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MEXICAN HERITAGE
10 Days
OVERNIGHTS: Mexico City (4), Puebla (1) Taxco (1), Acapulco (3)
HIGHLIGHTS: Templo Mayor, Palace of Fine Arts, Ballet Folklorico Performance, National
Museum of Anthropology, Plaza of Three Cultures, Basilica of the Virgin of Guadelupe,
Teotihuacan Pyramids, Xochimilco Floating Gardens, Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Borda Estate Gardens, Cacahuamilpa Grottos, Colonial Taxco, Acapulco.
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • DEPARTURE • MEXICO CITY • Begin your journey on a flight to Mexico City.
Upon arrival, greet your coach and an assistant for transfer to your hotel for check-in.
Dinner will be served at your hotel. Overnight in Mexico City.
DAY 2 • MEXICO CITY • Following breakfast, greet your coach and full-day local guide at
your hotel. Begin your day at the Templo Mayor to visit the ruins of the double pyramid built
by the Aztecs. Continue on to the heart of Mexico City, the Zócalo, the second largest public
square in the world. View the Palacio Nacional, the seat of civil government, with murals
portraying Mexican history and culture. Visit the baroque and neo-classical façade of the
Catedral Metropolitana. Continue to Alameda Park, the city's oldest park, for a visit to the
Palace of Fine Arts where you’ll see works by Mexican artists. Enjoy dinner at a local
restaurant followed by a performance of Ballet Folklorico, a celebration of Mexican heritage
in dance. Overnight in Mexico City.
DAY 3 • MEXICO CITY • Today, greet your coach and full-day local guide for a morning
tour of Bosques de Chapultepec. View the Castillo de Chapultepec, built on the former
foundations of Montezuma’s palace, and visit the National Museum of Anthropology, which
brings to light past and present cultures. This afternoon, visit a Mexican bazaar to see
authentic Mexican crafts. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Mexico City.
DAY 4 • MEXICO CITY • TEOTIHUACAN • After a hearty breakfast, join your coach and
full-day guide for a morning visit to the Plaza of Three Cultures, which symbolizes Mexican
culture, and the remains of the Aztec Tlatelolco Market. Continue on for a visit to the
Basilica of the Virgin of Guadelupe, built on the site where the Virgin Mary appeared. This
afternoon, transfer to Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods, for a guided visit through the
pyramids. Return to Mexico City for dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Mexico City.
DAY 5 • XOCHIMILCO • PUEBLA • This morning, meet your tour director and coach and
transfer to Xochimilco Floating Gardens to view the trajineras - the colorful canal boats - as
you glide through the waterways. You will visit the produce and flower market before
transferring to Puebla, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for check-in at your hotel. Greet a
local guide for an afternoon tour of the historic district highlighting the Casa del que Mató el
Animal, a carved stone doorway that shows scenes of a hunter with his dogs, Alley of the
Frogs, and the Church of Santo Domingo. Visit the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
and enter a house with a secret passageway to the Secret Convent of Santa Monica. Return
to your hotel for dinner. Overnight in Puebla.
DAY 6 • TEPOZTLÁN • CUERNAVACA • Continue on your journey to Tepoztlán, a small
town nestled between rocky cliffs. Enjoy an orientation walking tour with your tour director
as you see the market and 16th-century Dominican Church of the Convent of the Nativity. If
time and weather permit, climb the steep hill to the archeological site pf El Tepozteco
Pyramid. Continue to the beautiful, colonial city of Cuernavaca for an orientation tour with
your tour director, and visit the Borda Estate Gardens, summer residence of Emperor
Maximilian and Empress Carlota. This afternoon, depart to Taxco, stopping en route for a
visit to one of Mexico’s treasures, the Cacahuamilpa Grottos. Arrive in Taxco for check-in
and dinner at your hotel. Overnight in Taxco.
DAY 7 • TAXCO • ACAPULCO • Following breakfast, enjoy a guided morning walking tour
of Taxco, which is over 6,000 feet above sea level. Enjoy the Zócalo, lined with mnay silver
shops, and visit the baroque, pink-stoned Santa Prisca Church. Transfer to Acapulco for
check-in and dinner at your hotel. Overnight in Acapulco.
DAY 8 • ACAPULCO • Following breakfast, the day is yours to enjoy. Perhaps you will
relax and bask in the sun on the white, sandy beaches and take a dip in the warm waters of
the bay. Make time to see the legendary "clavadistas" (cliff divers) at Caleta Beach. Tonight,
dinner will be at a local restaurant. Overnight in Acapulco.
DAY 9 • ACAPULCO • Today is also at your group’s leisure. Why not take a bit of time to
learn about Acapulco's history by visiting the Fort of San Diego Historical Museum? Enjoy
your last night in Mexico as you dine at a local restaurant. Overnight in Acapulco.
DAY 10 • RETURN • Bid “hasta luego” to Mexico as you transfer to the airport for your
return flight home.
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