Mexico Vacations
Capitals of Mexico — Mas Tequila facadePhoto: Max Böhme

Capitals of Mexico

Duration
7 days
Departures
Sundays, year-round
Route
Mexico City round trip

Trip highlights

  • Mexico City tour, Basilica of Guadalupe, Xochimilco and Garibaldi dinner
  • Michoacán route: El Oro de Hidalgo, Mina de las Dos Estrellas, Tlalpujahua, Pátzcuaro, Morelia
  • Guadalajara city tour with Cabañas Hospice (UNESCO)
  • Tequila town visit with Mundo Cuervo distillery entrance and tasting
Capitals of Mexico — Mas Tequila facadePhoto: Max Böhme
Capitals of Mexico — the sun is setting over a mountain with treesPhoto: Roger Ce
Capitals of Mexico — an aerial view of a road and a fieldPhoto: Jezael Melgoza

Day-by-day itinerary

1Mexico City

Arrive in Mexico and enjoy an included transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to recover from your journey or begin discovering the city.

2Mexico City

Start with a guided city tour of the capital, then continue to the Basilica of Guadalupe. In the afternoon, glide through Xochimilco's canals aboard a flower-adorned trajinera boat. Come evening, you'll be transferred to the animated Plaza de Garibaldi, where dinner is included.

3Mexico City — El Oro de Hidalgo — Mina de las Dos Estrellas — Tlalpujahua — Pátzcuaro

Travel to the scenic Pueblo Mágico of El Oro de Hidalgo, then step into mining history at the Mina de las Dos Estrellas. Continue to Tlalpujahua, famous across Mexico for its artisan Christmas decorations. Your day concludes in Pátzcuaro, one of the country's loveliest colonial towns.

4Pátzcuaro — Morelia — Cuitzeo del Porvenir — Guadalajara

Depart for Morelia, the capital of Michoacán, before pausing in Cuitzeo del Porvenir, which sits beside Mexico's second-largest lake. The journey then continues west to Guadalajara, the colonial capital of Jalisco and the acknowledged birthplace of mariachi music and tequila.

5Guadalajara — Tequila — Guadalajara

The day opens with a visit in Guadalajara that includes entry to the Cabañas Hospice, a UNESCO World Heritage site. From there you'll travel to the picturesque town of Tequila, with time to stroll and enjoy lunch. Entrance to a distillery is included, where you'll learn how Mexico's most famous spirit is produced, before returning to Guadalajara for free time.

6Guadalajara — Mexico City

After breakfast you'll be taken to the bus station to board a regular luxury-category coach back to Mexico City, arriving around 4:00 p.m. On arrival, a transfer brings you to your hotel for the night.

7Mexico City

Breakfast marks the end of the tour's services. Note that the transfer from the hotel to the airport is not included.

What's included in the price

  • Europamundo General Services: travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance, hotel and continental breakfast
  • Arrival transfer
  • City tour in Mexico City and Guadalajara
  • Boat trip in Xochimilco
  • Evening transfer to Plaza de Garibaldi
  • Transfer: Basilica of Guadalupe; regular bus ticket luxury category Guadalajara-Mexico City
  • Ticket admission: Mina de las Dos Estrellas, Cabañas Hospice, Mundo Cuervo Tequila Distillery in Guadalajara
  • 1 dinner included in Mexico City

International flights and the final hotel-to-airport transfer are not included. Return Guadalajara–Mexico City by regular luxury-category bus, arrival ~4:00 pm day 6.

Make it your own

Request any of these flexible options in the booking form — we'll arrange them with the operator at no booking fee.

Rotary Routes

Join the route in a different city than Mexico City.

Stop Yes

Pause for 1, 3, 4 or 7 nights in any city, then rejoin the tour.

Sector Yes

Travel just part of this itinerary if your time is limited.

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