Key Information: Tour Duration: 8
day(s) Group Size: 1
- 16
people Destination(s):Mexico Specialty Categories:Archeology/History Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 896 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 1236 US Dollar (USD)
Follow the path of the Spanish Conquistadors through Mexico's Central Highlands. After Columbus and Cortez, Spain and the Catholic Church built the magnificent royal cities of "New Spain".
Begins each Saturday in Mexico City.
Expert guide. Daily breakfasts. 8 Days/ 7 Nights
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Saturday. ARRIVE MEXICO CITY to be met and transferred to hotel.
Day 2:
MORELIA AND PATZCUARO. Tour Morelia, founded in 1545 and famous for its colonial architecture built of pink stone. Overnight in charming Patzcuaro, capital of the Purepecha Indians.
(B)
Day 3:
JANITZIO ISLAND AND GUADALAJARA. Breakfast and morning tour in Patzcuaro. Visit the House of Eleven Patios before a boat ride on Lake Patzcuaro to Janitzio Island, still inhabited by the Purepechas. Evening arrival in Guadalajara for a two night stay.
(B)
Day 4:
GUADALAJARA. Morning tour of magnificent Guadalajara. Afternoon at leisure.
(B)
Day 5:
TLAQUEPAQUE AND GUADALAJARA. After breakfast visit Mexico's largest handicraft center, Tlaquepaque. Streets paved with stone entice visitors to wander leisurely through art galleries and workshops. Lunch and mariachis included. Overnight in Guanajuato.
(B)
Day 6:
GUANAJUATO. Explore Guanajuato with its underground streets and opulent 18th century architecture. Overnight in San Miguel de Allende.
(B)
Day 7:
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE. After breakfast tour this lovely mountainside town. Afternoon stops in Queretero and San Juan del Rio on the way to Mexico City.
(B)
Day 8:
DEPARTURE transfer or continue touring.
(B)
