Mexico’s Colonial Jewels

MEXICOS COLONIAL JEWELS

UNESCO WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES

(WED) MEXICO DF. – QUERETARO - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE

Departure from Mexico City hotel to Querétaro, where we will visit the Aqueduct, the Ex-Cross Convent and Historic Downtown. Head to San Miguel de Allende, where many intellectuals and retired people live in. Visit: San Miguel’s Parish with the Holy House Chapel, the Inquisitor House, the San Francisco church & Allende house. Enjoy a great variety of cafeterias and restaurants! Overnight.

                   2 (THU) SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE -  DOLORES HIDALGO -  GUANAJUATO (B)

Breakfast. Departure to Dolores Hidalgo, where in 1810, the father Don Miguel Hidalgo, began the Independence war. Also José Alfredo Jimenez, one of the most famous musician composers, was born there. Continuation to Guanajuato, where year after year is home of the International Cervantino Festival.

In the afternoon you will enjoy knowing this fabulous city, full of beautiful colonial alleys and plazas such as the University, the Juarez Theater, the Kiss Alley and the Diego Rivera’s house. Its streets and subterranean avenues are one of a kind in the country. Optionally the “callejoneada” is a classic, companioned with musical estudiantina. Other attractions are the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, the Museum of Quixote and the Mommies. Overnight.

(FRI) GUANAJUATO - ZACATECAS

Breakfast. Head to Zacatecas, a World Heritage Site. This beautiful colonial city of "pink cantera” has the most outstanding Mexican baroque style, the Cathedral. From "La Bufa" Hill you will be able to appreciate an interesting panoramic view of the city. We will descend in funicular and afterwards an educational visit of the mine of Eden.Optionally, by night, you may enjoy the "Callejoneada", a performance companioned with musical "Tambora" group. Other attractions are the Coronel Brother’s Museums. Overnight.

(SAT) ZACATECAS - GUADALAJARA

Breakfast. We will continue on to Guadalajara the capital of state of Jalisco, where tequila and mariachi were born. Will visit Tlaquepaque town where the finest handcraft are made. Place of the Bustamante´s Art Gallery.  Possibility of degusting Mexican cuisine accompanied by a breathtaking ambiance with mariachi music at a traditional restaurant. Overnight.

(SUN) GUADALAJARA -  TEQUILA

Breakfast. We will visit the principal points of interest: Government palace with splendid mural paintings of Orozco, Plaza Tapatia, Degollado Theater, Cathedral and the Rotonda of the Illustrate Men. Continue on to Tequila, typical town where the main distilleries (Haciendas) of this famous liquor are located. We will know the agave fields, the “jimador” man and the process of the tequila. Return to Guadalajara. Other attraction is the handicraft market at Tonalá town on 

 (MON) GUADALAJARA**** - PÁTZCUARO - MORELIA

Breakfast. We will get to know Pátzcuaro, which in purépecha means “Heaven’s door”. This City is famous for its colonial beauty and unique for its customs.  Within the attractions are the Basilica of Our Lady of Health, the “House of the Eleven Patios”, and the Historic Downtown. Optional you may visit the Island of Janitzio. Enjoy the wide variety of cafes and restaurants which offer typical dishes at the portals of Pátzcuaro´s downtown.

(TUE) MORELIA******  -  MEXICO DF.

Breakfast. Continue on to Morelia, a World Heritage site, worldwide known for its student habitat and its magnificent colonial constructions of “pink cantera”: the Cathedral, the Government Palace, Clavijero Palace, the Major Plaza, the market of typical candies, the Aqueduct, and the San Diego Chapel. Departure to Mexico City.  End of services.