DAY
01. (TUE) MEXICO
Arrival at Mexico City airport. Assistance and transfer to your
hotel. Overnight.
DAY 02. (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 03. (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 04 (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 05. (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 06. (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 07. (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 08. (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. Declared World
Heritage by UNESCO. 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.
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