00 h.- TLAQUEPAQUE arrival to this quarter, with its pretty streets filled with shops and arts and crafts centres. Free time to explore.


17.15 hrs.- Tlaquepaque. Departure.
17.45 h.- GUADALAJARA. –Arrival- Free time and then in the late afternoon we will go to a typical restaurant, "Casa Bariachi" where we will enjoy dinner (included) accompanied by the songs of the Mariachis.

Day 5: Guadalajara- Tequila- Guadalajara.-
In the morning we include a visit to Guadalajara, the modern metropolis with its colonial historic centre, its cathedral, its market, its Tapatía square. We will enter the Cabañas Hospice, declared Unesco World Heritage. After the visit, we will go on to the next town of TEQUILA, we include entrance to the MUNDO CUERVO distillery and will see how this famous Mexican drink is made (entrance and tasting included). After this, time for a stroll and lunch in the picturesque town of Tequila. After lunch, we return to Guadalajara.
Day 6: Guadalajara- Guanajuato.-
Total distance: 275 km
09:00 h.- Guadalajara –Departure-.
12:45 h.- GUANAJUATO – Arrival-. Free time to have lunch, followed by a two-hour visit with a local guide to this beautiful university city and World Heritage Site, with its narrow, steep streets and churches. The visit ends with a trip on the funicular railway to admire the view from “el Pípila”, followed by free time. Visitors who are interested can visit the impressive “Mummies’ Museum”.

Note: The cable car to the Pipila is currently under restoration and closed to tourism. During these works we will use an alternative transportation.

Day 7: uanajuato- Dolores Hidalgo- San Miguel Allende- Atotonilco- Queretaro.-
Total distance: 170 km Scenery: Attractive mountain scenery between Guanajuato and Dolores Hidalgo.


08:30 h.- Guanajuato –Departure-. We travel through impressive mountain landscapes.
09:45 h.- DOLORES HIDALGO, the birthplace of Mexican independence. Visit to the church where the priest “Hidalgo” cried out for independence.
11:00 h.- Dolores Hidalgo –Departure-.
11:45 h.- SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, a beautiful city with colonial architecture and cobbled streets, declared a World Heritage Site. Time to explore.
15:00 h.- San Miguel de Allende –Departure- On the way we will visit ATOTONILCO Sanctuary, known as the “Sanctuary of God and the Fatherland”, a World Heritage Site.
16:30 h.- QUERÉTARO –Arrival-. Time to explore the city, with its attractive colonial centre, parade square and busy restaurants and pedestrian streets.
Day 8: Querétaro- Teotihuacán- Cholula- Oaxaca.-
We travel to TEOTIHUACAN, in Náhuatl “the place where men become gods”, one of the most impressive cities in the ancient world. Here we admire the pyramids of the sun and the moon, entrance and tour. We continue our route to the very picturesque CHOLULA, with its beautiful square, its tunnels under the pyramid and the picturesque sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios from where you can admire the magnificent panorama. Time to have lunch.

In the afternoon, we travel to the state of Oaxaca. Arrival at OAXACA at the end of the day.- Dinner included.
Day 9: Oaxaca- Monte Alban- El Tule- Oaxaca.-
Total distance: 60 km


09.00hrs.- Visit included to OAXACA
, a UNESCO World Heritage City of Aztec origin with its impressive monumental heritage, after which we go up to the site of MONTE ALBAN, which is set deep in a 400-metre mountain above the Valley of Oaxaca – entry tickets and visit are included. This is the most magnificent of the Zapotec cities. We will also go to SANTA MARIE EL TULE, together with its beautiful church, it contains a two thousand year old tree that has one of widest trunks in the world (this stop can be made on Tuesday morning en route to Tuxtla).

Free afternoon in Oaxaca, an extremely beautiful colonial city which is full of life and music in its center.

Day 10: Oaxaca- San Pablo Villa de Mitla- Tuxtla.-
Total Distance: 505 km
Paisagens: Mountains. Small towns en route.Note: A new fast toll road is being built between Oaxaca and the Isthmus. Inauguration is expected throughout 2019. Travel time, when open, will be reduced by approxibately one and a half hours compared to that indicated in this itinerary.


07.00 hrs.- Oaxaca- Departure.-
08.00 hrs.- SAN PABLO VILLA DE MITLA. Arrival. We stop at a this magical town. We allow time for a walk together to the Church of San Pablo dating back to the Sixteenth Century and through its beautiful rustic streets.


09.00 hrs.- San Pablo. Departure. We continue our route in the sierras of Oaxaca towards the Isthmus. Lunch is included en route.


19.00 hrs.- At the end of the afternoon, we arrive in TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, the capital of the state of Chiapas. We will go with our guide to the Marimba Park, where we will listen to a live group playing the Marimba, the emblematic instrument of Chiapas.
Day 11: Tuxtla- Sumidero Canyon- Chiapa del Corzo- Zinacantan- San Juan de Chamula- San Cristobal.-
Total Distance: 100 km
Landscapes: spectacular
Notes: We recommend you to take appropriate waterproof clothing for the speedboat ride.- The visit of the towns of Zinacantán and San Juan can take place on Wednesday or Thursday morning (according to opening times of the church of San Juan).


08.30 hrs.- Tuxtla - Departure.
09.00 hrs.- We will explore the SUMDERO CANYON. Travelling by boat, we will travel for more than 1 hrs up this impressive canyon which is almost 1 km deep and 14 km long.


10.45 hrs.- Sumidero Canyon.- Departure.
11.00 hrs.- Next, we will walk through CHIAPA DEL CORZO, a white traditional and cultural colonial site. Time for a stroll and a coffee.


11.45 hrs.- Chiapa del Corzo. Departure. We enter into the center of the Mexican Mayan culture. We discover 2 beautiful villages inhabited by the Tzotzil Indians.
12.45 hrs.- In ZINACANTAN we can admire the dresses worn by the women and also their small loom workshop-shops.


13.45 hrs.- Zicacantan.- Departure.
14.15 hrs.- SAN JUAN CHAMULA we will be surprised by their church that mixes Christianity with pre-Columbian traditions. Time for lunch.


15.45 hrs.- San Juan Chamula.- Departure.
16.15 hrs.- We continue to SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS. Free afternoon in this beautiful colonial city founded in 1528.
Day 12: San Cristobal- Mexico City.-
After breakfast, transfer to the Tuxtla Gutierrez airport, we take flight to México (included). Arrival and end of the services. Note: if you have booked additional nights in México city at the end of the trip, the transfer from the airport to the hotel is not included.

Price includes

Included

  • Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
  • Includes arrival transfer
  • City tour in: MEXICO CITY, GUADALAJARA, GUANAJUATO, TEOTIHUACAN, OAXACA
  • Boat: Boat trip in Xochimilco in Ciudad de México, to the island of Janitzio in Patzcuaro lake. , Sumidero Canyon
  • Evening transfer: Plaza de Garibaldi in Ciudad de Mexico., Tlaquepaque neighborhood in Guadalajara
  • Transfer: Basilica of Guadalupe in Ciudad de Mexico, Marimba music live in Tuxtla
  • Ticket admission: Cabañas Hospice and Mundo Cuervo Tequila Distillery in Guadalajara, To the Sanctuary of Atotonilco , archaeological site of Teotihuacán , Archaeological site of Mount Alban in Oaxaca
  • Funicular: Ascent to the Pípila in Guanajuato
  • Flights included: Tuxtla - Mexico City
  • 1 Lunch Included in: OAXACA
  • 2 dinner included in: MEXICO CITY, OAXACA



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Planned Hotels

MEXICO
CASA BLANCA
****
5550964500
mmorales@hotel-casablanca.com.mx
Lafragua 7, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc , 06030 , Ciudad de Mexico , MEXICO
LA PARROQUIA
****
4343422516
reservaciones@hotellaparroquiapatzcuaro.com
Padre Lloreda 24, Centro , 61600 , PATZCUARO , MEXICO
HOTEL PLAZA DIANA
****
3335409700
ventas3@hoteldiana.mx
Agustín Yáñez 2760, Arcos vallarta, 44130 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico , 44130 , GUADALAJARA , MEXICO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GUANAJUATO
****
4737352000
atziri.joaquin@hotelesmilenium.com; brenda.rangel@hotelesmilenium.com
Euquerio Guerrero 120, Col. Burocrata, 36250 Guanajuato, GTO, México , 36250 , GUANAJUATO , MEXICO
REAL ALAMEDA GRAN TURISMO
****
4422518900
ecastillo@euromundo.com.mx
AV.CORREGIDORA 184-D , 76000 , QUERETARO , MEXICO
OAXACA REAL
****
9515060708
reservaciones@oaxacareal.com
Calle de Manuel García Vigil 306, Centro, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez, OAX, México , 68000 , OAXACA , MEXICO
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS TUXTLA GUTIERRES
***
9616189500
reservaciones.hiex@gfarrera.com.mx
AV. CENTRAL PONIENTE 1254 BARRIO EL MAGUEY , 29000 , TUXTLA GUTIERREZ , MEXICO
DIEGO DE MAZARIEGOS
****
9676780833
reserva@diegodemazariegos.com
Profa. María Adelina Flores 2 Zona Centro, 29200 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México , 29200 , SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS , MEXICO
RAMADA REFORMA
****
52555097
reservasmexico@europamundo.com
Puente de Alvarado 22, Tabacalera, Ciudad de Mexico, DF , 06030 , Ciudad de Mexico , MEXICO
MISION PATZCUARO CENTRO
****
4343421037
subdirectortourandtravel@hotelesmision.com.mx
Álvaro Obregón, 10. Colonia Centro, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán , 61600 , PATZCUARO , MEXICO
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